Some people are apparently disappointed that Bono didn't jump into the audience or anything this time
They're on crack.
I don't know if you remember this post in the LJ U2 community, Alicia, but somone asked a few weeks back whether we thought he'd do something like that again. My response was, "it would seem really cheesy and borderline forced. Therefore, he will be unable to resist."
Apparently, he resisted.
And yeah, the TV coverage (what I saw of it, anyhow -- I had to go to a family thing at 3) pretty much sucked. I think Madonna's was the only set they showed more than half of. But I found out Madonna apparently learned to sing for real somewhere along the line, so it was not a total loss.
I am now attempting to download the Pink Floyd set.
I think I missed that post on LJ, but hee! He probably would have hurt his back and had to perform their Vienna concert that night lying on the stage.
Yeah, "Like a Prayer" sounded pretty great! I'm bummed I didn't get to see more of it. Oh well.
The Queen mentions on the previous page were from the 1985 Live Aid ... I don't think they performned at Live 8 yesterday.
Ahh. That's what I get for skimming.
The guy I was watching it with remembered watching Live Aid with friends in New York City, and being amazed at how much the audience loved Queen; they all thought Queen was washed up.
Queen were washed up - Live Aid resurrected them in a massive way.
I'm listening to Nouvelle Vague - bossa nova covers of 80s post punk (and punk) classics.
As curious cover projects go, I'd rate this about a 7 out of 10, the scale being:
10 - Revelatory (Mark Kozelek covering AC/DC)
8 - Fascinating (Seu Jorge covering Bowie in Portugese)
7 - Excellent, but probably not essential. (Nouvelle Vague - Too Drunk To Fuck as Bossa Nova? Actually it improves the song. Lots of Gotha Nova: "Love Will Tear Us Apart," "A Forest," "Marian")
6 - Technically impressive and honest (Petra Haden sings The Who Sell Out)
5 - Goofy (Xavier Cugat styled latin conga versions of Kraftwerk)
4 - One Note Joke (Moog lounge versions of Grunge hits)
Where does the new Paul Anka album fit in there?
Where does the new Paul Anka album fit in there?
Haven't heard it yet. Is it more towards Pat Boone's heavy metal record (cheesy but some good big band arrangements) or Steve & Eydie's cover of "Black Hole Sun" (sublime)?