Live Rust

Live Rust
Live album by
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Released November 14, 1979
Recorded October 1978
Venue Cow Palace, Daly City; Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts; Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota; Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois; and McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado
Genre Hard rock, country rock
Length 71:47
Label Reprise
Producer David Briggs, Tim Mulligan & Bernard Shakey (aka Neil Young)
Neil Young chronology
Rust Never Sleeps
(1979) 		Live Rust
(1979) 		Hawks & Doves
(1980)
Crazy Horse chronology
Rust Never Sleeps
(1979) 		Live Rust
(1979) 		Re·ac·tor
(1981)
Singles from Live Rust
  1. "Cinnamon Girl"
    Released: February 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic
Christgau's Record Guide A−

Live Rust is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, recorded during their fall 1978 Rust Never Sleeps tour.

Live Rust is composed of performances recorded at several venues, including the Cow Palace near San Francisco. Young also directed a companion film, Rust Never Sleeps, under a pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", which consisted of footage from the Cow Palace.

The CD version of the album was slightly edited 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 Woodstock, almost a decade prior where Young performed as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Track listing

Adapted from original LP labels. All tracks written by Neil Young, except "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Neil Young and Jeff Blackburn.
Crazy Horse appears on all tracks, except side one and "The Needle and the Damage Done".

Side one
No. Title Recording date/venue Length
1. "Sugar Mountain" 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 4:53
2. "I Am a Child" 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 2:53
3. "Comes a Time" 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 3:05
4. "After the Gold Rush" 10/4/1978 at Boston Garden, Boston, MA 3:38
5. "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 3:49
Side two
No. Title Recording date/venue Length
1. "When You Dance I Can Really Love" 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 3:39
2. "The Loner" 10/14/1978 at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL 4:51
3. "The Needle and the Damage Done" 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN 2:12
4. "Lotta Love" 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN 2:51
5. "Sedan Delivery" 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 4:46
Side three
No. Title Recording date/venue Length
1. "Powderfinger" 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 5:29
2. "Cortez the Killer" 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN 7:25
3. "Cinnamon Girl" 10/19/1978 at McNichols Arena, Denver, CO 3:08
Side four
No. Title Recording date/venue Length
1. "Like a Hurricane" 10/14/1978 at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL 7:10
2. "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 4:59
3. "Tonight's the Night" 10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN 6:59
Total length: 71:47

Rust Never Sleeps film

A film, Rust Never Sleeps, was released on August 15, 1979, in the US, featuring the October 22, 1978, concert performance at the Cow Palace.

Track listing:

  1. Sugar Mountain
  2. I Am A Child
  3. Comes A Time
  4. After The Gold Rush
  5. Thrasher
  6. My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
  7. When You Dance I Can Really Love
  8. The Loner
  9. Welfare Mothers
  10. The Needle And The Damage Done
  11. Lotta Love
  12. Sedan Delivery
  13. Powderfinger
  14. Cortez The Killer
  15. Cinnamon Girl
  16. Like A Hurricane
  17. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
  18. Tonight's The Night [not present in the theatrical release, only in Video/DVD releases]

Personnel

  • Neil Young - lead guitar, harmonica, piano, lead vocals
Crazy Horse

Charts

Album

Chart (1979–80) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 27
UK Albums (OCC) 55
US Billboard 200 15
Canadian Album (RPM) 27
Australian Albums (ARIA) 21
Finnish Albums (IFPI) 18
US Cashbox Albums 15
US Record World Albums 18

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak Position
1979 "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" US Billboard Hot 100 79

Year End Chart

Year Chart Position
1980 Billboard Year End Chart 85
Cashbox Year End Chart 72
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.