Dreamin' Man Live '92

Neil Young is that rare performer who can transfix an audience with just his voice and an acoustic guitar. The feat is more amazing, considering that his voice is so unorthodox and his acoustic guitar playing rarely displays much flash. Throw in the fact that the audience didn’t know the material presented here since all ten of these tunes had yet to be released as Harvest Moon and you have the Neil Young attack in full force. There are no bursts of applause as the songs begin, just respectful silence as the country-rock tunes flow past. Young punctuates with a little harmonica and throws himself to the piano for “Such a Woman” and to the banjo for “Old King.” Culled from different nights of the tour, this album re-sequences Harvest Moon and plays just as smooth. Tunes such as “Unknown Legend,” “Harvest Moon” and “From Hank to Hendrix” sound even more personal, while “Dreamin’ Man,” “Such a Woman” and “One of These Days” are brought closer to the spotlight as album openers.