neil young : heart of gold
neil young at the premiere of
neil young: heart of gold .
jonathan demme, peggy young and neil young at the premiere of
neil young: heart of gold .
neil young and jonathan demme at the los angeles screening of
neil young: heart of gold .
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neil young at the
heart of gold
premiere at the sundance film festival .
neil young and pegi young at the premiere of
heart of gold
during the sundance film festival .
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neil young: heart of gold
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neil young and jonathan demme at the premiere of
heart of gold
during the sundance film festival .
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for more. and neil still continues to perform
heart of gold
regularly in his playlists .
heart of gold (chain) by anderson. paak (ft. ​milo & nocando )
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heart of gold
lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only .
neil young during new york special screening of' neil young: heart of gold' - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city, new york, united states .
i want to live, i want to give i' ve been a miner for a heart of gold. it' s these expressions i never give that keep me searching for a heart of gold and i' m getting old. keeps me searching for a heart of gold and i' m getting old. i' ve been to hollywood i' ve been to redwood i crossed the ocean for a heart of gold i' ve been in my mind, it' s such a fine line that keeps me searching for a heart of gold and i' m getting old. keeps me searching for a heart of gold and i' m getting old. keep me searching for a heart of gold you keep me searching for a heart of gold and i' m getting old. i' ve been a miner for a heart of gold .
neil young: heart of gold
is rated pg (parental guidance suggested). it' s as clean as a whistle .
neil young: heart of gold from director jonathan demme captures an intense live performance by neil young. but equally intense were the circumstances surrounding the nashville concert, which took place months after young underwent life - threatening surgery .
but when you watch
heart of gold ,
you have to go on young' s emotional journey as he designed it .
timothy hutton during new york special screening of neil young: heart of gold - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city, new york, united states .
jeff daniels during new york special screening of neil young: heart of gold - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city, new york, united states .
aidan quinn during new york special screening of neil young: heart of gold - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city, new york, united states .
the flip side of young' s ferocious rust never sleeps, heart of gold finds young in a more thoughtful and reflective mood, performing his grammy - nominated acoustic album, prairie wind .
actually ,
heart of gold
was never intended for single release .
we went into the studio to cut the album ,
young told ray coleman of
live from 1971. neil digs around in his pockets trying to find the right harp and then plays a new song... heart of gold .
a curious sidenote to neil' s song
heart of gold
is the song by america called
a horse with no name
. from the
it seems ironic, but it is true, says jonathan demme, who directed
neil young: heart of gold ,
which is now playing in u. s. theaters .
among the achievements of neil young: heart of gold is that it triumphs over its exalted press notes, which describe it as
a groundbreaking union of film and music ministered by jonathan demme and neil young .
ministered, huh? i' ve always
he sang crowd favourites heart of gold and the needle and the damage done in a solo performance with an acoustic guitar and harmonica .
marcia gay harden (right) and guest during new york special screening of neil young: heart of gold - outside arrivals at walter reade theater in new york city, new york, united states .
in the last decade, there have been two confirmed neil young sightings in utah, both in park city  at the premiere of his concert film
neil young: heart of gold
at the 2006 sundance film festival, and when his concert film
neil young: journeys
played slamdance in 2012 .
heart of gold is the work of an egalitarian lover of music. demme uses the camera as a divining rod, pointing at the man with the guitar .
neil young and jonathan demme on the pain and power of' heart of gold' a surgery, and the brain aneurysm that prompted it, served as catalysts for neil young to create some of the most compelling music of his career, and inspired a music film from jonathan demme .
young once described his music as being about
the frustrations of not being able to attain what you want .
heart of gold ,
culled from his fourth solo album ,
magazine listed
harvest
as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time at # 78. in 2004, rolling stone magazine selected
heart of gold
as one of the
n 1972, rock superstar neil young went
searchin' for a heart of gold .
what he found at the end of the trail was a chart - topping single, his only solo 45 to penetrate the top 30 .
pegi young and neil young at the 3rd annual film comment selects special screening and reception of
greendale .
should have been called
the best and worst of neil young
instead .
recorded in 1971 in nashville ,
heart of gold
featured back - up vocals by linda ronstadt and james taylor. a reflection of those unsettled times, the single entered the
' heart of gold'
is really about the interplay between my family of musical friends, my family of songs and my immediate family ,
young said .
that' s what it' s all about .
the visitor finds neil young tilting again at the political windmills of the present day .
