Neil Young and Crazy Horse

NEIL YOUNG And CRAZY HORSE Released ‘ZUMA’ Album This Day 50 Years Ago

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10 November 2025

NEIL YOUNG and his CRAZY HORSE released their 2nd collaborative LP
and Young‘s 7th one, named ZUMA on 10 November 1975, today 50 ago.

Zuma was the first album released after the so-called Ditch Trilogy,
consisting of the three LPs Time Fades Away, On the Beach and Tonight’s
the Night.

It wasn’t a huge commercial success.
It peaked at #25 in the US and #44 in
the UK.

All Music/William Ruhlmann wrote: “Having apparently exorcised his demons
by releasing the cathartic Tonight’s the Night, Neil Young returned to his commercial
strengths with Zuma, named after Zuma Beach in Los Angeles, where he owned
a house.

Young had abandoned the ragged, first-take approach of his previous three albums, but Crazy Horse would never be a polished act, and the music had a lively sound well-suited to the songs, which were some of the most melodic, pop-oriented tunes Young had crafted in years, though they were played with an electric-guitar-drenched rock intensity.”

Young: “It’s about the Incas and the Aztecs. It takes on another personality.
It’s like being in another civilization. It’s a lost sort of form, sort of a soul-form
that switches from history scene to history scene trying to find itself, man,
in this maze.”

Last year the record was reissued on vinyl, including 7 previously unreleased songs from the Zuma recordings sessions. For the re-issue occasion, the album was rebaptized DUNE and came in 2 LPs. Still available, right here.

KEY TRACK

ALBUM


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All NEIL YOUNG Albums

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Cancel Upcoming Tour Dates Due To Illness

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27 June 2024

Last month NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE
started their first tour in 10 years, billed as
the Love Earth Tour.

Recently, shows in Chicago, Austin, and Dallas were
cancelled due to illness. It isn’t clear exactly who’s not
okay.

And now Neil Young said in a statement that they “have a big unplanned break”.
See dates below. It also includes the Bourbon And Beyond Festival (September 19)
that shared Young‘s message on their social media.

Cancelled dates.

07/08 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
07/11 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest
07/13 – London, ON @ Rock The Park
07/17 – Winnipeg, MB @ Blue Cross Park
07/20 – Calgary, AB @ Fort Calgary
07/22 – Burnaby, BC @ Deer Lake Park
07/23 – Burnaby, BC @ Deer Lake Park
09/19 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond Festival
09/28 – Dana Point, CA @ Ohana Festival
09/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

Maybe the fans who have tickets for the cancelled shows will find a bit of comfort
with the footage (thanks to Whitechapel Ghost Video) of NY + Crazy Horse playing at
Forest Hills Stadium in NYC month.

NY: Website

NEIL YOUNG Archives Are Truly Inexhaustible – A New Collection Of Old Recordings Titled ‘EARLY DAZE’ Lands On June 28

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23 May 2024

Over the years NEIL YOUNG spent a lot of time in his attic (must be twice as big as
his huge farm), looking for lost stuff. It resulted in the release of several live albums,
solo or with his long-time Crazy Horse buddies.

Only three weeks ago another one saw the day of light. Actually a double live LP, named F##in’ Up featuring different takes of nine old ones performed with Crazy Horse.


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And here’s Young back once again with another lost treasure, baptized EARLY DAZE.
This new collection includes the earliest recordings – with Crazy Horse and contributions
of late guitarist Danny Whitten – of several original versions that have not been released before, along with the 7-inch mono mix of Cinnamon Girl that was released in 1970 that includes a guitar outro that wasn’t on the original LP version.

Release date: June 28th
Pre-order info here

Tracklist

01 Dance Dance Dance
02 Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown
03 Winterlong
04 Everybody’s Alone
05 Wonderin’
06 Cinammon Girl
07 Look at All the Things
08 Helpless
09 Birds
10 Down by the River

Right now, Young + Crazy Horse are on a tour billed as the Love Earth Tour.
Thanks to Whitechapel Ghost Video, we could enjoy one of the two nights they
played at Forest Hills Stadium in NYC, a week ago. The footage isn’t top quality,
but seeing the living legend still rockin’ in the free world at the age of 78 is quite impressive.

