Noise & Flowers

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Noise & Flowers
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Live album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)
RecordedJuly 2 – 14, 2019
VenueVarious
Genre Rock
Length74:46
Label Reprise
Producer
Neil Young chronology
Toast
(2022)
Noise & Flowers
(2022)
World Record
(2022)
Singles from Noise & Flowers
  1. "From Hank to Hendrix"
    Released: June 24, 2022 [2]

Noise & Flowers is a live album by Neil Young and Promise of the Real. It was released through Reprise Records on August 5, 2022, and recorded during the band's 2019 European tour. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 9/10 [4]

Nick Roseblade of Clash called Noise & Flowers "a greatest hits selection worthy of [manager] Elliot Roberts' 50-year friendship with Neil Young" and "one of Neil Young's best live DVDs and one that should delight both old and new fans of his work". [4]

Track listing

Noise & Flowers track listing
No.TitleRecording Date and LocationLength
1."Mr. Soul"July 3, 2019, Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 4:33
2."Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"July 3, 2019, Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany2:46
3."Helpless"July 3, 2019, Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany5:22
4."Field of Opportunity"July 3, 2019, Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany4:17
5."Alabama"July 12, 2019, Hyde Park, London, England 4:14
6."Throw Your Hatred Down"July 14, 2019, Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland 8:59
7."Rockin' in the Free World"July 3, 2019, Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany9:59
8."Comes a Time"July 2, 2019, Filmnächte am Elbufer, Dresden, Germany 3:19
9."From Hank to Hendrix"July 9, 2019, Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium 5:07
10."On the Beach"July 9, 2019, Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium7:35
11."Are You Ready for the Country?"July 9, 2019, Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium3:15
12."I've Been Waiting for You"July 10, 2019, Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3:52
13."Winterlong"July 5, 2019, SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany 4:11
14."Fuckin' Up"July 6, 2019, Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 7:17
Total length:74:46

Personnel

Additional roles

Charts

Chart performance for Noise & Flowers
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [6] 38
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA) [6] 85
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 16
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 101
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 7
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [13] 22
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [15] 42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 29
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 44
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [18] 23
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [19] 9
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [20] 20
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [21] 12

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