I loved it so much, and everything I felt and feel about it is voiced by someone in this BBC documentary: Queen was surprisingly great; I was hoping the three living Beatles would reunite (and, for a moment, thought they had), and this was the official grand opening of U2 in my world. The only things I would add would be that I actually thought it was pretty cool what Phil Collins did and that I actually enjoyed the Led Zeppelin recreation.
I agree about the Led Zeppelin thing. I thought it was perfect for the moment. It's like these guys just showed up and walked on stage with no prep at all. It worked. Sade was also fantastic and I seem to recall seeing BB King in like Denmark or something.
If I were to write a history of rock music, I would end the book with Live Aid. For me, this was the moment where rock music became an topic for nostalgia, instead of being something new. That doesn't mean Live Aid wasn't great -- it was great. But whereas the rock festivals of the late 1960's were all about introducing America to new voices, Live Aid was mostly a celebration of the past.
Live Aid was such a huge event. Definitely the top pop culture event of our lifetime it seems to me.
ReplyDeleteI loved it so much, and everything I felt and feel about it is voiced by someone in this BBC documentary: Queen was surprisingly great; I was hoping the three living Beatles would reunite (and, for a moment, thought they had), and this was the official grand opening of U2 in my world. The only things I would add would be that I actually thought it was pretty cool what Phil Collins did and that I actually enjoyed the Led Zeppelin recreation.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the Led Zeppelin thing. I thought it was perfect for the moment. It's like these guys just showed up and walked on stage with no prep at all. It worked. Sade was also fantastic and I seem to recall seeing BB King in like Denmark or something.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to watch this tonight.
ReplyDeleteBono's and Larry Mullen Jr.'s initial dubiousness with Bob Geldof's intentions is so excellent.
ReplyDeleteStill waiting for Springsteen to appear.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to write a history of rock music, I would end the book with Live Aid. For me, this was the moment where rock music became an topic for nostalgia, instead of being something new. That doesn't mean Live Aid wasn't great -- it was great. But whereas the rock festivals of the late 1960's were all about introducing America to new voices, Live Aid was mostly a celebration of the past.
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