Hermione Hoby 

Neil Young: Live at the Cellar Door – review

These delightful 1970 live recordings showcase Neil Young at his most intimate, writes Hermione Hoby
  
  


Taken from shows in 1970, it's hard to know what's more delightful about these recordings - hearing the surety of Young's songwriting and that distinctive uncertainty of his voice happen in a tiny room (the applause sounds as if it's generated by no more than seven sober if appreciative and attentive patrons) or hearing a 25-year-old Neil Young speak. There are beautiful moments, such as the postscript of a piano tremolo following After the Gold Rush that's greeted by a few soft giggles. The audience, warmed up now, laughs with him. Then: "You'd laugh too if this is what you did for a living" and the applause blooms.

 

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