I saw it..It was truly awful..I attended one live, in the early 80's.it was spectacular. PBS broadcast them for a while, their usual great job. IIRC, A&E network did it foe many years..used to be a two hour broadcats, with minimal commercials..CBS has had it for a few years..they've totally screwed it up..one hour...20 minutes of commercials, and promos for CBS shows...Chicklis is a jerk, and pleaser tell me what Hudson's songs had to do with the 4th of July?..We don't gett ot see/hear the "1812 Overture",..with the accompanying artillery, anymore..which has always been the signature piece of the concert.
On a much happier note, this year's Capitol 4th broadcatxs was one of the best in several years.
We don't gett ot see/hear the "1812 Overture",..with the accompanying artillery, anymore..which has always been the signature piece of the concert. You must have been taking a bathroom break. They played the "1812 Overture" last night, as they have every previous year. It's one of the highlights of the evening for me! Now, I don't know what network you were watching; we saw it on Boston's ABC affiliate, WCVB.
Actually, we didn't see a live performance, because the concert had to be suspended, and the Esplanade evacuated because of an impending thunderstorm. The network broadcast, instead, the previous evening's dress rehearsal, but it included choir, guns, and chimes!