Neil Young + Promise of the Real: Noise and Flowers (Deluxe Edition 2 LP + CD) [Blu-ray]

Коллекционный бокс "Blu-ray / 2LP / CD" для фильма-концерта Noise & Flowers документирует тур из 9 концертов 2019 года, который начался через две недели после того, как друг Янга и менеджер Эллиот Робертс, проработавший более 50 лет, скончался в возрасте 76 лет. Музыкант выступал на этих шоу с фотографией Робертса, прикрепленной к его дорожному чемодану. "Игра в память о нем сделала это одним из самых особенных туров в истории", - говорит Янг в примечаниях к альбому.

"Мы отправились в путь и взяли с собой его великий дух в каждую песню. Эта музыка не принадлежит никому. Это витает в воздухе. Каждая нота была сыграна для большого друга музыки, Эллиота "...

Noise & Flowers documents a 9-date tour that began just two weeks after Young's lifetime friend and manager of more than 50 years, Elliot Roberts, passed away at age 76. Performing alongside a photograph of Roberts taped to his road case, Young approached each show as a celebratory memorial service to honor his late friend. It's a trek that Neil describes as "wondrous." The release will be accompanied by a concert film that shares the same title and is included in the album's 2xLP+CD+Blu-ray Deluxe Edition.

Noise & Flowers explores all corners of his vast discography. It balances all-timer anthems ("Mr. Soul," "Helpless," "Rockin' in the Free World") with rarely aired '70s deep cuts ("Field of Opportunity," "On the Beach") and '90s gems ("From Hank to Hendrix," "Throw Your Hatred Down"). His frequent backing band since 2015, Promise of the Real effectively bridges the extremes in Young's sound, infusing his raging rockers and country serenades with their casual brilliance and telepathic intuition.

Noise & Flowers' companion film, directed by Bernard Shakey and dhlovelife, emphasizes both the intimacy and ecstasy of these performances.

"Playing in his memory [made it] one of the most special tours ever," Young says in the album's liner notes. "We hit the road and took his great spirit with us into every song. This music belongs to no one. It's in the air. Every note was played for music's great friend, Elliot."

Треклист:
Blu-ray "Noise & Flowers Concert Film"
Mr. Soul
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Helpless
Field Of Opportunity
Alabama
Throw Your Hatred Down
Rockin' In The Free World
Comes A Time
Hank To Hendrix

LP Side A
Mr. Soul (Live)
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Live)
Helpless (Live)
Field of Opportunity (Live)
Alabama (Live)

LP Side B
Throw Your Hatred Down (Live)
Rockin' in the Free World (Live)

LP Side C
Comes a Time (Live)
From Hank to Hendrix (Live)
On the Beach (Live)
Are You Ready for the Country? (Live)

LP Side D
I've Been Waiting for You (Live)
Winterlong (Live)
Fuckin' Up (Live)

CD
Mr. Soul (Live)
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Live)
Helpless (Live)
Field of Opportunity (Live)
Alabama (Live)
Throw Your Hatred Down (Live)
Rockin' in the Free World (Live)
Comes a Time (Live)
From Hank to Hendrix (Live)
On the Beach (Live)
Are You Ready for the Country? (Live)
I've Been Waiting for You (Live)
Winterlong (Live)
Fuckin' Up (Live)