Neil Young Concert Reviews 
Young's still the master
06/15/2001
Scottish Daily Record
(Copyright 2001)
SECC, Glasgow
THERE are few true musical legends left - and many
of them have
sacrificed their musical integrity on the altar
of cash cow comeback
tours.
Then there
is Neil Young, a man for whom the last 35 years have
been a
constant search for artistic development.
He is a huge physical presence on stage, towering above Frank
Sampedro (guitar), Billy Talbot (bass) and drummer Ralph Molina.
The set opened with Don't Cry No Tears and the
classic Crazy Horse
sound filled the arena. Attention Shoppers
introduced Young's rant
against consumerism and in Piece Of
Crap we had the first insight
into the anger and political belief
which drives much of Young's
music.
New
song Going Home was truly incredible and it was followed by
one of the highlights of the night, another as yet unreleased track,
When I Hold You In My Arms. By now the atmosphere was emotional
and
it was a perfect point for Crazy Horse to exit,leaving Young
accompanied only by the whine of his mouth organ to perform an
acoustic set.
After the Goldrush was played
on a pump organ, lending it an even
greater beauty that it has
on disc, before Crazy Horse joined Young
during the last chorus
of Only Love Can Break Your Heart. Hey Hey My
My was full on
rock, the power of the guitars matched by the fervour
of Young's
vocals.
Don't Let It Bring You Down was filled
with searing, unrelenting
fury, while a five-minute section
of Like A Hurricane was a wall of
feedback and white noise.
If there can be any criticism it must be that
there was the faint
whiff of self-indulgence on this track as
the keyboard was lowered
from the rafters.
The encore was a blistering F****n' Up, made all the more
interesting
by an altercation between bass player and guitarist - the
possible
reason that the encore consisted of only this number.
Neil Young is a man of personal and musical integrity and as
support band, the ironically named UnAmerican put it: "He's
the
Master."
by CATRIONA KILLIN
A Neil Young Archives