Young hung up on Schonfeld three minutes into the call because he did not believe Schonfeld had listened to the entire record. Prior to a scheduled phone interview with Newsweek, Young's publicist instructed writer Zach Schonfeld to listen to the album in the Pono format. He directed the singers to sing optimistically about Exxon and Monsanto, and "make it sound like a beautiful day." He also revealed that the backup singers on Earth are professional vocalists who primarily record commercial jingles, which he intended as an "edgy" choice. He revealed that the French horn part in the Earth version of "After the Gold Rush" was lifted from the master tapes of the original 1970 recording of the song, which he intended to have a disorienting effect. He discussed a scene in the 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula where the camera shows the perspective of a flying bat, and said this was an inspiration for the album. During the interview, he described Earth as "an ear movie" and said that he wanted to break the rules of live recordings. Young appeared on the podcast WTF with Marc Maron to promote the album. They don't have all the hatred and everything." Young said that he was inspired by animals because "they don't have this uptight vibe. Young described the album as "a collection of 13 songs from throughout my life, songs I have written about living here on our planet together." The album's mix also includes nature and animal sounds, including turkeys, insects, crows, and thunder. Recorded during the band's Rebel Content Tour in 2015, the album was produced by Young and John Hanlon and features live performances augmented by studio overdubs and additional nature and animal sounds. Earth is a live album by Neil Young and Promise of the Real, released on Jon Reprise Records.
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