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March 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse (March 19, Wgtn)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse TSB Bank Arena Tuesday, March 19 In his memoir, Waging Heavy Peace, Neil Young talked about feeling lost. He had given up marijuana – a habitual smoker from 19. He was going to have to learn how to write songs and play on stage without pot. And so he headed [...]

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March 18, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1401

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Re*ac*tor (1981) Funnily enough Re*ac*tor was one of the first Neil Young albums I bought on vinyl; bought because I heard it was awful. It sat on the shelf for a while and I couldn’t bring myself to actually listen to it. I love Neil with Crazy Horse so I [...]

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March 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Husky: Forever So

Husky Forever So Liberation/Subpop Sometimes it’s funny the way in which an album finds you. I’m not sure I would have ever checked out Husky were it not for the news that they were opening for Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Now of course they are no longer doing that – for the NZ shows [...]

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November 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Psychedelic Pill Warners I thought Neil Young was a bit lost earlier this year with Americana – and then I read his memoir where he admitted he was lost; was suffering writer’s block for the first time in his life (seemingly – let’s just not count albums like Life, Landing [...]

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November 7, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Neil Young & Crazy Horse to play two NZ shows

Well it was good news to wake up to. Two shows in New Zealand next year from Neil Young with Crazy Horse. We wait some 20 years or so for a Neil Young show – and he turned in a bit of a blinder at The Big Day Out a couple of years back – [...]