Neil Young Rockin'In The Free World(In HD)

[sgtcook1]

Like a fine wine, Neil Young got better with age. Great song.

[CheyenneIndienne]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!......ROCK...VERY GOOOOD SONG .... THANK YOU

[ShakeAndBakeMedia]

My aunt met neil in front of a soup kitchen in toronto lol he may not be perfect in every way but he sure knows what society was coming to and wrote about it. Too bad people havent noticed and maybe thats why society is shit now. Keep rockin guys!

[87danyboi]

well you no being quintasensationally engnglish i think Neil Young is just splendid.And he really rocks.cheers!

[naughtmoses]

"What's goin' =on=, my brutha?" The grunge filtration of Marvin Gaye?

[whatbum1]

Being from canada just adds to neil young's chillness. But he has spent almost all of his adult life in America making music. He's been pretty American during that time. He's still living in America but he also still loves Canada, and might move to a cabin on the gold coast up in B.C. later.

[kenyoau]

He is not American

[zumafx66]

Mr. Young, see me on my knees.

This world would be much darker without you !!

[F3FisGoodforYou]

This sound if out of this world... Thanks so much for the video.

[lennoxkiel]

HAPPY Birthday Neil

May you song always be sung

May you stay forever Young

[jackcharltonslad]

Hate the grunge comparison. 

[youngrust62]

Keep on rockin' in the free world, cos Rust Never Sleeps!!!

[huganaught44]

Why can't the studio song be 7 minutes long D: Great video though!

[BAD16]

Fantastic Video, Thanks You! Neil Young Rocks

[305hpv6]

Not a Gretch, This one as stated earlier is a 1953 Les Paul god top. Mods include a Firebird bridge pup and a P90 in the neck Aluminum pup covers and pick guard. Also a Bigsby vibrato. The back also features aluminum pot covers and a small cover on the back to access bridge. There is a mini toggle between the controls to send a pure signal direct to amp. The neck was broken and was replaced wit a neck from an SG therefore the wheatstack inlay between the Grover tuners + flat black spray paint.

[LARRYBEE1827]

AWESOME FUCKIN fan video! good fuckin job!

[likespaintball]

rocking hareder at 65 than majority of todays 30 year olds and for that i say "KEEP ON ROCKIN IN THE FREE WORK"

[nonyafukkinbizniz]

Hi, anyone know how to get this guitar sound with a Boss GT10?

[tharealslimbrady]

is he wearing an Allman Brothers Band shirt?

[rollonsummer]

@tharealslimbrady Nah, it's the Australian Aboriginal flag :)

[fial22]

Neil will rock 'til he dies! He is grunge personified, just ask Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, etc... They will all say Neil is the Godfather!

[bytebull]

thats carlos santana playing guitar with him on this.

[Machinemanart]

Guitar sounded like a dinosaur!!! coooool!!! :)

[PoSsUmownage]

Awesome great vid good footage ;)

[tairamaru1223]

I hope keep on rock`n in the free world!



[ianspringham]

I went to this gig - made me feel so glad (1) to be alive and (2) to know that someone else feels the same way. Thank you, Neil Young.

[bajuriphd]

he should adopt Eddie Vedder to be his son..

[shawnspeed3]

We need rebels and activists like Young who cares about this country, unlike these greedy young corporate bands today! All they care about is money and crappy songs. Yes, you know who you are Taylor Swift, Bieber, fake country singers, and all the idiots without an once of talent or know what it means to stand up for your rights as an American!

[taffyspark]

@shawnspeed3 An old hippy is an old hippy, unfortunately the world has not changed as dramatically since then!! Unless you count the fall of the Berlin wall which is when this song was written. Although the Arabs in North Africa are having a bash at it, which makes this song one for them I feel dude. G.

[slpplexi1969]

@taffyspark The world has changed a lot since the 60s and 70s, sadly.

[kijando]

@shawnspeed3 you do realize Neil Young and (gayass) Bieber are Canadian?...

[TheAspectZ]

@shawnspeed3 neil stands up for the country he was born in. Canada. Nice try idiot.

[Srutieken]

@shawnspeed3 there are more places than America to get good music from you know, and who the hell is Bieber?!

