Neil Young - 2018-06-23 - Pasadena, CA (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Neil Young + Promise of the Real 

2018-06-23 

Arroyo Seco Weekend Festival 

Oaks Stage 

Pasadena, CA 

SOURCE: 

SP-CMC-8 (w/Mods) > SONY PCM-M10 > Sandisk Mini-SD Card (32gb - Class 10) 

TRANSFER: 

.WAV (24 Bit) > Adobe Audition 2017 CC (normalize/amplify/tracking/dithering/downsample) > .WAV (16 Bit) > Trader's Little Helper > FLAC (Level 8) 

01. Intro 

02. Like An Inca 

03. Fuckin' Up 

04. Cortez the Killer 

05. Forget About Georgia (Promise of the Real cover) 

06. Everthing is Bullshit (Particle Kid cover) 

07. Lotta Love (false start) 

08. I Am A Child (Buffalo Springfield cover) 

09. Lotta Love 

10. Rockin' in the Free World 

11. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) 

12. Angry World 

13. Powderfinger 

14. (encore break) 

15. Ohio 

16. Down by the River 

17. Roll Another Number (For the Road) 

Notes by the taper:

This was my second time seeing Neil Young (would've been my third if I hadn't skipped him at Outside Lands back in 2012 - stupid decision, I know). Anyway, I really enjoy this festival. It's chill, laid back, and thankfully this year they fixed the whole ordeal with people with their chairs/blankets/towels/etc taking up space in front of the stage (they moved them to the back AND enforced the real). That left plently of space in front of the stage to move up and claim spots for all the different sets (impossible last year). Last year, at the innaugural festival, Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real had performed and later that night I had told my friend that I'd bet anything that Neil Young and Promises of the Real come back and headline next year, and voila! Look who's at the top of the poster! I couldn't have been happier. Neil's set at Desert Trip back in 2016 (weekend 2) is one of my favorites of all time, and I've been itching to see him again. And he sure didn't disappoint. 

I worked my way up to the soundboard rail after Jack White ended and got a nice comfy spot, and there weren't many talkers around me. I think the two dudes to my left were updating Setlist.fm as the show went on, so I was surrounded by some diehards to say the least, but thankfully no loud screamers (go read my notes for the Neil Young Desert Trip set - you'll see what I mean). The band was on point tonight and played almost everything I was hoping to hear at a festival, including "Fuckin' Up", "Powderfinger" and "Ohio"! I was so excited when I first heard the notes to Ohio...I had listen to his greatest hits on vinyl that morning to get ready for this night, and I was hoping to the good lord that he would play that, and sure enough he did (and more). A few other highlights included the Particle Kid cover "Everything is Bullshit", such an awesome jam. It was a beautiful night and a beautiful hard-rocking set. I encourage everyone to download this, crank it, enjoy it and share it.