in an ironic footnote, america' s song
a horse with no name
replaced neil young' s
heart of gold
, also an acoustic number, as the no. 1 song on the billboard charts during 1972 .
the two decided to stage and film a
dream concert
at the ryman. the result, an amber - hued performance documentary ,
neil young: heart of gold ,
stands out in a crowded field of sundance music - doc premieres .
auch in old germany freuen sich alle neil´fans mit ihm für diese grosse auszeichnung. es lebe neil young! !
heart of gold - - filmed in much the same manner [ as stop making sense ], with pristine sound and a notable lack of audience shots - - is a deeper and infinitely more touching piece of work .
for more. it has articles on neil' s influence on other artists like pearl jam, lucinda williams, wilco, the jayhawks, my morning jacket and others. so keep on searching for that heart of gold !
neil young at the los angeles film festival special screening of
fahrenheit 9 / 11 .
neil young at the 3rd annual film comment selects special screening and reception of
greendale .
neil young at the premiere of
csny deja vu
during the 2008 sundance film festival .
' heart of gold' is a song anyone can relate to, and maybe that' s why it went to number one on the us charts. neil' s simple acoustic playing and piercing harmonica give it a feeling of utmost importance :
other well - known songs in young & apos; s repertoire include
old man ,
needle and the damage done ,
heart of gold
and
hey hey, my my (into the black) .
you can' t shuffle 'heart of gold.' you can' t shuffle that sucker. you can' t take it with you - - at this point, anyway .

when it comes to pop - music icons, neil young is the full package .
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have been rolling in at steady clip and are virtually unanimous in singing the film' s praises. and unanimous in using mining phrases like
glittering gold
and
strikes gold
.
here' s a collection of neil young links for biography, reviews of neil' s music including album and cd reviews, concert reviews, and film reviews .
strong candidate for best neil young song ever. (sorry for the disgusting generic cliches, but in the case of me reviewing neil that really means
neil young (left) and director jonathan demme. peter bregg / getty images hide caption
err... this is just a neil young record. need i say more ?
together, neil young and jonathan demme make the graying of the quintessential baby boom musician a triumph to be celebrated .
neil young, carnegie hall, january 6, 2014 1st set 8: 10pm - 9: 00pm from hank to hendrix on the way home only love can break your heart love in mind mellow my mind are you ready for the country someday changes harvest old man intermission 2nd set 9: 25pm - 10: 35pm goin' back a man needs a maid ohio southern man mr. soul (pump organ) needle of death needle & the damage done flying on the ground is wrong after the gold rush heart of gold encore comes a time long may you run
big - - yet sad - - neil young day :
hope for haiti
...
neil young bringing & apos; rebel content & apos; tour to usana amphitheatre, oct. 4
hey, i respect jt as much as the next guy - - but does the world really need an easy - listening version of heart of gold? the good news: dave matthews, emmylou harris, elvis costello and jason mraz help out on backing vocals .
backed by aronoff and was, the troubadour turns in a rich acoustic - guitar version of this powerful cut from after the gold rush .
you don' t have to be a neil young fan or contemporary to be deeply moved by the prescience of these songs or the affirming presence of his back - up singer wife, pegi, his friend emmylou harris (who provides memorable assist on
this old guitar
) and a graying fraternity of studio - musician pals from the year one. to see and hear
neil young: heart of gold
is like soaking in a warm tub filled to the brim with luxuriant, life - restoring music .
the film captures young with a full stage of musicians, including longtime bandmates rick rosas, ben keith and spooner oldham, old friends like emmylou harris, plus the memphis horns and fisk university jubilee choir. they performed 18 songs spanning young' s extraordinary career; alongside prairie wind tunes, young played some of his most well - loved numbers, including
old man ,
heart of gold
and a chilling solo performance of
needle and the damage done .
a film shot over during a two - night performance by neil young at nashville' s ryman auditorium .
young and demme discuss the making of the documentary, the pain and power behind pegi young' s performance, and making the bonds of the musicians a texture of the movie .
neil young, iconoclastic troubadour for decades of counter - culture in the united states, has made the ultimate american family film .
neil young returns to his birth canadian province of ontario to revisit his old haunts and to perform in toronto' s vintage massey hall .
