Neil Young: Contra Costa Junior College, San Francisco
John Morthland, Rolling Stone, 30 April 1970
EVERYTHING about Neil Youngs approach to music has become so highly personalized that when he performs, he seems at first to be oblivious of his audience. That impression is a superficial one, though, for his music demands rapt attention, and he quickly establishes such an intimate relationship to the audience that even a college gym seems like a cozy little club.
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