Neil Young's new website may look like some sort of retro-futuristic filing cabinet or a 90s PC game, but when you click on the vintage button at the top of the page, you're immediately taken into a digital audio wormhole with the best sound quality. This is his most direct response to the fidelity-depressing behavior of streaming music.
"Nowadays all music is hit by low-quality audio in the distribution process." Neil Young wrote on the website, "Apple Music controls the quality of the audio it delivers to the masses and lowers the sound quality of the mastering I make in the studio by about 5 to 20 percent." ”
By and large, the site contains most of Neil Young's studio and concert work throughout his career from the early '60s to the present. While not all of his work has been uploaded to the site, it also includes many of the treasures that fans have been waiting for decades to collect and out of print that has been out of print for many years.
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1
《it’s my time/go on and cry》
In 1966
Before founding the Buffalo Springfield, Young was in the same band as Bruce Palmer and Rick James, who were signed to Motown. When you find out that this short-lived band has only produced one seven-inch record, you might wish they had recorded more than two songs together.
"It's My Time" and "Go on and Cry" were revived on Amazon in 2007 at a high price of $920. But now, you only need to spend a few seconds logging into the website to enjoy.
2
《homegrown》
In 1975
Originally a 1975 album by Neil Young, it was replaced by "Tonight's the Night" recorded in 1973, and the rustic homegrown has long been rumored to be the "holy grail" of Neil Young's unreleased works. He himself has mentioned that he sees the record as a missing link between the harvest and harvest moon albums.
3
《chrome dreams》
In 1977
4
《oceanside-countryside》
In 1978
Many have been critical of Neil Young's use of orchestral arrangements in his recent work — perhaps because they are completely inferior to the works he recorded with the Gone with the Wind orchestra in Nashville in 1977.
Almost impossible to find online, the roll of tiny digital tape with the words "oceanside-countryside" is undoubtedly the most striking focal point on the archives' website, largely because a "field of opportunity" listed on the timeline under the album has sparked speculation that it may have come from during nashville recordings.
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5
《trans only》
Concert documentary
In 1984
Neil Young's years on Geffen Records were perhaps the most misunderstood period of his career. Solo Trans is perhaps the most visual expression of the message That Neil Young tried to convey on his 1982 album Trans. It was a rather strange movie, and it also mocked the then nascent MTV.
6
《in a rusted out garage》
In 1986
In the studio, 1986 witnessed Neil Young continue to plunge into his New Wave journey. But on the trip, he and the Mad Horse infused synth music with their signature electronic elegy, creating their most raucous tour ever.
"In a rusted out garage" chronicles the final night of the tour, and the Band Mad Horses is unstoppable. Some even say it's the best Neil Young live album they've ever seen.
7
《eldorado》
In 1989
In the bumpy '80s, Neil Young finished with releasing his best album from the Reagan era, Freedom. It's an album that heralds his return to classic style. Before that, though, old-school Neil Young arrived at fans in Japan and Australia earlier with this 5-song EP.
8
《arc》
In 1991
Arc was eventually pieced together at the suggestion of Thurston Moore, who was opening the band Mad Horse with Sonic Youth.
9
《toast》
In 2001
In the way Neil Young described "Toast" in a December 2008 interview, it sounded like he and the Mad Horse were trying to extend more thickly and intensely in the direction of 1994's Sleeps with Angels.
"It's a breathtaking album," he declared, "and I don't think it's a commercial album, but it's great rock's, very emotional, a little bit of jazzy feel." "This is yet another work that is almost impossible to find on the Internet, which makes the fact that it is about to be classified in the Neil Young Archives exciting.
10
《alchemy》
In 2012
Alchemy was supposed to appear as the third installment of the rust trilogy (starting with the 1979 concert video Rust Never Sleeps and two live albums included, followed by the brilliant 1991 arc). Recorded on the band's tour in 2012, the final chapter of the rust series is a testament to the strength of our heroes, despite their graying sideburns, without diminishing their performances in '78 and '90.
references：
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8070939/10-deep-cuts-from-the-neil-young-archives