It's hard to criticize the Canterbury House recording in the context of the Massey Hall set, which was intended to be released as a record. That said, I do find the hissy sonics of the CH to be pretty bad, and the performance to be tepid and insecure. I could easily have passed on this one.
Shout out for Neil Young's Sugar Mountain Live LP
Came out yesterday. Sparse and elegant, with lots of banter between songs. Hard to imagine 40 years have gone by since this was recorded. The Buffalo Springfield songs have never sounded better, played on only an acoustic guitar, and there are a few early NY solo gems, like "Old Laughing Lady". In a word--Essential.
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