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- Summary: The first release from the singer-songwriter's Official Bootleg Series of albums features his performances on December 4th 1970 at New York's Carnegie Hall.
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- Record Label: Reprise
- Genre(s): Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Country-Rock
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Oct 1, 2021Any Young completist will need Carnegie Hall 1970, but it's a special performance that can be appreciated by more casual listeners as well. Alone at the microphone, the purity, simplicity, and one-of-a-kind magic of some of Neil Young's best songs come into view in a way that's undeniable.
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UncutOct 1, 2021Carnegie Hall has its own distinctive vibe, with the songwriter coming to terms in real time with his burgeoning, sometimes over-enthusiastic fanbase. [Nov 2021, p.49]
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MojoOct 1, 2021The only downside seem to be an audience with a dreadful sense of rhythm clapping along. ... But an excellent selection of songs, beautifully performed. [Nov 2021, p.103]
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Oct 1, 2021The range of twenty-three selections total delivers consistent impact over the course of the ninety minutes duration.
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Jan 10, 2022Warm, engaging, and magnetically solicitous, the Carnegie Hall show is a fascinating pivot point, showcasing Young at his most engaging and vulnerable, nailing one door shut and prying open another: It’s a last look back at the old folkie days and a tentative first reckoning with the wooly neurosis of a new decade.
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