[1138thz]

@shawnspeed3

I can't say I always agree with Neil Young's politics....but he hit a home run with this tune...this is a better historical representation of Post Industrial & Post Cold War America than is possible with a 10,000 word essay written by some fucking Harvard egg head

as was this /watch?v=YdVMGKOFIwY

what kind of music is being spoon fed to the Mass these days.....meaningless vomit ..Imagine that LadyGaga is seen as Avant guard and meaningful by her fans....we are in trouble!

[roadwarr]

Loved the "machine gun" riffs just after "kinder, gentler machine gun hand", which is maybe my favorite lyric in all of rock and roll.

[TheShelterman]

Dude is throwing out AARP cards instead of guitar pics, but he is still ROCKIN....

[shawnspeed3]

@TheShelterman OMG, funny comment. Do you have a supplement? I can help you.

[toughdoughrs]

Dude you camera is sick!

[JohnnyCavar]

luv this rock n roll track big time!!

[harlesslee]

keep on focusing in the free world

[am2boni]

A classic song! God Bless Neil Young!!! Keep on Rock'n in the Free World!!!

[192marc]

Yes:) he is a one man walkin band HERO!!!!!

[fmaykall]

que bueno gracias por4 colgarlo 

[LesSmith45]

@renfieldvonklauss Yeah Buddy He sure does. Have you ever seen the Saturday Night Live version they claim it is the best live perfomance in the history of TV. Now you will not see that video here some dumb ass copy rights bullshit. Like we are all going to make our own DVD's and sell them on the street corner. I have that version on DVD you can get it in the 25 yrs of Saturday night live music. My kids bought it for me one Christmas. Best gift i got that year. Thanks girls.

[Wormtongue13]

Great version of the song! Who are the other musicians?

[craiglouis]

That used to be the clothes a hell of a lot of us wore, flannel, overalls, levis, boots barefoot or sandals. Neil never bowed to fashion, trends, or tried to turn Republican. He's true to himself and his Art. Thank God for Neil and others like him in this "free" country. Love the irony of this song. The whole Freedom album was a great song cycle and spoke to the problems in the country (crack etc) at the time...

[Brigglz]

5 people don't deserve ears ...

[www41WorldUSAcom]

Neil Young Rockin'In The Free World

[7855waldo]

Excellent. Neil's going to be the Last Man Standing. Forever.

[irsdeb]

GOD

[chevylover20077]

it's a old paul he's had for years no one rocks like neil still doing it, one of the best in concert you will see i say. o ps. that wamie come stock on it when they came out in the 1953 chev!

[slpplexi1969]

@chevylover20077 It's not a "wamie", it's a vibrato. There's a difference.

[chevylover20077]

it's a old paul he's had for years no one rocks like neil still doing it, one of the best in concert you will see i say chev!

[am2boni]

Nice video!!! Excellent song!!! God Bless Neil!!! Carry On!!!

[Zepp3849]

Thumbs up if you hate today's music!

[lorenzino1]

Hi ! I had uploaded the same song some time ago, and it was weird for me ; I remembered Neil young only on his "Harvest" period, and I didn't thought he was playing such Rocks songs. I like this one, and I prefer what he's playiing now than "Harvest"(a little bit sick of that disc, and of all of those songs, except "the needle & the damage done", cause I've learned all the others songs in 1981 to 1983). I've enjoyed this one. BYE !

[ScaredPiglet]

First time to see these geezers. I don't get the attraction. I prefer people to at least be healthy and make music with some melody and happiness to it.

Thumbs down for this crusty beerdrinking redneck Neil Old.

[RobertWaltz]

@ScaredPiglet One thing Neil Young is not is a crusty beer-drinking redneck. But what can one expect from someone who's seeing this for the first time??

Geezer? Man, you could not be more mistaken.......

[7855waldo]

@RobertWaltz Our misguided correspondent has him confused with his own neighborhood role models.

[slpplexi1969]

@ScaredPiglet Listen to his other music. Don't judge someone by one song.

[selloutasaurus]

love Neil!!! love this song!!

[groeneveldp]

neil plays on a gibson les paul but there is a bigsby tremelo put on it, you can check his pic on wikipedia, zoom in and you will see for yourself

[Bobmarley4201992]

3 people dislike music history

[familiafelizjau]

why ppl listen to other stuff like justin, miley and those shits, while the good and old rock was there

[fial22]

Neil will be rockining 'til the day he dies. The guy is just fucking AWESOME!

