Neil Young - Heart of Gold
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Movie Reviews of Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Movie Review: I'm sold on Heart of Gold,,,,,
Summary: 5 Stars
Since Neil first began shooting 8mm shorts he has been looking for a place to meld his alter egos Cinemagraphic efforts. From Journey through the Past to Greendale capturing snippets to infer dramatic element has been sketchy. With Heart of Gold thanks to Jon Demme and Bernard Shakeys insightful collaboration an epic was born. Mr. Shakey contributed some of the opening Nashville sequences which gave the movie a triangulative magruder feel. The films house concert style gives the feeling that he is at peace with his mortality and desires more intimacy with his audience. He should be, he has been mining for years and his fans are among the most loyal ever born. The opening special effect in the movie where the viewer is literally dropped off at the footlights to share the audiences perspective was trancendental. This will be especially evident on a large widescreen. This movie does not get caught up in the star power trip or pity party for Neil Youngs near death experience but a payback to all who have influenced Neil and been involved in the machine that has helped sustain this Canadian American musical icon. He has delivered on the wishes of music fans who desire moving pictures of their favorite artists to go with the words. Heart of Gold is such a film!
P.S. The bonus DVD with Neil premiering Damage Done on the Johnny Cash show is priceless and makes the whole package a must have if not to finally learn the correct fingering on the song!!(G)
Movie Review: Young's Best DVD yet
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an old time Neil Young fan, and own all his LPs, CDs and DVDs. I pre-ordered Heart of Gold from Amazon and received it on Monday (one day before the official release date). I listened to it as soon as I got home from work and listened to again late that night. It is the best Neil Young DVD yet and maybe the best performance by him I have ever heard. Maybe we are both getting old, but I was really touched by the way he and his longtime friends just came out and played and sang like they were really enjoying themselves. No arrogant, loud mouth rockstars here. The music was softer, smoother and more touching than any of his previous work. I had assumed that this would be a DVD version of his recent Prarie Wind CD, but it wasn't. A lot of the songs were the same, but he also played a lot of old stuff that I love, like "Heart of Gold" and "Old Man". The most beautiful piece on the DVD is the old folk song "Four Strong Winds" with all the guest musicians on stage harmonizing and at least a dozen acoustic guitars all playing together. The cinematography was excellent and you could tell this was being directed by a pro, Johnathn Demme. If you are a Neil Young fan, you must have this and will love it. If you are not a Neil Young fan, watch this and you will be.
PS: The DTS soundtrack is incredible and if do not have a DTS surround sound system, get one. It would be worth it just for this one DVD.
Movie Review: Great performance
Summary: 5 Stars
I have more CDs than I can listen to in a year, but what I see on DVD has a chance to stick in my mind after seeing it a few times. I have so many Neil Young songs I love that I never convinced myself to buy `Prairie Wind' in 2005. The concert on this DVD was filmed before the CD was available, and people like me were right to wait for the DVD. Instead of just hearing the music, you get to see who is playing and singing. Comments by Neil Young about his father having dementia are as touching as the Bridge School Concerts on a 1997 CD that had notes thanking "the audiences who have made the Bridge School Concerts possible." People who get the DVD `Heart of Gold' have the opportunity to observe first performances of songs that were written as the recording was underway in a public performance that was prepared in the ten days before the musicians took the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Even if the music is not going to be your favorite song ever, because your mind is now too old to be captured by the complexity of new musical creations, the opportunity to see an old master and his henchmen turning out new songs, remembering all the words, and playing them for an audience which has a sense of the history of the music that has been played on some of the same guitars that are right there on stage, for the first time since 1951, for instance, ought to be appreciated.Movie Review: Another Great DVD From Neil Young
Summary: 5 Stars
The good thing about Neil Young's DVDs is that they are way more than a music DVD. It shows so much more than the actual concert. The behind the scene footage is wonderful. What I probably love most about this DVD is the interviews with band members, especially Ben Keith. Ben has played with Neil off and on for over thirty years. Ben is famous for his steel guitar on Harvest, ie "Heart of Gold". I love these perspectives from these band members because a person is only as successful because of who he has around him. Now the show. What better place to shoot a DVD than the ORIGINAL Grand Ole Opry. His choice of music is outstanding, especially the live performance of Heart of Gold. A live performance of Heart of Gold is rare, unless you are fortunate enough to have a copy of Austin City Limits, or the BBC performance. Neil will be forever associated with that song and for some reason he doesn't like that. So I am very glad to see HOG available for purchase on DVD. The only problem I had with the DVD was the bonus live performance. The Needle and The Damage Done is abundantly available on video. The Johnny Cash show version might night be, but it is available on just about every Neil concert video, plus Live Aid, SNL, among others. I just believe for a "Archive Release" they could have come up with something better. Even though it doesn't stop the video from getting 5 stars.Movie Review: Boomers' Heaven and More
Summary: 5 Stars
This seems like a straight up concert movie. It isn't. There's a story here, a theme running through the movie. Redemption. Resurrection. Dealing with mortality. Reaching one's limitations and going beyond. Love. Grace and forgiveness. Friendship. Doing your best. It is all here in Demme's cleanly filmed movie. With Neil Young right at the center. Cast and crew move around him - music and life central - and the camera catches everything. Loving glances, extra wrinkles (those age-given gifts we boomers are more and more sharing), smiles, and the absolute sheer joy of making music.
When so many performers seem to sell out, take the money and run, Neil has taken our money. But he never ran from anything in his whole life. When you get Neil you get it all: heart, an sharp-edged irony, imagery that can still blow you away, and a prophetic anger that seems more pointed and more focused than ever before in his career. The protest has always been there but now it is mature and powerful.
The band is incredible and having Emmylou there is a gift. This is what music can be. Thanks, Neil, for allowing us access, no mess, no fuss, just that straight-forward honesty in the presentation that's exactly the same as the music. A lot of times directors can't find the heart or the gold. In this case, the music, the man, and the movie vibrate to the same harmonies.