A lineup lacking some of the star power of recent Bridge School benefit concerts delivered an evening of music that did little to warm up the crowd on a chilly night at the Shorline Amphitheatre in Mountainview, California Saturday night (10/21). The best thing many had to say about the night was that chronically late Axl Rose was true to form - which resulted in an unannounced performance by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam to fill time until the band that passes itself off as Guns N' Roses was ready to go on.
In addition host and organizer Neil Young and GNR, the lineup included the Flaming Lips, k.d. lang, Sarah McLachlan, Lucinda Williams and Steve Martin with his bluegrass band the Steep Mountain Rangers. Young's closing set with Crazy Horse featured the loosely rendered, drawn out, forgettable material he has slapped together on his most recent releases along with vaguely notable songs from his catalog. The only exceptional exception was a stark version of The Needle and the Damage Done.
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