A few questions to raise some discussion:
1) Has this live music bonanza increased your awareness of world hunger? If so, which cave did you live in before the concert?
2) Whom are you more likely to take seriously when hearing their opinion on world hunger and poverty: a) Rich Actors; b) Rich Musicians; or c) Rich Actor/Musicians (like Will Smith)? Specifically which performer/speaker moved you into action, if any?
3) For you, which performance best typified the humongous joke that was Live 8? For me it had to be a performance of "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" by Good Charlotte, complete with empty-headed monologue.
4) Do you believe that celebrities do a good job as the reluctant voice of the public and should a second career in politics naturally follow?
5) Did anyone else break out into hysterics when Madonna called for a "revolution" during her stunningly horrible performance of "Like a Prayer"?
Feel free to add your own discussion topics.
Originally posted by darvlayI don't have anything to really say on the topic since I missed the concert, but your number 3 is hilarious, lol. Can't believe they allowed Good Charlotte to even walk onto the same stage that McCartney and Waters did. And of course they play the highly appropiate "Rich & Famous"... sheesh.
A few questions to raise some discussion:
1) Has this live music bonanza increased your awareness of world hunger? If so, which cave did you live in before the concert?
2) Whom are you more likely to take seriously when hearing their opinion on world hunger and poverty: a) Rich Actors; b) Rich Musicians; or c) Rich Actor/Musicians (like Will Smit ...[text shortened]... ingly horrible performance of "Like a Prayer"?
Feel free to add your own discussion topics.
-Kev
Originally posted by darvlayLive8 did nothing to increase my awareness of world hunger. However, it did slightly raise my awareness about debt cancellation and fair trade justice efforts in Africa (which is what it was supposed to be about). 😉
A few questions to raise some discussion:
1) Has this live music bonanza increased your awareness of world hunger? If so, which cave did you live in before the concert?
2) Whom are you more likely to take seriously when hearing their opinion on world hunger and poverty: a) Rich Actors; b) Rich Musicians; or c) Rich Actor/Musicians (like Will Smit ...[text shortened]... ingly horrible performance of "Like a Prayer"?
Feel free to add your own discussion topics.
For rich celebreties, my tastes run to Alex Trebec and that guy from TSN. Nothing says "save the leftovers for someone you care about!" like a big bushy moustache.
Unfortunately I didn't get to see much of the concert because I had no inclination to turn it on, but I did see snippets of the Barrie show here and there by mistake. I thought Neil Young was good, but I wish Dan Aykroyd would step into a time machine and come out thin and funny again (and what was the deal with him blowing his harmonic(a) load all over the Tragically Hip whom I also hate?).
Originally posted by darvlayFor a good article on this
A few questions to raise some discussion:
1) Has this live music bonanza increased your awareness of world hunger? If so, which cave did you live in before the concert?
2) Whom are you more likely to take seriously when hearing their opinion on world hunger and poverty: a) Rich Actors; b) Rich Musicians; or c) Rich Actor/Musicians (like Will Smit ...[text shortened]... ingly horrible performance of "Like a Prayer"?
Feel free to add your own discussion topics.
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Columnists/Calgary/Paul_Jackson/2005/07/02/1114881.html
Originally posted by PBE6
Live8 did nothing to increase my awareness of world hunger. However, it did slightly raise my awareness about debt cancellation and fair trade justice efforts in Africa (which is what it was supposed to be about).
Bah! Your corrections are duly noted. But I think you are lying when you say your awareness was raised. How much is "slightly"?
I thought Neil Young was good, but I wish Dan Aykroyd would step into a time machine and come out thin and funny again
I enjoyed the first two songs I saw Neil play however the trite encore with all the stars on-stage singing "Keep on Rockin' in the Free World" was nothing more than a farce to appease the tasteless maggots in the crowd.
Originally posted by darvlaySlightly means I don't like Mondays anymore, especially if I live in Africa and the G8 spell debt relief "Rolaids".
Originally posted by PBE6
[b]Live8 did nothing to increase my awareness of world hunger. However, it did slightly raise my awareness about debt cancellation and fair trade justice efforts in Africa (which is what it was supposed to be about).
Bah! Your corrections are duly noted. But I think you are lying when you say your awareness was rai ...[text shortened]... in the Free World" was nothing more than a farce to appease the tasteless maggots in the crowd.[/b]
I missed the Free World rock-a-thon, but it sounds horrible. If it went longer than 5 minutes, everyone who kept singing along should be sterlizied.
Ever since PFD (Pink Floyd Day, 14 June 05) I've been completely glued upon my couch staring blankly at my cheap african black and white television waiting for the live 8 show to be beamed into my dilapidated waterlogged shack via satellite while my family of 17 paraplegic lepers had to eat their canned 1st world leftovers in the dark so that we could save up the electricity for the scheduled broadcast.
Roger Waters and those other people who's names I can't remember because they're not important totally rocked my free world.
I'm glad that Live 8 existed and I wish that more people understood the real message behind it, that the road to heaven is paved with free publicity.
A few days before Live 8, my wife & I saw U2 in Cardiff.
The gig was great, with support from Starsailor and The Killers.