[777jones]

This is pure hero and pure win. That's internet speak. Excellent camera work and sound. Neil Young himself would be happy with this. That's how money this is.

[robbl668]

haha my bitch likes this right now >>

[LEEJEROME1]

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!

[dennisperremans]

I would be awesome if Neil was my daddy

[pghpa611]

Do you understand what it is to sing from the heart from the depths of your very soul the song, the words , the music become one with you. Neil performed this song live on Saturday Night Live NBC Television which was heralded as the greatest live performance ever on Television. He was one with his guitar, it became an appendage of his body like an arm or leg. He was out of control jumping and throwing himself all over the stage with the music. It left me in awe as I was blown away Neil Is A GOD

[wardka]

@pghpa611 No doubt about it, that one all too brief SNL live performance is the apotheosis of rock. I don't think rock will ever get any better than that.

[camdenpowell]

so epic.

[Nelis018]

Polio, diabetes, can't sing, can't play guitar.

and still he wrote more than 400 songs in his career,

starter off the the real Trance music, without him, we'd be dancing on the twist in what we now call ''clubs.''

It's amazing that such a person can change so much even with lacking off skills and with something you can call a handicap. Young people should be listning his songs instead of those worthless beats.

[whtmtnbills]

GREAT Post ! Thanks. The sound and crowd are Great ! Peace

[themusicchap]

I really want a DVD of this performance! Especially the Young - Mccartney Duet at the end. I was one of the lucky ones there! Rock on Neil!

[unclejimbo827]

anyone know what guitar neil has, or is that a custom build of some sort?

[dsrc18]

@unclejimbo827 customized quite considerably but it is a 1953 Gibson Les Paul named Old Black

[stryder10171]

@dsrc18 well rumor has it that it's a Goldtop Les Paul that he painted black

[slpplexi1969]

@stryder10171 It's not a rumor, he's said it in interviews.

[stryder10171]

@slpplexi1969 oh it is, thanks for confirming for me!

[DocEleven]

@dsrc18 It's a Gretch.

[ernieutubea]

@dsrc18

neil could play a log better than most guitar players

[MasterWitchDoctor]

@unclejimbo827 thats a Gibson Les Paul

[DaMuttzNutz]

@unclejimbo827 originally a '53 goldtop which has been repainted. The lead pickup has been replaced with a mini-humbucker from a Firebird which feeds back. (all IIRC)

[slpplexi1969]

@DaMuttzNutz The microphonic Firebird pickup hasn't been in there since sometime in the 70s. He said that it made a lot of noise and feedback so he took it to a guitar store and asked them to fix it. They closed and he never got it back, so he used a different one. But this one is from a Firebird too.

[PieceofMindmusic]

@unclejimbo827 and its got Gibson Firebird pickups in it.

[tonyg83]

@unclejimbo827

Old black it has p90 and mini humbucker+bigsby

[CScout671]

@unclejimbo827 supposedly an old goldtop les paul. nicknamed "old black" due to the shoddy black paintjob by previous owner.

[moteet]

@unclejimbo827 ALL I Know is all of Neil's guitars are custom built according to his specs.

[Obelisk2290]

@unclejimbo827 1953 LES PAUL WITH A BIGSBY TREMOLO CALLED OLD BLACK

[slpplexi1969]

@unclejimbo827 It's a Les Paul that started as a Gold Top with P-90s. He (or someone else) painted it black and changed the bridge pickup to a mini-humbucker from a Firebird. I don't know if he added the Bigsby, but that's there too.

[RockMush]

this is REAL ROCKERS!!!!

[nateman8]

fuck i wana toke a joint with this guy! NEIL YOUNG IS CANADA!

[sooterkin1]

I love this guy. Just doesn't give a shit! Just goes for it. Doesn't seem to care if it's wrong or right, and even when it's wrong it just seems right. Neil Young is the raw core essence of what Rock is all about. Keep on rockin' us in the free world, Neil!

[punkeratheart]

The same '59 deluxe, and the same beat up les paul he has played for the entirety of his career, can't believe it's a 15 watt amp and a single 12" speaker, but the tubes, when you hit 'em hard with voltage, they scream. That man's an all-out rebel, and still just as rebellious at 65 as he was at 20, if not more.

