Rating: PG
Genre:
Music [nf]
Theatrical Release: 02/10/2006(USA
Release Date: 06/13/2006
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS2.0/DD5.1/DTS
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Flags: Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
In the fall of 2005,
Neil Young returned to the sound and style of his iconic 1972 album
Harvest with
Prairie Wind, a set of ten songs which look to America's past and future accompanied by sweet but rough-hewn
country-rock. The album was written and recorded after
Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, and shortly before he went into the hospital for surgery for the condition,
Young played a pair of special concerts at Nashville's
Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the
Grand Ole Opry, where he performed the
Prairie Wind album in full along with a set of old favorites. Filmmaker
Jonathan Demme was on hand to film the shows, and
Neil Young: Heart of Gold was culled from the best moments of those two concerts, as well as interviews in which
Young talks about his life and music.
Emmylou Harris appears as a guest vocalist, and
Young's band includes long time accompanists
Ben Keith on pedal steel, pianist
Spooner Oldham and
Pegi Young (
Neil's wife) on acoustic guitar and backing vocals. By the way,
Neil Young enjoyed a full recovery after his surgery.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide