Neil Young at Massey Hall

In some of the songs there is a bit of applause at the start of the song, indicating that the audience had heard it before and is enthusiastic to hear it played live. Some of the songs have no applause at the start but great applause at the end. I could be wrong on this point but it makes me think that this was the first time the audience heard the song, especially when taking into consideration the date of the concert. Track 3, "Old Man" is one example. If this is indeed the case, as I am inclined to think it is, it makes listening to the cd even more thrilling. Track 13,"Ohio" is almost chilling as it's historical context is taken into consideration; the Kent State shootings in 1970.
As far as Neil Young goes ( and I have always liked him) I think this is one of his best.

Simply superb a joy to hear, but I am not moved to tears.

Old Man was released on "After the Goldrush" and if you read the sticker on the outside of the Cd Neil states that he was urged by an individual in the industry to release this recording BEFORE Harvest but lamented not to. Upon hearing these tapes he felt he had made a huge mistake in not listening to this individual and dedicated the recording to him.

Just to add to my previous comment, HDCD is indeed superb, better than on the ''upsampling'' setting on my cd player. I really feel that this will become a ''classic'' as far as live recordings goes. I own a Cayin cd player (soon to be replaced) and the HDCD is great to enjoy this cd. I have an article in Performing Songwriter magazine where you can read that Neil Young is a fan of great sound and is not foreign to higher resolution formats....still he decided to stick with HDCD with this one.

Old Man was released on Harvest; after After the Goldrush.