Inside Look at Neil Young's Topanga Canyon Home Studio: After The Gold Rush. Recording & History.

Rare inside footage of Neil Young's Topanga Canyon home studio where he recorded "After The Gold Rush". Full studio tour including the tree house and piano. History & process of the recordings.
Photos:
Neil Young 1976: Mark Estabrook
Neil Young: Alterna2
Neil Young: F.Antolin Hernandez
Neil Young: Andy D at 6teezeven
Nils Lofgren: Takahiro Kyono
All music by: The Timtims except: "Empty Place Blues" & "Outside The Sun" by Philip Stevenson.
I would like to thank the owner of the former Neil Young property. Thank You!
All proceeds from this video go to: Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Los Angeles. If you would like to donate go to bbbsla.org/

[@richardjones6475]

What a unique voice that I never want to hear.... HIPPIE Dippy didn't last because Hippies are Hypocrites.

[@RockessentialTim]

I would definitely quantify you as an expert on unique voices that we never want to hear.

[@richardjones6475]

@@RockessentialTim Sugar Mountain stinks. Vocals, Music and Song. Maby it could be your next favorite Video Game.

[@jpcooler]

Bitter much

[@richardjones6475]

@@jpcooler Bitter truth, Lennon and Yoko are worse Singers/Songwriters but I don't care. Just reacting to Videos I didn't ask for. Enjoy your Sugar Mountain Hippie.

[@susansantiago2696]

For your information my husband Ral Curren who owned the Corral designed and built that house.

[@RockessentialTim]

I've never been anywhere that looked quite like it. The owners were busy remodeling it when I took the video but they were of course leaving all the structural and much of the style identity. The studio and downstairs apartment was finished and it looked great. Thanks for your wonderful comment!

[@trippingamericans7596]

That is awesome!

[@scott5565]

What year was the house built?

[@susansantiago2696]

@@scott5565 in the early sixties.

[@PVVP500]

And the tree fort?

[@thyslop1737]

This guy is really good. No "ums" or "aws". Well thought out. Very little filler. Has a voice perfect for video/radio that gets a hold of your attention. (Had to come back an edit my grammar.)

[@creamydistortion]

He just said "uhhh" three times while I was reading your comment. Hahahaha what a cokehead.

[@Twobarpsi]

Incredible tour Tim! Huge Young fan here!

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks and thanks to the now owner of the house for letting me and my camera in!

[@lethrbear32]

I'm 49 years old and have been listening to Neil since I was in my mother's womb, and After the Gold Rush is my earliest memory. I still own the same LP my dad bought when it came out, and I still listen to it regularly.

[@RockessentialTim]

Amazing!

[@howlingwaters2741]

Reminds me of my sweet pop whose voice paid the bills until he bravely lay down his sword in '22. He broke artists such as Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Bobbie Gentry, James Gang (ARS), Classics IV Allman Bros., Swingin' Medallions and more. Diction was always very important to him, and he was a hard a$$ on us about English & grammar. He was recruited from the deep South to the likes of NY, and Laurel Canyon because of his instrument. Dear Lord, am I grateful we stayed put. Family is everything if you're lucky enough to have it❤

[@gabbyhayes1568]

Imagine being back in the day and a neighbor of Neil’s, sitting on your deck and listening to Neil on the deck of his treehouse working out the beginnings of a song like “Tell Me Why” on an old Martin. Magical stuff indeed.

[@RockessentialTim]

Funny you should say that cuz when I when I was up there, there is this horse stable/riding school below and I remember thinking it would be close enough to hear someone in the treehouse singing.

[@johnobrien8135]

After the gold Rush was a. One of.the.Greatest Albums of all time..and a inspiration.in my life.

[@PennStacker]

Thanks for the great videos! I discovered you today and spent the entire day watching on my day off. 👍🏻

[@RockessentialTim]

OMG, Fave comment of the month! there are a few of the vids that I like better than others and this Neil vid is one of them. Its really fun when I get to actually go in!

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

That's cool Just imagine if those walls could talk. It would awesome to hear what they would say. I was born and raised in Southern California in 1958. The 60's where a very special part of my life. Thanks for reposting this.

[@RockessentialTim]

We are the same age. Missed the 60's music scene here but caught up with it in the late 70's. Such a great place for music back then.

