Various - Live 8


Year of Release: 2005
Label: Capitol
Catalog Number: n/a
Format: DVD
Total Time: 480:00:00

Bob Geldof should be in politics. His accomplishments outside of music rival that of world leaders and Nobel Peace Prize winners. The fact he was able to get Pink Floyd back together for Live Aid part 2 says a lot about his persuasiveness and negotiating skills. Live 8 is symbolic of eight world leaders coming together to make a difference in the world's plight of hunger. Have they made a difference? I think not. Events like this have done more for awareness of hunger and funneling in cash flow than the superpowers of the world. Gathering the world together as one unit to put together their hands for a few days is not an easy task, but its all worth it and thousands had the opportunity to enjoy some of the best bands on the planet perform live while their money for the price of admission went towards those who are less fortunate. This was all certainly for a good cause and the greater good of mankind.

It took me several days to navigate my way through the four DVDs and I had mixed feelings about the performances. The only member of the Who that seems to have that youthful energy left is Pete Townsend. Considering the other two founding members are now gone, it's now up to two of them to carry the torch; unfortunately it looks like just one is carrying on. Roger Daltrey sounded flat and uninspired and he obviously has lost a lot in the vocal department. Watching Pink Floyd reunite is worth the price of admission alone. It was akin to the now famous Eagles statement, "We will get back together when hell freezes over" but it finally happened any way. Perhaps this will lead to something else ?we can only hope. Many of the bands I had never heard of actually. This is due to my living outside the box musically, my age, and covering reissues on regular basis for the majors, plus the fact that I am not plugged into radio or the latest hot major label acts. I live in an indie world most of the time by choice. I saw enough of the newer acts to know that most of them did not do a thing for me so I just moved on to the next act with a click. All of that aside, this was a worthwhile experience and worth checking out.

I saw this DVD set at Coconuts on sale for $35.00, now that is a steal for all the entertainment you get, not to mention the outright historical value of what happened in this short span of time back in July. This is much more than a stocking stuffer for your resident music fan, its history, it is prolific in a worldly sense of the word, and above all, the statement made on this great day hopefully opened some ears and eyes to the horrid truth of world hunger in a day and age when it is not necessary.



Additonal info: Directors: Claire Popplewell, Geoff Posner / Format: 4 DVD Box set, Color, Compilation, Live, NTSC; Filming Locations: Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, Yvelines, France -- Circus Maximus, Rome, Lazio, Italy -- Hyde Park, London, England, UK -- Makuhari Messe, Makuhari, Tokyo, Japan -- Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa -- Park Place, Barrie, Ontario, Canada -- Philadelphia Museum of Art - 26th Street and Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA -- Red Square, Moscow, Russia -- Siegess?ule, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany -- The Eden Project, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK


Tracklisting:
Disc One: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely hearts Club Band (Paul McCartney & U2) / Beautiful Day (U2) / Vertigo (U2) / One (U2) / In My Place (Coldplay) / Bittersweet Symphony (Coldplay with Richard Ashcroft) / Fix You (Coldplay) / The Bitch Is Back (Elton John) / Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (Elton John) / Children Of The Revolution (Elton John with Pete Doherty) / 7 Seconds (Dido & Youssou N'Dour) / Bartenders And The Thief (Stereophonics) / Everybody Hurts (REM) / Man On The Moon (REM) / Dy-Na-Mi-Tee (Ms Dynamite) / Somewhere Only We Know (Keane) / Where Is The Love (Black Eyed Peas) / Let's Get It Started (Black Eyed Peas) / Get Up Stand Up (Black Eyed Peas with Stephen Marley) / Wild Boys (Duran Duran, Rome) / I Don't Like Mondays (Bob Geldof) / Time Is Running Out (Muse, Paris) / Sing (Travis) / I Predict A Riot (Kaiser Chiefs) / Everyday I Love You Less And Less (Kaiser Chiefs) / Reasons (UB40 with Hunterz & The Dohl Blasters) / Red Red Wine (UB40) / American Idiot (Green Day, Berlin) / Signs (Snoop Dogg) / Who Am I (What's My Name)? (Snoop Dogg) / Livin' On A Prayer (Bon Jovi) / Why (Annie Lennox) / Sweet Dreams (Annie Lennox)

Disc Two: Survivor (Destiny's Child) / Girl (Destiny's Child) / Somewhere Else (Razorlight) / Golden Touch (Razorlight) / All For Love (Bryan Adams, Toronto) / Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Kanye West) / CBC Ethiopian Famine Film / Like A Prayer (Madonna) / Ray Of Light (Madonna) / Music (Madonna) / Gettin' Jiggy With It (Will Smith) / Switch (Will Smith) / The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air (Will Smith) / Good Vibrations (Brian Wilson, Berlin) / Run (Snow Patrol) / Stays In Mexico (Toby Keith) / All These Things That I've Done (The Killers) / American Baby (Dave Matthews Band) / Bad Day (Daniel Powter, Berlin) / In The End (Linkin Park) / Numb (Linkin Park with Jay Z) / Super Duper Love (Joss Stone) / Some Kind Of Wonderful (Joss Stone) / Show You Love (Jars Of Clay) / Laura (Scissor Sisters) / Take Your Mama (Scissor Sisters) / For All We Know (Alicia Keys) / Fall To Pieces (Velvet Revolver) / Pour Some Sugar On Me (Def Leppard) / Are You Gonna Be My Girl? (Jet ,Toronto) / Angel (Sarah McLachlan & Josh Groban) / Message In The Bottle (Sting) / Driven To Tears (Sting) / Every Breath You Take (Sting)

Disc Three: Make It Happen (Mariah Carey) / Hero (Mariah Carey) / When You Come Back (Vusi Mahlasela, Johannesburg) / Do The Strand (Roxy Music, Berlin) / This Love (Maroon 5) / She Will Be Loved (Maroon 5) / Four Strong Winds (Neil Young, Toronto) / Go West (Pet Shop Boys, Moscow) / We Will Rock You (Robbie Williams) / Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams) / Feel (Robbie Williams) / Angels (Robbie Williams) / Somebody Like You (Keith Urban) / Twenty Years (Placebo, Paris) / Lonely No More (Rob Thomas) / We Come 1 (Faithless, Berlin) / Master Blaster (Jammin') (Stevie Wonder) / Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder & Rob Thomas) / Signed Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder & Adam Levine) / So What The Fuss/Superstition (Stevie Wonder) / Who Are You? (The Who) / Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who) / Speak To Me (Pink Floyd) / Breathe (Pink Floyd) / Money (Pink Floyd) / Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) / Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd) / Get Back (Paul McCartney) / Drive My Car (Paul McCartney & George Michael) / Helter Skelter (Paul McCartney) / The Long And Winding Road (Paul McCartney) / Hey Jude (Finale)

Disc Four: Extras: The Final Push (Edinburgh) / Highlights from the Murrayfield concert held on 6 July / All About You (McFly, Tokyo) / Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous (Good Charlotte, Tokyo) / Love Love Love (Dreams Come True, Tokyo) / All Is Full Of Love (Tokyo) (Bjork) / Who Are You? film (The Who) / Why Does It Always Rain On Me? film (Travis) / Enjoy The Day (Ricky Gervais) / Behind The Scenes At Hyde Park / Pink Floyd rehearsal

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Genre: Various Genres

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Added: December 28th 2005
Reviewer: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck
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