Back in 1970, 25-year-old Neil Young played a series of gigs at The Cellar Door in Washington D.C. The band's spacious sound, with Tom Gray's ever-present bass and Mike Auldridge's ringing dobro, reproduces well in a live setting. The Cellar Door in Washington, D.C., United States (1970-11-30 – 1970-12-02) (tracks 1–13) later parody versions: Sin of the World (track 10) In late 1970, Neil Young was coming down from a bustling stretch of touring with the immensely popular Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and had just released his third solo album, After the Goldrush. Mandolinist John Duffey sings a lovely version of Dylan's "Baby Blue," while guitarist John Starling offers a sterling take of Carter Stanley's "The Fields Have Turned Brown." Likewise, the Seldom Scene's trademark three-part harmony looses nothing outside of the more rarified air of the studio. 535854-2; CD). Live At The Fillmore East by Neil Young Audio CD $10.49. It was recorded over several nights in 1970 at the Washington D. C. nightclub The Cellar Door. A full seven of the 13 songs on Live at the Cellar Door also appear on the Massey Hall release, but these two shows still exist on opposing sides … CELLAR DOOR does have its moments, and is from 1970, a classic year, but the entire show should have been released to make it completely worthwhile. Genres: Singer/Songwriter. Live at the Cellar Door finds a solo Young just a few months after the release of After the Goldrush, playing a six-show stint at the tiny Washington D.C. club, running through a set heavy on the relatively new material from Gold Rush, but also getting into songs that wouldn't see album release for a few more records yet. Released 10 December 2013 on Reprise (catalog no. The album is the latest in Young's ongoing Archives Performance Series, and it collects recordings made during the Canadian singer/songwriter's intimate six-show solo stand at The Cellar Door, a venue in Washington D.C., between November 30th and December 2nd, 1970. It remains one of the most beloved bluegrass albums of all-time for its mix of Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin and Carter Stanley standards alongside original John Starling and Bob Dylan penned classics. Washington, DC’s Cellar Door was the place to hang out in late 1970. Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Live at the Cellar Door) (03:13) In late 1970, Neil Young was coming down from a bustling stretch of touring with the immensely popular Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and had just released his third solo album, After the Goldrush. 13 tracks (52:32). Neil Young - Tell Me Why (Live at the Cellar Door) (02:51) 02. Sticking mostly to focused readings of his then-brand-new songs, he cultivates a somber mood, tapping into all the sorrow, wonder, and wistfulness of his early solo material as well as a few Buffalo Springfield tunes. Live at the Cellar Door reveals a singer-songwriter out to establish himself as an individual artist, rather than one component of a band. Neil Young Live at the Cellar Door (Reprise) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Stream the album. The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 is a boxed live album released in 2005. Live at the Cellar Door is a live album by Neil Young, featuring performances from his six 1970 concerts in Washington D.C. The Seldom Scene made a series of landmark albums in the early- to mid-'70s that climaxed with Live at the Cellar Door, a glorious set of 23 songs from the band's broad repertoire. Only 9 left in stock - order soon. Live archive release from the veteran singer/songwriter, an album of unreleased live performances from late 1970. Editors’ Notes Live at the Cellar Door will likely go down as one of the essential live albums from Neil Young’s ever-growing archives. Quality: FLAC 24 bit / 96 kHz (Tracks) Artist: Neil Young Title: Live at the Cellar Door Released: 2020 Style: Rock RAR Size: 855 Mb Tracklist: 01. Boyle called John Denver a … Recorded late in 1970 shortly after the release of After the Gold Rush, it paints a vivid portrait … A number of tasty items also make their debut here. The Cellar Door often hosted well-known performers who typically stayed a week, playing two or three shows each night for what now seems a pittance in pay. "The six Cellar Door shows marked Young's first concerts after a nearly five-month break. Neil Young – Live at the Cellar Door Recorded at the Cellar Door in Washington DC over a three-day period from November 30 to December 2, 1970, the latest in Neil Young’s “archives” series hits the record store shelves in vinyl format, lagging the CD by a few weeks. Recorded during a six show stint at tiny Cellar Door, a circa 100 seat Washington D.C. basement club November 30th through December 2nd, 1970, this 13 song collection recorded by the great Henry Lewy (thanked in the credits even though he passed away in 2006) presents Neil Young as intimately and as powerfully as you'll hear him on record. Featured peformers: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, piano, writer, producer), Henry Lewy (recording engineer), John … The scene is a tiny room in Washington, D.C. called the Cellar Door. Read more. Apart from near-perfect selections from After the Goldrush like its fever-dream title track, the heartbreaking "Birds," or the long look at growing up in "Tell Me Why," Young debuts future hit "Old Man" as well as the On the Beach piano dirge "See the Sky About to Rain." Those songs are all on Live at the Cellar Door along with older favorites like 'Down by the River' 'Cinnamon Girl' and Buffalo Springfield classics 'Expecting to Fly,' 'I Am a Child' and 'Flying on the Ground Is Wrong.' That album, lodged between the jammy country rock of 1969's Crazy Horse-aided Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and the hushed, hermetic folk of 1972's Harvest, found an ethereal and otherworldly middle ground for Young's rapidly developing songwriting voice. Neil Young was in the middle of a major career transition when he played a six-show stand at the Cellar Door in Washington D.C. in late November and early December 1970. While it’s certainly a must for his hardcore fans, the set is also engaging enough to be of interest to more casual listeners. 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