( at least, out of the easily identifiable ones) to be found on a neil young record. actually, that' s the
yet, in
heart of gold ,
the canadian - born young and demme have created what they term a
dream concert
of songs from his recent
prairie wind
album and older
harvest
and
harvest moon
records that conjure spirits of country - and - western music' s past and harken to a simple life in the north american heartland .
together, young and demme make the graying of the quintessential baby boom musician a triumph to be celebrated. heart of gold, which made a cursory tour of theaters after premiering at sundance, is not a typical concert movie. as demme notes
in fellow travelers ,
one of six illuminating mini - documentaries on the special features disc, he wanted
to capture a dream ,
not just young' s fulfillment of his lifelong dream to perform at the ryman, but a dream state of creativity .
stick right here for a flurry of interviews and movie clips of soon - to - come music documentaries featuring neil young, coldplay, the beasties and loads more .
compilation of studio highlights). apparently, mr young thought so too, because his
he began with after the gold rush' singing :
look at mother nature on the run, in the 21st century .
a picture caption in weekend last friday with a film review of
neil young: heart of gold
carried an erroneous credit. it was by bob vergara. the review referred incorrectly to the ryman auditorium in nashville, where the film was shot. it was the home of the grand ole opry from 1943 to 1974, but was not the original home, in 1925. that was the national life and accident insurance company, also in nashville .
a collection of neil young book reviews over the years. jimmy mcdonough' s definitive shakey biography, david downing' s dreamer of pictures, and more are reviewed .
a trains, guitars & neil blog: the back part of th ...
doesn' t make me sick. just a little fidgety,' s all. but how could you americans go out and make' heart of gold' a # 1 when mott the hoople' s' all the young dudes' was only a # 3 the same year? where were your tastes? in the trash bin? ?? ?
paul mccartney and neil young delivered powerful, inspiring sets - and performed together - at the second night of the all - star desert trip festival .
ignoring the audience in the hall, demme concentrates on the music and the lyrics and the relations between young and members of the band - - sometimes just a nod, a smile, a raised eyebrow. since the sound is unusually clear as well as full, one can actually hear the lyrics in all their mournful near poetry. one might call
neil young: heart of gold
soothing, even becalmed, but mellowness and ripeness, when they exist at this high level of craft, should have their season, too .
way. the rockers all seem pretty similar, same sludgy mid - tempo riffless grooves with the classic neil young guitar tones and the classic neil young syncopation. the ballads can be poppy, or they can be more country - western like those on
awsome! !! is an under statement. neil young is a master of 20th century art. he is at the top of an elite class of 20th century masters like: roger waters, johny cash and elvis. a can' t miss for young fans .
one of neil young’s biggest and most successful songs, released in 1972 from the harvest album, the first canadian artist’s album to top the billboard 200 .
neil young bringing & apos; rebel content & apos; tour to usana amphitheatre, oct. 4 - the salt lake tribune
is actually very autobiographic: three out of eight songs directly mention canada, and most of the others have to do with some personal emotional background as well. granted, neil might have been too young still (unless you think that neil is
home up crazy horse... f. east 1970 live at massey hall s. mtn... canterbury house 1968 arc. vol. 1: 1963 - 1972 everybody knows... harvest on the beach american stars' n bars decade prairie wind heart of gold (dvd) chrome dreams ii
... neil young has experimented with film many times, but this is by far the most accessible cinematic treatment of his music; a troubadour at the top of his game .
the first disc contains a bonus song (
he was the king
) not included in the theatrical cut of the film. there are also a series of trailers for paramount products that include martin scorsese’s bob dylan: no direction home and an upcoming special edition of warren beatty’s reds. the second disc houses the rest of the special features: six mini - documentaries (listed in sidebar) explore the genesis and creation of neil young: heart of gold, while a series of
rehearsal diaries ,
narrated by director jonathan demme, take us behind - the - scenes as young, demme, and their respective crews prepare for the concert’s filming. also included is a brief performance by a fresh - faced young on a 1971 episode of the johnny cash show .
another cut from gold rush, this time picked by jones and a bandmate playing acoustic guitars. it' s wonderfully simple. and simply wonderful .
one day neil young will write a happy song. but i' ll probably sell it to tv for a commercial .
whatever anger has landed on her heart in the jungles of trumplandia, patti smith consistently performs the miracle of putting it down, as seen in her recently published prose - poem, the new jerusalem .
marcia gay harden (right) and guest during new york special screening of neil ...
liat rosner, a spokesperson for the jerusalem foundation, said that neither the foundation nor beit alpert had heard about neil young’s planned donation .
the worst year in rock music caught neil young engaging, respectively, in the worst sub - category of rock music: generic synth - pop. predictably, the album flopped and the critics panned the old boy even further, because, of all things, who on earth needs neil young doing synth - pop? spare poor little me .
