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2007-12-19T15:48:00.000-04:00

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Band Name-Neil Young w/Pegi Young
Band Members- Neil Young guitar/harmonica/banjo/piano
Rick Rosas
Ben Keith
Ralph Molina
Anthony Crawford
Pegi Young

Band website-http://www.neilyoung.com

Date-Dec. 7th 2007

Mr. Soul plays the Chevrolet By Keith C. BurrisNei...

2007-12-10T12:36:00.000-04:00

Mr. Soul plays the Chevrolet

By Keith C. Burris

Neil Young at the Chevrolet Theater in Wallingford, Friday, Dec 7.

Jonathan Demme, who made a movie of Neil Young making music in Nashville, once called Young “a magic man.” I'm not sure exactly what he meant by that, but I think the general sentiment is shared by all of Young’s fans. It is the feeling that there is

I just saw Neil in wallingford. I thought he was a...

2007-12-10T11:20:00.000-04:00

I just saw Neil in wallingford. I thought he was amazing as usual. The whole week before, I was obsessed with Cortez, listening to it over and over again, as if I had never heard it before. anyway... when I ever heard him go into that song as his last encore song, I just couldn't beleive my ears. I keep thinking it was some sort of cosmic thing. I also yelled it a few times and have to wonder if

I attended the show in Wallingford,CT on Friday 12...

2007-12-09T21:44:00.000-04:00

I attended the show in Wallingford,CT on Friday 12/7/07. I've seen Neil numerous times in the past, and this was definitely a treat for the TRUE Neil fans! It was great to see him bust out with some classic tunes that I've personally never seen him do live before(Ambulance Blues,Mellow My Mind,Oh Lonesome Me,etc). And of course, the tour debut of Don't Cry No Tears was a nice surprise!
I was

I've had some really bad luck with Neil Young- In ...

2007-12-09T15:07:00.000-04:00

I've had some really bad luck with Neil Young- In September I went to Farm Aid at Randall's Island in New York solely just to see him but due to unexpected circumstances had to leave the concert early and never saw him. Damn. Anyway I live about an hour and a half away from Wallingford and had been to the Jethro Tull concert the week before (12/1/07) and got there in plenty of time, but on this

I won't bore you with needless comment on the park...

2007-12-08T23:17:00.000-04:00

I won't bore you with needless comment on the parking situation. I will, however tell you if you attended the concert you know you witnessed vintage Neil.
I was fortunate enough to see him live in concert several times, this was truly the master at work on his art, playing guitar and piano.
If anyone reads this other than some die-hard Neil fans, go see him even if you have to beg borrow

It seems that many people were late getting to the...

2007-12-08T22:00:00.000-04:00

It seems that many people were late getting to the CT. show. The parking lot was a fiddle-fuck, even though they had top-notch logistics experts in orange vests directing us to areas where we could not park the car. We parked around the perimeter of said parking lot, which was about 3 miles away from the theatre. We missed Peggy but were there in time to see all of Neil. I was wondering if they

Ok, this is the show as I saw it, 7th row center f...

2007-12-08T21:49:00.000-04:00

Ok, this is the show as I saw it, 7th row center from stage:

Also saw the Boston Orpheum 12/6 show the night before, and sorry all, Mr. Young had more energy the night before than here in CT. I was overall disappointed with this show as compared to the Orpheum. Mr. Young missed one of the beginning stanzas of Ambulance Blues, and when he realized it, he paused slightly and rubbed his

Smithell, what a great story. Neil's music will ne...

2007-12-08T19:01:00.000-04:00

Smithell, what a great story. Neil's music will never die.

Well worth the snow and the traffic sliding up RT ...

2007-12-08T17:25:00.000-04:00

Well worth the snow and the traffic sliding up RT 68 and the Italian restaurant blown out by seemingly unexpected crush of concert goers. And NOBODY wanted to pay face value for my extra pair (until we met Margie & Bob, it was Bob's birthday).
We got to our seats during Pegi's set and she was a perfect warm-up act.
The mantra for the evening was "ocean, sky, sea of blue, let the sand wash

No one has mentioned Neils harmonica playing which...

2007-12-08T16:18:00.000-04:00

No one has mentioned Neils harmonica playing which was as touching as his guitar method.
Great night!

...Too bad about the ice storm, we too only got in...

2007-12-08T15:33:00.000-04:00

...Too bad about the ice storm, we too only got in during Ambulance Blues. The venue was mostly quiet and respectful during the acoustic set. Neil looked really into it, especially during the numbers where he sat at he Piano. Was suprised to see everyone sitting during the rocking electric set, but so be it. Neil didn't care, he just raved on. Really nice stage set, including the weird paintings.

