Live Rust
Live Rust is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, recorded during their fall 1978 Rust Never Sleeps tour.
Live Rust is composed of performances recorded at several venues, including the Cow Palace near San Francisco. Young also directed a companion film, Rust Never Sleeps, under a pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", which consisted of footage from the Cow Palace.
The CD version of the album was slightly edited to fit on a single compact disc, which were limited to 74 minutes at the time this album was first issued on CD. In 2014, a remastered, high-resolution download was made available on the Pono store, restoring the album to its original length.
Between tracks 2 and 3 on side 2 there is a stage announcement calling for people to get off of a tower and comments on an ongoing rainstorm. This is actually taken from Woodstock, almost a decade prior where Young performed as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Track listing
Adapted from original LP labels. All tracks written by Neil Young, except "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Neil Young and Jeff Blackburn.
Crazy Horse appears on all tracks, except side one and "The Needle and the Damage Done". All tracks recorded 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Recording date/venue | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sugar Mountain" | 4:53 | |
| 2. | "I Am a Child" | 2:53 | |
| 3. | "Comes a Time" | 3:05 | |
| 4. | "After the Gold Rush" | 10/4/1978 at Boston Garden, Boston, MA | 3:38 |
| 5. | "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" | 3:49 |
| No. | Title | Recording date/venue | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When You Dance I Can Really Love" | 3:39 | |
| 2. | "The Loner" | 10/14/1978 at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL | 4:51 |
| 3. | "The Needle and the Damage Done" | 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Lotta Love" | 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Sedan Delivery" | 4:46 |
| No. | Title | Recording date/venue | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Powderfinger" | 5:29 | |
| 2. | "Cortez the Killer" | 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN | 7:25 |
| 3. | "Cinnamon Girl" | 10/19/1978 at McNichols Arena, Denver, CO | 3:08 |
| No. | Title | Recording date/venue | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Like a Hurricane" | 10/14/1978 at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL | 7:10 |
| 2. | "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" | 4:59 | |
| 3. | "Tonight's the Night" | 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN | 6:59 |
| Total length: | 71:47 | ||
Rust Never Sleeps film
A film, Rust Never Sleeps, was released on August 15, 1979, in the US, featuring the October 22, 1978, concert performance at the Cow Palace.
Track listing:
- Sugar Mountain
- I Am a Child
- Comes a Time
- After the Gold Rush
- Thrasher
- My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
- When You Dance I Can Really Love
- The Loner
- Welfare Mothers
- The Needle and the Damage Done
- Lotta Love
- Sedan Delivery
- Powderfinger
- Cortez the Killer
- Cinnamon Girl
- Like a Hurricane
- Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
- Tonight's the Night [not present in the theatrical release, only in video releases]
Personnel
- Neil Young – 12-string acoustic guitar (on 1–3, 5), acoustic guitar (on 6, 10 & 11), lead electric guitar (on 7–9, 12–18), harmonica (1–6), piano (on 4), lead vocals, production
- Frank Sampedro – rhythm guitar (on 6–7, 10, 12–16), keyboards (on 9, 11), backing vocals
- Billy Talbot – bass (on 6, 7, & 9–16), backing vocals
- Ralph Molina – drums (on 6, 7, & 9–16), backing vocals
Additional roles
- David Briggs – production
- Tim Mulligan – production
- Elliot Roberts – direction
Charts
Album
Singles
Year End Chart