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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: WEA
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Released: December 8, 2009 |
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Dreamin' Man Live '92 Track Listing:
1. Dreamin' Man
2. Such A Woman
3. One Of These Days
4. Harvest Moon
5. You And Me
6. Hank To Hendrix
7. Unknown Legend
8. Old King
9. Natural Beauty
10. War Of Man
Editorial Review:
As part of its ongoing Archives Performance Series with legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young, Reprise Records will release Dreamin' Man Live '92, on December 8, 2009. The album is a complete live performance of Young's album Harvest Moon drawn from various solo acoustic shows he performed in 1992 before the actual release of the Harvest studio recording, which makes this performance even more unique. Dreamin' Man Live '92 revisits Harvest Moon 17 years after its release by pulling together a series of intimate solo acoustic performances Young did at the time. The album was produced by Young and John Hanlon and recorded and mixed by Tim Mulligan.
Dreamin' Man Live '92 Reviews:
Dreamin Man 
2009-12-12 - From acoustic folk and country to deafening rock with the Horse, I love everything Neil does. Even some of the downright hideous stuff he occassionally puts out I find interesting and to contain some merit. And so not shockingly, I enjoy this one, too.
Coming on the heels of his Ragged Glory tour in the early 90's and being newly christened the "Godfather of Grunge," Neil did exactly the opposite of what everyone expected him to do. Instead of strapping on Old Black for another grunge-era classic like Ragged Glory, he did a quiet, reflective album of acoustic love songs and wistful ballads. Evoking memories of Harvest twenty years earlier, Neil assembled many of the same musicians and tried to recapture that feeling from two decades past. Indeed, "You and Me" was a song fragment Neil had since the early 70's that he didn't complete until Harvest Moon came about.
This collection is simply stunning. I was wary of him putting together a collection of these songs from different shows rather than just one concert, but it works well. Some of the songs were already bare-bones and didn't benefit much from this showcase, but others, like "Harvest Moon," "From Hank to Hendrix," and "War of Man" really sparkle in this setting. Fans of his quieter music should really enjoy this latest offering from the Archives.
War of Man
2009-12-12 - Neil Young is one of the most creative and unpredictable artists in history, and his dedication to the creative muse has always been his first priority. His commitment to his craft is not only commendable but important; for him and for his fans as well. Rarely does a Neil Young release arrive without some sort of knee jerk reaction from some of his fan base, and Dreamin' Man is no exception. Here we have a beautifully stripped down version of Harvest Moon performed live before anyone in the audience had heard the album. I was fortunate enough to have seen this tour with some friends, and I remember some of them were disappointed by the lack of older material, yet I felt the complete opposite. For me, the idea of hearing brand new songs, for the first time live was just amazing. After Harvest Moon was released, my friends understood my point, and I felt a kinship with those who were also lucky enough to be at Massey Hall hearing Harvest for the first time back in 1971.
Dreamin' Man is an opportunity to share a unique experience of discovery, and to hear songs in their infancy. Honest, reflective, and insightful, Neil delivers some of his most personal songwriting with exceptional grace. Each song takes you on a journey into middle age; One Of These Days, From Hank To Hendrix, Such a Woman, and You and Me. Neil sings of his relationships; both lost and found. Natural Beauty, and War of Man, two of Neil's most powerful observations on the plight of the earth are both master works, and more powerful here in their solo versions than on Harvest Moon. He writes a song for an old hound dog with as much love and affection as he would for anyone else in his life. This is a remarkable opportunity to hear great songwriting in a live setting, and I give it my highest recommendation. As with all the past releases on the Performance Series recordings, the sound quality is perfect, and the packaging is identical to the others in the series.
Better than the original album
2009-12-09 - I took my mother to one of the concerts on this tour in '92, which is how I got into Neil Young. I ended up with a couple of bootlegs of the tour well before Harvest Moon actually came out. When it did, while I enjoyed the album, I longed for the more stripped-down live performances. Particularly, one of my favorite songs was "Dreamin' Man", but the album version didn't work for me -- the backing vocals were very cheesy.
I also don't worry about the material that isn't on this from the '92 tour (Hitchhiker and Silver and Gold were particularly good on the tour, the later being another example where the extra production on the album detracted from the beauty of the song). Let's see what ends up in the archives, when he gets to this period.
Even with the minimal production on the original Harvest Moon album, I think the production just distracts from the brilliant songs. With this release, I feel that Neil has corrected his mistakes, making a brilliant album even better.
Harvest Moon Live..... missed opportunity? 
2009-12-08 - The Performance Series releases for the most part have been my favourite part of Neil's archives project. They have ranged from good to essential in my view, Massey Hall being the best and most essential and Dreamin' Man the least for me. What made Massey Hall special was it was a complete performance and the unreleased tracks and stripped down versions of tracks like Down by the River made it an essential purchase.
Don't get me wrong there is some fantastic performances on this release, Dreamin' Man, Such a Woman and War of Man especially shine in this stripped down format.
The problem for me is what's not here! By limiting the concept of this release to ONLY tracks from the Harvest Moon album, performances of which have been chosen from the whole of 1992's year long solo tour, we miss out on hearing unreleased gems like.
Hitchhiker
Love Art Blues
Homefires
all of which were performed and recorded and the inclusion of any of the above would have made this an essential purchase.
Plus.... Silver and Gold was played every night of the first solo tour, solo acoustic versions of Tonight's the Night, Powderfinger, This Notes for You, Cripple Creek Ferry etc etc, where also performed on this tour. So it is more the concept of the release I have an issue with, as opposed to the performances which are fantastic and well worth hearing.
The sound quality is just outstanding especially if your CD player can decode HDCD and the cover art is lovely. I love Neil's vocal quality from the early 90's, really suits the reflective tone of the material from that era.
I look forward to the next Archives release, they are really coming thick and fast now. I recommend something from the Blue Note era or Tonights the Night tour Neil if your reading.
A Southern Man don't need him around anyhow 
2009-12-08 - Now that Neil's perpetually whiny voice is showing even more wear from age, what better idea that to dredge (and I do mean dredge) up something from nearly two decades ago. Ugh. For most of the people who attended the '92 tour, this may be a way for them to remember that they actually were there. "Uh, dude. Like where am I? Pass the Doritos, man. I got the munchies." For the rest of us, we can only be thankful that Mr. Young didn't produce a holiday album like the other squeakster from the '60s.
Put this to music Neil:
One thin September soon
A floating continent disappears
In midnight sun
Vapors rise as
Fever settles on an acid sea
The shepherd cries
The hour of choosing has arrived
Here are your tools
Poet Laureate Al Gore
