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Neil Young gets 90 minutes atBDO

Fri 21st Nov, 2008 in Local News

Rage Against The Machine is a hard act to follow, but Big Day Out has put its faith in rock – œn roll renegade Neil Young. The man has been given a 90-minute set to close the main stage in 2009, as opposed to the usual hour and a bit. It could just prove to be the festival’s masterstroke. After all, Young was making zeitgeist-defining albums while Zach de la Rocha was still rallying around his crÃƒÂ¨che with a pocketful of shells.

While the iconic songman is renowned for his expansive theatre shows, he’s equally adept at the open air thing. The Big Day Out organisers have made special note of his set at Denmark’s Roskilde festival earlier this year, which laid on the classics: among them All Along The Watchtower, The Needle and the Damage Done, Powderfinger and Heart Of Gold. So grab the nearest kid in a Bullet For My Valentine t-shirt and have a sing-alongÃ¢â‚¬Â¦

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Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 21st Nov, 2008

Am I crazy? but 90 minutes is pretty much standard for the closer.

Rex Everything

Rex Everything said on the 21st Nov, 2008

Ace, this makes me happy! That and I just finished exams, but this more so.

darve

darve said on the 21st Nov, 2008

Yeah they always play about 90mins

dream_brother

dream_brother said on the 22nd Nov, 2008

i really cant believe i'm missing him for prodigy...

nicowen

nicowen said on the 22nd Nov, 2008

"Missing him for the prodigy?!"

Waaa? Don't tell me the prodigy would headline the boiler room?!? That would be utter shite bollucks if they did. Let pendulum headline the boiler room and have prodigy on the main stage! Which is what I thought they'd do. That would have been like making Bjork headline the boiler room :O

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 22nd Nov, 2008

He is talking sideshows Broseph.

unlachs

unlachs said on the 22nd Nov, 2008

i thought it was confirmed that prodigy were headlining the boiler room?

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 22nd Nov, 2008

I doubt that, the main stages are already lacking substance.

bobshled

bobshled said on the 22nd Nov, 2008

Maybe they'll do that thing they did for chemical brothers where they'll play main stage and air it live through video feed in the boiler room. That would be ultimate balls.

Dexter Ramone

Dexter Ramone said on the 22nd Nov, 2008

I think metallica played closer to 2 hours easily.

pat2488

pat2488 said on the 23rd Nov, 2008

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 23rd Nov, 2008

You may be including the half hour delay before their set started in that 2 hours. It was so frustrating waiting for them that year. Then when they started, the moshpit went nuts. Absolutely ridiculous.

Dexter Ramone

Dexter Ramone said on the 23rd Nov, 2008

Was the wait really that long? I thought it was just my anticipation!

waylon black

waylon black said on the 23rd Nov, 2008

Great to see that he is going to be playing a heap of classic's

Make my life Neil, play Cortez the killer just like you did on Weld!

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 23rd Nov, 2008

yesssssssssssssssss

JackT

JackT said on the 24th Nov, 2008

I was under the impression the headline set is usually 70 minutes, and they might prolong it with an encore? Anyhoo, BDO is making a point of the 90 minute set...so I believe it's extended.

pac man said on the 24th Nov, 2008

this surely means prodigy in the booiler room at the same time.

daggles

daggles said on the 24th Nov, 2008

I hope I am not the only person here who isn't a fan of Mr Young.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 24th Nov, 2008

Dexter Ramone

Dexter Ramone said on the 24th Nov, 2008

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 24th Nov, 2008

Yeah, I wish they'd just given Sneaky Sound System a longer set and possibly added Rogue Traders to play after them.

That would have been so hectic!

*removes tongue from cheek*

daggles

daggles said on the 24th Nov, 2008

Yeah, I wish they'd just given Sneaky Sound System a longer set and possibly added Rogue Traders to play after them.

That would have been so hectic!

*removes tongue from cheek*

Hey, just cos I'm not a fan of the guy doesn't mean I listen to shit music! This isn't the general forum, no generalisations allowed!

unlachs

unlachs said on the 25th Nov, 2008

not much of a niel young fan either, mostly because i can't be arsed getting into someone with 40+ albums....

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 25th Nov, 2008

Why get into any music at all? Pretty sure there is more than 40 albums in the world.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 25th Nov, 2008

i can narrow it down to about 4 that the majority of the setlist will most likely come from if interested.