The whole thing was dragged down several notches though, by Bono constantly preaching about poverty in Africa and what we can do about it.
Tickets were £55 & upwards, concert programmes were £15, the crew list was the longest I've ever seen and even included a masseuse.
The programme did not mention U2 giving financial aid to any organisation of any kind.
Maybe they're too modest to mention it, but somehow I doubt it.
Whilst I always have been a big U2 fan, and shall continue to be, I wish they would not pretend they don't play for the money.
By contrast, Bob Geldof spent almost his entire personal wealth on setting up Live Aid's charitble operations.
I have no problem with Bono preaching at Live 8, where he repeated the Cardiff sermon verbatim, because that's what the whole thing was about.
I have no problem with Bono feeling he has an important message to get across, but there is a time and a place, and a concert full of people who have paid £55 to hear their favourite music is not it.
I think one of the points missed about the whole Live 8 is that it was supposed to be a "show of numbers" against the policys of the G8 which basically exploits African nations and puts them further into Debt. The IMF or "World Bank" run by these country's provide loans to them but with incredible interest, and if the third world countries cannot repay them (which is almost certainly ther case, and the IMF know it), then they get control of the country assests and resources one by one. Therefor they own the profist from the African nations resources.
What Live 8 is, is a protest agaisnt this, and its pretty much an attempt to show the politicians that we are not supporting this and they should listen to the majority. If then, after the G8 conference the G8 powers have not changed their policy's, then it would be seen as not listening ti the masses (which are the same people who voted them in and put them in power). After all, leaders are voted in to represent the people and their voice, and in this case, they are obviously not.
Thats why America preaching democracy is hilarious because they had to make up a fictious reason to go after Iraq, manipulated the public for their gain and not really listening to the public at all.
My lasting memory of Live 8 will be the farcical decision on the part of the BBC not to screen the videos which were shown at the concert in Hyde Park whilst the bands were swapping over. They did this supposedly under a banner of impartiality... err... hang on a sec... impartiality? Sorry, I thought for a minute the concert was there to raise awareness of 3rd world hunger/trade/debt issues etc. Are you saying that the BBC can extend to allowing a bunch of mostly retired or newly arisen publicity addicts to parade around on stage playing their current hits or indeed greatest hits, whilst saying things like 'yeah, Africa, like cancel debt man!' instead of offering intelligent comment ona very serious issue, but it can't actually show the message that this covert celebrity stunt is attempting to hide behind? WTF?! Show the freakin video you prigs, impartiality my asss! I'll frickin show you frickin impartiality if you have to make me frickin listen to Joss frickin Stone one more time, or endure Chris frickin Martin calling me an idiot for having an individual opinion, the sanctimonious little shizzer.
Originally posted by martin williamsAlthough I am not especially a fan of U2, any respect I had for Bono for his charitable work was lost when I heard about how he was playing a gig in Italy and had left his favourite hat in Ireland, so he chartered a jet to fly his hat to Italy in time for the concert.
A few days before Live 8, my wife & I saw U2 in Cardiff.
The gig was great, with support from Starsailor and The Killers.
The whole thing was dragged down several notches though, by Bono constantly preaching about poverty in Africa and what we can do about it.
Tickets were £55 & upwards, concert programmes were £15, the crew list was the longest I ...[text shortened]... a place, and a concert full of people who have paid £55 to hear their favourite music is not it.
Hypocrite!
Originally posted by VargI think Bono tries his best (and gives vast sums to charity)........
Although I am not especially a fan of U2, any respect I had for Bono for his charitable work was lost when I heard about how he was playing a gig in Italy and had left his favourite hat in Ireland, so he chartered a jet to fly his hat to Italy in time for the concert.
Hypocrite!
Apparently Mariah Carey thought the stairs from the stage were too dangerous and got carried down them by a couple of her minnions.
Mariah Carey fights poverty! - Oxymoronic headline
Originally posted by VargMost of them are definitely hypocrites... most of the "artists" that take part in these so-called befefit concerts don't give a dime of their own money to any of their causes... (Bono may be an exception)... as with most liberals, they're only generous with other people's money.
Although I am not especially a fan of U2, any respect I had for Bono for his charitable work was lost when I heard about how he was playing a gig in Italy and had left his favourite hat in Ireland, so he chartered a jet to fly his hat to Italy in time for the concert.
Hypocrite!
just an fyi to an earlier post... Will Smith is a lot of things, but one thing he is definitely NOT is a musician...
I noticed a couple of performers (Madonna and somebody else) flipped the bird to someone in the audience (or the audience in general)... gee, THAT got their name on the news.
Wow, it's hard to believe that it's been over 20 years since Madonna was good-looking... where has the time gone??
Originally posted by invigoratealmost as bad as paul mccartney refusing to use the same port a loos as everyone else so a special one was brought in just for him (apparently from Buck Palace)? They're all a bunch of hypocrites..
I think Bono tries his best (and gives vast sums to charity)........
Apparently Mariah Carey thought the stairs from the stage were too dangerous and got carried down them by a couple of her minnions.
Mariah Carey fights poverty! - Oxymoronic headline