chase the light

Amazing night. I saw Neil once before at The Bridge School benefit in 1999. All acoustic then and not a full on Neil show. This. This was beautiful. Hearing the warble of his voice on the first song just brought an immediate feeling of calm. A set full of sweet acoustic melodies and raw slashing guitars that every grunge act owes a debt. I certainly spent a lot of time with Rust Never Sleeps spinning on my turnable in ’79.

First time to Deer Lake Park and it’s a natural amphitheater that slopes down to an old Irvine Meadows type stage. All surrounded by big beautiful trees. Colorado’s got Red Rocks, but we’ve got Green Trees.

Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) was just so brilliant (oh that guitar) and Old Man being sung by a now old Neil Young seemed even more beautiful. Both are on the video. Also, I’m always so impressed by the audio quality of my iPhone. Dang man, I wish I had this for concerts of yesteryear. He was so good though and he’s in good shape voice wise compared to a lot of his contemporaries. Attended the show with my show bro Craig. On the second song he leaned in and said, “This is waaaaay better than I thought it would be.” Indeed, indeed. The show finished at a reasonable 10pm.

Get a load of that setlist! Southern Man! Ohio! Mr. Soul! No Heart of Gold tonight but heard that in ’99. You can have your sports games, cinema, blah de blah but nothing better than a concert with a legend who can still bring it.

Edit this setlist | More Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts setlists