What I saw of Live 8 was great. Who cares about Africa, when you can see Pink Floyd reuniting?
Surely, though, I'm not the only one here who noticed the absolute coverage rapage going down. VH1 was nothing short of a mocking joke. Hey, let's show a minute of "Comfortably Numb" and cut out! Let's show "Won't Get Fooled Again" and cut out before the musical climax! Horrible, horrible people. My dad checked out on other forums/discussions/etc... and apparently, there are many others also pissed. Deservedly so, I say. At least they were kind enough to show the full clip of "Fall to Pieces." Scott and his boys did well.
On a brighter note, the local classic rock station played the entire Pink Floyd set. The boys still got it. Would like to see (or hear) the rest of what The Who pulled out, though. Bit funny watching those boys; singing about never growing up and the like in their youth, and now looking like the giesers of rock. Looked like a bunch of guys pulled out of an office or something.
Last comment: the "finale". Why the hell did Paul do a full rendition of "The Long and Winding Road" and sacrifice the verses of "Hey Jude"? A brilliant brain fart on behalf of the producers (or maybe Paul) that could've gone much better.
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