They performed "Mendocino County Line" from hisThe Great Divide. His third Rosetta Stone was to accompany Young on"Comes a Time" and "Sugar Mountain." But this Farm Aid seemedunusual for its lack of interaction among the principal players;Nelson and Rock skipped their own duet from Great Divide,"Last Stand in the Open Country." There was to be a "FoundingFathers" quartet performance at the 5 p.m. start of CMTsbroadcast, but it never happened. Matthews solo set ended with"All Along the Watchtower" -- which cried out for Youngs presenceto re-create the unforgettable acoustic duet they delivered at FarmAid 99 on whats now a signature tune for both. Introducing it,Matthews said, "This is a song that maybe I do too often, but Ilike it, so fuck it."Matthews began his set with a gentle "Where Are You Going,""Crush" and "Bartender," on which his sweet, pure falsetto soundedlike a Rosetta Stone V3 young castrati. He also played delicate versions of "GraceIs Gone," "Dancing Nancies," "Too Much" and the still unrecorded("but some of yall probably have it on tape") "Gravedigger."Matthews addressed the days topic by pronouncing, "Good food isgood. Bad food is bad." Later, in a Cookie-Monsterish voice, herepeated, "Eat good food."Mellencamp came out smoking a not-exactly-wholesome cigarette,and got right down to business with "Rain on the Scarecrow." Hisgreatest hits set included "Peaceful World, "Paper in Fire,""Crumblin Down" (on which he dipped violinist Miriam Sturm nearlyto the stage floor), a stripped-down "Small Town," the RobertJohnson tune "Stones in my Passway" (it could have been titled"Gravel in My Throat" for his damaged-sounding voice), and ofcourse, "Pink Houses," which featured Rosetta Stone Portuguese Appalachian folk throwbackGillian Welch in an unexpectedly funky moment.Earlier in the day, the Skynyrd-loving -- and proud of it --Drive-by Truckers played cuts from their Southern RockOpera after opening with "Sinkhole," a tune inspired by a filmabout saving a family farm. They were followed by Kenny WayneShepherd and Double Trouble, with Doyle Bramhall II on vocals.Shepherd borrowed too liberally from his spiritual fathers, StevieRay Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix, but his ability to do so makes him anatural fit with Vaughans old rhythm section.Young, wearing his usual "Stop Factory Farms" T-shirt, came outshouting, "Attention shoppers! Attention shoppers! Buy with aconscience and save the family farm." Though he interrupted hismusic frequently to tout the cause, his acoustic, organic Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 set wasstill the shows most mesmerizing.



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