[punkeratheart]

.....and a lot of people misinterpret this song (can't imagine how, seems pretty clear to me) but I saw a scanned copy of the original handwritten copy of this song, and he wrote "free world" ----- just like that, in quotations EVERY time. He was saying that to call ourselves and our country "THE free WORLD" is pompous an arrogant, not to mention ignorant. Hell, there are plenty of westernized civilized places that have more freedom than we do (they fight for it) but alas, blindness always wins!

[DaMuttzNutz]

@punkeratheart - you are bang on the nail there mate. The best way to keep a slave happy is to indoctrinate him into believing he's the free-est man on the planet. Tell him often enough and he'll believe it, even while he's handing his wages over to the insurance companies and banks every month and is shit scared of asking his boss for an extra week's vacation, never mind a raise.

[thegirl44]

@punkeratheart

People misinterpret the irony of this song?

Colour me surprised, simple easily appeased beasts that we are.

[punkeratheart]

@thegirl44 Yes, and in fact during darker times I was in a cell with a man who made the same misinterpretation about Springsteen's "Born In the USA", which is really really really stupid. Get past the chorus line of that song, and read the rest of it, it is clearly not an homage to the land of the free, home of the big mac.

[fondoogle]

keep on rockin in the free world.

[npspec34]

SNL Live in the fall of 89 was the best version of this song that I ever saw - not even close.

This is OK as it is an OK song.

Must dig up that SNL tape.

Dig?

[PureBeef87]

It use to be on here, if you find it try and post it again

[znkp]

@npspec34: That SNL version seems to have been removed from youtube.

[minotipo16]

He's the Chosen One !!!!

[copperwojo]

to bad u cut the end off ,watched the concert on

palladia and it was the best performance i ever saw him do,bin fan since 1970

[Alhambrattp]

never cared for young, he looks really bad here.

[shalylol]

Better come troll then.

[Monkberry50]

raggedy jeans and untucked flannel ...the Neil young uniform.. he'd were the same to a funeral... thats why he's my personal saviour. He dresses any way he wants cause he's Neil Fucking Young !

[pnca00]

@Monkberry50

He has more done to the Rock Music in his Uniform then anyone else in the past. Hi is just Excellent and i hope he will keep on rocking like that

[Oceabrz]

@Monkberry50 Hell yeah! why not, right?  :D

ROCK ON NEIL!!

[BarstoolBlues33]

@Monkberry50

Exactly...the thing I love about neil young (I Think...i mean he's a fucking god what isn't there to love?...) is how he doesn't give a fuck...he acts, dresses, does what he fucking wants, period. Nobody could ever call this guy a sell out.

[Holdington]

@Monkberry50 I love it too, but I think he copied alot during the grunge movement in the early 90's

[JerichoDitch2]

@Holdington Neil was grunge before grunge was even a word

[Holdington]

@JerichoDitch2 I have to say that that's actually true. :)

[Holdington]

@JerichoDitch2 Yeah, that's true. But I guess he took it up a notch during the early grunge way, but, yeah, he's been grunge since the laste 70's.

[tymo98]

@JerichoDitch2 in fact Neil is the one who made grunge grunge ya know he was the one who invented grunge so ALL HAIL NEIL

[ernieutubea]

@Monkberry50 all you can realy say is Neil FFFFFUUUUUUCCKKKIIIIIIINNNNNNN­NNGGGGGGG Young(Rules)

[JerichoDitch2]

@ernieutubea Neil has maintained his integrity, his artistic freedom and his relevance without selling out, and commands tremendous respect because of it... oh, and he rocks. 

[comeontrytopkme]

Epic :D One of my favorite songs

[jimbobv8]

He owned the Big Day Out in Adelaide earlier this year, different band than this but same awesome performance. Great vid thanks dsrc18

[lolzaurus]

so when is he releasing a consert bluray...?

That would be awesome.

[daengle]

!!!!!

[guitarshredda2]

god damn he has worked that les paul to the bone!!

[elifrak14]

i saw it in antwerp and it was great, specially this song :)

[73TRANSAM455]

Saw Neil last year in DC, one block from the White House at Constitution Hall and was hoping he would play this one for the political significance. Didn't play it, but it was one hell of a show!

