Neil Young - 1989-09-30 - New York, NY (SBD)

Neil Young

1989-09-30

Saturday Night Live 

NBC TV Studios

30 Rockefeller Center

New York, NY

TV Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Rehearsal:

01. Rockin' In The Free World 

02. The Needle And The Damage Done 

03. No More

Broadcast:

01. Rockin' In The Free World 

02. The Needle And The Damage Done 

03. No More

Neil Young - 1989-09-30 - New York, NY (SBD)

1980s - #6: Neil Young has always been a man who marched to the beat of his own drummer. Just take a look a the years 1988 to 1990 for a perfect example. In 1988, Neil briefly reunited with Crosby, Stills and Nash to record the album American Dream, but he chose not to tour with his sometime band mates. The next year, he recorded the solo album Freedom, a disc which included several songs featuring the heavy use of feedback and distortion. In 1990, he was back with Crazy Horse, recording the album Ragged Glory, an album similar to Freedom in its use of distortion. Those 2 discs foreshadowed the rise of grunge, with musicians such as Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, citing Young as a major influence. This soundboard recording cap[tures him on Saturday Night Live on September 30, 1989, 33 years ago today, previewing tracks from Freedom (along with the classic The Needle And The Damage Done ) which would be released 2 days later.