Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site petfe.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!petsd!petfe!evan From: evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Live-Aid (some random thoughts) Message-ID: <389@petfe.UUCP> Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 14:38:01 EDT Article-I.D.: petfe.389 Posted: Sun Jul 14 14:38:01 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 07:17:23 EDT Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls, N.J. Lines: 43 As those of you who pay attention to my postings to this group (there must be somebody) could guess, I enjoyed Live-Aid. I Vid-taped a great deal of it, and enjoyed just about all of it. My favorite moment was Hall&Oates and the Temptations. Where were: Julian Lennon (he was advertised!), George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel? How about Cyndi Lauper (not that I missed her), Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Bob Seger, Huey Lewis, Stevie Wonder, MJackson (see Cyndi Lauper), Chicago, John Fogerty? And Peter Paul and Mary were there for the finale, but didn't perform. And how come the Stones didn't play together? The potential for surprises that fell through amazed me! Is there anyone who didn't guess the finale? A few surprises underwhelmed me like the CSNY reunion. Led Zep was great to see, even if Plant can't hit those high notes anymore. The Who sounded amazing! (Except when they f-f-f-aded away) And I wish Collins had learned another song or 2 on the piano. The MTV coverage was bad in many ways. I REALLY didn't want to see Martha, Nina, and Mark singing along during The Who, or the Brit finale (another big disappointment--no Beatles, no quick teamups, no nothing!). They seem really stuck on themselves. Yes, the VJs worked hard--it was a long day, but they were just too hung up on their own image. Does anyone know why the independent coverage (channel 5 here in NY) started to show tapes of earlier in the day at about 4pm? They missed the Brit finale, Madonna (thank God for small miracles), and everything that happened after 4. In spite of this, I liked a lot of things I saw. Sting was great. I liked U2 (I usually don't), Tom Petty (I didn't have to look at him, though), Hall & Oates, the 4 Tops, and lots of other parts. I'm sure I won't be the only person to discuss this on the net. Let's hear about it. --Evan Marcus -- {ucbvax|decvax}!vax135!petsd!petfe!evan ...!pedsgd!pedsga!evan Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all A moment in the sun It's gone, and you can tell that one goodbye.