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7 October 1981 (France) more
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"More to the picture than meets the eye... Rock 'n' Roll will never die." more
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Documentary film covering Neil Young's October 22nd, 1978 concert performance at the Cow Palace. | add synopsis
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Just another line in the field of time. more (15 total)

Cast

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Neil Young ... Himself
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Ralph Molina ... Himself
Frank 'Pancho' Sampedro ... Himself
Billy Talbot ... Himself
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (Australia)
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103 min
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Just another line in the field of time., 12 July 2005
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Author: dbdumonteil

I certainly love Neil Young and I must say I was disappointed with his first self-made effort "Journey through the past" .As I do not go much for the CSN stuff the idea of a filmed concert with Crazy Horse was really exciting.Besides,Young was then at the height of his powers,after releasing one of his very best records "rust never sleeps".Sadly ,afterwards,then came a period of barren inspiration-but Young's career was buoyant again in the nineties-,but that's another story.Suffice to say that Neil Young's epiphanies were numerous and brilliant ,he is second only to Bob Dylan.

The film features almost the same songs as the soundtrack album "live rust" although for instance the marvelous "thrasher" is not included in the record (and "tonight's the night" ,on the other hand,was not in the film ).Half acoustic,half electric ,Young plays like a person possessed and he revisits his catalog with gusto.Particularly impressive is his reggae version of "Cortez the Killer".

The "star wars" stuff did not impress me.It's the singer and the songs which matter.The film begins with Hendrix's "star spangled banner" and the Beatles' "a day in the life" on the PA.

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