Young, Neil: Live At The Cellar Door (CD)

The album collects recordings made during Young’s intimate six-show solo stand at The Cellar Door in Washington D.C. between November 30th and December 2nd, 1970, a few months after Reprise released his classic third solo album After The Gold Rush in August. Of the many unique gems found on Live At The Cellar Door, a rare solo version of “Cinnamon Girl” performed on piano rather than guitar is a particular treasure for Neil fans (the full band version appears on Young’s 1969 second solo album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere).

The album, which features Young performing on acoustic guitar and piano, includes tracks that are interesting for several reasons, such as stunning live versions of songs that appeared on After The Gold Rush (“Tell Me Why,” “Only Love Can Break Your Heart,” “Birds,” “Don’t Let It Bring You Down” and the title track) and solo performances of the Buffalo Springfield songs “Expecting To Fly” (from their 1967 second album Buffalo Springfield Again), “I Am A Child” (from their third and final album Last Time Around and Young’s 1977 Decade compilation), and “Flying On The Ground Is Wrong,” from their 1966 self-titled debut.



1.Tell Me Why (Live At The Cellar Door)
2.Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Live At The Cellar Door)
3.After The Gold Rush (Live At The Cellar Door)
4.Expecting To Fly (Live At The Cellar Door)
5.Bad Fog Of Loneliness (Live At The Cellar Door)
6.Old Man (Live At The Cellar Door)
7.Birds (Live At The Cellar Door)
8.Don’t Let It Bring You Down (Live At The Cellar Door)
9.See The Sky About To Rain (Live At The Cellar Door)
10.Cinnamon Girl (Live At The Cellar Door)
11.I Am A Child (Live At The Cellar Door)
12.Down By The River (Live At The Cellar Door)
13.Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Live At The Cellar Door)