NEWARK, N.J. — A couple of weekends ago, I witnessed a live-musical collaboration between a pair of heavyweights in the moden rock scene.
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam jumped on stage to join Mumford & Sons to finish out their headlining set at Ohana Fest in Orange County. In one corner, you have a band that’s won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards. In the other, one of the biggest-rock icons of the last 30 years.
But when they joined forces to perform a cover of “All Along the Watchtower,” something was off. As to be expected, Vedder and Marcus Mumford’s voices sounded superhuman, charisma dripped off the stage.