Out on the weekend (Neil Young) arranged cover by Massy

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"Out on the Weekend" is the first track of the fourth solo album by Neil Young, "Harvest", released February of 1972 on Reprise Records, catalogue RS 6317.
The album Harvest featured the London Symphony Orchestra on two tracks, while noted guests David Crosby, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Stephen Stills, and James Taylor contributed vocals. It topped the Billboard 200 album chart for two weeks, and spawned two hit singles, "Old Man", which peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Heart of Gold", which peaked at #1. It was the best-selling album of 1972.
Young arrived in Nashville in 1971 to perform on the Johnny Cash Show for a broadcast where Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor would also appear.[4] Elliot Mazer had opened Quadrofonic Sound Studios in Nashville, and invited Young to dinner on Saturday, February 6, to convince him to record at the studio. Neil admired the work of the the local studio musicians known as Area Code 615 and was interested. Young had been working on new songs that he had been performing on the road, as seen by the repertoire on Live at Massey Hall 1971, and told Mazer that all he needed was a bassist, drummer, and pedal steel guitarist.

Mazer gathered drummer Kenny Buttrey, bassist Tim Drummond (who was just walking down the street), and guitarist Ben Keith. That night, they laid down the basic tracks for "Heart of Gold", "Old Man", "Harvest", and "Dance Dance Dance," the latter left off the album but showing up that year on the debut Crazy Horse album. Session musicians Andy McMahon and John Harris were brought in to play piano on "Old Man" and "Harvest", respectively, and Teddy Irwin added the second acoustic guitar on "Heart of Gold".

After taping the Johnny Cash Show on Sunday night, Young brought Ronstadt and Taylor back to the studio. The three sat on a couch and recorded the background vocals for "Heart of Gold" and "Old Man."

This cover has been recorded at the "Panoramic Studio" in Ancona (Italy) by Massy.

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[pbg2008]

HI man!!! Great performance...but can i ask u which mic would be best for stage singing???

[bluebeardit]

@pbg2008

SHURE SM 58... this is the one you want for stage singing....

Peace

Massy

[Thecrackfingers]

great cover (:

can i ask you, which microphone youre using ? sounds fantastic (:

[bluebeardit]

@Thecrackfingers

Hey! I use a Neumann U 87 Ai

I think it's one of the best mic for studio recordings... expecially for voices or acoustic guitars...

Peace

Massy

[mattisbeatz]

is it a key of C or G on the harmonica?

[bluebeardit]

@mattisbeatz

Hey! Is a key of A...

Peace

Massy

[peppinodeleo]

great ! rock on from italy man.

[pablo7433]

monstrueux le boulot! chapeau bas!!!

[mattisbeatz]

@bluebeardit oh :D thank you :)