# Neil Young fans: this one's for you! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767 "2017-11-16T15:14:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/1 "2017-11-16T15:14:42Z")
:eek: Wow! [Neil Young to release entire archive of recordings for free](https://apnews.com/5e1bdf5f6df44793bbb27013f9097e46/Neil-Young-to-release-entire-archive-of-recordings-for-free)! > [@](#): > > The 72-year-old Canadian rocker has announced on Facebook that his archive will open on Dec. 1, the same day his new album “The Visitor” is released. Young promises that the free archive will allow fans to “visit and experience every song I have ever released in the highest quality your machine will allow.” > > A note on the archive site says users will be able to view all of his released albums and ones currently in production. The archive dates to 1963, when Young made his first recording in Canada. [Neil Young Archives](http://www.neilyoungarchives.com) Bookmark that site! ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/2 "2017-11-16T15:16:59Z")
Sweet! Thanks **Bo**! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/3 "2017-11-16T15:31:54Z")
Done and done! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/4 "2017-11-16T15:39:39Z")
Bookmarked, countdown timer launched. Thanks for the heads up. mmm ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/5 "2017-11-17T04:26:08Z")
Very cool! I’m not a huge fan, but I’ll be checking this out. > [@](#): > > “…experience every song I have ever released in the highest quality your machine will allow…” …except on the Pono platform, of course. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/6 "2017-11-17T18:53:48Z")
I heard about it on the radio today, and of course it sounds like a dream come true to a longtime Neil fan like me, but they said the free access only lasts for the first four weeks. Anybody knows better? Or is that a regional thing (I’m in Germany)? Btw., I used to download every scrap by Neil Young back in the napster days that hadn’t been officially released, and though those were lousy mp3 files, it was a ton of unreleased material which often could keep up with his very best known songs, many real gems. So I’ve been looking forward to this (long, long) announced release of his archives for a long time, but am sure that I’ll never listen to each and every recording in my lifetime. I still have a life to live and some other music to listen to :). ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/7 "2017-11-17T18:55:18Z")
Duly noted and bookmarked! Thanks Bo! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/8 "2017-11-17T19:05:17Z")
Whew! So glad this isn’t another sexual harassment scandal! Thanks **Bo**! ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/9 "2017-11-18T03:16:25Z")
Thank you **Bo**! ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/10 "2017-12-01T02:40:17Z")
At least that’s what I thought. I’m listening to _After The Goldrush_ and remembered this thread and the fact that it’s already 12/1/2017 in my neck of the woods. So over to [http://www.neilyoungarchives.com](http://www.neilyoungarchives.com), but damn, it’s still not functional, but that gives me an excuse to go to bed. Hope the site will be up when I awake :). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/11 "2017-12-01T08:35:02Z")
Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there Glad to see I’m not the only one up past midnight who checked (and was disappointed). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/12 "2017-12-01T10:52:14Z")
Still no action at the site. I feel helpless. For what it’s worth. mmm ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/13 "2017-12-01T14:41:26Z")
I’m in SEAsia and have spent a good part of the day trying to figure the time difference to know when to tune in. Until my brain hurt, dammit! (It’s Dec 1st here too.) Now8ve just given up and check every hour. It’s just easier! ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/14 "2017-12-01T14:58:09Z")
The new album The Visitor is up on Spotify, and presumably other places, if anyone wants something to listen to while you wait. After one listen, it’s better than the last few but still nothign special, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/15 "2017-12-01T15:54:24Z")
My understanding is that the streaming will start up after the concert, which starts at 8PM ET. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/16 "2017-12-01T17:51:04Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > My understanding is that the streaming will start up after the concert, which starts at 8PM ET. So tomorrow, in other words, at least for the left coast. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/17 "2017-12-01T18:09:22Z")
Big, **BIG** fan. Thanks for the heads up. I’ve always wanted to live on Sugar Mountain. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/18 "2017-12-01T18:40:22Z")
It’s live!!! WOOT! I’m listening to Neil Young’s first recording, _Aurora_ by The Squires as I type this (and it’s pretty good, too!). I have the weekend off, too! This is gonna be a lot of fun! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/19 "2017-12-01T18:56:14Z")
Yeeeeeah, it’s alive! And working, I anticipated an instant server overload, but so far it streams well. I’m listening to the “Topanga” Disc from the Archives, never heard it before. I will be locked into my room listening for at least the next three weeks :D. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767/20 "2017-12-01T20:28:46Z")
So much for my theory…:smack: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-fans-this-ones-for-you/801767.md?page=2)