Analogman Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 YOUNG PLAYS NEW RECORD FOR REPRISENY Times, August 16, 2007Continuing a tradition that goes back to 1969, Neil Young played his latest recording for Reprise yesterday. The recording was played for about 100 people in Burbank. Produced by "The Volume Dealers," NY and Niko Bolas, the recording runs 60+ minutes and includes two giant songs that time in at 18:30 and 13:00, respectively. Drawing from three songs written previously, and 7 new songs, the latest Neil Young is a very diverse recording. A release date is unknown at this time. The title is Chrome Dreams II. Chrome Dreams is a legendary NY album from 1977 that had originally been scheduled for release but was shelved. The original cover for Chrome Dreams was created by Neil's long-time producer and friend, the late David Briggs. Unfortunately, all original documentation and art for this album was lost in a fire that destroyed Neil's Malibu home in early 1978. source A recent post on Rust by tordon2000 from a WEA schedule release sheet: "New cd Chrome Dream tentatively scheduled Oct. 16. Touring for 7 weeks beginning Oct. 13. Performing at Farm Aid Sept 9 & Bridge School Oct 27-28. To be determined date in 2008 cd & dvd archive set includes 8 cds, 3 dvds, & 160 page book in box packaging." source Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicburto Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 interesting - I wonder what, if anything, to expect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I was just wondering, the other day, when we were going to get a new NY album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 New Neil Young Chrome Dreams II Album + Tour for October? some Young insiders, citing an official WEA schedule release sheet in circulation, are predicting it will be issued on October 16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 chrome dreams might be my favorite neil young record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 chrome dreams is that bootleg with the wack cover of like a colourful car right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 chrome dreams (rust edition) Pocahontas Will To Love Star Of Bethlehem Like A Hurricane Too Far Gone Hold Back The Tears Homegrown Captain Kennedy Stringman Sedan Delivery Powderfinger Look Out For My Love River Of Pride Campaigner No One Seems To Know Give Me Strength Peace Of Mind Human Highway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Are we still calling Life During War a masterpiece, or did we stop that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FourStrongWinds Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Living With War, I still dig itGreendale was better though still, stoked for this release Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Are we still calling Life During War a masterpiece, or did we stop that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willkoman Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Are we still calling Life During War a masterpiece, or did we stop that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bedbug Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 chrome dreams might be my favorite neil young record. Sendspace? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 i'd post a YSI link here if any moderator will weigh in and give permission. the record was never commercially released and i've got a digitally remastered version on my machine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 i'd post a YSI link here if any moderator will weigh in and give permission. the record was never commercially released and i've got a digitally remastered version on my machine. never heard a digitally remastered version before. i love the version of Pocahontas on that. hopefully the moderators will let you off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrNo Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Are we still calling Life During War a masterpiece, or did we stop that? I will. And it's Living With War. Way better than anything he's done since Ragged Glory. I'd say it's his best since rust never sleeps, but that's just me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intodeep Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 So evidently one of the old songs (and probalby the 13 minute song if i had to guess) is going to be Ordinary People. Ordinary people is probalby in my top 10 fav neil songs EVER!! I'm excited to hear it because i only have a copy from an old bootleg in the 80's. "I do not know the players, but it was friends of Neil, as always. All new recordings, done in an auto repair garage. They laid down rubber mats with holes and then poured wood shavings in the holes to absorb some sound. Recorded live, I think very few overdubs, minimal processing. Yes there was aa songs or two that had horns-I believe Ordinary Poeple was one of them"http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gea...dreams-2-a.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 This sounds very interesting. Looking forward to it and the tour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bedbug Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Back band = Ralph Molina, Rick Rosas and Ben Keithhttp://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/inde...sed-1977-album/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 chrome dreams (rust edition) Pocahontas Will To Love Star Of Bethlehem Like A Hurricane Too Far Gone Hold Back The Tears Homegrown Captain Kennedy Stringman Sedan Delivery Powderfinger Look Out For My Love River Of Pride Campaigner No One Seems To Know Give Me Strength Peace Of Mind Human Highway Are the versions that different than the ones we know and love? I've never heard this before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bedbug Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Are the versions that different than the ones we know and love? I've never heard this before. Powderfinger, Hold Back the Tears and Human Highway are solo acoustic (although the last two have backing vocals ...)Sedan Delivery is very slow and plodding, kind of unlistenable. Peace of Mind is a rock band version, possibly the Horse, at least it sounds like Ralph on drums. Very ragged. Will to Love, Like a Hurricane and Look Out for My Love are either the album versions, or different mixes of the same take. Thanks Anodyne! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockinrob Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 For my .02, Chrome Dreams might be my favorite NY LP. I love the whole thing, and Sedan Delivery is awesome! It takes some repeated listens to get into, but it is. Powderfinger is downright scary as well. I can't wait for Ordinary People's ressurection. It has always been one of my favorites. Do yourself a favor and find a bootleg of Chrome Dreams 1 and OP, it will be well worth any effort towards finding them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intodeep Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 New Neil Young Album: "Chrome Dreams II" Set for Release October 16th BURBANK, CA -- 08/23/07 -- The new album by Neil Young, "Chrome Dreams II," will be released by Reprise Records on October 16th. Speaking from a vacation retreat with his family, Young says it's "an album with a form based on some of my original recordings, with a large variety of songs, rather than one specific type of song." It comes at a creative peak for the artist, following the "Greendale," "Prairie Wind," and "Living With War" albums, and a summer 2006 tour by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young that concert audiences are still talking about. In many ways, "Chrome Dreams II" is the ultimate example of what Young does best: most of the songs were written recently and came quickly, and the "live" recording sessions in northern California were over before they were announced. The album includes all kinds of music, and taken together, offers a complete picture of where Neil Young is today. "Where 'Living With War' and 'Everybody's Rockin'' were albums focused on one subject or style," Young says, "'Chrome Dreams II' is more like 'After The Goldrush' or 'Freedom,' with different types of songs working together to form a feeling. Now that radio formats are not as influential as they once were, it's easier to release an album that crosses all formats with a message that runs through the whole thing, regardless of the type of song or sound." On the sessions for the album, Neil Young was joined by Crazy Horse drummer Ralph Molina, pedal steel guitarist and dobro player Ben Keith ("Harvest," "Comes A Time," "Harvest Moon") and bassist Rick Rosas ("Freedom," "Living With War," "This Note's For You"). Most of the recording was done at Feelgood's Garage studio near Redwood City, California, with two vintage gas pumps out front and vintage studio gear inside. On the music itself, Young says, "Some early listeners have said that this album is positive and spiritual. I like to think it focuses on the human condition. Like many of my recordings, this one draws on earlier material here and there. I used to do that a lot back in the day. Some songs, like 'Ordinary People,' need to wait for the right time. I think now is the right time for that song and it lives well with the new songs I have written in the past few months. I had a blast making this music." The new album's title refers to an earlier planned release that never came out. In fall of 1976, the album "Chrome Dreams" was announced for a November release. However, that date came and went and no album ever appeared. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 I think this is a bit weird - re-furbishing old stuff and releasing it. I don't have the book in front of me, but wasn't Chrome Dreams a Joel Bernstein creation? Or was it just the drawing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I always thought it was a drawing and the title got tagged to the boots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 Maybe that is it - I know there is info about it in that Shakey book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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