Young, Neil & Crazyhorse - Rust Never Sleeps

Year of Release: 2002
Label: Sanctuary Records Group
Catalog Number: 88333
Format: DVD
Total Time: 116:00:00

Much has been said about Neil Young's Rust Never Sleeps recording, and over time it has proven to be one of his very best works. This DVD, filmed at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on October 22, 1978, is not that particular album, but rather a glimpse of an entire solo career (at that time) choreographed and performed by the artist onstage. The underlying 'Rust' theme is present with performances of the anthems ?My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue),? which is acoustic, and the electric ?Hey Hey My My (Into the Black).?

While Young has never been a great vocalist, he is unique. My personal preference is the electric Young, I feel he has a more focused and determined energy in this mode, however he is extremely talented when he plays the acoustic guitar and harmonica. He is definitely the kind of artist that you really like or you flat out do not, there are no grey areas.

The show is directed by Bernard Shakey (AKA Neil Young), which in and of itself speaks highly of this man's all around talent. At first, I thought the presentation was odd but as time passed, I realized it was just different and original, I could understand his concept more as time passed. The first part of the show is the acoustic set. ?Sugar Mountain? and ?Comes A Time? are especially good. Neil has microphones placed on each side of his harmonica and you can hear him walking around onstage and every other little noise coming from the stage, this is purposeful and it helps to bring it on home up close and personal to the listener. The ?Road Eyes,? the little hooded people with the red glowing eyes [very reminiscent of the Jawas of Star Wars -ed], are always milling about doing different things, their presence is consistent throughout the show, and even an occasional dance across the stage is part of the act.

The electric set is jam packed with the grungy and dark guitar work that typified most of his solo flight. My favorites have always been ?Cinnamon Girl? and ?Like A Hurricane.? This is the prototypical post CSNY Neil Young, playing guitar like a man possessed. This DVD serves as a fine documentation of his musical and theatrical brilliance.

First released in 1978

Tracklisting:
Introduction / Star Spangled Banner/A Day In The Life (underscore) / Sugar Mountain / I Am A Child / Comes A Time / After The Gold Rush / Thrasher / My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) / When You Dance I Can Really Love / The Loner / Welfare Mothers / The Needle And The Damage Done / Lotta Love / Sedan Delivery / Powderfinger / Cortez The Killer / Cinnamon Girl / Like A Hurricane / Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) / End Credits: School Days (underscore) / Tonight's The Night

Bonus Features: Photo Gallery / Lyrics / Script / Road Eye Slides

Musicians:
Ralph Molina - drums
Billy Talbot - bass, vocals
Frank ?Pancho? Samped - o: guitar, keyboards
Neil Young - guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals

Discography:
Neil Young (1969)
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969)
After The Gold Rush (1970)
Harvest (1972)
Journey Through The Past (1972)
Time Fades Away (1973)
After The Gold Rush/Harvest (1973)
Harvest/After The Gold Rush (1973)
On The Beach (1974)
Tonight's The Night (1975)
Zuma (1975)
American Stars 'N Bars (1977)
Decade (1977)
Comes A Time (1978)
Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
Live Rust (1979)
Hawks & Doves (1980)
Re-Ac-Tor (1981)
Trans (1983)
Everybody's Rockin' (1983)
Old Ways (1985)
Landing On Water (1986)
Life (1987)
The Best Of Neil Young (1987)
This Note's For You (1988)
Freedom (1989)
Ragged Glory (1990)
Arc (1991)
Weld (1991)
Arc Weld (1991)
Harvest Moon (1992)
Unplugged (1993)
Lucky Thirteen (1993)
Sleeps With Angels (1994)
Mirror Ball (1995)
Gold Anniversary Edition (1995)
Dead Man (1996)
Broken Arrow (1996)
Year Of The Horse (1997)
Silver & Gold (2000)
Road Rock, Vol. 1: Friends & Relatives (2000)
Trans/Old Ways/Lucky Thirteen (2000)
Mystery Train (2001)
Are You Passionate? (2002)
Greendale (2003)
Greatest Hits (2004)
Prairie Wind (2005)
Living With War (2006)
Live At The Fillmore East (2006)
Live At Massey Hall 1971 (2007)
Chrome Dreams Ii (2007)
Live In San Francisco (2007)
Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968 (2008)
Fork In The Road (2009)
Dreamin' Man Live '92 (2009)

In Concert At The BBC (VHS) (1972)
Rust Never Sleeps (VHS/DVD) (1979)
Human Highway (VHS) (1982)
In Berlin (VHS/DVD) (1986)
Solo Trans (VHS) (1986)
Freedom (VHS) (1990)
Ragged Glory (VHS) (1991)
Weld (VHS) (1991)
The Complex Sessions (VHS) (1995)
Year Of The Horse (VHS) (1999)
Friends And Relatives: Red Rocks Live (VHS/DVD) (2000)
Silver & Gold (VHS) (2000)
Greendale (DVD) (2004)
Music In Review (DVD) (2006)
Live In San Francisco (DVD) (2007)
Under Review 1966-1975 (DVD) (2007)
Under Review 1976-2006 (DVD) (2007)
Hurricane(DVD) (2008)
Live In Japan 2001(DVD) (2008)
Rock At The Beach (DVD) (2008)
Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 (DVD/BR) (2009)

Genre: Rock

Origin CA

Added: July 13th 2003
Reviewer: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck
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Artist website: www.neilyoung.com
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Language: english