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Neil Young Live

Discussion in 'Entertainment' started by omerta, Mar 5, 2008.

  1. omerta

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    Neil Young will play Ireland with two exclusive gigs in Dublin and Cork this summer.

    Sun, Jun 29th 2008 8:00 pm - Malahide Castle
    Mon, Jun 30th 2008 8:00 pm - Live at the Marquee

    Tickets will go on sale This Monday 10th March at 9am

    Source: http://www.aikenpromotions.com/comp...s/gigcal_bands_id,253/Itemid,68/open_gig,253/

    Tickets will be €81.25 Standing and will go on sale Monday 10th March at 9am from all Ticketmaster outlets nationwide, online at www.ticketmaster.ie and booking line no. 0818 719 300

    Young's work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and signature nasal tenor (and frequently alto) singing voice. Although he accompanies himself on several different instruments-including piano and harmonica-his style of hammer-on acoustic guitar and often idiosyncratic soloing on electric guitar are the linchpins of a sometimes ragged, sometimes polished sound.

    Although Young has experimented widely with differing music styles, including swing, jazz, rockabilly, blues, and electronic music throughout a varied career, his best known work usually falls into either of two distinct styles: folk-esque acoustic rock (as heard in songs such as "Heart of Gold", "Harvest Moon" and "Old Man") and electric-charged hard rock (in songs like "Cinnamon Girl", "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"). In more recent years, Young has started to adopt elements from newer styles of music, such as industrial, alternative country and grunge, the latter of which was profoundly influenced by his own style of playing, often bringing him the title of "the godfather of grunge".

    Young has directed (or co-directed) a number of films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), and Greendale (2003).

    He is also an outspoken advocate for environmental issues and small farmers, having co-founded the benefit concert Farm Aid, and in 1986 helped found The Bridge School, and its annual supporting Bridge School Benefit concerts, together with his wife Pegi.

    Young remains a Canadian citizen and has never wanted to relinquish his Canadian citizenship, even though he has lived in the U.S. for "so long" and has stated, about U.S. elections, that he has "got just as much right to vote in them as anybody else

    For further information please see: http://www.neilyoung.com/
     
  2. Elnino_the_kid

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    2 words for him

    BURN OUT
     
  3. omerta

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    You're kidding right? The man is still vital and I caught him live in NYC in 2004 and his voice is still excellent. Reviews of the UK shows have been very good too. Anyone going to Dublin or Cork?
     
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    Got my tickets for Cork yesterday. The guy is a legend and is still producing good stuff. Saw him in Slane in 1991 and he was quality. His biography "Shakey" is a good read too, some crazy sh*t going on in the 70s...!
     
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    must get around to reading that... got a pair for Dublin yesterday - cannot wait!
     
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    He was quality on Monday night in Cork, anyone else go? Ripped the electric guitar to shreds for the finale - a cover of the Beatles' A Day in the Life
     
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    I'd love to see just an acoustic set from Neil Young. Other than that I refuse to pay the money that promoters are looking for tickets these days its scandalous.
     
  8. omerta

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    Sunday night was good but a little self indulgent at times. I enjoyed the jammin' but it got a little tedious for some of the folks around me. The acoustic part was fantastic.
     
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    He's in the O2 on the 21st June, got my tickets yesterday, should be good gig.
     
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    Can't wait to see him in the O2
     
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    Anyone else going to this on the 21st in the O2? Looking forward to it now big time.
     
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    it's better to burn out than to fade away,my my hey hey
     
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    What a gig
    Cinnamon Girl :D
    Rockin in the free world with 4 "endings" :D
    Don't let it bring you down :D
     
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    saw him at slane and the man is a legend , he did a gig with pearl jam at the end of the show that blew the crowd away , genus with the guitar , check out mtv music awards when he did keep on rocking in the free world with pearl jam amazing ,cant wait to get these tickets ,bit pricey though
     
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    Anyone going to Neil Young & Crazy Horse in the RDS on Saturday week?
     
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    Would love to but :(
     
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    Tickets are still available I'd say. Strange that it is on the same day as Slane.
     
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    Bressie v Neil Young is a bit of a dilemma alright ;)

    Toutless has them as low as 50euro now. contemplating it myself
     
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    Not that I have any interest in Slane but 80,000 capacity in Slane, 35,000 in RDS, Ireland isn't really that big a country...

    This is my fourth time seeing Neil Young but first time with Crazy Horse, looking forward to it. Anyone expecting a folky Neil Young show with all the old favourites on acoustic guitar, trust me, don't go. This will be the guitar heavy stuff, I doubt any song will go on less than about ten minutes. For me, I absolutely love it but not to everyone's tastes.
     
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    That's what's always put me off going

    I'm more of a 'Decade' era man.still like his other stuff though
     

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