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

@@RockessentialTim Yes there was some great music back then. All of the clubs in L.A./Hollywood The Whisky A Go Go Madame Wong's The Troubadour and some that I'm sure I've left out.

[@RockessentialTim]

Club 88, The Music Machine, The Central. We could go on and on!

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

@@RockessentialTim Yes we can go on and on, but if we could only go back it would be awesome. Of course if I knew then what I know now I just might have a "little" more fun.

[@robguitarwizard]

According to Neil they DO talk!

[@peglistening714]

I have watched several of your videos tonight...love anything around Laurel Canyon, my drive to and from work from Hollywood Hills, and then after my move to Burbank, to Sunset Blvd everyday. I had just moved to L.A. and started work within a week, and found that drive, before I knew it's history...there was such a good feeling in there, and I came to understand why, not long after I came to know several in the area. Topanga Canyon became one of my favorite places during my first year in L.A., such a special magical place. I could smell the air as you were walking up the drive in this video, thank you for the full view from the tree house...took my breath away~ Love these videos and stories, I am so happy to have found them tonight. Carry On~

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you so much! I live near Laurel Canyon Blvd and when I go to Hollywood and back I take it. Its always so alive, I almost don't mind being stuck in the traffic.

[@alexcarl3050]

I've lived in LA since 1993. On my very first drive to Topanga I knew that place was magic. Some unnamable energy there, no doubt.

[@RockessentialTim]

I couldn't agree more. I don't get out there much but I love driving up Old Topanga Rd.

[@dkr6617]

Im 68 years old and dig Neil Young thanks for taking the time to give us the tour, how did you pull it off via the new property owner wow? Buffalo Springfield takes me back to my early youth I love them too. Happy to subscribe and give thumbs up thank you

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you! The new owner was doing some work on the house when I was scouting it out and I asked her. She is a truly lovely person and knew that a lot of people might be interested in the house. Talk about being in the right place at the right time....

[@carlamurray9696]

I saw Neil Young and Steven stills in 72 in seattle

[@DveMcGuire]

Another great trip. Thanks again!

[@tomdemaline5148]

Thank you so much Tim for your continuing historical videos on the canyons of LA and more importantly the music history that was born in those hills. Thank goodness we have people like you that love this stuff just as much. Keep them coming. Thank you sir

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you. I love making them and it thrills me that people find the time to watch and even comment. Much appreciated.

[@sharisimonehampton5434]

​@@RockessentialTimVery cool, Tim. I couldnt agree more! Thnx. ✌️&❤&🎵

[@Ron91409]

Like many at sixteen I wore out this album and my parents. At the time I didn't know this was recorded just down the canyon from our house. It's a special place.

[@RockessentialTim]

I don't get to Topanga that often but when I do its always somewhat magical.

[@TahoeRealm]

Very nice tour. Thank you very much.

[@donniemoder1466]

Thank you, thank you , thank you for the tour. What a great location. Love the view. After The Gold Rush was a great album.

[@Jason.Brayshaw]

Yes, Topanga Canyon! This channel keeps getting better and better. Love it.

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thank you!

[@marcroy7494]

This is great..been watching your videos. Really nice to see and hear some music history through your lens and narrative.

[@ctristan61]

Hi Tim! I really enjoyed this one a lot, keep them coming. Blessings!!

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you. More in the pipeline!

[@h.l.westlake2587]

Excellent One of my mentors Great video H.L.

[@casst346]

wow..so great to see all this..thanks for sharing!

[@RockDocNeal]

Tim, this is an absolutely brilliant video. I've been a huge fan of Neil Young since I was a kid (MANY years ago) and it was great hearing all the events that led to the recording of that classic album and the details of the recording process. Thanks!

[@RockessentialTim]

This one was one of my favorites because the owner of the Neil house was such a truly wonderful human being. She didn't have to be so forthcoming about everything but she was!

[@RobertFairweatherMusic]

Nice walk. Thank you and the current owners.

[@thejawshop-AdventureRecording]

Great tour thanks. Big Pink and Neil's home studio[s] inspired me to make my home studio. The luxury we have today of recording technology makes this easy, but back then it was quite a commitment. Great video, thanks.

[@RockessentialTim]

If I were an up and coming artist right now I'd think about bringing a simple rig up to the Neil House and renting it for a few days to record. I've been in a lot of studios and that room had a very specific sound and it also had a definite vibe.

