Photo by Wes Orshoski
In a new message to his “Neil Young Archives” fan club, Neil Young has decided that he will pause his touring schedule and focus on a number of film projects that demand he be “in the editing suites for the duration of 2019.”
Young is currently working on 15 different films, chronicling several different eras of his career like recording his famed Harvest LP to live tours with Crazy Horse.
In May 2019, Young revealed Crazy Horse will be releasing their first album since 2012, dubbed Colorado. According to the musician, Colorado “stands out as one of the most diverse albums” he’s ever made, and features 11 new tracks that range from lengths of 3 to 14 minutes. However, while Young initially said they would tour in support of the new LP, plans have changed and his films have taken top priority.
As per Rolling Stone here are the 15 projects Young is working on, and a little on what they’re about:
Colorado [recording Crazy Horse’s 2019 album]
A Rusted out Garage [Crazy Horse’s 1987 tour]
Greendale Live [Crazy Horse’s 2002/03 tour]
Alchemy [Crazy Horse’s 2012/13/14 tour]
Catalyst [This is a club in Santa Cruz, California Young has played many times between 1975 and 1997. It’s unclear which shows are a part of this film.]
Tokyo Budokan 76 [A 1976 show in Japan with Crazy Horse]
London Odeon Hammersmith 76 [A 1976 show in London with Crazy Horse]
Solo Trans [Young’s one-man show supporting Trans in 1983]
Stray Gators Harvest Sessions [The 1971 recording sessions for Harvest]
Greendale Live at Vicar Street [A March 2003 stop of the solo Greendale tour]
The Boarding House [A 1978 solo acoustic stand at the Boarding House club in San Francisco]
Silver and Gold [A 1999 solo acoustic tour]
Stratford Shakespearean Theater 1971 [A January 1971 solo acoustic show in Connecticut]
Solo BBC 1971 [A BBC solo acoustic show taped February 23rd, 1971]
Trans 2020 [An animated film by Micah Nelson using the music of Young’s 1982 LP Trans]
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Joe Kowalczyk
August 2, 2019 at 5:05 pmNeil disappoints me again! Was looking forward to seeing Crazy Horse again! Never saw them live with Nils Lofgren. I wonder how Crazy Horse feels or are they used to Neil’s temperament.
TRANS?
August 2, 2019 at 12:22 pmI got suckered into this at a horrible Jones Beach 1983 show and its the focus of TWO films? What am I missing??
me
August 2, 2019 at 2:06 pmHa, ha… I remember as a teen, signing up for the Columbia House buy 1, get 13 albums for a penny and finding a Neil Young album… I was excited because I knew the name from the Live Rust album I’d heard most of my young life… like you, when I got it I was like… what the hell is this? Maybe the movies offer apologies to those who paid money (even a penny) for the album and for the tour!