![]() This is not your local nightly broadcast. The first half-hour or so is about them getting together to do the tour and the making of the record and rehearsals and stuff. The last hour or so of this is just intense. At the end, 'Find the Cost of Freedom'.oh my god. The Vets dealing with what they experienced over there (meaning, in this case, both Vietnam and Iraq) as well as the parents who are suffering with the loss of their children or the uncertainty of their return. ![]() Mainly though, this is about the troops, dead and alive. He gives the pro-wars as much time as the anti-wars while maintaining an anti-war stance. ![]() It seems many people didn't bother to realize this was the companion tour to Neil Young's "Living with War" album.Īny rate, Neil plays both sides of the coin very well on this. Get the fingers and toes out and start counting the protest songs they did as a group and with their other groups. For Jiminy Cricket's sake, it's Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It does, you just don't get to see and hear the entire song, with the exception of maybe one that drew the ire of some Atlantans who *apparently* thought CSN&Y and their "Freedom of Speech" tour was going to be Skynyrd's Greatest Hits, or maybe REM performing. Any questions? And it is not totally true to say this does not have them performing. Songs from the Tour are woven together with archival material, news footage, and audience reaction and observations, as the film examines the issues surrounding the integration of politics and art. The film also examines events surrounding the Tour in the crucial election season of 2006. With "Embedded" reporter Mike Cerre aboard, the film documents audience reactions to the music and the band's ongoing connection with its fans, all against the backdrop of the Iraq/Afghanistan War. "CSNY: Deja Vu" finds the band heading out on their "Freedom of Speech 2006" of North America, featuring music from Neil Young's controversial "Living With War" CD. Though fondly remembered for their harmonies and love songs, the band has never lost their political edge. With songs like "Ohio" and "Find the Cost of Freedom," CSNY were in the forefront of Vietnam-era protest and anti-war sentiment. Since their debut in the late 'sixties, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have functioned as the "town criers" of their generation.
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