Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live

by Neil Young

Overview

Compiled from a series of gigs in September 1973, Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live captures Neil Young & the Santa Monica Flyers just after they recorded the epochal Tonight's the Night. It would be another two years before Tonight's the Night hit the stores, the label sitting on the record because it was too dark and murky. On-stage, these same songs straighten themselves out and, in the process, get a touch lighter. On Tonight's the Night, it often appeared as if Young and his crew learned the songs as they recorded them, but on Roxy, the Santa Monica Flyers have the changes under their belts and are really in the mood to have a good time. For anybody who has bought into the dark mythos surrounding Tonight's the Night, it's startling to hear Neil and his band joking around on-stage and treating this as an Irish wake, not an occasion for mourning. As such, it's almost a necessary addendum to Tonight's the Night, since it illustrates how Young's music continually evolved. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/24/2018
Label:	Reprise / Wb
UPC:	0093624907961
Rank:	120818

Tracks

1. Intro
2. Tonight's the Night
3. Roll Out the Barrel
4. Mellow My Mind
5. World on a String
6. Band Intro
7. Speakin' Out
8. Candy Bar Rap
9. Albuquerque
10. Perry Como Rap
11. New Mama
12. David Geffen Rap
13. Roll Another Number (For the Road)
14. Candy Bar 2 Rap
15. Tired Eyes
16. Tonight's the Night, Pt. 2
17. Walk On
18. Outro

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Neil Young   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Ben Keith   Vocals,Slide Guitar
Ralph Molina   Drums,Vocals
Nils Lofgren   Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Billy Talbot   Bass

Technical Credits

Denny Purcell   Engineer,Recording
Gene Eichelberger   Engineer,Recording
John Nowland   Mixing
Neil Young   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Joel Bernstein   Photography
Tim Mulligan   Mixing
David Briggs   Producer
John Hanlon   Producer,Mastering,Post Production
Gary Burden   Design,Art Direction
Jenice Heo   Design,Art Direction
Jeff Pinn   Assistant Engineer
Elliot Roberts   Direction
Frank Gironda   Direction
John Talbot   Equipment Technician
Tino Rishmawy   Cover Photo
Rob Rishmawy   Cover Photo
Ken Hughey   Cover Photo
Carl Countryman   Equipment Technician
Chris Bellman   Mastering