Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Stadthalle, Offenbach, West Germany, March 19, 1976

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Stadthalle, Offenbach, West Germany, March 19, 1976As a follow-up to our All One Song talk with Matt Sweeney about “Barstool Blues” this week, let’s dive back into Neil and Crazy Horse’s Euro ‘76 tour. I can’t get enough! As far as we know, this year only included two “Barstool” performances — and this night in West Germany has one of 'em. Why didn’t they play it more often? I thought maybe Crazy Horse hadn’t quite remembered how to play it, but they seem to know it pretty well actually! Or at least they get through it semi-unscathed. So I guess its absence will just remain a mystery … This audience tape is not one of the best quality recordings we’ve got from this tour, but hey turn it up and chug a beer and you’ll be fine — the Doom & Gloom Guarantee™. The acoustic set highlight is “Mellow My Mind,” with the Offenbachers clapping along to Neil’s amused distraction. Things get especially nuts in the electric set as the Horse rolls into “Down by the River,”…