Hometown: Toronto, Canada
First Solo Recordings: 1969

Personnel:
Neil Young -guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
Ralph Molina -drums, vocals
Frank "Poncho" Sampedro -guitar, keyboards, strings
Billy Talbot -bass

Bands In The Family:
Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Everything I needed to know about life I learned from a Neil Young song, and Live Rust is the Holy Grail. Perhaps one of the most brilliant live albums of all time, Live Rust is musically and lyrically prophetic. From paradise and sin to forgiveness and death, Young reaches depths few dare to plumb. Chiming acoustic guitar bliss and searing electric mayhem fuse together, separate but equal in beauty and craftsmanship.

And so I learned that...

To discover who you are, you must follow your heart: "Now you say you're leavin' home, 'cause you want to be alone. Ain't it funny how you feel, when you're findin' out it's real?" - "Sugar Mountain"

Reciprocity is the key to healthy relationships: "God gave to you, now, you give to me" - "I Am a Child"

You should just let it flow: "Comes a time when you're driftin', comes a time when you settle down" -"Comes a Time"

Disappointments are inevitable: "Thinking about what a friend had said, I was hoping it was a lie" - "After the Goldrush"

It's wise to trust your instinct: "There's more to the picture than meets the eye" - "My My Hey Hey"

Freedom demands the ability to cut loose: "When you dance, do your senses tingle? Then take a chance?" - "When You Dance I Can Really Love"

Some people do not want to connect with others: "Know when you see him, nothing can free him" - "The Loner"

Heroin kills: "Every junkie's like a settin' sun" - "Needle and the Damage Done"

Meeting your soulmate requires patience: "So if you are out there waitin', I hope you show up soon, 'cause my heart needs relatin' not solitude" - "Lotta Love"

Feeding yourself is a challenge: "Sedan delivery is a job I know I'll keep, it sure was hard to find" - "Sedan Delivery"

Death can be the most unjust part of life: "Think of me as one you'd never figured, would fade away so young, with so much left undone" - "Powderfinger"

We were taught many lies about the origins of the USA: "Hate was just a legend and war was never known" - "Cortez the Killer"

Accepting help from others can be crucial to success: "Pa sent me money now I'm gonna make it somehow" - "Cinnamon Girl"

Some dreams will never be realized: "I am just a dreamer but you are just a dream" - "Like a Hurricane"

It's all about the music: "Rock and roll can never die" - "Hey Hey My My"

and finally...

Whoever said to live each day as if it were your last was definitely on to something: "It sent a chill up and down my spine, when I picked up the telephone and heard that he'd died" - "Tonight's the Night"

Neil and Live Rust can prepare you for what lies ahead, help unravel the mysteries of the past, and fill your soul with emotional, mind-blowing rock 'n' roll.