not sure what he' s trying to achieve here, but an oblique neil young album is always better than a straightforward one, anyway .
here' s a collection of articles and links of a neil young biography forming a chronology and timeline of his musical career. starting all the way back to when neil was born on november 12, 1945 in toronto, ontario. follow neil' s career from the classic phase of buffalo springfield, to crazy horse, onto crosby, stills, nash and young. on through the punk, shakey and grunge phases. there' s a neil sound for almost every mood - rock, jazz, folk, country, grunge, feedback metal .
young' s take on dylan intensifies, but, according to young' s standards, this is as high as rock and folk can get .
these angeleno rockers add some heavy latin grooves to this buffalo springfield oldie - - without sacrificing the fuzzy, satisfaction - style riff - rock at its heart .
i don' t know yet if it' s really the best neil young album ever - i still miss out quite a lot. and, come to think of it ,
prairie wind is the album that emerged from young' s burst of creative energy. completing the trilogy begun by harvest and continued with harvest moon, the record was hailed as renewed proof that young is one of the greatest singers of our time .
the set eased into focus with with some of his most popular ballads, including number one hit “heart of gold” and “comes a time, ” as fans sang along, followed by “mother earth, ” as young blew harmonica while playing solemn pipe organ. the song ended with the words: “respect mother earth and her healing ways / or trade away our children’s days, ” as three men in hazmat suits walked through to blast the stage floor with an unknown substance .
track listing: 1) out on the weekend; 2) harvest; 3) a man needs a maid; 4) heart of gold; 5) are you ready for the country? ; 6) old man; 7) there' s a world; 8) alabama; 9) the needle and the damage done; 10) words (between the lines of age) .
when the curtain opens, neil young is standing onstage, his face full of years. dressed in a gray western suit, with a plainsman' s hat and a well - used acoustic guitar, he looks like an old - time cowboy crooner, but somehow scruffier. the hair curling over his collar seems greasy and the way he ducks his head you might think he hadn' t spent much time indoors; he probably needs to knock the dust off his boots before he enters the parlor. it' s a fanciful fiction, this gent with the hat, the suit and the aw - shucks reserve, and part of the beautiful story jonathan demme tells in his concert film
neil young: heart of gold .
neil young: don’t be denied is a production of the bbc. ben whalley is producer and director. mark cooper is the producer for the bbc. susan lacy is the creator and executive producer of american masters .
voices in existence singing neil' s heart out. that' s the only ticket to ride, baby, unless you squirm your nose and say' i' ll better go listen to nick drake' and ruin the whole magic .
it' s a very revered place ,
young added .
so we were trying to pay homage to our roots and to our heroes: hank williams, johnny cash, george jones and all those great songwriters who are at the heart of country music .
for all its ubiquity, 'heart of gold' is a slight affair: an effortless, straightforward melody set to a sparse four - chord backing, with a lyric amounting to barely ten lines. young is adept enough to avoid falling into rock' n' roll cliche, but at the same time, there' s little of the emotional directness that characterises his most powerful work. the only hint of autobiography is a glancing mention of redwood, california, where neil' s ranch is located. other than that, the theme is simply the search for love, couched in the most general terms .
hello neil how are u? i am paul from malta here. i am a big fan of yours, i have almost ur albums and im looking forward for other... the film' heart of gold' is very nice i saw the trailer... . maybe one day if you have the opportunity to come and make concert it will be very gratful for us maltese fans too see u! !! bye and thanks for all you done! !! !
musician neil young speaks during a session at the international ces wednesday, jan. 7, 2015, in las vegas. (ap photo / john locher )
soundtrack, but of course, more important is that it' s neil young' s take on
the story of kurt and courtney
. it' s short, inspired, and dangerous - sounding - as supposed .
neil young sings
heart of gold
at farm aid in champaign, illinois on september 22, 1985. neil young is a co - founder and board member of farm aid, along with willie nelson, and john mellencamp. the three agreed that family farmers were in dire need of assistance and decided to plan a concert for america. the show was put together in six weeks and was held on september 22, 1985 in champaign, illinois before a crowd of 80, 000 people. it raised over $ 9 million for america' s family farmers. performers included bob dylan, billy joel, b. b. king, loretta lynn, roy orbison, tom petty and many more. dave matthews joined farm aid' s board of directors in 2001 to help further farm aid' s mission of keeping family farmers on their land. for more, visit urltoken
reading these lyrics, we see young' s spiritual perception of his instrument as something more than wood and strings .
