Neil Young records an album in one take or not at all — perfection is the enemy.
In the video John Hanlon, producer/recording engineer says: "Neil just captures the moment, he gives it his all, he goes for the throat. If he is not feeling it, he ain't gonna pick up the guitar. If he's feeling music, then he is recording, he's playing and I am recording it because that's what art is, capturing the movement, all the human imperfections, that is what it is about always. He is the commensurate artist, we get first takes on everything, that's the idea, cuz that's often times the best stuff. If you have to think about it that's not creating, that's thinking, then it doesn't work, it doesn't have that passion."
Direction
Wexler's vérité style lets the art breathe, no flashy cuts.
Sound
Hanlon's philosophy: first take or bust, warts and all.
Director
Haskell Wexler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Haskell Wexler was 93 during filming and passed away shortly after; this was his final directorial work.
The Teatro album itself was recorded in 1996 but shelved until 2015 — Neil sitting on perfection for nearly 20 years.
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