Not for old fans but new ones
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By Geezerthrills
Lot of people complaining that many tracks are already available on other albums. Well D'OH!!! Message to people who may be so geriatric they forget their medication: if you dont have any albums by Neil Young then Archives is THE perfect compilation especially for iTunes. This album is not being marketed to old fans but new ones. And as for NY being greedy by releasing Archives...that is the most ridiculous, patently absurd claim on this page. Archives is well worth the money if you love Neil Young. Archives includes tracks that havent been released and just because some old geezers on this page claim to have heard them before doesnt mean they have
Sounds WAY better.
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By Tele Boy
I already owned most of the recordings here on CD. They always sounded weak and thin to me though. The new box set is GREAT because it is remastered to sound fuller, clearer and more like the original masters. If you are listening to this collection as mp3's on ipod ear-phones, you won't notice much difference. But if you download this in the best quality possible (or go buy the CD's) and put it on a nice sound system it's AMAZING! It's well worth the money for the better sounding recordings IMOP.
What a Joke......
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By mr.priceisright
I love Neil Young and have 35 of his albums including live material but not including CSNY and BS. I agree with the other posts, 22 years for this? Anybody who is a die hard Neil fan like myself already has all this material and wants rare and unreleased gems. Anyone who is just starting out will be turned off by all this and won't spend $80 when they can get it from friends. Let's try this again Neil and do it right next time! Love you tons but this is a joke!
cant believe it
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By craft man
Neil's Archive vol 1 is great. I cant understand why people would not like this volume. Even if there's a few discs that are repeats, it is still well worth it. i understand that it is a lot of money but if your a real neil fan you should get this piece of art in this wonderful box that took a long time to put together. I know everybody has an opinion and thats ok but give the man a little credit. not everybody can do what he does.just give him a chance
WAKE UP NEIL and release Time Fades Away!!!
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By craftsmansweave
I would have bought this recycled mess if it had "Time Fades Away" the album that Neil refuses to release on CD. The music on that album speaks volumes, and now if you don't own a turntable (which I fortunately do) you cannot hear this classic album! Greed man, GREED!
Too many retreads
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By bturt
This set is an expensive disappointment. Blu-Ray buyers might
have put out $249 for a lot of retreads. It is almost, not quite, as
bad as the remastered umpteen times Stones catalog that has a
truckload of "unreleased" material that doesn't make it to any of
the re-issues. You should be able to buy these discs a la carte.
Why?
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By maddayout
$1.29 a song. I am sure that Neil and all of the other folks involved with this release are well off $$$$$$ wise. I am just a simple man with a simple bank account who would have loved to buy this release but the slight slap in the face of an extra 30 cents (yes I know only 30 cents each but...) turns me off. I gave it three stars cause I love the man and his music but I will just have to hold off on this set until I can't take it anymore...well maybe a song or two or three or...
Worth the wait, but...
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By Music Man 2001
We've heard about this collection forever and it's great to finally hear it. The early demos with just Neil and an acoustic guitar are incredible. There's 125 tracks with demos, early recordings, live performances, etc. However, two of these disks were already released. I'm not thrilled at having to buy "duplicates" to get the rest of the archives. But, I guess that's the price I pay for grabbing the two individual disks as soon as they became available. And, I'm certainly glad to have the others...
Please split this collection into separate cd's !!!
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By finster3
It's not bad, but if you are a true Neil Young Fan, you already have most of this stuff. Most of these tracks are just remastered versions of tracks that have already been released. The Springfield demos are nice, but most people have heard them on the bootlegs. I was hoping there would be more unreleased tracks and rehearsals. It's nice but 79 bucks is pretty steep, especially, since I've already bought Massey Hall and the Fillmore East cd's. They should split them into separate discs, so fans don't have to buy duplicates. C'mon Neil ! Stop bleeding your fans!!! Show'em some respect!!! Without your loyal fans, you wouldn't be driving that LincVolt!!!
Not Worth the Wait
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By bestpicks
Having been a Neil Young fan since his Buffalo Springfield days, I must say I was extremely dissappointed after waiting for years for the first volume of his archives to FINALLY come out. First of all, what took so long? 22 of the songs included in this archive have been recently released in the past couple of years as Live at the Fillmore and Live at Massey Hall. Although there are a few gems here that we haven't been able to get, most of this volume is essentially stuff that Neil has put out already. In my opinion the first 9 songs should have been left buried. I think what most of us were wanting to see here was maybe a few more Buffalo Springfield, Harvest, Stray Gators, and CSN &Y out takes. Time Fades Away, probably Neil's best Live performance and some of the other songs from that tour would have added to this first volume immensely. Hopefully, they'll be on the next volume. Just a little disappointed here, Neil, and $1.29 a song, Come On!
