Comments on: Neil Young :: Archives Vol. 1: 1963 -1972

By: Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog » Neil Young :: A Perfect Echo Vol II - Pt 1 of 2

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:16:47 +0000

[...] the spirit of the residual frenzy surrounding the release of volume one of Neil’s archives, we continue with the Neil Young reposts. Below is part 1 of 2, of Volume [...]

By: Satisfied '75

Satisfied '75 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:44:36 +0000

@xtianDC, yeah, good point. I think originally there was to be no CD version at all until fans complained and it was thrown together last minute to placate.

By: xtianDC

xtianDC — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:34:46 +0000

The booklet contained in the cd version is very bare-bones. If you buy the set expecting anything close to the book included in the DVD/BR set, you will be sorely disappointed. It’s pretty much track details for each disc. No pictures or interesting details. Gotta say, the cd version seems very much like an afterthought.

That said, I am still playing the hell out of it. There are enough unreleased goodies to keep me happy. These days I don’t wanna listen to anything but NY!

By: M.S.

M.S. — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:30:02 +0000

i have been on the fence about buying the cd version of the archives. I have most of the available material either on cd or lp but it would be nice to have some of the rarities included and to have cd versions of what I only have on LP. What may put me over the fence is the quality of the liner notes/ booklet included in the set… Can anyone tell me if the booklet contains interesting and detailed liner notes? Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

By: Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog » Neil Young :: A Perfect Echo Vol. I - Pt. I

Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog » Neil Young :: A Perfect Echo Vol. I - Pt. I — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:16:08 +0000

[...] the release of the first volume of Neil Young’s archives project. Since then the set was, obviously, pushed back multiple times…and with it, this repost. So for those who have requested it [...]

By: The Warden

The Warden — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:16:16 +0000

I’ve been on a Neil Young kick since I caught the American Masters show on PBS last week. I made 3 pretty good compilation CDs and now it looks like a 4th is in order. Thanks a lot….

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:40:14 +0000

Bought the audio only because of my budget. Will upgrade down the road to the DVD set. Little disappointed by the lack of rarities but there’s a lot of great stuff on there. Anyone want to post some of that Stray Gators audio?

By: JK

JK — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:14:11 +0000

Thanks much for the post, and your comments on the Archives. I think you hit the nail exactly on the head, and do probably speak for the majority of us crusty Neil fans as to the merits and drawbacks of the release (particularly that infuriating inclusion of the recent live releases in their entirety). Such is life. If one doesn’t feel like dropping many dimes on the set, it’s easy enough to download whatever Crazy Horse/ Stray Gators material you’d like (and there’s quite a bit that’s worth every cent), and catch up with the video material at some point. Very much looking forward to it….