The audio was captured during Young's 2015 tour with The Promise of the Real, fronted by Lukas Nelson (vocals/guitar) and Micah Nelson (guitar, vocals) - Willie Nelson's sons. The tour included Young performing solo and with the band for a full electric show.
A new take on some of Young's most beloved songs, it features the live recordings, along with added musical overdubs, as
well as sounds of the earth, such as city sounds like car horns, sounds
of insects, and animal sounds from bears, birds, crickets, bees, horses,
cows - creating a very strange, yet beautiful atmosphere.
"Ninety-eight uninterrupted minutes long, '
Earth' flows as a collection of 13 songs from throughout my life, songs I have written about living here on our planet together,"
says Young.
"Our animal kingdom is well represented in the audience as well, and
the animals, insects, birds, and mammals actually take over the
performances of the songs at times."
On May 6, in Los Angeles between 7-9 p.m., The Natural History Museum Los Angeles County will present "An Evening With Neil Young", as part of their "First Fridays" event series. "First Fridays"
is a monthly event at the Natural History Museum that includes live
music, DJ sets, and scientific discussions/presentations.
For this
event, Young will present the first public playback of his upcoming
release, Earth, in its entirety in Pono high definition fidelity audio. Young will deliver the opening portion
of the program with his insights and explanation of the making of EARTH, and its contents. This will be the first-ever public album preview by Young in his career and the first event of its kind for NHM.
Coming out one week prior on June 10 are two rare films - the critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic musical comedy Human Highway and the concert feature Rust Never Sleeps- for the first time on DVD and Blu Ray via Reprise Records.
Neither film has been available in years. Human Highway
is Young's 1982 comedy starring Russ Tamblyn, Charlotte Stewart, Dean
Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, and Devo, which has been digitally restored
for the DVD and Blu Ray release. Rust Never Sleeps isthe
full-length feature about Young's 1978 concert tour and includes such
classic young Young's most popular songs, showcasing classic hits such
as "I Am a Child," featuring Crazy Horse, "Cinnamon Girl," "Like A Hurricane" and both the acoustic and electric versions of his landmark song "Hey Hey, My My." Both are currently available for pre-order through Neil Young Store and Amazon.com. Special bundles are available exclusively through Neil Young Store only.
Track listing:
"Mother Earth" (from Ragged Glory)
"Seed Justice" (previously unreleased)
"My Country Home" (from Ragged Glory)
"The Monsanto Years" (from The Monsanto Years)
"Western Hero" (from Sleeps With Angels)
"Vampire Blues" (from On The Beach)
"Hippie Dream" (from Landing On Water)
"After The Gold Rush" (from After The Gold Rush)
"Human Highway" (from Comes a Time)
"Big Box" (from The Monsanto Years)
"People Want to Hear About Love" (from The Monsanto Years)
"Wolf Moon" (from The Monsanto Years)
"Love & Only Love" (from Ragged Glory)
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