neil young’s' harvest' is one of those strange albums that has achieved lasting success without ever winning the full approval of rock critics or hardcore fans. even young himself has been equivocal, describing it in one breath as his' finest' album, dismissing it in the next as an mor aberration .
the song' s appeal has led numerous artists to cover the song. in 2004, johnny cash' s' unearthed' box set featured a stark rendition as only cash could deliver in his final days in the recording studio before passing. other artists which have covered
heart of gold
over the years include: tori amos, stereophonics, better than ezra, and willie nelson .
every once in a while, neil young gets off his ass and makes an album that sounds exactly like a neil young album, but is actually a little better than that. after the confessional, bleed - all - over - the - mix tonight' s the night, neil offered the world this, a record that' s not exactly confessional - apart from a few tunes - but exceptionally well - written, tasteful, and intelligent. in short, on the beach ain' t an inch worse than after the gold rush, and maybe even slightly better since it evades the occasional sappiness of that one .
the show was part of his rebel content tour with young performing a mix of his classic hits and songs from his latest album - the monsanto years .
“there’s no denying neil young as music’s most uncompromising rock royalty, ” says susan lacy, creator and executive producer of american masters, a six - time winner of the emmy award for outstanding primetime non - fiction series. “he’s an irreverent poet with a rock and roll heart. his music embodies the arc of american experience, challenges authoritative views, defies industry pigeon - holing and continues to have an impact on musicians and fans worldwide. ”
well, it' s live. it' s pretty diverse, too. and it' s fuckin' neil young. his butt looks cute, too .
set aside the bad memories of neil young' s misconceived parable greendale (2004): young returns to the screen in peak form in jonathan demme' s warm and surprisingly intimate concert film, shot at nashville' s ryman auditorium, the original home of the grand ole opry. on august 19, 2005, young picked up the scratched acoustic guitar that once belonged to none... read more
the song' s [
a horse with no name
] resemblance to neil young' s work stirred some grumbling as well. coincidentally or not, it was' a horse with no name' that bumped young' s' heart of gold' out of the # 1 slot on the u. s. pop chart.' i know that virtually everyone, on first hearing, assumed it was neil,' america' s dewey bunnell says.' i never fully shied away from the fact that i was inspired by him. i think it' s in the structure of the song as much as in the tone of my voice. it did hurt a little, because we got some pretty bad backlash. i' ve always attributed it more to people protecting their own heroes more than attacking me.'
guess he was just going for a lil' bit o' spontaneity on this one - you know, trying to emulate bob dylan again. there' s a big difference between neil and bob, though - while the latter is completely unpretentious, neil not only' wears his heart on his sleeve', he tries to shove this heart right into your face in order for you to hear it going boom boom and feel the blood flowing. and i don' t particularly enjoy the sight of blood. makes me sick. just like this album .
that surgery, and the brain aneurysm that prompted it, served as catalysts for young to create some of the most compelling and lyrical music of his career .
a resolutely private artist who seldom looks back, neil young has never before unfolded his career on camera. with unprecedented access to one of the world’s renowned music legends, american masters presents neil young: don’t be denied premiering nationally wednesday, june 10, 2009 at 9 p. m. (et) on pbs (check local listings). the film explores how young’s unbending dedication to the muse has created an awe - inspiring body of work and bruised a few egos along the way .
file - in this jan. 7, 2015, file photo, musician neil young speaks during a session at the international ces, in las vegas. (ap p
the los angeles times reports capacity of around 75, 000 per day, who saw bob dylan, the rolling stones, neil young, paul mccartney, the who and roger waters perform at the festival .
either way, young' s songs have rarely been so beautifully framed. heart of gold tells a story about the comforts of home and family, confronting mortality, and the appreciation of traditional values. some of its melancholy beauty comes from the recognition that these songs mark the passing of an era. in the opening song ,
the painter ,
young sings ,
it' s a long road behind me / it' s a long road ahead... if you follow every dream, you might get lost .
but that' s okay. it' s clear from the way his cadence changes when he repeats the phrase (
you might... get... lost
), that getting lost is part of the thrill of life' s journey .
here are some frequently asked questions and answers to neil trivia. many of the standard questions like
what' s the meaning of' powderfinger'
song lyrics? ,
can neil really out jam led zeppelin' s jimmy page? ,
were lynyrd skynard and neil young friends or enemies ?