Well worth the money!! (for someone who caught on to his career somewhat late in the game...)
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By IHateGenY
O.K., I have to admit it: the first time I saw Neil Young was when he won some award on MTV back in the 80's for the video to his song "This Note's For You". I was an MTV teenager and I remember thinking "Who is this old guy and why is he hanging out with Daryl Hannah?"
Many years later, I read a review in Rolling Stone for his elegiac album to Kurt Cobain titled "Sleeps With Angels". The album had received 5 stars (which meant an instant classic) and so I thought I would check it out. After listening to it at my local record store, I thought it was beautiful and a perfect tribute to Kurt.
After that album, he got together with Pearl Jam to make the album "Mirrorball" and I thought "Man, this guy can rock!" and he lived up to Eddie Vedder's moniker "The Godfather of Grunge".
Then, a friend turned me on to his live album "Weld" and that was it!! I've been a fan ever since!! I've bought almost every album of his ever since. But I always wanted to get his older songs (especially after hearing them all here on iTunes). But, you know, money only goes so far.
So, this box set is a blessing! With all of these songs that I've never even heard before, from The Squires to Buffalo Springfield, and songs from albums that I don't own yet, I'm in freakin' HEAVEN!! This box set is for all of those who've always wanted to capture the early magic of Neil Young's genius.
Thank you, Neil!! Love the box and I'm looking forward to Vol. 2!! KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD!!
HUGE RIP-OFF MAN!!
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By kenstee
Yes, I'm a fan but not drinkin' the Kool-Aid for this one. A real recycling job. As they used to say in the hippie days this is a "huge rip-off man!" Guess Neil needs some quick bucks given the economy. Asking fans to spend all this money for mostly previously released material is unbelievable.
Most of the tunes are recycled from other albums you probably already have. The unreleased material is unreleased for a good reason. Not all that good.
Best advice is to buy any tunes you like individually - if you must have them and don't already own them. I really wish he had just released a single/double album of unreleased work. No such luck.
Archives
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By lee2fish
It was ok but I have most of them from Sugar mountain to Live at the massey and 4-Way Street. The only new ones were the early works but why spend $79 to get just the early works.
This was not worth the wait.... !!!
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By Puggle10
I have been a Neil Young fan for 20 years and have been waiting for this for a decade. The sad, honest truth is we all were expecting so much more, more rare tracks, more unreleased live recordings, more CSNY outtakes, etc. Yes, there are about 20 unreleased songs to cherish and enjoy, but the lack of any substantial new material is really unforgiveable. There must be at least 3-4 full length live shows from 69-72 - where are they? Where is the FULL Fillmore show including his infamous acoustic set? I hope the next Volume is better - don't let us down again.
...Here's for starters.
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By Elementary Penguins Kicking E.A.Poe
He has such a deep career. I would not recomend starting here if you're new. Find out if you actually like him with a studio album or two. Probably "Harvest" and "Tonight's the Night" for starters. Those two show either extreme of Neil Young and where from his classic years (it can be argued that he had several other "classic years"). Once you fall in love, come back for this hefty installment. If Neil wasn't so great we wouldn't be paying $1.29 per song... Or $80 for the whole deal...
Educate yourself and listen to this
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By Massive 00 Fan
If you haven't heard of Neil Young, you need to.
This collection is a good start. It has many well known songs Old Man,Don't Let It Bring You Down, Needle And damage Done, Helpless, Tell Me Why,Heart Of Gold, Alabama, are great to start with. The great thing about the collection is that there's many songs live versions, demos, and rare Neil Young stuff, you may not be able to get elsewhere. If you like Neil Young, you've found the mother load. great stuff with Crzy Horse and Crosby Stills ,Nash also. Again great quality collection.
Money Honey!
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By musguy
Yeah! Keep that money machine rollin, Neil.
Finally!
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By Merle in FL
Thanks you, Neil for finally releasing these wonderful treasures. We've been waiting a long time. Happy listening!
Neil Young is God!!!!
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By tomtom27
i am so happy i am the first one to write a review for this amazing archives set!
i have been a fan of neil young since i was 17/18 when i first heard about him and this archives myth. i am so happy to see that it finally got released after all these years!. Now let's get working on the other ones lol. I can wait. :)
