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Neil Young 02/27/71
Royal Festival Hall, London, England
Set I
On The Way Home
Tell Me Why
Old Man
Journey Through The Past
Cowgirl In The Sand
The Bridge
The Loner
Don't Let It Bring You Down
See The Sky About To Rain
Out On The Weekend
I Am A Child
Ohio
Love In Mind
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Heart Of Gold
A Man Needs A Maid
Harvest
The Needle And The Damage Done
Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
Dance, Dance, Dance
Expecting to Fly
Set II
 
Set III
 
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Jerry Cannon (3/4.8) cdr / 1 A- View   aud
Martin (3/0) CDR / 1 View  
Justin Brown (3/5) CDR / 1 View  
Daryl (3/0) CD-R / 1 View   sbd
Notes: missing last track Expecting to Fly ??
Dave Meyer (3/0) CD-R / 2 A A View  
Pat (3/0) / 0 View  
Notes: SBD>???>bootleg 'London 71'>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Elroy (3/5) SHN / 1 View  
Tim Story (3/0) AUDIO / 0 View  
Peacefrog (3/0) CDR / 1 View  
Notes: It says something about his confidence in himself that at this February 27th, 1971 solo concert Neil included 11 new songs among a 20-song set. Or is that 21-song set? According to Johnny Rogan's book The Visual Documentary, "Flying on the Ground Is Wrong" was also performed that night but, alas, it's not included here. What is here, however, is pure genius. Presenting himself in the singer-songwriter mode then in vogue, Neil shapes a delicate and incisive set for an appreciative--and quiet--audience. Compare this set to, say, later solo Neil, and what comes across most is the slow dissolve of innocence and the dwelling on the down and dour; but, of course, that "dissolve" is the domain (primarily) of the young, and here it's captured by one of the best equipped chroniclers of such stuff in the arts today. It doesn't matter, really, how rich or poor you are, whether you're a rock star or a kid just out for a good time--eventually, life catches up to you. Typical for a Neil show, highlights abound: "Journey Through the Past" and a drop-dead, beautiful "Love in Mind" are two such moments. Quite a few songs that eventually surfaced on Harvest are also presented minus that album's MOR-ish sheen. Shorn of embellishments, "Old Man," "Out on the Weekend," "Heart of Gold," "A Man Needs a Maid," "Harvest" and "The Needle & the Damage Done" come across as what they, in truth, are: songs from a young man's soul. The sound quality is stellar throughout, with a minimum of hiss and audience noise. Even the most novice fan would/should enjoy it.
Sean Linder (3/0) CD / 1 View  
scott colehour (3/5) CDR, SHN / 1 View  
Matt Havron (3/5) cdr / 1 View   sbd
jeff (3/0) SBD/CDR / 1 A View  
Notes: SOLO ACOUSTIC
Brewer (3/0) CDR / 1 View  
sean pope (3/0) / 1 View  
Douglas McVey (3/4.5) cdr / 1 View  
MrX-Indeed (3/0) SHN / 1 View  
Christopher Stewart (3/0) CDR / 2 A A- View  
Stiff2 (3/0) CDR / 2 View  
MJC (3/5) SHN / 1 View  
Barton Bosch (3/0) SHN / 1 View  
Notes: AUD?
andy kipp (3/0) / 1 View  
Michael Barnett (3/5) SHN / 2 A A View  
Joe Rocha (3/4) SHN / 0 View   SBD > ?
Jeff (3/0) shn/wav / 1 A View  
Notes: some hiss, but still a great show
TaberTrades (3/0) cdr / 1 View   AUD
Notes: "London 1971" boot
Christer Edvartsen (3/0) flac / 0 View  
bill goss (3/0) CD / 1 View  
joeg (3/0) CDR / 1 b+ View  
Notes: DAO
Matt Blankman (3/0) CDR / 1 A A View   SBD
Notes: solo acoustic