DVD Review - Neil Young - Neil Young: Heart of Gold

In March 2005, shortly after being diagnosed with a potentially fatal
brain aneurysm, Neil Young flew into Nashville where he quickly wrote
and recorded the bulk of the song cycle that became his latest
endeavor Prairie Wind. A few months later, his father passed away
after struggling in recent years with dementia brought about by the
onset of Alzheimer's disease. It's not surprising, then, that the new
material dealt with issues of life, death, love, and loss or that
these same themes permeate Neil Young: Heart of Gold, Jonathan Demme's
chronicle of the album's world premiere at Nashville's storied Ryman
Auditorium in August 2005. Considering that he built his directorial
career around the success of Stop Making Sense, an electrifying
encapsulation of a performance by Talking Heads, it's safe to say that
Demme is no stranger to making stylish concert films that resonate
with the equivalent intensity of being in the house. By once again
allowing the music to speak for itself, he successfully transformed
Neil Young: Heart of Gold into another brilliant depiction of the
power that art can wield.

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