Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions 29 years old

This half-hour documentary by acclaimed director Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs") captures singer-songwriter Neil Young and his hard-rocking backing band Crazy Horse "live" in the studio playing a set of four songs. These sessions took place at the Complex Recording Studios in Los Angeles on October 3, 1994, just one day after Young's critically-lauded Bridge School Benefit concert. Earlier that year, Young and his band had recorded the studio album "Sleeps with Angels" at the Complex studios and came back to film a series of music videos. Jonathan Demme was there to document the recording session, which began at 6:30 pm on a Monday evening and concluded at 4:30 am the next day. "The Complex Sessions" is the result of these sessions. Set List: 1. My Heart (3:08), 2. Prime of Life (4:44), 3. Change Your Mind (14:56), 4. Piece of Crap (3:08).

Credits

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions Cast

Name Character
Billy Talbot He was 51, now 81 years old as Himself
Frank Sampedro He was 46, now 75 years old as Himself
Ralph Molina He was 51, now 81 years old as Himself
Neil Young He was 49, now 79 years old as Himself

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions Crew

Name Department
Eric Small as Assistant Director. Directing
Andy Keir as Editor. Editing
Jamie Anderson as Camera Operator. She was 4 (now 34) years old Camera
Neil Young as Mixing Engineer. He was 49 (now 79) years old Crew
Neil Young as Producer. He was 49 (now 79) years old Production
Jonathan Demme as Director. He was 51 (73) years old when He died Directing
Tak Fujimoto as Director of Photography. He was 55 (now 85) years old Camera
Gary Goetzman as Producer. He was 42 (now 72) years old Production
Neda Armian as Other. Directing
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions (29 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, March 14, 1995
  • Runtime: 28 minutes