Joe Smiggens

Joe Smiggens said on the 25th Nov, 2008

An hour and a half? He'll only just have gotten started! I'm gonna go down the local pub with him so he can finish off his set.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 25th Nov, 2008

Anyone who doesn't like Neil Young isn't listening right.

unlachs

unlachs said on the 25th Nov, 2008

oh i just mean it's pretty daunting for one artist

would be appreciated, cheers

Dexter Ramone

Dexter Ramone said on the 25th Nov, 2008

Just start with the popular ones and go from there I guess.

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 25th Nov, 2008

Just listen to a selected singles compilation then work out if you like any of his tracks and listen to the albums they came from.

Bodhisattva said on the 27th Nov, 2008

exactly what I did. and now look at me, rich, handsome, dashing, drunk, watching internet pornography.......

I'd say get harvest at the very least. really, how could you not get harvest. or on the beach

FuQjump

FuQjump said on the 27th Nov, 2008

Harvest Moon should be an essential part of any respectable record collection.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 28th Nov, 2008

harvest, harvest moon and on the beach are all must haves.

fuck on the beach is so so awesome.

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 28th Nov, 2008

Which is the one with 'Piece of Crap', and does he ever do that song live?

waylon black

waylon black said on the 28th Nov, 2008

Sleep's with Angels, and yes he does

waylon black

waylon black said on the 28th Nov, 2008

harvest, harvest moon and on the beach are all must haves.

fuck on the beach is so so awesome.

I reckon Comes A Time should be with that list

waylon black

waylon black said on the 28th Nov, 2008

Fuck he's put some music out over the years!

After The Gold Rush Album

American Dream Album

American Stars & Bars Album

Arc Album

Are You Passionate? Album

Broken Arrow Album

Buffalo Springfield Songs Album

Comes A Time Album

Decade Album

Everybody's Rockin' Album

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Album

Freedom Album

Greatest Hits Album

Greendale Album

Harvest Album

Harvest Moon Album

Hawks And Doves Album

Journey Through The Past Album

Landing On Water Album

Life Album

Live Rust Album

Living With War Album

Long May You Run Album

Looking Forward Album

Lucky 13 Album

Lucky Thirteen Album

Mirror Ball Album

Mystery Train Album

Neil Young Album

Old Ways Album

On The Beach Album

Prairie Wind Album

Ragged Glory Album

Re-Ac-Tor Album

Road Rock Vol. 1 Album

Rust Never Sleeps Album

Silver & Gold Album

Sleeps With Angels Album

Soundtrack Exclusives & Rarities Album

This Note's For You Album

Time Fades Away Album

Times Square Album

Tonight's The Night Album

Trans Album

Unplugged Album

Weld Album

Year Of The Horse Album

Zuma Album

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 28th Nov, 2008

if someone can get me a copy of time fades away i will give you a mad bj

sophieb90

sophieb90 said on the 28th Nov, 2008

found it in my mum's record collection... true story. i guess she's pretty cool.

sophieb90

sophieb90 said on the 28th Nov, 2008

also.. you guys should check out live at massey hall 1971 if you haven't already.
it's just neil and his guitar/piano, really beautiful. he was playing his soon to be big songs off harvest, like old man and heart of gold... but the audience doesn't know it yet.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 29th Nov, 2008

also.. you guys should check out live at massey hall 1971 if you haven't already.
it's just neil and his guitar/piano, really beautiful. he was playing his soon to be big songs off harvest, like old man and heart of gold... but the audience doesn't know it yet.ive watched alot of it on youtube and its mad. also apparently my parents sold time fades away at a garage sale. arghhhhh.

sophieb90

sophieb90 said on the 29th Nov, 2008

oh that's too bad. i've been getting into the ditch period... bought tonight's the night on CD. it's pretty bleak. and i would listen to time fades away but need to get the record player fixed... it's nice to look at though.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 29th Nov, 2008

yeah tonights the night and on the beach are mad.
i actualy found time fades away on casette.
but cant find a player?

waylon black

waylon black said on the 1st Dec, 2008

I had Eldorado cranked yesterday, Cocain Eyes is the old boy at his rollicking best!

Chainsaw said on the 1st Dec, 2008

That's 90 minutes I'll be spending elsewhere. I'm not a fan but thats not to say that he isn't talented. He is a very good musican. Just not my cup of tea.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 1st Dec, 2008

is your cup of tea herbal gay?

Chainsaw said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

No. Just because I don't have the same taste or views as you doesn't mean you need to insult me.

dream_brother

dream_brother said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

no, but it's more fun.

unlachs

unlachs said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

i think it's customary for the fasterlouder community to rip into each other

constantly

Chainsaw said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

i think it's customary for the fasterlouder community to rip into each other

constantly

Seems like a great way to make people feel welcome.

