A new studio album by Neil Young with Crazy Horse, titled Colorado, has been released via Reprise Records. This is the first new music from Young and his longtime band since 2012’s Psychedelic Pill.
Young is joined by Nils Lofgren on Guitars, vocals and pump organ; Ralph Molina on drums and vocals; and Billy Talbot on bass and vocals.
Colorado, released Oct. 25, was recorded mostly live in the studio in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and produced by Young and John Hanlon with additional mixing at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu. Mastering was by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood. Says a press release, “As with every Young release, the resultant audio fidelity is nothing short of astonishing and sounds as if one is present on the studio floor with the band during the recording.”
Listen to “Think of Me”
Colorado is available on a three-sided, double vinyl album set with a bonus 7-inch vinyl single as well as CD. The bonus single contains two non-album tracks, “Rainbow of Colors,” recorded live by Young solo (the first-ever public performance), and “Truth Kills,” a studio track by Young with Crazy Horse.
Listen to the studio version of “Rainbow of Colors”
Related: Our Album Rewind review of Neil & Crazy Horse’s debut
In other Neil Young news, a book co-authored by Young and Phil Baker titled, To Feel the Music: A Songwriters Mission To Save High Quality Audio, was published in September by BenBella Books. Says a press release, “This is a memoir about Young’s single most passionate pursuit: Bringing high-quality audio back to music lovers, who have been forced to settle for compressed, digital files that rob songs of their original warmth.”
Listen to the 13+ -minute, “She Showed Me Love”
Listen to “Milky Way” from Colorado
Colorado Track listing
Think Of Me
She Showed Me Love
Olden Days
Help Me Lose My Mind
Green Is Blue
Shut It Down
Milky Way
Eternity
Rainbow Of Colors (studio version)
I Do
LP Bonus 7” Single:
A-Side:
Rainbow Of Colors (solo, live in Portland, OR, May 17, 2019)
B-Side:
Truth Kills (Neil Young with Crazy Horse – studio)
Watch Young perform “Rainbow of Colors” with his other current band, Promise of the Real
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