NEIL YOUNG : TRACES

  1. Cowgirl In The Sand

  2. Traces

  3. Ohio

  4. Human Highway

  5. Love Art Blues

  6. Long May You Run

  7. A Man Needs A Maid

  8. Don't Be Denied

  9. Pushed It Over The End

  10. Revolution Blues
    Bonus Tracks :

  11. Walk On

  12. Ambulance Blues

  13. (When You're On) The Losing End

  14. On The Beach

Label : Colosseum Records

Time : 72:54

Venue : Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA

Date : July 9th, 1974

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A-)

Review (Old Grey Cat) : Comprised of Neil's 10 songs from CSN&Y's 1974 kickoff of the "Doom Tour" in Seattle on July 9th as well as two tracks each from what the accompanying sleeve says is the August 14th & 15th shows at Nassau Coliseum in New York, Traces is a good alternative to, say, "Roosevelt Raceway" and the other mega-disc collections covering the '74 tour. The performances aren't mind-blowing--"professional" may well describe them best, though CSN's harmonies do add a nice flavor to the songs. The sound quality varies. The first ten tracks are surprisingly very good while the next two, "Walk On" and "Ambulance Blues," are so-so due to a "muffled" feel. I'm unsure as to whether these 12 tracks are'nth-generation soundboard recordings or audience tapes but, really, it doesn't matter. They're eminently listenable. The final two songs are most definitely from an audience tape--or is that a vinyl source? Possibly.

Notes (Discogs) : Tracks 1-10 recorded Seattle, Washington, July 9, 1974 (first show of 1974 tour). Tracks 11 & 12 recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead, N.Y. August 14, 1974. Tracks 13 & 14 recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead, N.Y. August 15, 1974.