Neil Young's 2000 summer tour brought forth
Road Rock, Vol. 1, a live album recorded on September 19 and 20 at the Red Rocks concert venue in Denver. The eight-song set features one previously unreleased track "Fool for Your Love"; other highlights include an 18-minute version of "Cowgirl in the Sand" and a duet with
the Pretenders'
Chrissie Hynde on
Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower." (
The Pretenders served as opening act for several of the dates on
Young's Music in Head tour.)
Road Rock, Vol. 1 also includes rarely performed songs resurrected for the tour, including "Walk On," "Words," and "Motorcyle Mama" from his 1978 album
Comes a Time. The album is being credited to "
Neil Young Friends and Relatives," most likely a reference to the fact that his wife
Pegi and sister
Astrid perform as backup vocalists in the group, which also includes longtime associate
Ben Keith on steel guitar,
Booker T. and the MGs and
Blues Brothers bassist
Donald "Duck" Dunn, soul legend
Spooner Oldham on keyboards, and session drummer
Jim Keltner.
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Zac Johnson, Rovi