(RockAndMetal.com) (06/02/04)

By Michael Bennett

NEW YORK, NY, USA - After a successful theatrical run in over 40 North American cities, NEIL YOUNG's "Greendale" movie is set for DVD release on June 22nd through Sanctuary Records.

In addition to the film, the new DVD also comes with the documentary "The Making Of Greendale," which contains interviews with Neil Young and the cast, plus some behind-the-scenes footage.

Additional extras include a live performance of the song 'Be The Rain,' full lyrics to all ten songs on the soundtrack, plus a complete Neil Young discography.

The DVD, distributed by Sanctuary, will carry a suggested list price of $24.98.

"Greendale," arguably one of Neil Young's crowning achievements, is a multi-media mosaic consisting of the music CD, live concert production, feature film, DVD's of Neil's solo acoustic performance of "Greendale" in Ireland and of "Inside Greendale," which captures Neil Young and backing band Crazy Horse recording the CD and DVD of the recently released, critically-lauded feature film.

A big "Greendale" picture book with extensive text is also slated for publication later this year.

In "Greendale," Young made what he calls a "musical novel," telling the story of a three-generation family, a cop's inadvertent murder and the sociopolitical evolution of a girl named Sun Green.

Not a concert film, Young directed actors on locations on his Northern California home turf to create his very own "Greendale," a rural town microcosm of a world in crisis.

He shot the film himself on a German Super 8 underwater camera he loves.

Then it was blown up to 35mm, giving the film a rough-hewn, almost Seurat-like look.

"Greendale" is a humanist fable told through ten interlocking songs performed by Young, who never appears in the film, but whose distinctive voice is heard singing the story and the dialogue of his lip-synching actors.

In reviewing the film, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune notes "Greendale" is "...stuffed with ideas, in many ways a summation of everything Neil Young has stood for in his fascinating career:

The nurturing strength of family, respect for elders, the sacredness of nature and youth, the corrupt invasiveness of political and economic institutions, and the power of a really loud guitar to cut through all the distractions."

"Greendale" Track Listing (in order of appearance):
1. Falling From Above
2. Double E
3. Devil's Sidewalk
4. Leave The Driving
5. Carmichael
6. Bandit
7. Grandpa's Interview
8. Bringin' Down Dinner
9. Sun Green
10. Be The Rain

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