, and
what song did kurt cobain quote in his suicide note ?
and lots more .
released in february 1972, neil young' s third solo album harvest is his biggest seller, going to number one in the us for two weeks and remaining on the charts for 41 weeks. it was certified gold by the r. i. a. a. on feb. 18, 1972, and platinum and triple platinum on oct. 13, 1986 .
promise of the real includes two of willie nelson’s sons, lukas and micah nelson, a collaboration possibly rooted for young in his annual farm aid concerts with willie. it’s been a lively collaboration, as the quintet brings understanding and youthful discovery to young’s music .
rock and roll is just a name for the music of the young spirit – of what is happening right in front of us. something you can’t plan for. something that you didn’t expect .
too bad on heroin - so neil had to fire him in the midst of the rehearsing, and danny died of an overdose soon after. this certainly set a
neil seems to forget the horse, and i think that' s not fair. ben
neil young' s prairie wind includes the option a regular cd, or dvd. the prairie wind dvd includes both the cd and dvd (that shows every recorded and more) .
for my money, this is the best neil young that money can buy. harvest is preachy, and after the gold rush is a bit dull, so make sure this one' s among your first buys. in fact, i' d go as far as to state this should be your first buy, because no other album captures the whole young experience so well. not to mention that this is a seminal album and one of the major key albums in the whole career of the man, because this is young' s brave response to punk and one of his best, most clear and brilliant artistic statements. but let' s get that in the correct order, shall we ?
when a young woman investigates her town' s nazi past, the community turns against her .
neil was certainly on a roll this time. you know, there' s this breed of guys who can be seriously entertaining or seriously annoying depending on which part of their image they prefer to emphasize on a given album. bruce springsteen is one o' them guys, neil young is the other one. you can catch him in a whiny confessional heart - on - a - sleeve mood, when the endless self - pitying can really get to you; you can catch him in a preachy universalist mood like on' rockin' in the free world', when it' s pretty hard to draw a difference between neil and, uh, john cougar; or you can catch him in a puffed - up metaphysical mood, like on' after the gold rush', where you just don' t know what the hell is going on .
harvest yielded young' s only number one hit,' heart of gold,' and helped set the stage for the seventies soft - rock explosion - - both james taylor and linda ronstadt sing on the album. along with young, they were in nashville to appear on johnny cash' s variety show the week that harvest was cut with an odd group of accomplished session players that included bassist tim drummond, who had played with james brown. the sound was americana - - steel guitar, slide guitar, banjo - - stripped down and rebuilt with every jagged edge exposed. the standout tracks include' old man' and' the needle and the damage done.'
neil young ’s stage set up was conceptual on an epic scale with six large native american tepees placed the full length of the stage, and a burlap - colored backdrop labeled with the words “seeds of life, ” “organic” and “indio, ca. ” his set began with a flash of an old indian chief tv test pattern on the big screens as two women in overalls walked the stage throwing seeds to the floor. young then took his place behind an upright piano to play the delicate melody from 1970’s “after the gold rush, ” and got cheers for an updated lyric of warning: “look at mother nature on the run in the 21st century. ”
at a time when few artists can hold an audience of 20, 000 with the strength of their music alone, neil young and pearl jam stand as unique concert experiences. though the phrase has always been essentially meaningless as a genre tag, young has often been called
the godfather of grunge ,
while the seattle quintet was one of the sound' s most successful purveyors when it burst on the scene in the early' 90s .
now, imagine now that you have the opportunity to hear a whole album' s’ worth of new neil young, in full, performed over a month before anyone else gets to hear it... sounds great, right? that’s exactly what the audience at nashville' s legendary ryman auditorium got in the summer of 2005 when young stopped in for two nights of shows presenting music from his then - forthcoming album
track listing: 1) tell me why; 2) after the gold rush; 3) only love can break your heart; 4) southern man; 5) till the morning comes; 6) oh lonesome me; 7) don' t let it bring you down; 8) birds; 9) when you dance you can really love; 10) i believe in you; 11) cripple creek ferry .
other surprises included neil young joining paul mccartney on the saturday for three songs, “a day in the life”, “give peace a chance” and “why don’t we do it in the road? ” .