[missesnordstern]

Saw the same show in Cologne and it was fucking brilliant and as the Glostonbury voice said we were also blown away, so blown away, especially since the show was so beautifully located directly at the river rhine, ships were passing by when we were rocking, so cool, legend, i'll have to admit, true rock legend!

[freevue]

is there going to be a DVD of this Hyde Park phenomonal performance by Neil and his band, I wonder ? It's how he really is !

[forshie]

Saw Neil Young at Glastonbury and everyone i was with was totally blown away by a majestic performance. I went straight out and bought some of his albums. Legend!

[missesnordstern]

Saw the same show in Cologne and it was fucking brilliant and just like you said, we were also blown away, so blown away, especially since the show was so beautifully located directly at the river rhine, ships were passing by when we were rocking, so cool, legend, i'll have to admit, true rock legend!

[guyglowmore1]

agree with colganf and johngee. shakey

[Brigglz]

brilliant version ! thanks for posting !

I really love it !

[Crowsfan55]

sorry...not the HORSE....

[kronoscosmicthrone]

one of greatest nights i have had is with this man that day that brillent performance!!

[DaftAyr]

Quite simply amazing - why havn't more people watched this !!??

[golkaynaf]

Was at this concert, I have seen Neil many times over 25 years but this was possibly his greatest show ever - the man is a legend. i have never seen anyone play with such passion, power and integrity. He acquired a whole new fan base that night

[Crowsfan55]

With the HORSE........

[JohnGee1977]

If you haven't seen it, the absolute BEST version of this song EVER was ONCE available on SNL. I once had it in my favorites and it was removed. Anyone know how I can get it back?

[rocnrollurisback]

WoW ... Great Footage... Great Quality! Classic Rock"N Roll!!! Woooooooo yayyyy!

[Crowsfan55]

Neil Young is the reason I play guitar...and piano....banjo....heh...harmon­ica...he is my inspiration....I will never...ever be as good as him...but I'm not bad...and it's always a tribute to Neil whenever I play...

[mistersnaredrum]

hahaha love it. me too :)

[pjperry123]

Neil Young is amazing

[DaMuttzNutz]

You've captured the show brilliantly. A truly great gig that I feel privileged to have attended.

[HeadHeartBalls]

Many thanks for the video, great camera work. I was there and it was a great show. Rockin´ in the free World was amazing

[agismour]

thank you for the video

[trfcpepe]

I'm watching all your videos. You're a star. Reliving the moments almost a week later makes me think just how lucky we all were to be there. Even though my wife & I had seen him in Nottingham just a few days earlier. Take a bow DSRC18.

[TJNthevisitor]

Outstanding am cam !!

Thank You for sharing, closest i will get to seeing Bernard Shakey & his friend on Day In The Life.

Was the audio from on board mics or separate source ?.

Only problem i have is i can't get smooth video playback in HD, even when fully loaded, might be my video card ?.

[TheMantis1point0]

Mines the same way, I think it maybe the card. Not for sure but your not alone. Peace

[TJNthevisitor]

Actually i find if i just load and play in HD it is fine, but even at 10 mbit download i have trouble keeping up.

It's when i pause the clip it mucks up for me.

Excellent am-cam, plus the uploader told me the audio is from on board mics !!.

[sunnyand75]

Great seats, great camera, and MAN, what sound!!!-10 stars!!!

[dogmunch]

rick rosas.. the real pocahontas:)

[mattward005]

I was there, this was amazing. Hey Hey, My My, Neil young can never die...

[mryoung61]

so much energy and new life in this show, seen neil loads of times since 1982 and this was by far his best gig.....great camera work too !

[dsrc18]

Thank You

[epistte]

@mryoung61 Im not sure what Neil is using for amplification but it sounds like it clawed its way out of hell just for this concert. Before you think I am criticizing him anything else wouldnt work for either this song or Neil. He knows who is his and he doesnt want to be Mark Knopfler.

I love him.

[TheGreatEckscape]

Awesome!!

[zaaaaazzzzz]

No need to comment on NY's performance. This is a BRILLIANTLY shot vid and I don't use the word lightly. Many thanks!!!