THIS WEEKEND: Neil Young Solo Concert - London 2008 | Hearse Theater | NYA

LONDON | NYA

This weekend, Neil Young solo in concert at Hammersmith Odeon Theater (aka the Carling Apollo), London in 2008 will be showing in the Hearse Theater on NYA. (See full Hearse Theater Schedule.)

The concert film is directed by Tim Pope and the acoustic set premiered in September 2019. Recorded during the final 2 nights (of a 6 gig run) in London, England, in March 2008, the multi-camera film is stunningly intimate and features the "mic cam" for ultra close-ups. (see here for reviews of March 5 & 6, 2008 and March 8 & 9, 2008, March 14 & 15, 2008)

Neil Young - Hammersmith Theater, March 2008
via LONDON | NYA

Presumably, the Saturday film focuses on the acoustic portion of set and the Sunday film focuses on the electric portion of the set. Both the acoustic and the electric sets are being presented entirely in the 2 hour and 25 minute concert film now streaming.


Poster: Neil Young - Hammersmith Theater, March 2008
(See reviews on March 5 & 6, 2008 and March 8 & 9, 2008)

Ticket Stub
Via Sugar Mountain Setlists

Via Sugar Mountain Setlists:
2008-03-15
Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
w/ Ben Keith, Rick Rosas, Ralph Molina, Anthony Crawford and Pegi Young

Acoustic:
1. From Hank To Hendrix
2. Ambulance Blues
3. Kansas
4. Sad Movies
5. Mexico
6. A Man Needs A Maid
7. Harvest
8. Love In Mind
9. Journey Through The Past
10. Homegrown
11. Love/Art Blues
12. Love Is A Rose
13. Out On The Weekend
14. Old Man

Electric:
15. The Loner
16. Dirty Old Man
17. Spirit Road
18. Powderfinger
19. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
20. Too Far Gone
21. Oh, Lonesome Me
22. Winterlong
23. No Hidden Path
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24. F*!#in' Up
25. Tonight's The Night
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26. The Sultan
Tape Exists:
Yes
Length:
163
Notes:

Tour:
2008 Chrome Dreams Continental Tour - Europe
Band:
The Chrome Dreams Band
Neil Young - guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano, vocals
Ben Keith - pedal steel, lap steel, guitar, organ, background vocals
Rick Rosas - bass, background vocals
Ralph Molina - drums, background vocals
Pegi Young - background vocals, vibraphone
Anthony Crawford - background vocals, piano, mandolin, electric guitar
Cary Kemp - gong

2008-03-15, Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
(Reviews of March 14 & 15, 2008 concerts)
Photo courtesy of Mario van Sabben

Filming Notice
Via Sugar Mountain Setlists

So get your popcorn ready!

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Tim Pope is the director of numerous highly acclaimed 1980's Neil Young music videos such as "Wonderin'", "Touch the Night", "People On The Street"and "Weight Of The World".

"People On The Street" ‏Music Video by Neil Young
Director - Tim Pope

Neil Young
Frame from "Cry, Cry, Cry" Music Video Directed by Tim Pope

Frames from Neil Young music video "Wonderin'", 1983
Director Tim Pope
More on Tim Pope: Making "Wonderin'" Video with Neil Young.


Frames from "Touch the Night" -
Neil Young Music Video directed by Tim Pope
Also, see Making of "Touch the Night" Music Video by Tim Pope.

Also, see Tim Pope: Neil Young Music Video Director | PODCAST by Adam Buxton.

Neil Young
Frame from "Weight Of The World" Music Video

Also, see MUSIC VIDEO: "Weight Of The World" by Neil Young, Directed by Tim Pope.

Excerpt removed per author request (see disclaimer).

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Electric "Campaigner": Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Buffalo, NY, February 16, 1991

As Neil Young’s 2017 self imposed sabbatical continues and (updated here), we continue our journey into the past of the TW Archives and other sources.