“it’s very heartwarming, ” he said. “it gives us a lot of encouragement and we’re extremely grateful to both neil young and to crazy horse for understanding this work of bringing together palestinian and israeli youth. we’re touched that he sees the importance of supporting our youth musicians’ effort to develop a powerful alternative to violence. ”
“i’ll be singing ‘don’t let it bring you down’ which is a powerful song, ” said browne before attending the gala dinner. “neil young’s singular use of language is what amazes me, ” he said. “it really raises the bar. nobody but neil would say,' when you dance, i can really love.' he' s got this powerful way of carving language in very simple blocks of meaning that go right to the core of you .
after coping with the conflicts inherent in group recording, young resolved to work alone. but stephen stills had joined ex - byrd david crosby and ex - hollie graham nash in a superstar trio, and by 1970 young was lured into adding his name to the corporation: crosby, stills nash and young .
file - in this jan. 7, 2015, file photo, musician neil young speaks during a session at the international ces, in las vegas. (ap photo / john locher, file )
special dvd features include a bonus song :
he was the king
; rehearsal diaries, narrated by director jonathan demme; six in - depth featurettes: fellow travelers, cruising with neil, these old guitars, cruising with the players, finishing touches, warming up with neil, and the jubilee singers; and a blast from the past: 1971 neil young performance on the johnny cash show .
thank you, thrasher, for all the information of this big moment! hope to see some more. congratulations to neil! love, liza
it' s hard to film icons like young as anything but icons, but demme' s film gets past the legend, zooming in on young' s aged, heroic face and finding an artist as human as the rest of us. keith phipps
neil on acoustic guitar) (live debut by ny + p. o. t. r .
tough call, ladies and gentlemen. not only has this record been hailed by critics - both conventional and amateurish - the' prototypical' neil young album, it also seems to embrace everything that i and people like me love and hate about neil. this was recorded with crazy horse again, and the record is carefully and evenly divided between generic neil young acoustic ballads and equally generic neil young hard rockers. and
generic
is the true word here, baby. not in a bad or a good sense; it' s just that the album is almost astonishingly predictable. acoustic ballad? pretty - sounding, but not at all memorable melodies, complaintive whining, and slightly melancholic lyrics of the psychological kind. hard rocker? mid - tempo - or slow - powerful 4 / 4 beat, crunchy, but quiet, rhythm guitar, nastily distorted slow, relaxed lead playing, and... more complaintive whining. vintage neil young, child .
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, just a bunch of poorly - recorded, not - too - carefully - played songs, none of which anybody' d heard before: young' s anti - commercial
antidote
to the overt commercialism of the previous album .
disc # 1 - - neil young: heart of gold 1. the road to the ryman [: 21 ] 2. the painter [: 09 ] 3. no wonder [: 06 ] 4. falling off the face of the earth [ 8: 00 ] 5. far from home [: 40 ] 6. it' s a dream [ 4: 39 ] 7. prairie wind [ 3: 18 ] 8. here for you [ 2: 35 ] 9. this old guitar [ 3: 38 ] 10. when god made me [ 2: 00 ] 11. i am a child [ 2: 51 ] 12. harvest moon [ 7: 22 ] 13. heart of gold [ 7: 29 ] 14. old man [ 1: 17 ] 15. needle and the damage done [ 5: 33 ] 16. old king [ 5: 54 ] 17. comes a time [ 3: 47 ] 18. four strong winds [ 2: 54 ] 19. one of these days [ 1: 48 ] 20. the old laughing lady (end titles) [ 3: 16 ] 21. chapter 21 [ 3: 10 ] 22. chapter 22 [ 1: 52 ] 23. chapter 23 [ 2: 53 ] 24. chapter 24 [ 1: 55 ] 25. chapter 25 [ 3: 15 ] 26. chapter 26 [: 59 ] 27. chapter 27 [ 3: 24 ] 28. chapter 28 [ 3: 49 ] 29. chapter 29 [ 1: 19 ] 30. chapter 30 [ 5: 14 ] 31. chapter 31 [: 38 ] 32. chapter 32 [ 6: 46 ] 33. chapter 33 [: 08 ] 34. chapter 34 [: 12 ] 35. chapter 35 [: 06 ] disc # 2 - - neil young: heart of gold: special features 1. chapter 1 [ 8: 07 ] 2. chapter 2 [ 5: 04 ]
is a perfect expression of the brooding, idiosyncratic artist at the height of his quest .
as for the nostalgic' ambulance blues', it' s certainly my least favourite song on the album, but even that one could have made a decent folk tune if it weren' t stretched to that ridiculous eight - minute length. i can forgive dylan for doing that, i certainly can' t forgive neil young. and besides, attacking critics is a sign of poor taste (' so all you critics sit alone / you' re no better than me for what you' ve shown' - well, i don' t think even the harshest neil young critics ever started their reviews by saying' i' m better than neil young') .
