Year of the Horse is a 1997 documentary

Documentary film

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 directed by Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

James R. "Jim" Jarmusch is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor and composer. Jarmusch has been a major proponent of independent cinema, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...

 following Neil Young

Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

 and Crazy Horse on their 1996 tour.

Eponymous album

Year of the Horse is also a live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 by Neil Young

Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

 & Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse (band)

Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for its association with Neil Young. It has been co-credited on a number of albums throughout Young's career and has released five albums of its own.-Early years:...

 released in 1997. It offers a different track list than the film.

This live album, in many ways could be seen as an epitaph for longtime Neil Young producer David Briggs

David Briggs (producer)

David Briggs was an American record producer best known for his work with Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse. He is noted for his eclectic imagination and style.-Early life:David Briggs was born in Douglas, Wyoming...

 who died in 1995 from lung cancer

Lung cancer

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. This is reflected by the song choices which (outside of recent album cuts like "Scattered" and "Big Time") were among Briggs' favorites.

Disc one

1. "When You Dance" – 6:20
2. "Barstool Blues" – 9:02
3. "When Your Lonely Heart Breaks" – 5:04
4. "Mr. Soul
   Mr. Soul
   "Mr. Soul" is a song written by Canadian rock musician Neil Young, and first recorded by folk rock band Buffalo Springfield and released on their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again...
   
   " – 5:05
5. "Big Time" – 7:28
6. "Pocahontas" – 4:50
7. "Human Highway" – 4:07

Disc two

1. "Slip Away" – 10:52
2. "Scattered" – 4:00
3. "Danger Bird" – 13:34
4. "Prisoners" – 6:40
5. "Sedan Delivery" – 7:16

Personnel

• Neil Young: guitar, piano, harmonica, vocal
• Poncho Sampedro: guitar, keyboards, vocal
• Billy Talbot
  Billy Talbot
  Billy Talbot is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of Crazy Horse.-Music career:Born in New York City, Talbot started his musical career singing on street corners at the age of 14. He moved to New Jersey with his family the next year, and by 17 he had moved to...
  
  : bass, vocal
• Ralph Molina
  Ralph Molina
  Ralph Molina is an American musician, best known as the drummer for Neil Young's backing band Crazy Horse.Born in Puerto Rico, Molina has been a member of Crazy Horse since they were formed in 1962 as Danny & the Memories. He has remained throughout the band's many personnel changes, and has...
  
  : drums, percussion, vocal

External links

• Interview with Jim Jarmusch and Larry A. Johnson