FuQjump

FuQjump said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=319603&postcount=29
:)

dream_brother

dream_brother said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=319603&postcount=29
:)

wow! 3rd time you've pulled that out in the last 10 days!

you're so funny, dude.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

So obnoxious people are taller than other people?

FuQjump

FuQjump said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

wow! 3rd time you've pulled that out in the last 10 days!

you're so funny, dude.Poignant - not funny. :cool:

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

prodigy are confirmed as headlining the boiler room to clear that up.
ken west said it on channel v bdo special.

Bodhisattva said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

I'll be happy if pendulum are on the main stage (a man can dream). But theres no way I'm missing young for some dance band upstarts

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 2nd Dec, 2008

pendulum would be a bizillion times better in boiler than main.
and prodigy are headlining boiler room, so you'd be missing prodigy for young.

Joe Smiggens

Joe Smiggens said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

How about this:

NEIL YOUNG CONFIRMED AT ESTRELLA DAMM PRIMAVERA SOUND 2009 AND ONE-DAY TICKETS ON SALE

The famous canadian artist will play at the next edition of Estrella Damm Primavera Sound. This will be the first time he comes back to Barcelona since 1987. On Saturday 30th of May, he'll be performing for two and a half hours on Estrella Damm. Few artists have managed to carry on throughout four decades the way he did, without ever losing their passion, their interest, their commitment and, above all, their ability to produce such great records.

Distribution of main shows per day:

-Thursday 28th of May: My Bloody Valentine*, Aphex Twin and Yo La Tengo (*show on outdoor stage)

-Friday 29th of May: My Bloody Valentine*, Bloc Party, Spiritualized and Jarvis Cocker (*show in Auditorium with limited capacity)

-Saturday 30th of May: Neil Young, Sonic Youth and The Jayhawks

The Drones and a bunch of others also playing.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

im listening to harvest on vinyl right this second.
i dont think a day has past in the last 3 months where i havent played a neil young album.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

Is it better on vinyl? Because it's pretty fucking great on CD.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

mines crackled as fuck haha

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

dream_brother

dream_brother said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

that line up is awesome.

i really didnt want to fall onto the neil young bandwagon, as i find it all very pretensious atm. but massey hall is such a fucking great album (asides all the fucking irregular clapping). his dry sense of humour is great.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

that line up is awesome.

i really didnt want to fall onto the neil young bandwagon, as i find it all very pretensious atm. but massey hall is such a fucking great album (asides all the fucking irregular clapping). his dry sense of humour is great.i was a neil young fan pre BDO announcement. i had about 6-7 albums but lately ive just taken it to a new level.

hahaha fuck i reckon.
"OH I KNOW THIS SONG"
*claps through entire intro*

dream_brother

dream_brother said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

hahaha fuck i reckon.
"OH I KNOW THIS SONG"
*claps through entire intro*

haha or try
"this is a new song i just wrote"
*silence*
*intro commences, crowd quiet for 3 seconds*
*CLAP OUT OF NOWHERE*

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

"OH I KNOW THIS SONG"
*claps through entire intro*

haha or try
"this is a new song i just wrote"
*silence*
*intro commences, crowd quiet for 3 seconds*
*CLAP OUT OF NOWHERE*

I know you guys are referring specifically to Massey Hall, but my GOD I have heard both of those so many times in live recordings/at concerts etc.

dream_brother

dream_brother said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

yeah i've heard Noosa lawn bowls club goes off on bingo night

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

Fuck,I love I Am A Child from Massey Hall.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 3rd Mar, 2009

i think im gonna get live at the filmore east tommorrow

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 24th Mar, 2009

[QUOTE=rollingstone.com;361191]Neil Young’s long-in-the-works and much-anticipated Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972 finally has a release date: June 2nd. The pre-order page for the incredible box set is up on the Neil Young Website now. The set features 128 tracks, 43 unreleased recordings, three live concerts, a 236-page full-color hardcover book and Young’s debut feature film Journey Through The Past, which is being released for the first time since its 1973 theatrical run. The set charts Young’s career from the Squires to Buffalo Springfield to his early solo works and finally his 1972 album Harvest.

Archives Vol. 1 was originally scheduled for Summer 2007, then pushed to February 2008, then autumn of last year, January 2009 and now finally June 2nd. The 10-disc box set will be available in both DVD and Blu-Ray, as well as an eight-disc CD package that won’t include Journey Through the Past or the hardcover book. Visit the Neil Young site to get a gander at the massive track list on this behemoth box set.

