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Neil Young’s 1978 concert tour, documented in this
acclaimed two-hour film, directed by Young
himself is a treat for the singer-songwriter’s fans.
The concept of the show is high (for Young,
anyway), if rather odd: roadies (here called Road
Eyes) decked out like the Tusken Raiders from Star
Wars, stage announcements from the original
Woodstock during set changes, and giant amps,
microphones, and so on for an Incredible Shrinking
Man effect.
Of course, it’s the music that counts, and there’s
plenty of that, what with nearly 20 songs
(including two versions of Hey Hey, My My, his
nod to the punk movement), acoustic and electric
(with longtime companions Crazy Horse), dating
back to his Buffalo Springfield days (I Am a Child)
and continuing through popular solo numbers like
Cinnamon Girl and the extended Like a Hurricane.
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