Hippies, the apocalypse, and how 1969’s ‘Easy Rider’ led to an overlooked Neil Young masterpiece
It deserves more praise.
Easy Rider
The seminal 1969 movie Henry Fonda couldn’t stand: “The film is inaccessible”
He was scratching his head.
How David Crosby inspired ‘Easy Rider’, the ultimate hippie movie: “Dennis and Peter used to watch us a lot”
A big claim from the late CSNY man.
Dennis Hopper’s insane idea for a post-apocalyptic ‘Easy Rider’ sequel: “It is a satire”
Wouldn’t mind seeing it, to be honest.
Was the ‘Easy Rider’ soundtrack the real defining album of the 1960s?
The 1969 film re-imagined how existing popular music could be incorporated into a narrative.
Julie Andrews names her most harshly treated movie: “It was almost like sacrilege”
A sign of the times.