Break It Down....Neil Young May 2026
End of Another Month 2026 Galloping Like A Crazy Horse
My subscription to the Neil Young Archives has been around since 2017, when Neil began streaming his music there. It’s an amazing space for All Things Neil Young. Besides all his studio, live and archival releases, there is so much more here. There are 59 Timeline Concerts here to listen to and I have hit 15 of them during May. From Crazy Horse, to solo Young, to The International Harvesters, Stray Gators and more.
There is a good chance I will be spending time in the online ditch with Neil for part of June. If you are a fan and have never subscribed to the Online Archives, you are truly missing out on an avalanche of Neil.
On May 29th Neil released his latest live recordings from 2025 with The Chrome Hearts. The Chrome Hearts are:
Neil Young (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica)
Micah Nelson (guitar, son of Willie Nelson)
Corey McCormick (bass)
Anthony LoGerfo (drums)
Spooner Oldham (keyboards, organ)
Roll another number…for the road
Neil was going to tour in 2026…..but, no.
There has been much chatter online as to why this tour was cancelled. Spooner is being treated for cancer and Neil will be 81 this November. Neil did make an appearance at David Suzuki’s 90th birthday bash. Just keep doing what ya can, Mr Young.
Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see the world that way. Don't think 'In order to make a difference I have to become an environmentalist.' David Suzuki
Thank You Canada for Neil and David….both amazing humans on this human highway.
Dipped my toe into some Grateful Dead Dave’s Picks this month, just to round out my old hippie trail.
Dave’s Pick Volume 17- Selland Arena, Fresno, California, 07-14-1974-Excellent Show
Dave’s Picks Volume 47 Dave’s Picks Vol 47 Kiel Auditorium-STL Mo 12/09/1979-Very Good gig
2 playlists….Neil Live and Neil Studio….enjoy.
https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/65040409 Qobuz Link and Spotify List below…..move to Qobuz.
https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/65042135 Qobuz and Spotify Playlist Below
Neil In The Studio….
Neil Young-Thrasher Lyrics
They were hiding behind hay bales
They were planting in the full moon
They had given all they had for something new
But the light of day was on them
They could see the thrashers coming
And the water shone like diamonds in the dew
And I was just getting up, hit the road before it’s light
Trying to catch an hour on the sun
When I saw those thrashers rolling by
Looking more than two lanes wide
I was feelin’ like my day had just begun
Where the eagle glides, descending
There’s an ancient river bending
Through the timeless gorge of changes
Where sleeplessness awaits
I searched out my companions
Who were lost in crystal canyons
When the aimless blade of science
Slashed the pearly gates
It was then that I knew I’d had enough
Burned my credit card for fuel
Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand
With a one way ticket to the land of truth
And my suitcase in my hand
How I lost my friends, I still don’t understand
They had the best selection
They were poisoned with protection
There was nothing that they needed
Nothing left to find
They were lost in rock formations
Or became park bench mutations
On the sidewalks and in the stations
They were waiting, waiting
So I got bored and left them there
They were just dead weight to me
Better down the road without that load
Brings back the time when I was eight or nine
I was watchin’ my mama’s TV
It was that great Grand Canyon rescue episode
Where the vulture glides, descending
On an asphalt highway bending
Through libraries and museums, galaxies and stars
Down the windy halls of friendship
To the rose clipped by the bullwhip
The motel of lost companions
Waits with heated pool and bar
But me I’m not stopping there
Got my own row left to hoe
Just another line in the field of time
When the thrasher comes, I’ll be stuck in the sun
Like the dinosaurs in shrines
But I’ll know the time has come
To give what’s mine