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| Released | November 6, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | September 4, 2003 | |||
| Venue | The Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 80:36 | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
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Return to Greendale is a live album from American-Canadian folk rock musician Neil Young and American rock band Crazy Horse recorded in 2003 while touring to promote the album Greendale . [2]
Young announced the Greendale Live album on his website on January 1,2020 with the intention to release it in the year,alongside Way Down in the Rust Bucket ,a 1990 recording of his tour with Crazy Horse supporting Ragged Glory . [3] The album was initially announced for release on June 19 before being delayed until its release on November 6. [4] A concert film edition was screened in San Francisco and via the Movietone section of Neil Young's Archives website. [5] On September 25,Young revealed that the album would be released on compact disc,vinyl LP,and the concert film edition on Blu-ray and DVD with the documentary Inside Greendale. [6]
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
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| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] | 20 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] | 92 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] | 58 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] | 67 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] | 47 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 15 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [13] | 10 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] | 27 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [15] | 39 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [16] | 42 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) [17] | 18 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [18] | 30 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [19] | 6 |
Greendale is the 27th studio album by Neil Young. Young and Crazy Horse's Greendale is a 10-song musical novel set in a fictional California seaside town of the same name. Based on the saga of the Green family,Greendale combines numerous themes on corruption,observation of the passing of time,environmentalism and mass media consolidation.
Weld is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse released in 1991,comprising performances recorded on the tour to promote the Ragged Glory album. It was initially released as a limited edition three-disc set entitled Arc-Weld,with the Arc portion being a single disc consisting in its entirety of a sound collage of guitar noise and feedback. Arc has since been released separately.
Sleeps with Angels is the 22nd studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young,released on August 16,1994,on Reprise as a double LP and as a single CD. The album is Young's seventh with Crazy Horse. Co-produced by David Briggs,the album is Young's last with his long-time producer,who died the following year. The title track was written and recorded as a tribute to Kurt Cobain in wake of his suicide. Although the rest of the album was recorded before that event,the album takes on a somber,subdued tone throughout. Musician and author Ken Viola described the album as one of Young's "top five records. It examines the nature of dreams —both the light and dark side —and how they fuel reality in the nineties. Dreams are the only thing that we've got left to hang on to."
Broken Arrow is the 24th studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young,and his 8th with Crazy Horse,released in 1996.
Living With War is the 29th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young,released on May 2,2006. The album's lyrics,titles,and conceptual style are highly critical of the policies of the George W. Bush administration;the CTV website described it as "a musical critique of U.S. President George W. Bush and his conduct of the war in Iraq". The record was written and recorded over nine days in March and April 2006.
Live at the Fillmore East is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse featuring guitarist Danny Whitten,released in 2006. It also has the distinction of being the first album released as part of the Neil Young Archives series of archival recordings.
Americana is the 33rd studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young,released on June 5,2012. The album was Young's first collaboration with backing band Crazy Horse since their 2003 album,Greendale,and its associated tour.
Psychedelic Pill is the 34th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young,released on October 30,2012. It is the second collaboration between Young and Crazy Horse released in 2012 and their first original work together since the Greendale album and tour in 2003 and 2004. The album was streamed on Young's website on October 24,2012,and leaked onto the Internet the same day.
The Visitor is the 40th studio album by Canadian / American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his second studio album with American rock group Promise of the Real. The album was released on December 1,2017,on Reprise Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Children of Destiny",which was released on July 4,2017,and "Already Great",which was released on November 3,2017 and is in response to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan of Make America Great Again.
Roxy:Tonight's the Night Live is a live album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young. The album is culled from live recordings made at the Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles,shows that celebrated the club's opening as part of Neil Young Tonight's the Night Tour 1973. Neil Young and the backing band he called the Santa Monica Flyers played two sets a night on September 20,21,and 22,1973,shortly after the band had finished recording Tonight's the Night. Because of that,almost the entire concert is made up of that album.
Songs for Judy is a live album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young,released on November 30,2018 on Shakey Pictures Records. It is Volume 07 in the Performance Series of Neil Young Archives. The album features recordings from Young's solo acoustic sets during the November 1976 United States tour with Crazy Horse.
Colorado is the 41st studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young,released on October 25,2019,by Reprise Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Milky Way" and "Rainbow of Colors" and is dedicated to Elliot Roberts,Young's manager since 1967,who died aged 76 on June 21,2019. It was also the first album to feature Nils Lofgren as a member of Crazy Horse since 1971.
Way Down in the Rust Bucket is a live album and concert film from Canadian-American rock musician Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse,released on February 26,2021. It is Volume 11.5 in the Performance Series of Neil Young Archives.
Young Shakespeare is a live album and concert film from Canadian-American folk rock musician Neil Young recorded in 1971,and released on March 26,2021. Recorded three days after Live at Massey Hall 1971,during the Journey Through the Past Solo Tour.
Barn is the 43rd studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his 14th with American rock band Crazy Horse. The album was released on December 10,2021,by Reprise Records. A stand-alone film of the same name directed by Young's wife Daryl Hannah was also released for streaming and on Blu-ray.
Toast is the 44th studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young and Crazy Horse. One of Young's several "lost" albums,it was recorded in 2000-2001 but shelved in favor of Are You Passionate?,and was finally released on July 8,2022. It is Volume 09 of Neil Young Archives' Special Release Series.
World Record is the 45th studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his 15th with Crazy Horse,released on November 18,2022,through Reprise Records. The album was produced by Young and Rick Rubin,and preceded by the lead single "Love Earth".
Year of the Horse is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse,following the band on their 1996 tour. It accompanies the film of the same name,but has a different track listing from the film.
Fuckin' Up is a live album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse under the name Neil &the Horse,released on April 26,2024,through the Other Shoe Productions and Reprise Records. It is a live recording of their 1990 grunge album Ragged Glory,with each track retitled with a phrase taken from the lyrics. The final song on Ragged Glory,"Mother Earth ",was not performed. The album was recorded at a private birthday party for businessman Dani Reiss held at the Rivoli in Toronto,Canada on November 4,2023. Fuckin' Up received positive reviews from critics.
Early Daze is the 47th studio album by Neil Young,featuring his backing band Crazy Horse. Young has referenced it on multiple occasions,including 12 years earlier,in his biography Waging Heavy Peace. After being postponed and teased several times,Neil Young announced in May that he would be releasing the album on June 28,2024.
