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08-19-2005, 08:12 PM | #1 |
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Neil Young's "Prairie Wind" film
Neil Young's "Prairie Wind" blows onto big screen
Aug 19, 1:43 AM (ET) By Ros Krasny NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Music icon Neil Young blew into Nashville more like a gentle breeze than a hurricane on Thursday for the first of two concerts being filmed for a feature-length documentary. Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs") is shooting the gigs, which are based around Young's upcoming country-themed recording, "Prairie Wind." "This place is like being in the middle of a big guitar ... there's a lot of spirit here," Young said as he took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium, the former home of country music's Grand Ole Opry. Demme rented the one-time church for the film and to showcase the new songs, infused with a nostalgic theme of preserving what's good. Young underscored the mood by playing country music great Hank Williams' old guitar. His backing musicians included Nashville veteran Emmylou Harris and the band from Young's new album, as well as the Fisk University Jubilee Singers and the Nashville String Machine. Paramount Classics, the arthouse division of Paramount Pictures, is targeting "Prairie Wind" for release in late February or early March, a spokeswoman said. The album is due in U.S. stores on September 27. The project comes at a time of reflection for Young, 59, who recorded the disc in Nashville last spring about the time he was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain aneurysm and had to undergo surgery in New York. The concert was Young's first full-length show since his surgery and the death of his father, Canadian sportswriter Scott Young, in June. The invitation-only concerts have been the buzz for weeks among the rocker's fans nationwide in a city better known for country music. "I've been at it for 36 hours. It's the toughest ticket in town," said Chris Spiegl of Pegram, Tenn. as he left the auditorium empty-handed wearing a 1985 Young tour T-shirt. "I'd just like to buy him a beer." In a career spanning almost 40 years, Young has dipped into many musical genres, from folk, electronica and pop to country, rock and grunge. His best-selling release is 1972's "Harvest," which also betrayed a rural wistfulness, thanks to such tunes as "Heart of Gold" and "Old Man." It also yielded a film, the poorly received "Journey Through the Past." "Neil Young is the embodiment of rock and roll in all of its howling, exuberant, spontaneous, pissed-off, human glory," said Cathy Norden, an instructor at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. |
08-19-2005, 08:17 PM | #2 |
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i saw this in the news today. neil's "rust never sleeps" is an awesome classic concert film and jonathon demme also directed the talking heads feature length concert film "stop making sense" which is one of the best i've ever seen so this should be pretty cool
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08-19-2005, 08:42 PM | #3 |
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this was the setlist on the first evening:
1. the painter 2. no wonder 3. falling off the face of the earth 4. far from home 5. it's a dream 6. prairie wind 7. here for you 8. this old guitar 9. he was the king 10.when god made me 11. i am a child 12. heart of gold 13. old man 14. the needle and the damage done 15. comes a time 16. four strong winds 17. old king 18. harvest moon 19. one of these days the first ten songs are of his new record. i can't wait to hear the new record. it's coming with a dvd, they filmed the whole recording process! i have to say that i don't really like when god made me that much, but i hope the whole album will be better! i read a review and it says it will be a strong record! and of course in november there will be "archives no.1" released! finally after all these years they will release the rare stuff of him! i'm really looking forward what songs are on this dvd. and than of course this concert movie! so the next months we will hear a lot of new neil young stuff!
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08-19-2005, 11:36 PM | #4 |
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sounds very exciting!
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^ it is kind of exciting! do you like neil too silent night?
thanks for the setlist christian! i wasn't crazy about when god made me either (tho you're a sweetheart for sending it to me - thx again for that) but i'm very interested to hear this new album. it sounds like it will have a country feel but i always like neil's excursions into different musical territory. i even liked trans though a lot of people didn't because it was so synth-based and he ran his vocals thru a vocoder but that's neil, once you think you have him pinned down he takes a hard left turn and suprises you. i kind of wish i was in nashville although it doesn't sound like theres a snowballs chance in hell getting into the shows, but i would love to see him perform again (and emmylou's there too! yay!) guess we'll have to wait for the film... i was so worried when he had that aneurysm and then his father died? i didn't know that he's had a rough year... Quote:
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08-20-2005, 09:51 AM | #6 |
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yeah, i guess he had a really hard year! fortunately he is feeling better now!
