Neil youngs second film is a faithful chronicle of one of the performances in his 1978 rust never sleeps tour october 22 at the cow palace in san francisco, a nearly twohour concert during which young with and without crazy horse presents a good selection of his best material dating back to sugar mountain and some excellent new songs, including my my, hey hey out of the. Aug 15, 1979 neil young s rust never sleeps, which opens a limited run at the palladium today, might seem to be in the latter category. The rust never sleeps film was recorded at the cow palace in san francisco, and stands as the high water mark in youngs storied career. Neil young rust never sleeps lyrics and tracklist genius. Critically acclaimed in its day and for years to come, rust never sleeps was also commercially successful, reaching the top 20 on both sides of the atlantic. All the kudos neil young earned for rust never sleeps he lost for live rust, the doublelp live album released four months later. He added a trio of exclamation points in the form of three releases, the rust never sleeps lp, the rust never sleeps film, and the soundtrack lp to the film, live rust. Stuck in the past neil young rust never sleeps 1979. Live rust is a live album by neil young and crazy horse, recorded during their fall 1978 rust never sleeps tour.
Neil youngs rust never sleeps, which opens a limited run at the palladium today, might seem to be in the latter category. Neil youngs immortal words cut through the new noise of punk to become an anthem of defiance and renewal. Neil youngs human highway to get nationwide theatrical. Neil young rust never sleeps 1979 neil young is a prolific canadian singersongwriter who has been releasing records since the 60s. Johnson, david myers, hiro narita, richard pearce film editor neil young.
Young learned of the slogan when making a film with the band, and he loved it so much that he. Rust never sleeps musicfilmweb discover music film. As i do not go much for the csn stuff the idea of a filmed concert with crazy horse was really exciting. Jun 14, 20 i have found rust never sleeps to be a marked drop from our previous neil young excursions, and i think it all comes down to a question of melody. An evening with neil young will be tonight, monday, february 29 at select theatres. Neil young movies human highway and rust never sleeps.
His 1979 album live rust captures the best of his rust never sleeps tour, documenting an artist at the peak of his powers. Neil youngs second film is a faithful chronicle of one of the. Documentary covering neil youngs october 22, 1978 concert. Molina, ralph, sampedro, frank pancho, talbot, billy. Young also directed a companion film, rust never sleeps, under a pseudonym bernard shakey, which consisted of footage. Its credentials as a message beyond the cult rest largely on its extramusical conceits. The concert film year of the horse from the 1996 tour, directed by jim jarmusch, is certainly a worthy successor to the classic rust never sleeps with the addition of interviews and behind the scenes footage along with the raging, stomping, raw crazy horse style. Whatever the relative merits may be, rest assured that this firms edition, at least in the in the pal video option for it sanctuary visual entertainment sve4003 plays just fine. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. I have found rust never sleeps to be a marked drop from our previous neil young excursions, and i think it all comes down to a question of melody. It was released on july 2, 1979, by reprise records. The almost simultaneous release of two neil young dvds is a sage. My my, hey hey out of the blue 2016 remaster youtube. Seven out of nine songs on rust never sleeps were recorded in a live setting, and such a soundscape was conducive to youngs versatility.
Young used the phrase rust never sleeps as a concept for his tour with crazy horse to avoid artistic complacency and try. With neil young, ralph molina, frank pancho sampedro, billy talbot. Bernard shakey the alterego of neil young, directs this concert film of the legendary young rust never sleeps tour. The rust never sleeps film was recorded at the cow palace in san francisco, and stands as the high water mark in young s storied career. My my, hey hey out of the blue, thrasher, ride my llama, pocahontas, sail away, powderfinger, welfare mothers, sedan delivery, hey hey, my my into the black. Rust never sleeps is a live album by canadian singersongwriter neil young, featuring his backing band crazy horse. I have not seen the alternative video edition of this musical film concert, rust never sleeps. Young also directed a companion film, rust never sleeps, under a pseudonym bernard shakey, which consisted of footage from the cow palace.
Rust never sleeps is a live album by canadian american singersongwriter neil young and. Most of the album was recorded live, then overdubbed in the studio. Rust never sleeps 1979 rust never sleeps 1979 user. Whatever the relative merits may be, rest assured that this firms. Live rust composed of performances recorded at several venues, including the cow palace near san francisco. Provided to youtube by reprise my my, hey hey out of the blue 2016 remaster neil young crazy horse rust never sleeps. As an added bonus, we have the rerelease of the rust never sleeps concert from 1978, an incendiary gig widely considered to have laid the foundations for the seattle grunge scene. Ralph molina, frank pancho sampedro, billy talbot cinematography jon else, paul goldsmith, robbie greenberg, l. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Rust never sleeps, its aphoristic title drawn from an intended advertising slogan, was an album of new songs, some of them recorded on neil youngs 1978 concert tour. Neil young announces previously lost rust bucket concert. Rust never sleeps was officially released on june 22, 1979, and then a second album titled live rust was released the following november in companion to a film which consisted of footage from the cow palace gig. Neil young s immortal words cut through the new noise of punk to become an anthem of defiance and renewal.