Thankfully, the price of the set has been drastically reduced as well: Amazon.com had the Blu-Ray box set selling at $431, but the Young site is offering the package for a pre-order price of $299.99, with standard DVD costing $199.99 and the CD set $99. For those who can’t afford the full set or already own the previously released Live At Massey Hall 1971 and Crazy Horse at the Fillmore 1970, each disc will also be sold individually in all formats. In addition, by ordering now, you’ll also receive a 7′’ vinyl featuring two songs by Young’s early band the Squires, “Mustang” and “Aurora.” A preview of the set’s “Disc 0 – Early Years 1963-1965″ will also ship pre-June 2nd for those who pre-order.

Neil Young fans will have their hands full keeping up with all the recordings the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is unleashing this year. Young will also release his new, electric-car inspired album Fork in the Road on April 7th.

im so excited for this but stressing over which format to buy

The Fool

The Fool said on the 24th Mar, 2009

avi off mininova innit

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 24th Mar, 2009

hahaha valid.
the blu ray would be incredible though.

The Fool

The Fool said on the 24th Mar, 2009

I know, I'm just pulling your plonker Mooney. Go the blu-ray

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Fuck, man, isn't it like $300?

The Fool

The Fool said on the 24th Mar, 2009

People who don't steal music must pay for it.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 24th Mar, 2009

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 24th Mar, 2009

worst boxset ever is Nirvanas 'With the Lights Out'.

might ebay it

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 24th Mar, 2009

A friend of mine bought that, haha.
I remember us going through it disc by disc- there's some shit in there but I'll be damned if there's not some gold as well.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 24th Mar, 2009

gee thanks mum.
im so glad i now have about 100 inaudible nirvana demos.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 24th Mar, 2009

The liner notes that came with it were fucking cool, at least.

At least Nirvana can't do shit like that anymore- Novoselic reckons there's nothing that the band still has that they haven't released.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 24th Mar, 2009

but back to neil young i really want this.
pitch in for a 21st present faster louder.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Do you guys remember when Neil Young played the Big Day Out?

Fuck that was awesome.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Here here!

One of my highlights of the day was getting a text from Mooney midway through the set, saying "This is seriously the best thing ever".
Who was I to disagree?

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 24th Mar, 2009

I liked that my friend who doesn't listen to much music (the best album he's ever heard in his life is Only By The Night folks) came to the BDO with me and some girl mocked him for being a poseur and not knowing any words during Neil Young.

I LOL'd.

The Fool

The Fool said on the 24th Mar, 2009

worst boxset ever is Nirvanas 'With the Lights Out'.

might ebay it

When that got released here it was like $100. Then I get to the states and everywhere it's $20. It's a nice box though. Sadly I went off Nirvana when my balls dropped

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 24th Mar, 2009

i was honestly cut my mum bought it for me. like i appreciate the thought and everything but what a waste.

dream_brother

dream_brother said on the 24th Mar, 2009

yeah man. would have been understandable if your cleaner had gotten it for you.. but your mum!

The Fool

The Fool said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Could be worse. Could be Lee Carvello's Putting Challenge

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj5/alangino/carvallo.jpg

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Ball is in...parking lot.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Would You Like To Play Again?

You Have Selected 'no'.

The Fool

The Fool said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Ball is in.... my mouth

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 24th Mar, 2009

I definately want to play again.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 24th Mar, 2009

The Fool

The Fool said on the 24th Mar, 2009

I only have one.

Actually I have one and half.

Back in Primary School my mate actually had one ball, his name was Ricky. The human's name, not the name of his ball. He used to tuck his wiener in down the front rather the side coz there was space. Then when he got a boner it looked like an upside down banana. True story. And all the rest of us either veered to the left or right. Such is the calamities of only having one ball

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Wow.

So what's Ricky up to these days?

The Fool

The Fool said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Not sure. He was half South-African, half Portuguese with a rat's tail. He probably has 4 kids to 7 mommies.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 24th Mar, 2009

Perhaps Today Tonight have done a story on him.

Still, that doesn't explain where your half-teste got to.

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 24th Mar, 2009

We have a mate like that, he is exclusively known as Jimmy One-Nut.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 25th Mar, 2009

we convinced my friend when we were like 12 that it was normal to have 3 balls.
so to be normal he told us "yeah of course i have 3"