Discs 6 & 9 look the most interesting. Instead, their label released the greatest hits collection, So Far. Your email address will not be published. In the following version, 11 of the 12 songs were originally written and recorded for the band’s follow-up album. The cast in credit order includes Neil Young as "Lionel Switch", the garage mechanic, Russ Tamblyn as "Fred Kelly" who is Lionel's friend, Dean Stockwell as "Otto Quartz", the restaurant and gas station owner and Dennis Hopper as the cook, "Cracker". The band's name is a reference to the Neil Young song "Human Highway". David Crosby told Rolling Stone magazine he thought Human Highway could have been CSN&Y’s best album. [12] Following the film's official premiere in Los Angeles, June 1983, it was shown only briefly in a small number of theaters. One question: isn’t “Horses Through a Rainstorm” another song on the CSNY boxed set which was supposed to be on “Human Highway?”. The best 2-4 songs each by David Crosy, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, and Graham Nash would make an amazing set. It’s a strong album, with all twelve songs being good. The song is sung by Mark Mothersbaugh as his "Booji Boy" character,and changes a few lyrics in typical Devo fashion. Editor: Yes, Black Coral would certainly be a possibility for the album. “As I Come of Age” (by Stills), “Wind On The Water” & “And So It Goes” (both by Nash) and “Through My Sails” & “Long May You Run” (both by Young) were originally written for Human Highway. We find the following unreleased recordings played by all four members of CSN&Y… “Homeward Through The Haze” & “The Lee Shore” (both by Crosby), “See The Changes” (by Stills), and “Taken At All” (by Nash). In the following version, 11 of the 12 songs were originally written and recorded for the band’s follow-up album. before going on tour. [2][3], The band started in the early 2000s;[4] the pair had previously worked together in the band Islands, and Thorburn asked Guthrie for help with a song called "My Beach". Thank you for this thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of an album I wish had been released. He also offers her a milk bath. It’s a 3 CD and 1 DVD set, and has a 186 page book. [7] The script was a combination of improvisation and developing small story lines as they went. Side One: See The Changes…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (box set) Human Highway…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (bootleg) Plus, 9 of them have all four artists participating. There are some singles from the set on iTunes. Young showed the footage of this performance to his band Crazy Horse. Sally Kirkland attempted to take a knife from him, and severed a tendon. "Johhny Rotten" becomes "Johnny Spud"). So, let’s track down the recordings that could have made up Human Highway. A DVD and Blu-Ray of Neil's "Directors Cut" was released July 22nd, 2016, alongside a DVD and Blu-Ray release of the Rust Never Sleeps concert film. Tom Petty…Wildflowers & All The Rest (Review), The Buckinghams…They’re Playing Our Songs, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice (Review), Buddy Holly…The Music Didn’t Die (updated), Lindsey Buckingham told “Go your own way” (2020 Updates), Bruce Springsteen…Born In The U.S.A. (album), The Moody Blues…Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (updated), Tom Petty…Artist For The Decades (updated), Lovin’ Spoonful/John Sebastian (updated 2020), Simon & Garfunkel…Almost the sound of silence, See The Changes…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (box set), Human Highway…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (bootleg), Taken At All…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (box set), Long May You Run…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (“Decade”), And So It Goes…Crosby Nash & Young (“Wild Tales”), Critical Mass/Wind On The Water…Crosby & Nash (“Wind On The Water”), As I Come Of Age…Crosby Stills & Nash (“Stills”), Homeward Through The Haze…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (box set), Prison Song…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (bootleg), Through My Sails…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (“Zuma”), The Lee Shore…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (box set), Hawaiian Sunrise…Crosby Stills Nash & Young (“CSNY 1974”). Young, Stockwell and Tamblyn were central in the writing. Back stage he is given a milk bath by Irene. It’s a full-band recording that’s more uptempo and rhythmic than the live versions. "[14] A more recent review by Seattle Times critic Tom Keogh notes the film's use of "hyper-real sets" predating Tim Burton and a surety of direction at times recognizably influenced by Paul Morrissey and John Waters. The set which included the diner and gas station was built to Young's specific requests. releasing his Archives II box set on November 20th, 2020. He flirts with her saying, "Charlotte ...on my way over here this morning I thought about you and the earth moved." After an earthquake Duke, dressed in white, enters the diner with a delivery. [8] Islands members Evan Gordon, Geordie Gordon and Aaron Harris were recruited to fill out the band. [1], Dennis Hopper, who played the addled cook, was performing knife tricks with a real knife on the set. The “lost” album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young was supposed to be the follow-up to their amazingly successful 1970 album Deja Vu. After meeting rock star Frankie, who appears to lead an opulent, sequestered and drug influenced life-style, Lionel says to the wooden Indian in his shop, "Now there's a real human being!". It was a different