Neil Young tears into corporate greed with a harmonica and zero chill.
Neil Young performs at Farm Aid 2014 in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 13, 2014. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in 1985 to keep family farmers on the land and has worked since then to make sure everyone has access to good food from family farmers. Dave Matthews joined Farm Aid's board of directors in 2001. Farm Aid's performances are donated by the artists in order to raise funds and raise awareness for family farmers.
Acting
Neil's unhinged Who Knew? breakdown.
Practical Effects
Lukas and Micah Nelson shredding beside dad.
Sound
That blown-out guitar tone from The Monsanto Years.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This set previewed songs from The Monsanto Years, an album so politically charged that some critics dismissed it entirely—Neil didn't care.
Farm Aid 2014 happened as Monsanto was facing massive lawsuits; Neil's set became accidental documentation of protest music's last gasp in mainstream culture.
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