[@petejames440]

Fantastic episode Tim..just loved it! And mate...your music is just awesome!!

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you so much!

[@robertmannel4446]

My daughter and son both live in LA. My wife and I went last year to visit and drove up to Topanga, where I worked for a year at The Inn of the Seventh Ray (restaurant) in 1976. The Inn is still going strong thanks to my former boss, Lucy Yaney, and young culinary talent . Great memories for me in Topanga! Go if you want a special experience!

[@RockessentialTim]

Robert--thanks for the tip. I don't get up there a lot but my wife has been wanting to go somewhere cool to eat in Topanga. Awesome!

[@robertmannel4446]

@@RockessentialTim Neat little factoid: I was at Topanga Hardware when my van wouldn't start. Bernie Leadon was inside with a buddy. They push started my van for me. They were good neighbors as well as great musicians. Great memory for me.

[@alexcarl3050]

We love going to The Inn of the Seventh Ray with our two dogs. Incredibly charming vibe. I've wanted to live in Topanga for years now but it's too damn expensive.

[@jerrys9226]

Driven by there many times and never knew this. Thank you!

[@christerholmgren5483]

This is so awesome from you, really wonderful "tour" you did here!

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you and it was really my pleasure to make it.

[@franciscolopez3229]

Thanks for the tour of that studio where After the Goldrush album was recorded, it gave me a much more indepth idea how it was done. In fact, I've still got a copy of it in cassette format which a girlfriend of mine gave me way back 1979 and still sounds great to this day.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks. I have to say, being in that little room, it had not only a vibe but a unique sound. It was noticeable and I really hear it on the Gold Rush record, especially on the piano.

[@andrew.l.5493]

Nice video Tim. Always a pleasure to see your trips around the greater LA areas. This one was very interesting. Really nice house too. Thanks for the upload.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you, Andrew. I love home studios and the footprint of this one was still very much there. This place had a definite vibe about it that you could feel just standing in it.

[@andizukifoo]

Thanks! What a great tour!

[@RockessentialTim]

Yer Welcome!

[@warriorempathshealingfromn5625]

I've seen this house in a few different video's on Neil Young but it's so cool you were able to go in!!!! Great video, thanks! I look forward to more vid's on classic rock.

[@RockessentialTim]

We were very fortunate that the new owners of the property are into people knowing some of the history of it. Great people.

[@cdd4248]

Thank you for taking us there as seeing inside Neil Young's Topanga studio is something I would never had the opportunity to do! Really Great...Really, Really, Really Great!

[@RockessentialTim]

Our pleasure!

[@peterjarnes25]

I am having so much fun watching these. Thank you for your knowledge.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks for watching them!

[@davidmay8104]

Nice job! Nice to see Neil's Topanga house still thriving. With regards to guitar tuning, Neil used double drop D, both E strings tuned down to D. It was also called D Modal. Neil's "Ohio" is the most sonically (to my ears anyway) representative of this tuning.

[@RockessentialTim]

Haa, my bad! I know he used drop D but I spaced cuz I only ever tune down the low E. It takes too long when you only have 1 guitar and you are completely lazy like me! I have always thought of Cinnamon Girl when I think of that tuning.

[@dono4598]

Incredible how music was recorded back then. I would have loved to have been a neighbor back then just to hear the sounds coming from the homes up there. One thing for sure, I wouldn't want to experience an earthquake in that house or any other in the canyon. On to the next video, keep sharing.

[@lisamoroney3036]

Thank you ! I really miss LA ! I want to go back so bad !! 😞

[@starshinemoonbeamlight]

After the Gold Rush is one of my desert island discs for sure. Thanks.

[@HollywoodRecordingStudio]

This is cool! Thanks for posting this.

[@Yahoomediaclub]

After the Gold Rush was special...Loved the video, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks from Glasgow Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥂

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you from Los Angeles, California!

[@andysmith6156]

Thanks great video

[@rickwidlund3512]

What a fantastic video, thank you.

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks for the comment!

[@timfronimos459]

What a fun channel. Watching from Detroit. I was just a kid in the late 60s this brings all the rock stories to life.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks much. I spent my first 18 years on the Eastside of Detroit! (Finney High)

[@MacLamar]

Thanks for the quick tour. Very inspiring. I’m about the same age as Neil so I find it a positive thing that he is still active in music production. That very well might be what keeps him going at 76. Served my military time with his music in my ears.