The concert begins with a 6 song solo acoustic set from young. Sep 17, 2019 rust never sleeps was officially released on june 22, 1979, and then a second album titled live rust was released the following november in companion to a film which consisted of footage from the cow palace gig. So, not long ago i got interested in listening to some of my old neil young favorites and i went looking for any dvd material and lo and behold theres this dvd. The concert tour was divided into a solo acoustic set and an electric set with crazy horse. Released in 1993 on warner reprise video catalog no. The phrase, rust never sleeps comes from an old rustoleum ad slogan crafted by the band devo. Jul 20, 2019 seven out of nine songs on rust never sleeps were recorded in a live setting, and such a soundscape was conducive to youngs versatility. I certainly love neil young and i must say i was disappointed with his first selfmade effort journey through the past. Live rust was the soundtrack to youngs concert film rust never sleeps he had wanted to give it that title, but reprise vetoed the idea, fearing confusion with the earlier album, and likewise was recorded october 22, 1978, at the cow palace in san.
Norah jones with neil young down by the river mountain view, ca 25 october 2014 duration. Rust never sleeps was a unique recording by neil young and crazy horse as it was an album of all new material mainly recorded live but postproduced with some studio overdubbing and most of the audience ambiance removed. Besides,young was then at the height of his powers,after releasing one of his very best records rust never sleeps. Nov 04, 2016 provided to youtube by reprise my my, hey hey out of the blue 2016 remaster neil young crazy horse rust never sleeps. May 21, 2012 rust never sleeps, young s first concert film, is a shrewdly imagined and musically indelible celebrationcumdeconstruction of the big rock show mythos. Rust never sleeps is one of the all time iconic concert films. Documentary covering neil young s october 22, 1978 concert performance at the cow palace. It was released on june 22, 1979, by reprise records. Neil young rust never sleeps interview, 1979 youtube.
Recorded in 1978 at the cow palace in san francisco, rust never sleeps features neil young at the top of his game. Anyways, my favorite is the album rust never sleeps. His strongest collection since tonights the night, its obvious antecedent was bob dylans bringing it all back home, and, as dylan did, young divided his. In 1978 neil young started touring again, first with a 10date solo tour that introduced lots of new songs, and then for a bigger us tour with his backing band crazy horse. On april 22, youngs longtime label reprise will issue his 1979 concert film rust never sleeps and a directors cut of his 1982 narrative feature. Dec 09, 2012 he added a trio of exclamation points in the form of three releases, the rust never sleeps lp, the rust never sleeps film, and the soundtrack lp to the film, live rust. Rust never sleeps is an album by canadian singersongwriter neil young and american band crazy horse. Instead of being a straight concert documentary, rust never sleeps calls itself a concert fantasy. Neil young s second film is a faithful chronicle of one of the performances in his 1978 rust never sleeps tour october 22 at the cow palace in san francisco, a nearly twohour concert during which young with and without crazy horse presents a good selection of his best material dating back to sugar mountain and some excellent new songs, including my my, hey hey out of the blue done. Rust never sleeps is a live album by canadian american singersongwriter neil young and american band crazy horse. Rust never sleeps rolling stone music, film, tv and. Besides, young was then at the height of his powers,after releasing one of his very best records rust never sleeps. Neil youngs surreal 1982 comedy human highway will finally get a nationwide theatrical release on february 29th. The recording itself is composed of performances at several venues from the tour, and in my humble opinion, gives the best overview.
In the accompanying concert film of the same name, young. Rust never sleeps, youngs first concert film, is a shrewdly imagined and musically indelible celebrationcumdeconstruction of the big rock show mythos. Neil young my my, hey hey out of the blue by dypodo. Young used the phrase rust never sleeps as a concept for his tour with crazy horse to avoid artistic. Neil young s rust never sleeps, which opens a limited run at the palladium today, might seem to be in the latter category. This all resulted in a final product that feels at once intimate and intense. Featuring a several epic jams including slip away and big time which clock. Young also directed a companion film, rust never sleeps, under a pseudonym bernard shakey, which consisted of footage from. Neil young song lyrics for album rust never sleeps. Listen free to neil young rust never sleeps my my, hey hey out of the blue, thrasher and more. Live rust was the soundtrack to young s concert film rust never sleeps he had wanted to give it that title, but reprise vetoed the idea, fearing confusion with the earlier album, and likewise was recorded october 22, 1978, at the cow palace in san francisco. The title and overriding theme for this work was a concept. Overdubs are less obvious but still very much present as a result.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online. Neil youngs 1978 concert tour, documented in this acclaimed twohour film that was directed by young himself using the pseudonym bernard shakey, is a treat for the singersongwriters fans. I owned the rust never sleeps album but i never knew that there was a concert documentary. Young learned of the slogan when making a film with the band, and he loved it. I discovered neil young when i was in college about three years after this concert. To make matters even more confusing, theres a concert film, also called rust never sleeps, which lines up mostly with live rust instead of the album rust never sleeps. Im very happen because finally this live concert was made in bluray with a great sound and image. Later in 1979, young and crazy horse released the complimentary album live rust and young also released a live concert film of the album under the same title.
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