Bruce, REM and Neil in St. Paul, MN

Neil Young joined R.E.M. in St. Paul, MN at the Vote For Change concert.

Neil played together on "Country Feedback" with REM and then later with Bruce Springsteen on "All Along the Watchtower" and "Souls of the Departed".

At the encore finale of "What's So funny about Peace Love And Understanding" Neil joined onstage all the performers, including John Fogerty and the show concluded with "Rocking in the Free World".

Even the Bruce fansite Backstreets was impressed by the evening:

" 'Any Canadians for Kerry in the house? I thought I saw one here earlier...' said Bruce. And yeah, Young had been out earlier for "Country Feedback" with REM, but that didn't diminish the "holy shit" factor as Neil faced off with Bruce for monster jams on "Souls of the Departed" and a fierce "All Along the Watchtower." Even Clarence got swept away. Blow, Big Man, blow! Wail, Shakey, wail! And the wind began to howl... Neil was back in the encores trading off vocals with Bruce on "Rockin' in the Free World" along with Fogerty, all of REM, and Neil's wife Pegi."

Awesome photo gallery of Bruce & Neil by Muriël Kleisterlee and Jos Westenberg on the Be True website and a review here (in Dutch).

More on Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young.

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