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Sad Movies: A Secret History of Neil Young, 1973-1980
I post a lot of Neil Young rarity-type stuff here, but believe me, this one is IMPORTANT. Since the second volume of Neil’s Archives series is probably at least a year away, I put together a little comp of unreleased material covering the post-Harvest years of the 1970s. If you’re familiar with his career, you’ll know that these are the peak years! The years where Young stood taller than pretty much any of his peers. The years where masterpieces flowed like water from a tap. The years where the dude had so many great songs that many never made it onto official records. Those lost songs are mainly what we’ve got here today, though I included some favorite re-arranged/re-imagined songs, as well as just some fantastic performances. I also stayed away from Chrome Dreams songs (for the most part) since everyone should already have that. The resulting 90 minutes or so (featuring appearances by the Stray Gators, CSN, the Santa Monica Flyers, Crazy Horse, the Ducks, Devo and more) is a hell of a listen, and should get anyone with a pulse excited about the forthcoming Archives box that will cover all of these songs and more (hopefully). Buckle yourself in and get ready for a ride on the Human Highway! The tracklisting:
1. Last Trip To Tulsa
2. Sweet Joni
3. Come Along & Say You Will
- With the Stray Gators, 1973
4. Bad Fog of Loneliness
5. Traces
- Tonight’s The Night Acetate, 1973
6. Human Highway
- CSNY outtake, 1974
7. Greensleeves
- Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, 1974
8. Pushed It Over The End
9. Love Art Blues
10. Hawaiian Sunrise
- With CSNY, Summer 1974
11. Mediterranean
- Stills-Young Band outtake, 1976 (?)
12. Midnight On The Bay
13. Sad Movies
- Solo, 1976 Spring Euro Tour
14. Evening Coconut
- Stills-Young Band, Summer 1976
15. No One Seems To Know
16. White Line
17. Peace of Mind
18. Give Me Strength
- 1976 Fall USA Tour
19. Little Wing
20. Windward Passage
- with The Ducks, summer 1977
21. Shots
- Live at the Boarding House, San Francisco, CA, 1978
22. My My Hey Hey
- with Devo, 1978
23. Home On The Range
- 12-inch version
