Neil Young’s Le Noise on YouTube Now; on Blu-ray in November
Posted October 1, 2010 07:42 AM by Juan Calonge
On November, Reprise Records will release Le Noise Film, a 39-minute black-and-white film of eight live-in-studio performances of the eight songs that appear on Neil Young's brand-new album Le Noise. It can already be previewed on YouTube. The performances, shot by filmmaker Adam CK Vollick, feature Young on acoustic and electric guitars at the home studio of producer Daniel Lanois in Silverlake, CA, where Young and Lanois recorded the album.
Le Noise is available in the Spotlight section of YouTube's homepage as well as on Young's YouTube channel. In addition to the performances, there is also a personal introduction by Young himself, along with behind-the-scenes clips from album producer, Daniel Lanois, and more.
The eight-song album, which is already generating glowing reviews, is a collaboration between the acclaimed rock icon and musician, songwriter, and multiple Grammy Award-winning producer Lanois, known for his work with U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, The Neville Brothers and many others.
Le Noise features Young on acoustic and electric guitars with Lanois adding his trademark sonic textures. No band, no overdubs, just "a man on a stool and me doing a nice job on the recording," as Lanois puts it.