No, A Horse With No Name is not a Neil Young song, but a title of the band America, which appeared shortly after Neil's first and only No. 1 hit Heart of Gold, and sounded so much like Neil Young that his father Scott him by phone the second number 1 wanted to congratulate hit. Pedants know that in Archives Vol. 1 not all been released, what there is of Neil Young from the years 1963-72, the essential is however doing. Who wants to know more, the hotel will take a look at the latest edition of Broken Arrow, the magazine of the NYAS. The box set was released in three versions, Young even recommends the Blu-Ray edition (which is cheaper than the DVD release, has the best sound and to the future amendments can be downloaded via Blu-Ray live). The CD box waived the impressive book and film Journey Through the Past. And on more songs available on DVD and Blu-Ray as Hidden Tracks. The CD edition is therefore rather a complement for fans who want to listen to music without having to sit in front of TV. When NYAPS which was dissolved more customer-friendly, there were CD and DVD in one. The trouble is that there are two discs in advance gave (Fillmore East and Massey Hall), who already owns it now has to buy twice. The price is the biggest criticism of the Archives Vol. 1, a second is the presentation. These cardboard sleeves are simply a piece of crap. Nevertheless, this box is a must for fans. A dream come true, a gift and a milestone for box sets in general. Opportunity listeners are the albums Everybody knows this is nowhere, After the Goldrush, Harvest and Decade enough to Youngs plant cover to 1972.
Other consequences of the Archives look set to alternative versions and unreleased treasures like Shots, Sad Movies, Sixty To Zero Ordinary people have etc. Quite possible that Neil Young so entirely new fans win, because these songs were not therefore held back because they are not good enough, on the contrary, they are essential! One of these songs in Vol. 1 A man needs a maid / Heart of Gold, the far less cheesy sounds in the version with acoustic guitar than on Harvest, where he is almost botched the symphony.
Playing tips: The Sultan, Cowgirl in the sand (Fillmore) A man needs a maid / Heart of Gold (Massey)