At the center of many tracks is a special little band called the Million Dollar Bashers. The Bashers include Steve Shelley, Tony Garnier, John Medeski, Tom Verlaine, Lee Renaldo, Smokey Hormel and Nels Cline. They help Eddie Vedder garble "All Along the Watchtower" as well as support Stephen Malkmus, Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and give Verlaine a turn at lead.

The remaining mix of artists is commendable in its scope. Sonic Youth, Richie Havens, Cat Power, Mark Lanegan, Willie Nelson, Ramblin' Jack Elliot and the Black Keys, just to name a few. The ladies tend to strain for a Dylan delivery, sounding like him yet missing the point it seems. The men just do what they do. Who is going to tell Willie Nelson how to sing?