jlouis0312
I too, like Neil Young. He is definitely an icon in the music world, and much of what we have today in the way of music is based on people like him, the Beatles, Sex Pistols, etc.HOWEVER...I think that people come to a point where they think something is GOOD just because an ICON is singing it. This movie, for the most part, bored the crap out me as Neil sung about his guitar "it cries when I leave it" his kids "they will move on." It is like he takes a statement and puts it to music, and that is BORING. Like me singing "I went to the store. Bought some eggs" The end of the show is awesome...he plays some of the songs with which most are familiar.
dbdumonteil
Neil Young has always been one of my favorite singers.In my opinion,in America he is second only to Bob Dylan.I have loved "Rust never sleeps" his self-made (Shakey!) second film;the first one "journey thru the past" is unfortunately a throwaway.The atmosphere of "Heart of Gold" is in direct contrast to that of "Rust" .Neil and his friends (feat Emmylou Harris always as fresh as a daisy)are playing in Nashville and of course ,they turn the country on.The music you are going to hear is magnificent country-folk-rock.The first part of the concert is devoted to the "Prairie Wind" album and all the live versions are superior to the studio cuts ,which is as well,for I do not think this album was that much great in the first place (as a country album,I found it inferior to "Comes a Time" or even "Old ways" ).On stage ,these songs are given a new life and they are brilliant.The second part ,a true delight from start to finish ,focuses on Young's country albums "Harvest" "Comes a Time" and "Harvest Moon".And they are all tremendous;"Old king" which was undistinguished as a studio track is exciting and quite infectious."Comes a Time" and the Canadian hymn "Four strong winds " by Ian Tyson (I urge the users to buy an Ian and Sylvia compilation;they should not be forgotten)are given majestic treatments.The atmosphere is happy but Neil Young tells his audience that people his age begin to lose their dear ones ;even if he sings it ,he is not a child anymore ,and his movie is dedicated to his late father .It's not surprising if the film ends with "the old laughing lady" (who leaves nothing at all) ,a song Neil recorded on his very first solo album,which the artist performs solo .Old man,we are a lot like you were.And like you,we will die alone.
freekwellerdieck
As the first genre listed on IMDb for this "movie" was Documentary i watched it expecting a documentary. As it turns out that genre is probably only referring to the first 5 or so minutes of the movie. The rest of the runtime is just a concert registration, which was a shame for me. I'm not a fan of Neil Young or his music, i just watched the movie to watch a legend talk, the same way i watched Walk The Line to broaden my horizon, even though I'm no fan of Johnny Cash.The concert is well played and well recorded, but if you're not into Neil Young it's not very entertaining. There is hardly any show element, it only proves that he can play live just as well as in a studio.
KLbgrass
If you live in the Hartford, CT area...avoid seeing this one at Cinema City in West Hartford. They only have two ineffective speakers at the front. None of the other speakers in the house were working!! This theater sucks big time. I asked for my money back, they refused.Anyway, this project's as good as it gets for concert films. Neil Young was in great form, too. Excellent guest list by the way. A couple of sync issues, but no big deal. Nothing out of the ordinary for music concert oriented films. Camera work and editing is a "10". It flows so well you'll feel like you didn't miss a thing in the editing. Not as jumpy from scene to scene as most offerings in this genre. I'll buy the DVD.
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