I'm Joe Billington's brother-in-law and he relayed...

2007-12-08T14:56:00.000-04:00

I'm Joe Billington's brother-in-law and he relayed this account to me by phone on 12/08/2007. "Sara M. Billington, age 3, of Moosup, CT saw her 2nd live Neil Young concert on 12/07/2007 at the Chevrolet Theater in Wallingford, CT and she loved every minute of the show. She stayed awake for all of the show except for Neil's last set when he played electric guitar. Sara also got to meet Neil,

It was an awesome show and a wonderful evening. A...

2007-12-08T13:54:00.000-04:00

It was an awesome show and a wonderful evening. Ambulance Blues was amazing and when he started the electric set with Don't Cry No Tears I was floored.
The crowd was respectful and quiet, for the most part, which was nice; there was a strange man painting pictures in the background which was amusing;
And I had a basket of chicken fingers and french fries before they show started and they

Thanks Lydia. Corrected date.

2007-12-08T12:53:00.000-04:00

Thanks Lydia. Corrected date.

PS The date in the headline should be 12/7/07 inst...

2007-12-08T12:41:00.000-04:00

PS The date in the headline should be 12/7/07 instead of 11/7/07.:)d

Great concert. The acoustic set was just unbelieva...

2007-12-08T12:40:00.000-04:00

Great concert. The acoustic set was just unbelievable. It was a privilege to be able to hear those wonderful songs in person in such an intimate setting--one man and a guitar. (I was in row N just off the center).

The sound, on the whole, was fine. For the encore, however, especially COrtez, it was pretty awful. I thought I saw Neil reach over and pull a wire from his standing

The great thing about Neil playing Oakdale is that...

2007-12-08T12:12:00.000-04:00

The great thing about Neil playing Oakdale is that it's right in my home town. I had yesterday off from work and took the time to drive in to the parking lot at around 9:00-The tour buses were there! I sat there drinking my coffee waiting hoping to catch Neil- or at least Ralph or Ben-But no such luck! So I took a picture of the sign out front
NEIL YOUNG
SOLD OUT
TONIGHT
as I

A normal two hour drive turned into a four and a h...

2007-12-08T11:33:00.000-04:00

A normal two hour drive turned into a four and a half hour drive.Freezing rain wreaked havoc on the roads! We were determined to arrive no matter what.We missed Peggy's performance[damm].
We arrived at nine and missed the first two songs.Neils's acoustic set was phenomenal.Old Man and Heart of Gold were awesome!
The electric set was incredible!Spirit Road,Dirty Old Man,Everybody

Fans arrived in a light covering covering of snow...

2007-12-08T11:28:00.000-04:00

Fans arrived in a light covering covering of snow and ice but that did not deter the faithful as the sold out show had only a few vacant seats. I was at the 11/16 show and thought the acoustics at the DAR hall were perfect. The sound in Wallingford was almost as good for the acoustic set after Neil had the sound tech bring up his vocals up a bit.Neil was in great vocal form and exhibited a lot

Hey Anon, remember this show was in CT - everyone ...

2007-12-08T10:34:00.000-04:00

Hey Anon, remember this show was in CT - everyone knows this is nowhere - Neil actually said during the show (I am paraphrasing) - "Where are we? Comin' here I saw Farms and fields, farms and fields, then houses, more houses, new houses, more all the same houses, then, a theater!!!!, where are we?"

Goldrush, 4 songs from Harvest, a kller "Ambulance Blues" were in an acoustic set that

C'mon CT tell us more! We are waiting to hear ever...

2007-12-08T09:46:00.000-04:00

C'mon CT tell us more! We are waiting to hear every detail.

Thank you Neil et al for a great show. Electric se...

2007-12-08T02:43:00.000-04:00

Thank you Neil et al for a great show. Electric set standouts for me were Spirit Road and No Hidden Path (rock on) - my 17 year old son wsa disappointed you didn't play "rocking in the free world" - he has yet to experience "lost love" so found it tough to relate to "Oh Lonesome Me" unlike us old uns!!!! The acoustic set was incredible - you are so right - "A Man Needs a Maid". When will I see

Excellent show. Perfect voice,percise guitar playi...

2007-12-08T02:15:00.000-04:00

Excellent show. Perfect voice,percise guitar playing, full retrospective of still talented artist.Peggy was great too.
Wish Neil's songs lasted a minute or two longer, I would like the spell to last.