Look out - Neil Young is in one of his loud moods again!

And he's hanging out with that loud band Crazy Horse, too.

Looking every bit like your dad mowing the lawn on a Saturday afternoon - except with a guitar - Young proved in front of 9,000 fans at the Coliseum last night why he is called the Godfather of Grunge.

Hell, these old boys were doing it before Kurt Cobain was an embryo.

The fact that Young was actually here may have been more remarkable than the concert itself, but you can't fault a guy for loving what he does.

And what he loves right now is making a lot of noise.

Starting with the traditional stomper Hey Hey, My My, followed by a 10-minute version of Down by the River, it was a self-indulgent but infectious show.

The band plowed into their work like lumberjacks and were drenched in sweat by the end of the first tune.

And the fans were on their feet from the start.

Young didn't do much talking, but then his music spoke for him.

El Grungo always gets the most unusual acts to warm up for him.

Sonic Youth, John Hammond and Johnny Paycheck are among his picks of the past.

But this time around - on Young and Crazy Horse's Broken Arrow Tour - it was Moist.

Young clearly wants his music exposed to the widest possible age range. And banking on Moist's strong kids' following, Young got his wish.

While it was largely a one-way road - there seemed to be as many people in the concourse or out having a smoke as there were in the seats - there were enough Moist fans to make it worthwhile.

With singer David Usher, a rather overdramatic presence, the band powered through a set of tunes from its two albums - Silver and the latest, Creature - without missing a beat.

Still, if you add up Moist and opening act Pete Droge and the Sinners (which sounded like a younger version of Crazy Horse) two hours is a long time to keep Young's fans waiting - even if they've already been waiting five years for him to come back to Edmonton.