Neil Young in Berlin

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In Berlin
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Released1983
Recorded1982
Genre Rock
Length60 min
Label VidAmerica (VHS), Rhino (DVD)
Producer Lorne Michaels

Neil Young in Berlin is a live video by Neil Young, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and recorded in October 1982 during the European Tour for his album Trans . It includes the song "After Berlin" written especially for that concert and only performed once.

Contents

It was first issued on VHS and later on LaserDisc and DVD.

Reception

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Writing for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlman called the video "a good summary of Young's career, from "Cinnamon Girl" to the then-current Trans." [1]

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Young.

  1. "Cinnamon Girl"
  2. "Computer Age"
  3. "Little Thing Called Love"
  4. "Old Man"
  5. "The Needle and the Damage Done"
  6. "After the Gold Rush"
  7. "Transformer Man"
  8. "Sample and Hold"
  9. "Like a Hurricane"
  10. "Hey Hey My My"
  11. "Berlin"

On the DVD, "Like a Hurricane" is omitted in the track list on the back cover, but is still present on the disc.

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Ruhlman, William. "Neil Young in Berlin > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved February 22, 2016.