Neil Young 7-21-15 - Cortez The Killer P1110369

Neil Young + Promise Of The Real
Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
7-21-15
Lumix DMC-FZ-70
Recorded by Joel Werner

[@sharonhouser7838]

A powerful magic song that takes you on a journey across the land . This is the greatest song Neil ever made . The guitar leads the way . So poetic, such a Master. We love you 💜 Neil . You are the best !!!!!!!!!

[@tpstrato2270]

He really is one of the most honest and authentic rockers/artists left. Treasure the true hippies while you can. great fit with Lukas & band

[@judeandrewskinne6258]

I totally agree with you. It's because it's his passion ; as I see it . And his compassionate for humanity. When I saw him with POTR in 2015 and 2016 , I couldn't believe that he could " get down" with the band. It was killer ! ( And yes we Woodstock hippies are few these days !)

[@TheRecords101]

That he offered us the truth in a tv documentation that he believed in Ronald Reagan in the beginning of the 1980's, makes him in my opinon to a strong character, besides his awesome music.

[@kyrangerman519]

Neil, Robin Trower, Eddie Hazel, Gary Moore...all had a gift of letting their hearts sing through the strings. Been a fan since the late 70s...

[@richardyoung7112]

I've heard about 30 different versions and even if this was recorded on a cell phone, and it doesn't have Crazy Horse, it's a pretty damn good version of one of Neil's most soulful and dark songs he ever created.

[@redtussock]

Only 30 mate ... when this guy stood up to sing it was a mystery tour for his backing band ... :_) and we are the benefactors of that spontaneity absolutely ... the thing is that Old Black guitar of his had a mind of its own ... it spoke to him, and he spoke to it ...

[@everymanandhismog3397]

Neil's best slow-burning guitar song.

[@BongEyedBastard]

I truly love Cortez but Neil's best slow burner imo is Danger Bird, the live version from Year Of The Horse. Both amazing songs though amigo.

[@margaretstoner4701]

I like all his music ❤

[@79HAYES]

Always Dug the guitar 🎸 solo on the album version...ZUMA... this is fine too

[@vaq137]

this is Neil..still playing\signing after 70..many people don't even live to be 70!

[@melorafoy7109]

People in the music industry tent to have shorter than average life spans. Willie Nelson smokes pot and it hasn't done him much harm.

[@margaretstoner4701]

Awesome comment! He's FOREVER YOUNG!❤SMILE

[@margaretstoner4701]

@@melorafoy7109 Go Mr.Willy go! P.s. I think in an interview I saw he gave it up.HOWEVER....I WOULD PUT HIM ON A BILLBOARD AND MAKE HIM THE POSTER CHILD FOR GANGAH ❤

[@Nitemare.60]

THIS IS NEIL..... Enuff said. 😀🪶❤️🪶❤️😀

[@stevetady5332]

A master of his craft. Thanks for everything. Neil!

[@brandonturgeon163]

Went to the Mansfield show the following night hoping to hear Cortez.... Didn't realize he played it at jones beach. Thanks for posting!!! BTW, Neil refused to call the venue Xfinity Center, slammed Comcast and called it Greatwoods all evening ( it's original name). Legend.

[@DerrickMims]

I grew up in Dallas, and we always went to concerts at Starplex Amphitheater. I don't know what they call it these days - it's probably had 3 or 4 names in the 10 years I have been gone. But for me, it will always be called Starplex.

[@margaretstoner4701]

Mr.Neil YOUNG is his own boss.! ❤

[@margaretstoner4701]

He is in all means A LIVING LEGEND❤

[@buckykattguitar]

One of my favorite venues....I was born/raised in Windsor Connecticut and went to many shows at Greatwoods

[@michaelwatosky8746]

Saw them at "Great Woods" Mansfield back in 94...Neil was wearing combat boots and war dancing every song...best concert of my life...Like a Hurricane Encore ...

[@kingoftheseamusic]

Making some resurgence musically with this band. Absolutely superb. "I got lost" repeated, gave me chills. You got lost In the music Neil. Stunning.

[@carloscelmaginer5517]

Thank you very much for this song, exceptional never get tired of hearing her

[@paneuropean76honda37]

42 years later i'm always fan. thanks Mr Young Thanks to be their as you are

[@mtn1793]

Greatest song ever written, bar none!

[@giannilorenzon5950]

Neil Young et ta musicalité , une osmose pour les sens, une dimension sensorielle, bien au delà de ce morceau. Si la pureté de ta musique est quelque peu diminué par le format (fichier informatique)quel bonheur de t'écouter ,encore et encore .....

[@SkaarjQueen]

a man outstanding in his field, best cortez ive heard in awhile

[@keithreece8293]

what a legend Neil is still sends shivers , Thanks fellas

[@kathrynbornemann9248]

Blows my mind.

[@YogiGovinda]

thanx Joel for posting , ist a great pleasure to listen this special music from master neal......