[@RockessentialTim]

I do quite a few of these vids and I can say without question that even at 76, Neil is still the most interesting person in the music business. Right on!

[@adamtyson1257]

I have been fascinated by Topanga Canyon for years, this was very cool. Have had a chance to drive the Rt 27 drive from the PCH many times, it never gets old. wish I had more time to explore, thanks

[@RockessentialTim]

I hear ya. I was up there filming last week on Old Topanga Rd. Its worth the detour to check out.

[@roberthulkoff202]

Thank you for the very informative videos. I've read the Neil Young books, but never seen a video like this. Puts everything that I read in a better perspective.

[@RockessentialTim]

Topanga is a really special place and I need to get back soon. Thanks again!

[@xocnibor]

Thank you, and Hi Nada!

[@telecomex]

WOW! Such an integral part of my teenage life, these songs in the days of my youth. To actually see where it was conceived, played and eventually laid down on vinyl, which I played in my basement for so many years makes for a very concusive present moment jolt, when I realize they were recorded over 50 years ago! (still have both 1st & 2nd albums of his, as well as Deja Vu and CSN 1st (on the sofa). Thanks again for rekindling these memories. Remembrances of our youth are so potent, nostalgic and a little sad. As I have said before, where did the time go? Ya, still raining up here in Vancouver BC. Thanks for the sunshine! ss February 19th, 2023

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks much, I felt much the same when I visited his studio. It was hard to believe it was such a small, unassuming place.

[@haydndavies2248]

Ping. One of your video's pops up and I'm there. Brilliant as always. 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks, man. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

[@haydndavies2248]

I'm in Cyprus for a month. It beats the cold weather in the UK and it does start to get chilly in Merseyside this time of year . I've been walking round the akamas peninsula which is on the northwest coast between paphos and latchi. You would love it. The scenery is breathtaking. Cheers for all the videos your time and effort is appreciated. 👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@RockessentialTim]

@@haydndavies2248 Another place on my bucket list!

[@RockessentialTim]

Our newest Hiking4Life vid is up: TOM PETTY SECRET LOS ANGELES kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5XZgJafiqmenZI

[@shaneyoung3407]

I should do a KZbin video of Neil Young living in Winnipeg just before moving to California. His old neighbourhood, childhood home, schools, places he played, the steps at his school where he wrote his first song, places he played here, my "connections" with him.

[@RockessentialTim]

@@shaneyoung3407 I would love to watch it!

[@shaneyoung3407]

@@RockessentialTim That whole area that I’m talking about I’m actually in that area right now if you had an email I can send you a few pictures

[@ericpottersadventuresinsou1146]

wow - what a glimpse! it all makes perfect sense.

[@timsehn7092]

thankyou timmy..boy..great work..from timmy--boy in Alberta..

[@RockessentialTim]

Ha! Thats what my friends call me!

[@michaeljanos8424]

Tim, thank you so much for truly awesome video. Music is one of the few joys in this insane cv19 world. Your vids bring peace and healing power. Plus definitely reinspire my love for LA. I saw Neil in concert once in early 70s, and was even more a fan of Nils Lofgren who graced LA with his magical guitar work and his early band Grin. Some of your subscribers may remember his show at the Topanga Corral circa 1970.

[@shoominati23]

Nils the only guy who could do backflips on a trampoline whilst soloing on his guitar

[@alexcarl3050]

It's rumored that the Topanga Corral is the inspiration for Roadhouse Blues. Right down to the bungalows in back before the whole thing burnt down.

[@mikethebike7372]

Darn , missed those shows , think he did several. Seems to me we did see him there though hangin' out with Neil. Jim Morrison was there several times too although I missed him. Think Roadhouse Blues I'm told was written about the Corral. Good times.

[@johnjaco5544]

Great video thank you

[@riffdigger2133]

Enjoyed this. I was sitting on my bed, looking at the album photos trying to understand what this new record was all about. I was in Thunder Bay where I grew up. Not a lot of information back then, just the really cool album photos and the dream-like magical songs. Decades later my office was at Topanga and Ventura Blvd in Woodland Hills. Topanga to the Coast Hwy was something else. Great to see where the album was recorded. Thx

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you. I live in The Valley and I'm going up to Topanga tomorrow for the first time in a few months to do some filming and then down to Malibu. Love it up there.