NY Archives: Website

NEIL YOUNG And CRAZY HORSE Live At Forest Hills Stadium In NYC – Watch Full Show Thanks To Fan Footage

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18 May 2024

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE are on the road for the first
time in 10 years, on a tour billed as the Love Earth Tour.

They played two nights at Forest Hills Stadium in NYC, last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thanks to Whitechapel Ghost Video we can see/hear the full show of Wednesday, May 15.

SETLIST

00:00 Cortez The Killer
11:26 Cinnamon Girl
16:38 Fuckin’ Up
24:15 Down By The River
31:53 Scattered (Let’s Think About Livin’)
37:01 Roll Another Number (For The Road)
41:02 Don’t Cry No Tears
44:05 Mansion on the Hill
50:03 Danger Bird
56:32 Powderfinger
01:04:38 Love and Only Love
01:14:35 Comes a Time
01:18:58 Heart of Gold
01:22:50 Human Highway
01:26:38 I Am a Child
01:29:36 Sugar Mountain
01:35:59 Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
01:44:47 Like a Hurricane

Only a few weeks ago Young and his compadres released a new double LP, titled
FU##IN’ UP (named after the song of the same title from 1990 album Ragged Glory)
on Record Store Day, April 20, on a limited edition color vinyl pressing. The record is credited to Neil & The Horse.

It’s now available worldwide on black vinyl. Order details here.

The double LP contains nine songs, different
takes of old ones, from their long collaboration.

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NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE – New Double Live Album ‘FU##IN’ UP’ Out Now

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30 April 2024

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE released a new double LP, titled FU##IN’ UP (named
after the song of the same title from 1990 album Ragged Gloryon Record Store Day, April 20, on a limited edition color vinyl pressing. The record is credited to Neil & The Horse.

It’s now available worldwide on black vinyl. Order details here.

The double LP contains nine songs, different
takes of old ones, from their long collaboration.

Young: “In the spirit it’s offered…made this for the Horse lovers. I can’t stop it.
The horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe.
I am so happy to have this to share.”


Photo by Joey Martinez / Warner Music

TRACKLIST

01. To Follow One’s Own Dream (Days That Used to Be)
02. Walkin’ In My Place (Road of Tears) (Mansion on the Hill)
03. Farmer John
04. Valley of Hearts (Love To Burn)
05. Broken Circle (Over And Over)
06. Heart of Steel (F.U.)
07. Feels Like a Railroad (River Of Pride) (White Line)
08. City Life (Country Home)
09. A Chance on Love (Love and Only Love)

ALBUM

Vintage live Young + Crazy Horse electricity.


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Young and his horses are on the road now for a string of North
American shows in April and May. It’s baptized Love Earth Tour.

May 01 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
May 02 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
May 05 – Huntsville, AL – Orion Amphitheater
May 07 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
May 08 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater
May 11 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
May 12 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
May 14 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
May 17 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
May 18 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
May 20 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
May 22 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
May 23 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Neil Young: Website

NEIL YOUNG And CRAZY HORSE – 1975 Album ZUMA Becomes DUME With Its Double Vinyl Reissue

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6 March 2024

ZUMA was the 7th NEIL YOUNG LP recorded with Crazy Horse.

It appeared in 1975.

Neil Young told Rolling Stone back then: “I’ve got all these songs about Peru, the Aztecs
and the Incas. Time travel stuff. We’ve got one song called “Marlon Brando, John Ehrlichman, Pocahontas and Me.” I’m playing a lot of electric guitar and that’s what I like best. Two guitars, bass and drums. And it’s really flying off the ground too. Fucking unbelievable. I’ve got a bet with Elliot that it’ll be out before the end of September.