[@trumpanzee8831]

I first heard this song when I was around 17 yrs. old. still in high school. Loved it then. Love it even more now. What a catalogue of music. I'm ten minutes older than dirt now, 413 in dog years, but I am young again for a few moments. This brings back good memories of a simpler and great time in my life. I had a 70' Dodge Challenger with an 8-track that I bought for $1,800.00 bucks. I was Kowalski but my car was Hemi Orange with white interior. Yes, slapstick shifter. Long full head of hair and had to step over the chicks throwing themselves at me. Ah sweet beautiful youth.

[@Nitemare.60]

THOSE WERE THE DAYS 😊

[@johnmurphy6849]

The greatest I have ever seen. The complete musician

[@pilzpyjama]

Neil, please don´t go ! So fucking awesome

[@thefabulousbugman]

Man what a show this must have been . I've been a fan since the sixties .

[@Andrea-gz2kl]

E eu aqui em pleno 2024 ouvindo essa obra de arte.. É uma preciosidade 💚💫⭐💥🌟

[@ilabacawood2192]

Exelente concierto!!!! saludos desde Santiago, Chile.!!

[@86332]

GRACIAS!!!! Heard this way BACK on the ZUMA ALBUM! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Adam-xd9ws]

One of my favorite tunes!

[@jpzey4b275]

IT is my favorite tune,but I do love Soldier 💘 ❤ 💕 ✌,Neil Young ❤

[@buschovski1]

Thanks for posting. Ive been a great fan of Neil Young since God im not sure how long. My favorite album was the one with Pocanantas on it.

[@barriejaco]

excellent taste in music, Joel Warner

[@juan88bewake]

Danke für diese wunderschöne version🥰

[@davidcavan8227]

Soulful, somber, soothing...simply brilliant song, and best at excessive volume, as I enjoy some of Nature's sweetest leaf! Indeed (hehe), Neil Young's music and cannabis go better together than a peanut butter & jelly sandwhich! Word.

[@mikehunter1755]

Neil Young rocks man

[@stphn44]

timeless great music wear my cans

[@richardyoung7112]

and his voice nailed it that night!

[@kwwkjock]

we didn't get that jam in Mila-wau-KAY this past summer, but an 11min Down By The River instead. Thanks for the upload! \m/\m/

[@alainmenard5895]

Neil still the fuckin' best

[@buckykattguitar]

First Neil Young song my old band learned and performed. A few years ago I finally finished building my own "Old Black" clone complete with custom wound RC pickups.

[@TheArcobaleno83]

mi hai portato fuori dall, italia a 12 anni ora ne ho 60 e ti amo come allora

[@josephmarshall7943]

❤️ Neil

[@rogerbly]

Fucking amazing! Rock on Neil you old hippie.

[@MrDanielphenix]

Great feeling ! totally different than with CH...but still a fascinating angle on the song ..and those guys are very artistic musically and visually... A Ballet of arms..that is touch by grace

[@gypsy4460]

awesome Neil

[@Sylvia441000]

Rolling Stone calls it a classic, Cortez the Killer, electric guitar song from 1975’s Zuma Album. All those free days driving the PCH1 through Malibu with Briggs brought about Neil’s best work by far. The whole album is just classic Neil. Barstool Blues and Danger Bird arem’t played enough live by My. Young. Can only hope to see him alive some time soon - nothing like it !!

[@FtangFtang69]

The autostabilize is great, makes me think I'm trippin' just like the old days. Just need a few rainbows and we're there!

[@oddball6249]

Thanx, Rock On Big Man

[@tonymcevoy1485]

neils playing never gets old still a young buck..

[@Maxinator11-11]

tony mcevoy Young. He is young. Lives up to his name.

[@music-spiritofsoundsoul-ly7548]

How lucky can one be to see NY !

[@stevechapple4246]

Insane Gamelan drum ending, Insane. This is not your usual rock n roll, kids.

[@shootermav11]

Captivating !!

[@doctorskull8197]

Listening to this encourages me to lay in the hot sun on a sandy beach with a case of very cold beer. Light waves gently lapping the shore.

[@leftyrite]

Can't imagine studio versions better than these concert shows.

[@kantuckyjohn9804]

Fun song! Great to listen to be it's like a Fractured Fairy Tale in it's historical accuracy

[@mannysipin7415]

simply genius. . . . . .

[@dandelion8522]

Slow-psychedelic version, hope 't appears in the new "Earth" album

[@buddhabman]

The warp and reverb :-)

[@barbaramccroy8663]

WOW!❤️

[@gordonm.7387]

It's a riff to get lost in. You start seeing the hazy armada...

[@randyrysdale852]

unbelievable

[@emiliomarengo]

not the Horse, right...but it blows my mind...

[@tammiealmany6239]

Excellent 💥

[@204776439]

neil young playing with some kids , so cool

[@jude999]

There is just a groove that is not quite right without the Horse.

[@TheRandomCanuck]

jude999 Totally valid. But Neil Young + Crazy Horse is a thing that's in it's own world of awesomeness, never to be achieved by any other group of backing musicians. Let's just revel in the fact that good ol' Neil is still out there, rocking like a man 1/3 his age, and filling hearts with great music.