[@jimbanda]

This is brilliant , thank you. 👏👏

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks!

[@seriouslyyoujest1771]

Thank you so much!

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you. This video was a blast and filming it was my pleasure.

[@chrishyde1216]

I've subscribed with pleasure. That was fascinating. I first heard After The Goldrush at a party in Wales in the 1970s, and it was one of "what's that" moments. Southern Man is my favourite track and one of my favourite songs. Great to see where the magic happened. Thank you.

[@RockessentialTim]

When I was in that room filming the song going through my head was Southern Man. There was a piano that the new owner had inherited from the previous one (no one in their right mind would move it off that hill again), and I played Southern Man on it. I couldn't show it on video (copyright stuff) but it was either the acoustics in the room or the same piano they used on that record or both---It had that wonderful, dull stunning tone.

[@johnstiern5040]

One of my first cassettes I bought in the early seventies

[@RockessentialTim]

September 19th marks the 52nd anniversary of After The Gold Rush. Here's to you, Mr. Young!

[@sandypauldavis]

Great video I really enjoyed it ...best wishes from England

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks much. Would love to come out your way and film a couple things one day!

[@seanhayden7719]

Thank you for this video

[@RockessentialTim]

It was my pleasure to make it. Thanks!

[@rogbrown1458]

Fabulous informative video. Man you have a heart of gold. Rog. Pacific sunset records.

[@uacmarine3378]

that was awesome, thanks Tim.

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks!

[@fierceperedur]

Great video! Glad I came across it.

[@RockessentialTim]

Glad you liked it!

[@TarotPolitics]

Incredible! Thank you for this.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you.

[@simonverkerk8392]

Thanks so much for of these vids,really interesting and inspirational!!

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thank you!

[@joegarza3445]

THANK YOU TIM, THIS WAS AWESOME, ALWAYS VERBALLY INTRODUCE YOUR WIFE, FROM THE GET GO THOUGH.

[@MCW1955]

Bravo…another home run!

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thank you!

[@TheInterGalacticFederation]

hey man - so excited to see this in my notifications - was just hoping yesterday you would release something new - watching now!

[@TheInterGalacticFederation]

Love the re-edit: esp the cut-aways to new video from the car, the explanations, and of course the enthusiasm! Always follow your heart and let that guide you. Do you know there was a successful Australian band called Powderfinger? (named after the song)

[@RockessentialTim]

I did not know about Powderfinger. I do however, remember really liking a band called The Saints.

[@TheInterGalacticFederation]

@@RockessentialTim Powderfinger's lead singer went on to create some good solo albums - a bit of a National treasure: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2a5ppeMeNlnedk

[@petehorton5591]

Good job. Very enjoyable.

[@BOOMER-DAD]

Hey Tim. Heard your referral to this. Very groovy! IMHO Neil and Rodger Waters are the only cats who are holding true to our 1960’s values.

[@garrygballard8914]

Love this channel. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@spillledcarryout]

Wonderful! Thank you. We're here in TC and wanted to explore it's history and connection to Rock and Roll. The feeling of of Rock and Roll and having its mecca here in Topanga Canyon is palpable and you have added to it. Again, thank you!

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you! TC is a little out of the way but every time I go there I just come back feeling recharged. One of the most beautiful places in Southern Cal!

[@heywoodfloyd9]

Such a beautiful place. Would love to visit someday.

[@carlhenriksvedberg9046]

Thanks for showing Topanga Studio, and the facts about how ” After The Goldrush ” was created- The first album with Neil Young that I bought

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks!

[@habeascorpus1]

Great stuff!

[@dorianhorton6805]

This is so cool..I recently took a look into rock history legends and this fits right in. Keep on rocking!🤘😎

[@RockessentialTim]

You too, thanks!

[@dvanmartin9842]

Wonderful!!

