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Noise and Flowers [Live]
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  • Artist(s): Promise of the Real
  • Summary: The live album from Neil Young + Promise Of The Real features 14 tracks recorded during its 2019 European tour.
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
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  1. Clash Music
    Aug 5, 2022
    90
    The interplay between Young and Promise of the Real is great and dare I say, they somehow manage to out ‘Crazy Horse’ the actual Crazy Horse. This is a greatest hits selection worthy of Elliot Roberts’ 50-year friendship with Neil Young.
  2. Glide Magazine
    Aug 5, 2022
    80
    It’s quite conceivable Noise & Flowers will convince aficionados as well as more casual listeners of the potency of these musicians as they collaborate in the spontaneity of the moment. In so doing, it may simultaneously join Hitchhiker (recorded in 1976 and released in 2017) as one of the highlights in Neil Young’s ever-expanding discography.
  3. Mojo
    Aug 16, 2022
    80
    What makes it great is something else - an energy and a vibe that give the strange sensation you're there with them. [Oct 2022, p.84]
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  4. Classic Rock Magazine
    Aug 5, 2022
    70
    Eschewing Young’s work recorded with Promise Of The Real – or indeed anything written this side of 1995 – Noise & Flowers’ nine crowd pleasers offer exactly what that brilliant title suggests.
  5. AllMusic
    Aug 8, 2022
    70
    Promise of the Real give Noise & Flowers the muscle the music needs, which means the album never sounds nostalgic or stiff: it's a warm celebration of the music made while Elliot Roberts stood by Neil Young's side.
  6. Uncut
    Aug 5, 2022
    70
    The album is more of a celebration than a wake, thanks to the Promise Of The Real’s youthful exuberance and Young’s own ageless spirit. [Sep 2022, p.32]
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  1. Jungstir
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    Neil brings a lot of passion to the stage with Promise of the Real. I was not expecting this burst of energy. Live and heavily and happilyNeil brings a lot of passion to the stage with Promise of the Real. I was not expecting this burst of energy. Live and heavily and happily electric. I wanted more and Neil delivers on this 2019 European concert tour released in August 2022. Mr Soul from Buffalo Springfield was a welcome start followed by numerous best selling hits and more. If you are not a die hard fan already, this dude can rock!… Expand
  2. Bluestime
    Jan 18, 2023
    0
    Good and bad !! The Good- the Promise of the Real is a better band than Crazy Horse in terms of harmony and backing vocals, so the non-grungeGood and bad !! The Good- the Promise of the Real is a better band than Crazy Horse in terms of harmony and backing vocals, so the non-grunge songs really take off in concert. I saw Neal and the POR and they sounded great in concert, I was looking forward to a live release.
    The Bad- while the set list used on the CD is great I can say the opposite for the sound. It sounds like an audience recording, not even a good soundboard. I thought that Neil was so into top notch sonically great audio recordings but this one is just the opposite. Really poor sound, barely distinguish the backing vocals and very muddy instruments throughout. I luv ya Neil, but the sound sucks !!!    … Expand

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