After that, we’ll probably go out on a fall tour of 3000 seaters. Me and Crazy Horse again.
I couldn’t be happier. That, combined with the bachelor life. I feel magnificent. Now is the
first time I can remember coming out of a relationship, definitely not wanting to get into another one. I’m just not looking. I’m so happy with the space I’m in right now. It’s like
spring. [laughs] I’ll sell you two bottles of it for $1.50.”

Now, almost 50 years later the classic is reissued on vinyl, including 7 previously unreleased songs from the Zuma recordings sessions. For the re-issue occasion,
the album is rebaptized DUNE and comes in 2 LPs.

Order info here.

Young: “Zuma was full of great music by Crazy Horse, but not all of it was included. Dume is a complete look at that period. When you hear Dume, you can see why some of the tracks were not released on Zuma. They have flaws here and there, but now, looking back at that time, they provide a clear picture of us playing in David Brigg’s Dume home with our tube board and analog machines. The earliest Crazy Horse versions of Ride My Llama and Powderfinger are included. Enjoy Dume, an almost complete picture of Zuma. Sedan Delivery, the only missing example of Dume, is available on Chrome Dreams, which was just released.”

Cortez The Killer is the most memorable and best-known track on Zuma.

Side A

1. Ride My Llama
2. Cortez The Killer*
3. Don’t Cry No Tears*
4. Born To Run

Side B

1. Barstool Blues*
2. Danger Bird*
3. Stupid Girl*
4. Kansas

Side C

1. Powderfinger
2. Hawaii
3. Drive Back*

Side D

1. Lookin’ For A Love*
2. Pardon My Heart*
3. Too Far Gone
4. Pocahontas
5. No One Seems To Know

Song titles in bold are the previously unreleased ones.

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NEIL YOUNG And CRAZY HORSE – ‘DUME’ Album Gets A Vinyl Release On Feb 23

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17 January 2024

In the mid-’70s, Neil Young, his band Crazy Horse and producer David Briggs
stayed at the Point Dume area of Malibu to record the album Zuma, named after
the beach they lived near and had wide-open sessions.

Eight songs didn’t end up on the Zuma LP.

As part of Young’s Archives Vol II box set in 2020, a CD was included, titled
DUME featuring 7 Zuma tracks and 9 from those recording sessions and
previously unreleased.

Dume will now be released on vinyl (2 LPs) on February 23.

Pre-order details right here.

Neil Young: Archives

15-Minute Drive With NEIL YOUNG And CRAZY HORSE In His ‘CHEVROLET’

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27 November 2022

Only last year NEIL YOUNG and his compadres of Crazy Horse released new album
Toast and they’ve already another new one out now, named World Record. Young‘s
42nd studio LP and his 15th with CH.

One of the big pieces is called CHEVROLET.
A freewheeling 15-minute drive.

Start the engine.

NEIL YOUNG: Instagram – Website

Coming Soon – New NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE Album ‘BARN’

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9 November 2021

Band: NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE
Album: BARN

Release: 10 December 2021
More info: here

Young: “We are so happy to be back in the barn. A barn built to replicate
the 1850s barn that had collapsed in exactly the same place, high in the
mountains of Colorado.”

Single: Heading West…

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NEIL YOUNG: Facebook

New Album By NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE In December

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14 October 2021

Two years after Colorado work-alcoholic Neil Young & Crazy Horse
have another LP canned called Barn. Out 12 December.

Young: “We are so happy to be back in the barn. A barn built to replicate
the 1850s barn that had collapsed in exactly the same place, high in the
mountains of Colorado.”

You can hear lead-single Song Of Seasons but there’s a condition.

You need to subscribe to his website. Why Neil? Does you’re money-orientated
marketing team wants to build a database with our ID info? Sounds like the usual enterprise technique to sell their products in the end as your subscription form
indicates. Way to go, Neil. Rockin’ in the free world? I don’t think so. Of course, you
just do it or you don’t and countless artists use ordinary sales tricks, but that’s not
an excuse, Mister Young. Although I’m a vivid fan I can’t be bothered to hear the
new song under these circumstances.


Welcome to the Neil Young enterprise…

(Image on top: cover of Young’s ‘Comes A Time’ album)