[@davescopies2346]

been a Neil Young fan after i heard After the Gold Rush the 1st time

[@siriosstar4789]

Thanks for this Tim . what great memories are resurrected seeing these places again .i use to live for a short time with a friend and his parents in a beachfront house that they bought back in the forties or fifties . it was california beach funk remodeled . we did a bit of carpentry in the colony and one day got a lead for a job in Topanga canyon . my buddy said we couldn't take the job because we didn't speak the local dialect of 'Topanganese. ' Neil young was a god to me in the late sixties after i heard "everybody knows this is nowhere " album with Crazy Horse . wow , what a unique sound they had , from Neil's repetitious but mesmerizing leads to the raw forceful energy that grabbed the listener and wouldn't let go . Young continues to amaze to this day . great video , thanks !

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks much. This was a very interesting video shoot. It had been turned into an air bnb for a very short time but it is no longer that.

[@siriosstar4789]

i should clarify about the Topanganese comment . it was said in jest and we both laughed hysterically , realizing we spoke the same way . 😂

[@angusorvid8840]

What a great tour! I love this stuff! I find unconventional recording locations fascinating. While I never broke into the big time with my own music I did have many wonderful experiences in my teens and twenties, when I was duking it out in the clubs as a lead guitarist in several hard rock bands, recording in unusual places. I never recorded in a professional studio but I did record at a friend's home studio. The main drummer I worked with in those years was a rich kid and his father built him a studio for his drums that expanded into a recording studio. We didn't really know what we were doing when we recorded our demos but we experimented with all sorts of tricks. We even recorded some acoustic tracks in my bathroom because of the natural reverb. We got some very good sounds. It was raw but as professional as we could make it. I was aware for years that Neil had recorded in the Canyon but the details remained a mystery to me. Thanks for making this video! That must have been a great experience for Neil, a very creative time. I've spent a lot of time in Topanga having grown up in nearby Santa Monica and the Palisades.

[@RockessentialTim]

I think the best way to learn about recording is by trial and error, just like you said. The bottom line is no matter how you do it, its a really FUN process, right? BTW: in the late 80's I lived right near SM College on 20th.

[@TechGently]

Every year we have a Festival in Topanga Canyon, people living in Southern California should go and check it out. It's called Topanga Days.

[@stevem5685]

Good stuff as always Tim. Thank goodness the "offending" scene has been circumvented ;)

[@RockessentialTim]

Hey man, good to hear from you. Yeah, they gave me a copyright strike for this and there isn't a lot I can do about it except say Thank you sir may I have another.

[@nickwebb9290]

Nice 🙏

[@thespacemelons]

awesome video brother

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks!

[@FlipSideCT]

very cool topic and great insight! loved it! wished it was longer but also some older house and studio pics would have tied it in. Neil was ahead of the time with the HOME FAMILY model for recording, that many bands took on, like in Exile by Stones. Kept family atmosphere and cohesion.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanx very much. BTW: I don't believe there are any pictures of the After The Gold Rush sessions in Topanga. The new owner of the house was asking me if I'd run across any. Anyway, someone should make a record in that room. It sounds amazing.

[@sbove]

Places like this matter...part of incredible stories, adventures, creativity, a place where spirit touched a soul and gave a gift to humanity...Thanks for this incredible tour...and totally get how you were so excited & forgot to intro your wife! ;-) ps: I have a piece of Crosby's house in Mill Valley CA which I often walk by with my dog - it was being renovated for first time (long after he left)...whole dumpster full of wood from the inside out front...it was a house of pain & addiction...by all accounts a terrible time for him, but part of the journey that led him to Jan (his beloved wife) and so much more creativity and so many more gifts...so that little scrap of wood is sacred to me...

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks for the great story! I think its not so much the places that are important but how they start a conversation about the people that lived there. I totally get it.

[@heychriszappa]

Fascinating video! I absolutely love your content. Thanks so much for doing this one (and all the others!)

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you. Was actually up in Topanga today filming something. Its really beautiful and green this time of year.

[@heychriszappa]

@@RockessentialTim I can just imagine. I moved away from California years ago (worst mistake ever,) but am hoping to return very soon. I am a music writer and I also run a weekly music newsletter. I'd like to feature this (and some of your other) videos from time to time. Besides myself, I know that I have a lot of other subscribers who are big Neil Young fans.

[@RockessentialTim]

@@heychriszappa Yeah, would love to have you feature the vids. Where are you based now?

[@heychriszappa]

@@RockessentialTim That would be fantastic. I'll feature your channel and this specific video in the next week or two. I'm currently based in Madison, WI.

