"Neil Young Journeys" is Demme's third film about the grizzled rock hero. The previous two presented a sharp contrast. Demme's doleful 2006 flick "Heart of Gold" was dedicated to Young's recently deceased father and was recorded not long after Young suffered a brain aneurysm, while 2009's "Neil Young Trunk Show" presented the more tousled side of Young, with the rocker slamming his sweat-drenched guitar through a raucous set.
"Journeys," meanwhile, was recorded this past May, with Young bringing his solo tour to a close in Toronto's historic Massey Hall in a gig that offered the full sonic range. The 65-year-old Young played a sterling set culled mainly from his latest Daniel Lanois-produced disc "Le Noise," which earned Young his first-ever Grammy for music.
During the concert portion of the roughly 90-minute film, Young is alone onstage (except for a wooden statue of a native American), shifting effortlessly between an organ, two pianos and several guitars, performing tunes including "You Never Call," "Ohio," "Down by the River" and "Love and War."
But "Journeys" also features wistful footage of Young travelling on a roadtrip across Ontario in a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria. His journey included a tour of Omemee, where Young pointed out a school named for his father (the sports writer Scott Young), a community centre he used to frequent and a lake where he would catch fish and turtles and bring them home in a wagon when he was five years old.
"Journeys," meanwhile, was recorded this past May, with Young bringing his solo tour to a close in Toronto's historic Massey Hall in a gig that offered the full sonic range. The 65-year-old Young played a sterling set culled mainly from his latest Daniel Lanois-produced disc "Le Noise," which earned Young his first-ever Grammy for music.
During the concert portion of the roughly 90-minute film, Young is alone onstage (except for a wooden statue of a native American), shifting effortlessly between an organ, two pianos and several guitars, performing tunes including "You Never Call," "Ohio," "Down by the River" and "Love and War."
But "Journeys" also features wistful footage of Young travelling on a roadtrip across Ontario in a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria. His journey included a tour of Omemee, where Young pointed out a school named for his father (the sports writer Scott Young), a community centre he used to frequent and a lake where he would catch fish and turtles and bring them home in a wagon when he was five years old.
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