Of late, we here @ TW have explored some of the rarer versions of traditionally solo, acoustic Neil Young material played electric. For example, see "Electric "Pocahontas" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 1996", "Electric "Natural Beauty" - Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Hamilton, Ontario, 1996-10-31" and Solo, Electric "The Needle and the Damage Done" by Neil Young @ Molson Park (Barrie, Ontario), Aug 31, 1996..

So to round out the trilogy, we now have a quadrilogy of songs with Neil Young and Crazy Horse's electric version of "Campaigner", recorded at the Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY, on February 16th, 1991 on the WELD Tour.

This version is remarkable for not only being an electric version but for all of the lyrical variations, as well. Some of the names checks who have "soul":

• Ronald Reagan
• George Bush
• Mohammed Ali
• John Kennedy
• Marilyn Monroe
• My Momma
• Jet Fighter Pilots
• Linda Loveless
• My Brother

That's just a partial list we jotted down, but many more to check for who have soul.

From Mr Soul to Soul Man, it was all there back in 1991 on the eve of destruction as Iraq War #1 geared up, bombs fell and soldiers and civilians cried and died.

We know exactly what you're thinking now ... does HE really have soul???

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Rare Electric "Pocahontas" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 1996

Yesterday, we featured a unique, rare electric version of the standard acoustic "Natural Beauty" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse from the 1996 tour.

So one unique, rare electric version of a standard acoustic song deserves another, right?

From the live album "Year Of The Horse" (1996), here is a rare electric version of "Pocahontas". (Thanks Tom!)

A powerful, yet melancholy performance of the song. Spot the lyric change anyone?

This version is "supposedly" from October 1996 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Year of The Horse

A Neil Young & Crazy Horse Concert Film

Directed by Jim Jarmusch

A concert film-group portrait that captures as well as any other music movie the natural, untethered essence of live rock."

-- John Anderson, LOS ANGELES TIMES

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. Featuring a several epic jams including "Slip Away" and "Big Time" which clock in over 15 miutes each, the live material reveals the magic nature of what happens onstage in the "huddle".

In an interview with Crazy Horse and Neil Young:

Neil Young: I love that movie and I think it is a perfect add-on for the "Year of The Horse" record. 

You can really feel the personal view of a film maker, and above all the movie is about the band. It's more than a simple story, it's an impression, a succession of feelings. I had the idea of doing this movie - I like this kind of stuff and I like to have a camera with me, but Jim made it possible.  

Poncho: I always thought that that the story of Crazy Horse was less interesting than his music. It's certainly the more successful movie on Neil Young and Crazy Horse, but for me, this film is just touching on this topic. With all due respect to Jim and his work, I think that the first song in the movie shows more than what you can see in the following hour. So I liked this short movie, but I wouldn't like people to stick to this cinematographic view. 

It happened so many things in that band, that no one, as a movie maker, will be able to relate."

In an interview with film director Jim Jarmusch on making the "Year of the Horse":

"Neil's incredible," recalls Jarmusch. 

"I remember we didn't want to edit down any of the songs in the movie without Neil's help, because it's his music. "So he came to New York to help cut, because the songs were all, like, 14 minutes long. We showed him the Like A Hurricane number, which right in the middle of the song cuts from him now to him 20 years ago. "Neil jumps out of his seat. I thought, 'He's going to say something about how different he looks.' Instead, he says, 'Look at Old Black!' which is the name of his guitar. 'She looks so new and shiny! She was so young back then.' 

 "We were laughing so hard, but he was deadly serious. He wasn't self-conscious about his own image changing, just 'Look at Old Black. I haven't taken good care of her.'"

More on Neil Young & Crazy Horse's 1996 tour and the "Year of The Horse".

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Electric "Helpless" Video: Neil Young & Crazy Horse in Toronto, 11/19/12

Neil Young & Crazy Horse last night at the Toronto, ONT concert on November 19, 2012 singing the encore "Helpless".

Another rare electric version.

This was the 2nd performance of the song during the tour.

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