''Live Rust'' is a live album by

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Fur ...

and Crazy Horse, recorded during their fall 1978 ''

Rust Never Sleeps ''Rust Never Sleeps'' is an album with both studio and live tracks by Canadian American singer-songwriter Neil Young and American band Crazy Horse. It was released on June 22, 1979, by Reprise Records. Most of the album was recorded live, then o ...

'' tour. ''Live Rust'' composed of performances recorded at several venues, including the

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near

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. Young also directed a companion film, ''

'', under a pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", which consisted of footage from the Cow Palace. The CD version of the album was slightly edited so as to fit on a single compact disc, which were limited to 74 minutes at the time this album was first issued on CD. In 2014, a remastered, high-resolution download was made available on the Pono store, restoring the album to its original length. Between tracks 2 and 3 on side 2 there is a stage announcement calling for people to get off of a tower and comments on an ongoing rainstorm. This is actually taken from

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, almost a decade prior where Young performed as a member of

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) were a folk rock supergroup made up of American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young as a fourth member ...

Track listing

Adapted from original LP labels. All tracks written by

, unless noted.Neil Young and Crazy Horse. ''Live Rust'' (Reprise Records, 1979).
Crazy Horse appears on all tracks, except side one and track 3 of side two.

Personnel

- lead guitar, harmonica, piano, lead vocals ; Crazy Horse * Frank Sampedro - guitar, keyboards, vocals *

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- bass, vocals *

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- drums, vocals

Charts

Album Singles Year End Chart

Certifications

Notes

{{Authority control Albums produced by David Briggs (producer) Neil Young live albums 1979 live albums Reprise Records live albums Crazy Horse (band) albums