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"Neil Jam: Mirror Ball Live"
Golden Gate Park Polo Fields
San Francisco, June 24, 1995
The story behind this one-off performance is well known. The scheduled Pearl Jam concert was cut short when Eddie Vedder fell too ill to continue. Neil, who a few months ago had recorded the Mirror Ball album (which was just about to be released) with Pearl Jam, and apparently was originally supposed to guest on a few songs, then stepped in to prevent a riot. Some of the attendees were none too happy about this turn of events (as can be heard on the recordings, especially when it becomes clear that Eddie is not coming back) and many left. Little did they know what was in store...
While the "Neil Jam" toured Europe supporting Mirror Ball later in 1995, this unique performance of a good chunk of the LP (plus choice other songs) perhaps remains its ultimate live representation - until an official version surfaces from the vaults, perhaps of the Dublin show which was taped by a video camera crew.
SET 1: [48:53]
01 warm up [1:03]
02 Big Green Country [6:26]
03 Act Of Love [3:52]
04 Throw Your Hatred Down [10:03]
05 Powderfinger [6:01]
06 Truth Be Known [4:15]
07 Rockin' In The Free World [7:27]
08 The Needle And The Damage Done [3:24] *
09 Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) [6:22] *
(*) NY solo acoustic
SET 2: [63:44]
10 I'm The Ocean [7:23]
11 Down By The River [18:56]
12 Downtown [6:24]
13 Cortez The Killer [13:12]
14 intermission [4:37]
15 Peace And Love [7:04]
16 Rockin' In The Free World [6:09]
Recorded live at at the Golden Gate Park Polo Fields (San Francisco, CA) on Saturday June 24, 1995.
Stereo matrix of two separate audience DAT recordings (see below).
All songs written by Neil Young, except: track 9 by Young & Jeff Blackburn; track 15 by Young & Eddie Vedder.
Neil Young – vocals, guitars, harmonica
(filling in for sick Eddie Vedder)
Pearl Jam:
Jeff Ament – bass guitar
Stone Gossard – electric guitar
Jack Irons – drums
Mike McCready – electric guitar
Brendan O'Brien - organ
Many thanks to the original tapers for their excellent DAT recordings which made this possible:
Source 1: AUD DAT clone [Dolphinsmile Archive]
Sonic Studios (DSM-6) > Sony TCD-D7 > DAT(M) > DAT(1) > microtrack > FLAC
Source 2: AUD DAT clone [BLG]
Sonic Studios (DSM-6) > Sony TCD-D7 > DAT(M) > DAT(1) > DA-20 > DiO 2496 > Soundforge 6.0 > FLAC
NY unofficial Live Series #4 (NO-2020-14).
Stereo mix synchronization, audio restoration, research & packaging by Nite Owl Productions.
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