[@travishinshaw7404]

Glad they didnt duplicate the horses version, but pretty good capture of the feeling. I bet remainder of CH and willie are proud!

[@buschovski1]

ending is so cool. that chaos going on and the heavy chords. It means something probably. Probably death

[@rockymorales3410]

Two thumbs up!!

[@beachmasterX]

Neil Young is amazing

[@SkaarjQueen]

tnks neil...88's

[@sleddog1563]

Does anyone know what an where El Cortez is at

[@user-fs6so6gi1k]

No comments. Supersonic .

[@jowaterschoot6082]

OH Neil....., I m not gay but i love you so much, i m sure there are little pieces of gold in yr heart, come to Belgium one more time and send me a ticket xxx

[@user-fu3bp6io3w]

🎉

[@namechange4919]

I may have taken some photos too...

[@namechange4919]

TheRead Dragon 🧠

[@RorysIrishTour]

At first i thought the other guitarist with the lp is Klinghoffer from the chilis.

[@THEWEIM]

He came dancing across the water With his galleons and guns Looking for the new world And that palace in the sun. On the shore lay Montezuma With his coca leaves and pearls In his halls he often wandered With the secrets of the worlds. And his subjects gathered 'round him Like the leaves around a tree In their clothes of many colors For the angry gods to see. And the women all were beautiful And the men stood straight and strong They offered life in sacrifice So that others could go on. Hate was just a legend And war was never known The people worked together And they lifted many stones. And they carried them to the flatlands But they died along the way And they built up with their bare hands What we still can't do today. And I know she's living there And she loves me to this day I still can't remember when Or how I lost my way. He came dancing across the water Cortez, Cortez What a killer.

[@f1tof2]

3:53 hear him coming, cortez cortez

[@bwanna23]

Well, it's awfully nice of them to play like that for us.

[@hammerhead6937]

Whooooooooosh ! What can I say?

[@javierfuentesamorsinlimite9131]

One question: musicians are not Crazy Horse, does anybody who they are?? Thanks.

[@Joel1063]

Promise Of The Real

[@javierfuentesamorsinlimite9131]

Thanks a lot

[@viviandarkbloom100]

Which includes two of Willie Nelsons sons.

[@mtroy0620]

I lost my way

[@scatman64]

Hernán Cortés,heroe.

[@nateb335]

"Hate was just a Legend"....

[@douglusk1627]

Love Neil's music and passion, his politics leave something to be desired, 20/20 hindsight Saint Neil, I'm sure you are holy, LOL look in the mirror....

[@josephmarshall7943]

Still playing blackie ❤️

[@stephenstephenson4594]

For you Michael

[@stephenstephenson4594]

Please love this song

[@LamNguyen-rq6ys]

[@uacmarine3378]

yeah, I only had one drink & that autostabilizing already making me feel sick,..

[@dickeymckay8289]

Great song but I wouldn't have minded at all if it were originally an instrumental only. Ha.

[@sotampacane]

man does he need crazy horse.

[@mad184rose]

+sotampacane YES

[@susandalrymple2917]

Yes

[@susandalrymple2917]

Needs Crazy horse

[@gdawg90001]

What TRC said!!

[@TheMonolake]

Supernatural.

[@FrancescoPasqualini]

Paint it black notes at 17:05

[@kentonge1812]

yo go neil

[@user-ow8em3rj3g]

Band in aquarium! Neil guitar-whale

[@ronniefuertes8885]

Where did the idea for Cortez the Killer come from?

[@davidblack2970]

I think he ate a bad pizza and had a fever that night in high school. Really. Read his biography.

[@vinoveritas4921]

Holy shit ! What a killer ...

[@joninwakey4099]

What a killer

[@johnjames1813]

neil might as well play by himself. ..very lame backup..really no backup. .where's crazy horse.

[@Joel1063]

To each their own. Whereas I have always loved Crazy Horse, This band adds a fresh twist that I really enjoy. Crazy Horse is more about the rockin' Neil, and like the International Harvesters, The Promise Of The Real provide great back-up for the more country Neil. I'm happy to see both.

[@splorpdingulon2015]

I love Neil so much...just hate how selfish he is as a musician. Let the young guys PLAY!

[@Joel1063]

It's a Neil Young concert. If he took a backseat to the other musicians, other than a customary solo, I'd be annoyed since I bought an overpriced ticket to go see him, not someone else. Maybe that's just my feelings, but that's how I feel.

[@peterjennings7230]

A song for the princess who surely...loves him til this day

[@northtone288]

Don't sing for Pepsi, don't sing for coke, makes ya look like a joke......

[@jpzey4b275]

Ain't got no T-bone...got mash potatoes 🥔 😋 ✌

[@kantuckyjohn9804]

This song is absolutely stupid. Either ole' Neil got really buzzed writing it or hit his head or something. The lyrics are horrible!! Some were sacrificed so others could go on? GOOD GOLLY! they captured thousands of innocents and butchered them in their pagan beliefs as human sacrifices. I love Neil but this song is offensive on some many levels. Not to mention irresponsible to kids who love his music and don't bother to research history