Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut, Feb. 28, 2002
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The
Confirmed
Set List
First Set
- Carry On/Questions
- Goin' Home
[currently unreleased Neil song]
- Military Madness
- Wooden Ships
- Feed The People
- You're My Girl
[Neil song new this tour]
- Eight Miles High
- I Used To Be A King
- Southern Man
- Southern Cross
- Almost Cut My Hair
- Cinnamon Girl
Second Set
- Helplessly Hoping
- Our House
- Old Man
- Carry Me
- Guinnevere
- Harvest Moon
- Ole Man Trouble
- Half Your Angels
- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
[7th Inning Stretch]
- Let's Roll
[currently
unreleased Neil song]
- Long Time Gone
- Two Old Friends
[Neil song new this tour]
- Woodstock
- Rockin' In The Free World
Encore
- Deja Vu
- Long May You Run
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut, Feb. 28, 2002
early quick report by Ethan
My god! All I can say is that I'm amazed. This was
my greatest show ever! Okay, so I have only been to two CSNY shows,
but whatever... (Right now it's bed time.)
Keep On Rockin In The Free World,
Ethan
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut, Feb. 28, 2002
observations by Brian Quinn
What a night!. Random observations...
They played like a band! Last year seemed like it was more of a loose jam.
Last night they were a tight band !
Harmonies were terrific. During Suite: Judy Blue Eyes they held the
high notes, rather than just trying to reach them.
Neil of course was outstanding. Great work on Southern Man and
Rockin' In The Free World among others.
Let's Roll worked great live. I was so-so on this song but
live it came across powerful.
Crosby was in fine voice, especially like last time with Almost Cut
My Hair.
They were having fun. Crosby was watching Neil and Stephen jam during
Wooden Ships and was too far away from his mic when the vocals
were about to start. Neil gave a playful kick in the ass to Crosby to
get back to the mic. Crosby made it in just the nick of time to sing,
and turned to Neil and thumbed his nose at him.
During the intro to Southern Man, Stephen started singing -- only
problem was he started early. The rest of them were three steps back.
They had a good laugh about that one.
Stills was brilliant with his guitar and did a great job on the Booker T
song.
Nash's Half Your Angels left the crowd in silence. Stunning.
On the last song, Long May You Run, Neil quit after the first verse
and said, "I can't do this to the last song.
We have to get it right." Then started the song again.
Three or four "How ya doin'?"s.
After Woodstock, Neil asked, "Anybody
here go to Woodstock?" Loud applause, of course. Neil then said
"I didn't." Crosby looked over and
shook his head "Yes you were." Neil then said
"Like I was saying, I was there."
The boys had fun. Great night.
After the show I yelled at one of the folks breaking down the stage,
"How 'bout a pick?" He picked one up from the stage and threw it to me.
A great way to end a special night.
Brian From Boston
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut, Feb. 28, 2002
"Top 10" by Pat Long
HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER 2/28/02 TOP TEN
- New Songs.
The 2000 tour was the only
CSNY tour with no new (unreleased) songs. The addition of new songs
on the2002 tour are a great addition and help to keep the shows fresh and
vital for long time fans and for CSNY. It was surprising to me how
little difference there was between the CSNY and the Crazy
Horse versions of Goin' Home.
- Questions.
Adding the Questions section back into Carry On turned
an old war horse into a fresh song. The question is why was the
Questions segment ever dropped in the first place?
- I Used To Be A King.
At the Hartford concert, Crosby mentioned that this was one of his
favorite Nash songs. It is a favorite of mine too and it was
great to hear a CSNY version.
- You're My Girl.
A great new Neil Young song done in Stax/soul style with Neil as
Diana Ross and CSN as the Supremes. This is an especially
touching song for anyone who has a daughter.
- Déjà Vu.
Since 1969 I have seen CSNY 13 times and this is the first time
I have seen them do Déjà Vu. A great addition to the set list which
really showed off the trademark Crosby/Nash vocals.
- Crowd.
I live in New York and usually see the NYC shows, but I was out of
town last week so I went to Hartford. I couldn't get over how much better
the Hartford crowd was than the usual NYC audience. The jerks who usually
sit around me who want to talk through the whole concert, make cell phone
calls and sing loudly off key were not present at Hartford - I didn't miss
them.
- Crosby.
At age 60 and with all that he has gone through, it is nothing
short of a miracle that Crosby's voice has the strength and power that it
does. Since he got off drugs I think that we take it for granted just how
good he is.
- Steve Potts.
Jim Keltner is a good drummer, but I found him one-dimensional and
monotonous over the course of a 3 hour concert. I felt Steve Potts added
much variety to the percussion, although for my money the best CSNY
drummer was Russ Kunkel on the 1974 tour.
- Ole Man Trouble.
This song gave Stills an opportunity to show off his vocal and keyboard
chops, but that is not why it is on this list. I got a charge out of
Young's posture on this song. He stood stock still back by the drum riser
and just played his guitar. It reminded me of the tapes of the early TV
shows of the Buffalo Springfield when Young stood in the back with
his fringed jacket and played the trademark chiming notes to For What
It's Worth.
- Long May You Run.
This is the perfect CSNY song and the perfect show closer.
"We've been through some things together. With trunks of memories
still to come." Long may they run.
Pat Long
(more reviews coming...)