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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Salesrank: 640689
Released: October 22, 1991 |
| Our Price: $25.00 |
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| Media: Audio Cassette |
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Editorial Review:
Live Rust gets the most props, but if you're looking for a live document of Neil Young and Crazy Horse at their speaker-shredding, stage-scorching best, Weld is an absolute must-own. Fired up by the success of 1990's Ragged Glory, and outraged by the eruption of the Gulf War, Young and his cohorts attacked their 1991 tour like men on a suicide mission. An angry, gunshot-laced version of Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" is the closest thing here to an acoustic reverie; the rest of the album offers up staggeringly intense electric versions of Neil songs both current ("Crime in the City," "Love to Burn," "Rockin' in the Free World") and classic ("Cortez the Killer," "Cinnamon Girl," "Powderfinger"). The back-cover photo of a disheveled Young cradling a broken-stringed guitar pretty much says it all--no one could have unleashed a sonic onslaught this brutal, and emerged unscathed from the experience. --Dan Epstein
Weld Reviews:
Neil Young's Grungy Groove 
2009-05-15 - Send the women and children to the mall, and turn this baby up. Especially the subwoofer. But just crank it up. A strong and long-time devotee of the 1st. Amendment, in the tradition of Frank Zappa; Neil pulls no punches. Great solid rock, delivered well. Get both parts of the album. Nothing schmaltzy here, no PC crap, just great rock.
Young at His Peak
2009-04-04 - "Weld" is Neil Young and Crazy Horse harnessing all the anarchic energy of rock n' roll and riding it full bore and hell bent for leather. The raging opener "Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)," "a song about Johnny Rotten," shouts out to punk and one of its exemplars, yet it is "rock and roll," in all its coats, costumes, genres, and modes, that "will never die."
At 58 years old, I would rather "burn out than fade away." Note that Neil was 46 at the time he recorded "Weld." He has lived up to his surname. At 63, Neil is still young and wild at heart. He is a shining example to us all that youth is a state of mind.
"Weld" is laden with great beauty and controlled chaos.
Get it now.
Neil Young - At His Absolute Heavyest
2008-08-11 - A little over 10 years after his groundbreaking live album "Live Rust" Young put out this 2 CD live set called "Weld" recorded on the "Ragged Glory" tour. The previous album "Freedom" was a bit of a comeback for Neil. After spending a good part of the 80's experimenting with electronic music, country, rockabilly, blues and just about anything else you could name, his album sales had taken a rather big plunge and radio was all but ignoring him. "Freedom" would feature a song that would bring Young back onto rock radio in a big way with the aptly titled "Rockin In The Free World". Young was back to playing big venues in front of loud raucous fans and would soon be given the title of "godfather of grunge" to go along with all of his other incarnations. "Weld" is a great live album and although not as lauded, I think is better than "Live Rust". This is Neil Young at his most angry and caustic. The majority of this album rocks as hard as any grunge or metal band. In fact this is some of the heaviest stuff I own on disc. The first four tracks bludgeon the listener over the head with lyrics and music that describe an America at the beginning of the first Gulf war. "Hey Hey My My", "Crime In The City", a feedback laden electric version of Bob Dylan's "Blowin In The Wind", and "Welfare Mothers" get the album off to an incredible start. The rest of the album contains several of Young's rocking masterpieces including "Cinnamon Girl", "Mansion On The Hill", "Cortez The Killer", "Powderfinger" and truly amazing versions of "Rockin In The Free World" and "Like A Hurricane". Encore's of "Farmer John" and "Tonight's The Night" continue the assault until finally at the very end Young closes with the lighthearted "Roll Another Number". This must have been an incredible show to see live and this is a great great live album. Neil's backing band Crazy Horse are never going to win any musician of the year honors, but there is something about when these four guys get together that makes just incredible music. If you are only a fan of Young's more acoustic oriented stuff this album may not be for you, but if you like Young at his absolute heaviest this album is a must own.
Magnificent noise!
2007-08-29 - Ah, what glorious noise! This is one of my favorite live albums, in which Neil Young and Crazy Horse take his songs and "play them at 22". I love feedback and noise, and this album is drenced in it. The songs are all brilliantly performed, and many are better than their studio versions. The version of F***in' Up has a much more intense guitar solo, with some impressive feedback that probably shattered a few eardrums for those in the front row. Blowin' in the Wind is a great cover, and Hey, Hey, My, My is better here than on the studio. Like a Hurricane gets the epic treatment here, and it's fantastic. I saw Neil Young once (after this tour though), and he's phenomenal live. Neil is still kicking it, making bands half his age try and keep up with him. Neil (along with Dylan) got a nice renaissance in the 1990's, and they're still plugging on admirably.
Rocking in the Sunshine
2007-08-17 - When all is said and done, all that matters when you crank it up and just sit back and listen is; Does it get you to where you want to be?
The answer is: Absolutely!