edit than the theatrical release. [7], The "Hey Hey My My" footage with Devo was recorded at Different Fur, San Francisco. That version has nine of the twelve songs I’ve chosen, so we’re getting close to “finding” the lost album. Early in the day at the diner Young Otto announces he must fire an employee for lack of money. Update: Neil Young is (finally!) It received poor reviews by critics[1] and confused audiences. [13], This article is about the Canadian rock band. The songs ended up on solo albums…but the recordings all include multiple members of the band, which are noted on the album tracks below. Even though the recordings are supposed to be live, “Hawaiian Sunrise” really sounds like it’s a studio recording. Contains the only recorded collaboration between Neil Young and Devo, as they perform "Hey Hey My My (Out The Blue Into The Black)". See more ». Employees and customers spend time at a small gas station-diner in a fictional town next to a nuclear power plant unaware it is the last day on Earth. While he is there a dining Arab sheik offers him wealth in return for his "whiteness. They sing a remake of "Worried Man Blues" while loading waste barrels on an old truck. [9][11], Human Highway is commonly reviewed as a "bizarre" comedy. in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Nebraska, and worked in Radio for over 38 years. Human Highway is a 1982 American comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. The prose is excerpted from "My Struggle", by Booji Boys, 1978. The final track…”Hawaiian Sunrise” (by Young) is from the above mentioned CSNY 1974 set. [6], Over four years Young spent $3 million of his own money on production. So even if you don’t have the exact versions of the above songs, you could make this album’s playlist by using the cuts from their solo albums. The film was released shortly after the death of 1960s folk-singer David Blue who was cast as the milkman, "Earl Duke". That was also part of the HH album, then they wiped C&N’s material and put it out as S/Y B. In all, the group recorded about half-an-album’s worth of songs, but those four strong personalities couldn’t stay together to finish what they started. Three songs on Side 1…”Human Highway”, “Taken At All” & “Long May You Run” go especially well together, and the last three songs on Side 2 flow perfectly for an album that has a photo of Maui on the cover. Lionel receives a bump on the head while working on Frankie's limousine and enters a dream. Plus, 9 of them have all four artists participating. What about the Black Coral on Stills’ Carry On box set? [12] After the film's release to VHS in 1996 it has since received more favorable reviews such as being described by TV Guide as "goofy and enjoyable" and Young's acting as "surprisingly funny." I’m including “The Lee Shore”, because this studio version was unreleased, they played it on their 1974 tour, and it would have fit nicely on the album. (Mock-up album cover using the planned cover photo.). Soon there is the start of global nuclear war. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). He chooses waitress Kathryn, who has a tantrum and refuses to leave. Human Highway is a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, composed of singer-songwriter Jim Guthrie and Nicholas Thorburn of the band Islands. Find release reviews and credits for Human Highway - Original Soundtrack on AllMusic - 1995 Fred states that Old Otto's recent death was by radiation poisoning. Included is a collaborative performance of "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Devo and Young with Booji Boy singing lead vocals and Young playing lead guitar. Human Highway Amazon.com Buy posters from Allposters.com buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from cdandlp.com Search eBay for Human Highway : Human Highway (1992) Composer(s): Neil Young Released in: 1992: with Devo: Other Resources: Other information: Total number of members who have this title in their: It also would have given David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash three song-writing credits each on the album. This song from a diner scene exemplifies Mark Mothersbaugh's early film scoring. He then provides shovels and commands everyone to "dig that hole and dance like a mole!" The writer is Philip “Flip” Bausch…who has a B.A. She sits down weeping at a booth that has a picture on the wall of Old Otto and chooses on the juke box the song "The End of the World". In GarageBand, I took a copy of the chorus with the middle guitar part, and put it in place of the ending chorus…then did a normal fade-out of the guitar part like many studio recordings. Although Lionel has a crush on the waitress Charlotte Goodnight, she has a crush on the milkman Earl Duke. “Prison Song” was horrendously bass heavy, but I ran it through an equalizer and it came out nicely for our recreated album. Although the tour was successful, the group still had many conflicts. [5] The band's name is a reference to the Neil Young song "Human Highway". Update: Neil’s website says all 3,000 copies of the box set have sold, and there are no plans to produce more. Neil Young performing music while in character as Lionel accompanied by film score. Reviews of the album were fairly positive. I did an easy edit to eliminate the applause at the end, and it fits right in with the rest of the album. Young Otto Quartz has received ownership of the failing business by the Will of his recently deceased father. After some modest character development and a collage-like dream sequence there is a tongue-in-cheek choreographed musical finale while nuclear war begins.
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