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Neil Young Journeys
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Format | AC-3, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen |
| Contributor | Neil Young, Jonathan Demme, Elliot Rabinowitz, Clinica Estetico; Shakey Pictures |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Discs | 1 |
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In May of 2011, Neil Young drove a 1956 Crown Victoria from his idyllic hometown of Omemee, Ontario to downtown Toronto's iconic Massey Hall where he intimately performed the last two nights of his solo world tour. Along the drive, Young recounted insightful and introspective stories from his youth to filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme, a long-time fan and collaborator, captured these tales of Young's childhood and masterfully weaved them together with his mesmerizing music including live performances from the 2010 album Le Noise and powerful renditions of classics including "Ohio", “Hey Hey, My My", "I Believe in You" and previously unreleased songs "Leia" and "You Never Call." Through the tunes and the tales, Demme portrays a personal, retrospective look into the heart and soul of the artist.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 Ounces
- Item model number : 25646149
- Director : Jonathan Demme
- Media Format : AC-3, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 27 minutes
- Release date : October 16, 2012
- Actors : Neil Young
- Subtitles: : English, French
- Producers : Jonathan Demme, Elliot Rabinowitz
- Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B008OHV4PG
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #138,866 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,008 in Documentary (Movies & TV)
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A fleeting moment had me smiling; still driving, Neil was recollecting about something when someone on the sidewalk hollers, "nice car, buddy!" Neil gives him a thumbs up, along with a proud 'thank you'.
Then comes the concert. Filmed as a solo engagement in support of his recent release 'Le Noise', Mr Young offers beautiful renditions from this, as well as many others spanning his extraordinary career. The show is both acoustic and electric. Highlights include a captivating 'Peaceful Valley Blvd', to such subtle and sublime effect, it creates a lasting ambiance hinting of lingering Native spirits. A tremendously powerful electric rendition of 'Ohio, to which the sixty-six year old man's voice simply soars. I was awestruck; that's no exaggeration. Toward the show's close, Neil is seated at his antique pump organ, to deliver a spellbinding version of his timeless masterpiece 'After The Gold Rush.'
If you're not that familiar with Neil Young and wondering what all the hoo-ha is about; this film will certainly help you understand. If you've yet to see the film, and you're a Neil head like myself...whaddya waiting for!
See it. And read his book, 'Waging Heavy Peace' while you're at it. You might think Neil's giving me five bucks to say that, but he's not.
This is not your typical Neil Young media event. Neil has always been pretty serious about documenting, recording, and preserving the present for the future. This is a unique look into Neil and where he is in his life at this time.
This movie documents Neil's travels back to his homeground haunts..You see his brother and where he grew up, and at the same time documents his return to Massey Hall for a solo concert. But this is not a solo acoustic gig, this is Neil playing many of his greatest releases in a different manner. Lots of electric and acoustic, but performed solo, you just need to watch to understand what he is doing here. As he describes, it's like he is performing with a band, but you are only hearing his isolated part of the whole...very interesting.
The added commentary from Neil and Demme is kinda cool.
This is a keeper for your Neil collection....
"Tell Me Why".
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The gig contains a number of songs performed in 2011-12 using the synthetic Le Noise effect. The songs performed include new takes on Gold Rush, I Believe in You, Out of the Blue and Ohio. There's even a couple of otherwise unreleased songs for good measure. But what knocked me back was the performance of the Le Noise songs... Sign of Love, Hitchhiker, Love and War and Rumblin' are here. All good songs on the album cut, frankly (which you prefer, will be down to preference), but have a life and energy here which I would find hard to believe anyone would be able to turn away from. Two songs, however, stand above the rest. Peaceful Valley Boulevard is haunting and the finale, Walk With Me, hits notes he rarely did back in 'the day'.
Some will dismiss this on the grounds of the album it supports, but don't. Live at Berlin was a follow up to otherwise monotone Trans album, and is one of his most eye opening releases. This does the same for Le Noise, and really doesn't disappoint.
The rest of the film is a concert at Massey Hall in Toronto - THIS IS THE GOLD!!! filmed in 2011 and an aging Neil is on absolute top form - solo performance but he sounds like an entire band on his own. songs are mostly from the Le Noise album but there are also some earlier gems including a blistering Ohio. Essential watching / listening for any fan.
This is the first part in a three film set by Jonathan Demme - have not watched the others yet - hopefully the music is to the for in these offerings.



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