Year of the Horse

Year of the Horse is a 1997 American documentary film directed by Jim Jarmusch, following Neil Young and Crazy Horse on their 1996 tour. An accompanying live album by Neil Young & Crazy Horse was released in 1997. It offers a different track listing than the film.

This article is about the film. For the year in the Chinese zodiac, see Horse (zodiac).
Year of the Horse
Directed byJim Jarmusch
Produced byL. A. Johnson
Written byJim Jarmusch
StarringNeil Young
Cinematography
  • Jim Jarmusch
  • L.A. Johnson
  • Steve Onuska
  • Arthur Rosato
Edited byJay Rabinowitz
Distributed byOctober Films
Release date
  • May 8, 1997 (1997-05-08) (San Francisco)
  • October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 1997 San Francisco International Film Festival on May 8, 1997.[1] It was released in the United States on October 8, 1997.[2]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 48% based on 25 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 5.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Year of the Horse might be worth a watch for hardcore fans of Neil Young or Jim Jarmusch, but it will likely test the patience of most other viewers."[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]

Live album
Year of the Horse
Live album by
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
ReleasedJune 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)
Recorded1996
GenreRock
Length84:22
LabelReprise
Producer"Horse"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse chronology
Broken Arrow
(1996)		 Year of the Horse
(1997)		 Silver & Gold
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

The live album peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200 chart,[5] as well as number 36 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Young.

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."When You Dance I Can Really Love"6:20
2."Barstool Blues"9:02
3."When Your Lonely Heart Breaks"5:04
4."Mr. Soul"5:05
5."Big Time"7:28
6."Pocahontas"4:50
7."Human Highway"4:07
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Slip Away"10:52
2."Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')"4:00
3."Danger Bird"13:34
4."Prisoners of Rock 'n' Roll"6:40
5."Sedan Delivery" (not included on the vinyl version)7:16

Personnel
  • Neil Young – guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals
  • Poncho Sampedro – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Billy Talbot – bass guitar, vocals
  • Ralph Molina – drums, percussion, vocals
  • John Hausmann – recording
  • Tim Mulligan – mixing, mastering
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • Jenice Heo – art direction, design
  • Lars Larsen – cover photography
  • L.A. Johnson – back cover photography
  • Jim Jarmusch – inside photography

References
  1. Harvey, Dennis (May 20, 1997). "'King,' 'Wonderland' top S.F. Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. "Year of the Horse". Metacritic. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Year of the Horse". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Year of the Horse - Neil Young, Crazy Horse". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. "Billboard 200: Week of July 5, 1997". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100: 22 June 1997 - 28 June 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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