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From: cuccia@ucbvax.ARPA (Nick "Coosh" Cuccia)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Live-Aid (some random thoughts)
Message-ID: <9131@ucbvax.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 17:12:39 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 17 17:12:39 1985
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Despite the problems with Live Aid, I enjoyed it immensely.  I don't
have MTV, so I had to watch the normal coverage (serious bummer..).
I was *very* disappointed that I didn't get to see The Who, but Dire
Straits came close to making up for it.

I'm glad that Sting brought Branford Marsalis with him during his set;
otherwise, it would've been _The Secret Policeman's Ball_ all over 
again.  His sop sax added just enough variety to keep my interest in
one place.

The Brits definitely got the better end of the deal; I was impressed
by The Pretenders, Madonna (I'll bet the locals who know me *never*
thought I'd be saying that...), The Temptations/Hall & Oates, and
Neil Young, but was seriously depressed by CSN(Y) and The Beach Boys.
Almost everybody that performed in London kept me going.  Not even the
lead singer of Wham! could ruin Elton John's set...

Off on two tangents here: (1) is there going to be a videocassette and/or
album of Live Aid?  I've already heard rumors that there won't be...
(2) What was with Madonna's voice?  Yow!  Why can't she sound like that
on her recordings/videos?  Then again, maybe I've been listening to too
much June Christy and Astrid Gilberto lately...

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