Neil Young Opens Flood Gates To His Archive

Every rock 'n' roll fan seems to have that one night to which no other night will ever compare, that night against which he or she will measure every night for the rest of their lives. For those who caught Neil Young’s homecoming show at Massey Hall in Toronto, January 19, 1971 was that night.

Thanks to Young’s newly begun performance series, however, anyone and everyone can relive that night again and again, just as fans have done with last year’s Live At The Fillmore release.

The circumstances surrounding his show at Massey Hall were, to say the least, magical. Young had left his native Canada in 1966 and joined Buffalo Springfield in Los Angeles, after which he recorded his self-titled solo debut in 1968, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere with Crazy Horse in 1969 and After The Gold Rush in 1970. By the time he returned home to Canada to play the 1971 show, he had become one of the biggest stars in rock ‘n’ roll, and fans were seeing him solo, just Neil and his faithful guitar.

Live At Massey Hall will hit stores March 13 in anticipation of the Archives Volume I collection due this fall. That 8-CD, 2-DVD audiobiography will include Young's music from 1963 to 1972 and feature a treasure trove of previously unreleased recordings, both studio and live, along with concert footage and rare memorabilia from the first decade of his storied career.

Live at Massey Hall 1971 tracklist:

1. On The Way Home
2. Tell Me Why
3. Old Man
4. Journey Through The Past
5. Helpless
6. Love In Mind
7. A Man Needs A Maid / Heart of Gold Suite
8. Cowgirl In The Sand
9. Don’t Let It Bring You Down
10. There’s A World
11. Bad Fog of Loneliness
12. The Needle and the Damage Done
13. Ohio
14. See the Sky About to Rain
15. Down By The River
16. Dance Dance Dance
17. I Am A Child