[@RockessentialTim]

@@heychriszappa Many thanks for that! btw: I've been to Madison a couple times and I thought it was supercool, although it was summertime.

[@MythicStealth]

Glad this came up in the sidebar! Great video - subscribed.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you and thanks for the sub!

[@zapcomix]

Grew up in Woodland Hills and graduated from Taft High School in 1974. Was a tow truck driver from '75 - '96. The AAA station I began with was a Shell St. on Topanga Cyn., a couple of blocks south of Ventura Blvd. From Victory Blvd. south on Topanga Cyn. to "the center" (about halfway to the beach in the Santa Monica Mtns.) and all the tiny side streets in the hills of Topanga were part of my AAA area. Was in it daily. At 1:24 is a street sign (Summit x Skyline) I recognize and if Neil Young lived nearby, as often as I was at that very spot/area and never knew. The views are marvelous and the architecture is as different and "far-out" as you'll find anywhere. The two greatest reasons why more don't move here is besides earthquakes/landslides are fires. Anyone who has been up there knows how narrow and poorly maintained the roads are. For the civilian it is very easy to get trapped and for the fire dept. it is difficult getting heavy equipment into the area. Does anyone know if the "Elysium" still exists? I believe it is on Entrada St., east of Topanga Cyn, north of "the center." Elysium was a nudist colony established in the early '60's. Was still in operation in '96. Might have been connected to "Sandstone." Topanga Cyn., south of Mulholland Dr. is a beautiful drive all the way to the beach. Back in the day, during the summer months I was the white knight in my monster truck showing up to save the fair maidens on their broken-down steeds. Of course coming back from the beach they would be dressed accordingly. Met many young ladies including my ex. Great area to grow up in.

[@RockessentialTim]

These are some awesome recollections. More!

[@user-qo6jw6rd3c]

I would like to visit this area ! I'am a fan for 50 years !

[@RockessentialTim]

With all the rain we've had its beautiful up there right now.

[@BlueCityProductions]

Interesting Video!

[@taraboo762]

This is so cool, I love your channel..

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you kindly!

[@jeremydicker6613]

Great vlog...id love you to visit london town as there's a wealth of great music history still there and standing ❤

[@RockessentialTim]

I've been there several times in my past but never as a vlogger. Notwithstanding music, It is still one of the greatest places on earth to visit. I am def going to get that one on the docket next year!

[@casablanca2745]

Just great, thanks. Reminded me a bit of Garth Hudson going back to Big Pink. Legendary abodes for sure. Keep em comin

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, but I do think Garth brings a little more to the keyboard table than I do! Many thanks...

[@PedroVonWorzelburger]

Great stuff, this channel is just great man. Thank you for putting the effort into doing this and for the folk who live on the other side of the planet(like me) that probably never get the chance to visit such places.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks, man. Trust me when I say it is totally my pleasure to make them. A lot of this stuff occurred literally in my back yard.

[@PedroVonWorzelburger]

@@RockessentialTim I do believe Black Sabbath had a run of madness around that area in the mid 70's, the Dupont's(paint) mansion, ring a bell?

[@RockessentialTim]

I am not familiar with that. I do know that Ozzie's TV show was mostly filmed at a Beverly Hills home on Heather Rd, just down the street from a house we featured in The Beatles 2 vid. I used to know the guys that did his theme song.

[@PedroVonWorzelburger]

@@RockessentialTim So according to Tony Iommi's bio, they were living in Beverly hills for around 3-6 months recording volume 4 late 1972. Generally snorted them selves to oblivion on cocaine. I read a story once the band received a shoe box full of coke and Bill Ward accidently hit a security switch which he though was the air conditioner but was the security alarm. The place was full of security guards within minutes. In a rush of madness the whole band was pouring cocaine into anything the good enough to hide powder. Luckily they got away with that one. So it was John Dupont' residence in Bel Air, I've tried to google his address but couldn't find anything. Think I may check Tony's book again and do some more research.

[@josemedeiros007]

I noticed the Class A vacuum tube amplifier in the recording area on the shelf, they are suppose to have a warmer sound then using a transistor Class A/B or Class D amplifier.

[@chestertouristcom]

Thanks, very interesting and entertaining - Chester U.K.

[@RockessentialTim]

Glad you enjoyed it