



Reprise / Warner
Neil Young + The Promise Of The Real - Noise & Flowers (Boxset)
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Neil
Young
+
Promise
Of
The
Real
release
a
new
live
album,
‘Noise
&
Flowers’,
that
captures
the
group
in
all
their
glory
on
their
2019
European
tour.
The
release
will
be
accompanied
by
a
concert
film
that
shares
the
same
title
and
is
included
in
the
album’s
2xLP+CD+Blu-ray
Deluxe
Edition.
‘Noise
&
Flowers’
documents
a
9-date
tour
that
began
just
two
weeks
after
Young’s
lifetime
friend
and
manager
of
more
than
50
years,
Elliot
Roberts,
passed
away
at
the
age
of
76.
Performing
alongside
a
photograph
of
Roberts
taped
to
his
road
case,
Young
approached
each
show
as
a
celebratory
memorial
service
to
honour
his
late
friend.
It’s
a
trek
the
legendary
singer/songwriter
describes
as
“wondrous.”
In
the
album’s
liner
notes,
Young
says,
“Playing
in
his
memory
[made
it]
one
of
the
most
special
tours
ever.
We
hit
the
road
and
took
his
great
spirit
with
us
into
every
song.
This
music
belongs
to
no
one.
It’s
in
the
air.
Every
note
was
played
for
music’s
great
friend,
Elliot.”
In
paying
tribute
to
the
manager
who
guided
Young’s
career
for
over
a
half-century,
‘Noise
&
Flowers’
explores
all
corners
of
his
vast
discography.
It
balances
all-timer
anthems
(‘Mr.
Soul’,
‘Helpless’,
‘Rockin’
in
the
Free
World’)
with
rarely
aired
‘70s
deep
cuts
(‘Field
of
Opportunity’,
‘On
the
Beach’)
and
’90s
gems
(‘From
Hank
to
Hendrix’,
‘Throw
Your
Hatred
Down’).
His
frequent
backing
band
since
2015,
Promise
of
the
Real
effectively
bridges
the
extremes
in
Young’s
sound,
infusing
his
raging
rockers
and
country
serenades
with
their
casual
brilliance
and
telepathic
intuition.
The
companion
film
(directed
by
Bernard
Shakey
and
dhlovelife)
emphasizes
both
the
intimacy
and
ecstasy
of
these
performances.
‘Noise
&
Flowers’
is
entry
No.
PS
21
in
the
Neil
Young
Archives
Performance
Series
of
live
releases
–
a
special
addition
to
a
robust,
and
still-growing
catalogue.
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