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Was perusing the forum an hour or so ago and came across a thread confusing Pono & phono. Made me laugh a little but got me thinking a little Neil Young might be worthy of a spin about now. Went for October 1978's "Comes a Time." When I got to 'Four Strong Winds' with backup by Nicolette Larson I was stopped dead in my tracks! Most beautiful version of it I've EVER heard and I've heard it live a half dozen times! One of those albeit rare & special meldings of recording engineering and just the right playback equipment. I mean EVERYTHING just worked! Played it 5-6 times which never happens any more. It was a very very special listen. The kind of listen that happens maybe only once or twice a year if you're lucky!

I'm hearing close to that a lot these days! But 'Comes a Time' Just became the newest member of my faux hi-res Sonos Playlist.
Nice report, amigo. If the music stops you in your tracks, or reaches out and grabs all of your attention, then that is a special moment indeed. I suppose that we (members of forums like this one) won't go too far without thinking of the equipment that makes these moments possible, but it is absolutely vital that we are open to giving in to the music, and forgetting the gear. I won't say that I am a Neil Young fan but I don't doubt that he is a remarkable communicator. But on your recommendation, I'm going to track it down and give it a ... spin... tonight.
Thanks Damon! I'm not much of a solo Neil Young fan either but he was SUCH a part of my youth as a band member of Buffalo Springfield and C, S & N. He's a little nasally, whiney for my liking with that alto/high tenor voice but those of us that came up in his hey-day were certainly influenced or affected by much of his work.

Hope you found & enjoyed the album as it can be a little rare from time-to-time but the track is pretty common as its in his top 3 all-time radio plays.