as applied to songs from any particular given neil young period. very slow, very lethargic, very long songs - twelve of them in all, over two cds? i' m definitely not pleased. and it really doesn' t matter if neil has a great rocking style worked out with dem crazy horsemen if it' s just the same style over and over again. of course, i guess
neil young has struck up musical collaborations throughout his career. from buffalo springfield, crazy horse, crosby, stills, & nash have been his most renowned influences. but there are many interesting stories about neil' s collaborations involving bob dylan, john lennon, pearl jam, lynyrd skynyrd and nirvana and influences on their
was surrounded on all sides by some deeply affecting experiences for young. for one, his father passed away that spring, and for another neil personally had gone through a recent a brush with death via an aneurysm that left him unconscious and bleeding from his femoral artery just a couple of months before recording. needless to say, the music here is deeply introspective even by neil young’s previous high water marks in vulnerability. i mean, what other kind of songs could you possibly make when you, the guy who recorded
. (incidentally, this the most tweeted story of the event. as always - - lets find the negative on neil and pound it home. reuters. what a bunch of losers. )
track listing: 1) my heart; 2) prime of life; 3) driveby; 4) sleeps with angels; 5) western hero; 6) change your mind; 7) blue eden; 8) safeway cart; 9) train of love; 10) trans am; 11) piece of crap; 12) a dream that can last .
' rust never sleeps' offers some of his strongest songs, both new and old, in performances as fine or finer than those of his recent, partly live record of the same title. the effect here is rougher than the record, less polished with overdubbing; at one point, mr. young even mangles the words of one of his best songs. but the intensity of the singing and the playing of crazy horse, mr. young' s longtime partners for electric - rock projects, is as moving as rock can offer .
young started off on an old piano in a black fedora hat with a t - shirt saying “earth
.
young, wizened yet valiant, his voice still braying at the moon, delivers these songs of aging and loss as if caught in a beautiful dream of what lies waiting for him on the other side .
it was a very personal performance, like my club performances before i became well - known, before people developed preconceptions of who i am ,
young, 60, said from his home near san francisco .
the idea was based on the old folk tradition where you' d talk a little about a new song before you' d play it. very much in the woody guthrie, bob dylan tradition - although bob never talked that much - in the fact we were doing all new songs for an audience that had never heard them before. this was a crowd who knew what to expect - it wasn' t a crowd yelling for' heart of gold.'
its amazing to see how neil young has struck up musical collaborations throughout his career. from buffalo springfield to crazy horse to crosby, stills, & nash - - these have been his most renowned influences and inspirations. urltoken
crow dons a squeezebox and trades verses with stills on a mellow version of this number cut by the stills - young band in' 76. black needles young for using such a boring band name, and makes up for it by christening the stills - crow ensemble rocketnuggetthunderclaw .
the film' s conclusion, a rousing performance of
one of these days ,
creates the distinct sense that the film is some sort of a love letter to young' s fans, and, as importantly, his bandmates, friends and family .
the first half consists of songs from prairie wind, the album young recorded last year after a brain aneurysm threatened to call him out before he hit sixty .
wish la johnson was here to see the grammy win. rip larry. congrats, archives guy, neil and the rest of the team. johnny rocket !
career achievement award in the guise of a box set. nothing less. congrats to neil and the archives team! now, let speculate the new music !
neil the king of synth - pop? don' t laugh... it' s not as far from the truth as you' d suspect .
neil was enjoying himself, he commented that the 3arena' s name change since he was last in ireland .
neil' s
selfportrait
, happily gobbled down by critical opinion? ?? ?? ...
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neil young : heart of gold is a 2006 documentary and concert film by jonathan demme , featuring neil young . the film was made in the summer of 2005 in nashville , tennessee , premiered at the sundance film festival , and was released to theaters on february 10 , 2006 . the film documents young 's premiere of his songs from his album prairie wind at the ryman auditorium . 
neil young: heart of gold is a 2006 documentary and concert film by jonathan demme, featuring neil young. the film was made in the summer of 2005 in nashville, tennessee, premiered at the sundance film festival, and was released to theaters on february 10, 2006. the film documents young's premiere of his songs from his album prairie wind at the ryman auditorium.
neil young: heart of gold is a 2006 documentary and concert film by jonathan demme, featuring neil young. the film was made in the summer of 2005 in nashville, tennessee, premiered at the sundance film festival, and was released to theaters on february 10, 2006. the film documents young's premiere of his songs from his album prairie wind at the ryman auditorium.