i really love trans too! it's an awesome record. transformer man is so good! but i guess really many fans were shocked...but it's cool that he always do what he wants. but some 80s records were really strange. i can't really stand old ways, it's a bit too much for me... yeah, i guess there was not a chance to get tickets for the gig, but i'm really looking forward to see the concert film too. rust never sleeps is still one of my favourite music dvds! archives vol. 1 will be a dvd. it's still a secret what songs are on it. it will be some early stuff in a really good quality. i hope that there will be some good versions of dance, dance, dance, everybodys alone and give me strength! these are really awesome songs! and it would be so cool if there are some early videos from 70s gigs! neil said it was a lot of work to do this! the new album will definitely have a country feel. maybe it will be a bit like harvest moon! i found a description for all songs: The Painter- 4:36 Acoustic, guitar, pedal steel, reminds me of `Good to See you?", female backing vocals- great tune, grows on you with repeated listening. Lots of colors. "If you follow every dream, you might get lost." No Wonder – 5:45 Destined to become a classic. Reminds me a bit of "The Old Homestead". Strong acoustic, guitar. drums, bass, big backing vocals, fiddle. First Prairie Wind reference, mentions Willie, 9/11, Chris Rock. Soaring electric guitar solo over some great acoustic work. Falling Off the Face of the Earth 3:35 Neil's thank you message (to fans?). Possibly, in response to overcoming his recent health scare. Some of the highest pitched vocals we've heard from Neil in years, I don't know how he can still hit those notes. Far From Home - 3:47 A switch from the first 3 songs, more up tempo, big horns, honky tonk style. He talks about family members, the Canadian Prairie (where the buffalo, used to roam), Canadian geese, Uncle Bob, and traveling down to Nashville. A happy, feel good song. It's a Dream – 6:31 Quiet, acoustic piano, the beginning reminds me of "After the Gold rush". Lush, orchestration, big strings, come in along with pedal steel. Strong solo vocals, backed by full string section. More nostalgic references back to Canada, fishing, birds, childhood, an old man, trains, "with memories fading away". Prairie Wind – 7:34 Funky, jazzy intro with horns, images of wheat fields, farmers on the prairie, the northern sky, Indian spirits... Imagine Tonight's the Night- meets Steely Dan. Lots of harp, organ, female (Pegi ?) backing chorus. Here for You – 4:32 A beautiful song, classic Neil, harp with pedal steel. This one could have been on Harvest Moon or Silver and Gold. Clean, crisp guitar playing over wailing pedal steel, the break has some more string orchestration and backing vocals, great harp solos. This Old Guitar – 5:32 Another great song, this one starts out sounding a lot like Bandit, low tuning, low vocals with pedal steel and soft drumming. Some of the riffs are reminiscent of Harvest Moon. I'm not sure who does the backing vocals on this one, doesn't sound like Pegi He Was the King 5:32 Neil's tribute to Elvis. The song starts out like an acoustic version of `Piece of Crap', but quickly switches to a rowdy sing- along (The last time I saw Elvis) with a catchy hook and refrain. Horns, harp, pedal steel and great, funny lyrics When God Made Me 4:05 I'm not sure how different this version is from the one he performed at Live 8. It's the last song on the album, and the song keeps growing on me. Since there were no liner notes, I'm not sure if it's the same gospel background singers. It's a spine tingling anthem to end the album.
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Balls to annoying Neil , Uncle Springsteen will publish the DVD "VH1 Storytellers" (2 hrs acoustic gig filmed in USA in April, with songs from the new album as well) on 5th September.
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yeah, i know what you mean about "sample and hold"! it's a fantastic tune! do you have the "Q" special edition of neil young? there is an interesting interview with him. he said that the 80s records should be seen as one record, it would be more easier to undersand them than. and speaking of everybodys rockin he said he was definitely aware that this wasn't his best release. but in this phase of his life he wanted to do that and it was important for him to develop. a friend of me saw neil during the trans tour, he said all the fans were shocked as he played the trans song. the whole audience were quiet! only during the classic songs they screamed! there is a dvd of one show during the trans tour! i still need this one! but i only found a ntsc one... a little addition to the archives dvd: volume 1 will feature songs from 1963-1973!
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everybody's rockin old ways this notes for you they're not really representative of the man and his music, start with harvest it's a classic, or what do you think would be a good one to start with chris? that's so funny about people standing in stunned silence during the trans tour i can about imagine lol... hey i actually have that on vhs tape somewhere now that i think of it but it was recorded off tv and it's an old tape and poor quality... wonder if theres a bit torrent for that somewhere... i'm half inclined to go looking for it now |
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"harvest" is a really good suggestion to start with! another good album to start with would be in my opinion "after the gold rush". oh cool, you have it already on vhs! i guess it's funny how he plays the trans songs live, right? actually this thread made me to hear that album a lot lately! they played "the painter" in the radio and i've found a copy of it! it's really great. it has a bit of the vibe of silver and gold or harvest moon! reminds me a bit of "good to see you" i've thought you might like to hear it melissa, so i've already send it to you!
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thanks for all the info
yes sister, i do like Neil Young, but you guys are gurus
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aww, i'm glad you like the songs!
can't wait for the new album now!
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08-28-2005, 06:55 PM | #18 |
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you can watch a video of "the painter" here:
http://tinyurl.com/8anb6
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hey cool thanks chris! but my computer isn't letting me stream things lately so it won't play for me i'll try it again later after i'm done beating my comp into submission...
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08-30-2005, 02:12 PM | #20 |
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yeah, i can't play the video neither. with my slow connection it's impossible!
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08-30-2005, 02:51 PM | #21 |
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thank you very much, i watched 'the painter', will be back for the other two. sooooorry for your slow connection
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do you like the video?
be the rain is a great song! the official side has streamed the song now www.neilyoung.com
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i love be the rain too. i love the live video. the other two i wasn't too impressed, besides, the screen is small.
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is it the acoustic version of be the rain?
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it's a live version, big stage, alot of people dancing on the stage, even a house was set up there, very good atmosphere.
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ah, i know that one! i have it on dvd. you can see there his daughter. and sun green is a friend of the daughter!
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ah, i couldn't wait and so i've downloaded the new album! (but of course i will buy it when it's out)
it's really, really great. my favourite song on it is "no wonder"! it's such an awesome song! song no.4 and 6 has trumpets in it...i don't really like this instrument, but in "prairie wind" they are really cool! even "when god made me" is pretty good. at least it's better than the live version! the weakest song is in my opinion the elvis tribute song "he was the king" it's a beautiful record and it seems that neil is in a really brilliant musically phase!
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neil played a really cool and moving version of "southern man" on farm aid!
here is the direct link to it: www.thesongdog.de/rust/sounds/20050918_sm.mp3
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i would love to send you some songs of the new album! maybe when i just send my favourites it would be okay for your hard drive?
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