Everybody who already doesn't own Neil Young "Live at the Cellar Door" and is a Neil Young fan needs to buy this LP. Myles brought this LP up on another thread on AS and talked about how good it sounded. However, Myles didn't really portray how outstanding this LP sounds. As good as "Live at Massey Hall" sounds, "Live at the Cellar Door" is in another league. "Live at the Cellar Door" was recorded in 1970 at a small club in D.C. called the Cellar Door and hence the name of the LP. This was a very small club that only held 200 people. The perspective I hear is that you are in the club and seated in the first couple of rows. The dynamics coming off of Neil's guitar and the Steinway he plays will give your system a workout. Neil's style of guitar playing is very percussive and extremely dynamic. This is a highly realistic sounding recording.
If your system doesn't shine with this recording and you don't feel like you are sitting in the Cellar Door hearing this live, it's time to open the window to your listening room and start throwing your gear out of the window.