Posted on 07/02/2005 9:39:24 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
Well...we are 37 minutes into the supposed "global concert of a lifetime" and MTV has managed to show 12 minutes of commercials for reality programming,interrupted 3 performances,and have shown a highlights package from the UK with the biggest names of the day already performing.
Yep. MTV has found a way to not show music on a day where music is all around them. So away with the Live 8 thread....
I'm not going anywhere NEAR downtown today. Eff that.
The overrated wanna-be Green Day currently performing...to a super stale crowd.
Yawn...
Will Smith started part of the show with having 150,000 people snap every 3 seconds to show that a person dies in Africa every 3 seconds. I see a comedy skit on the late-night shows off that.
Larry Mendte was on channel 3 saying there is still plenty of room down there. Did you see Milton Street has 17% of the concessions? Crooks both of them!
Pretty much like any other day on Empty-V.
Losers. I'll support ending Turd-World debt when *you* pay off *my* mortgage.
Ahh yes...we got 1.5 songs...time for commercials.If I recall back in 1985 there were ZERO commercials as it ran uninterrupted.
Yep. My point exactly.
Sounds like the Tokyo show was a flop.
Despite Global Buzz, Live 8 Kicks off With Limited Interest in Japan
By Eric Talmadge Associated Press Writer
Published: Jul 2, 2005
MAKUHARI, Japan (AP) - The Live 8 global music marathon to raise awareness of African poverty began in Japan on Saturday, as Bjork and Good Charlotte joined local bands in a concert that failed to generate much interest in Asia's only G-8 nation.
Added on to the Live 8 list at the last minute, the concert in Japan drew only about 10,000 people, all of whom were selected in a lottery. The venue in this Tokyo suburb normally holds about 20,000.
Even so, organizers said that considering they had less than a month to prepare, it was a good showing.
"There's no precedent for this," said Lily Sobhani, one of the event's organizers. "This was done mega-quick. It's absolutely amazing that this is happening in Japan."
Live 8 aims to push aid for Africa high on the agenda of the Group of Eight major industrial nations when they hold their annual summit in Scotland next week.
Despite the small turnout in Tokyo, performers said they were glad to be part of the larger event.
"It's a good event for Africa, a good event for the world," said Jesse, the lead singer for Rize, a Japanese hard rock/rap band that had the honor of kicking it all off. "We'd play even if it was just for one person."
"It's encouraging they got something together," Joel Madden, Good Charlotte's lead vocalist, told The Associated Press. "Maybe next time they'll get twice as many people."
Japan became the kickoff point because it is in an earlier time zone than the other host cities around the world. Organizers say Live 8 will bring 100 artists on stage in nine countries and reach an audience of more than 5.5 billion people.
It failed to create much of a buzz here, however.
Japan's lineup, announced just a week ago, was a far cry from U2, Madonna and Paul McCartney, who will be performing in London, or Stevie Wonder and Destiny's Child, who will be among the stars on stage in Philadelphia.
But organizers say the inclusion of Tokyo was significant because Japan is the only Asian country hosting Live 8, and is also the only Asian country in the G-8. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will be traveling to Scotland next week to attend the summit.
"Japan is an economic powerhouse," said Claire Lewis, of the British development and relief agency Oxfam which is helping organize the event. "We feel Japan should be represented and there should be a voice from Japan saying we want to have an end to poverty."
The other Live 8 concerts will be held in Britain, France, Germany, Canada, the United States, Russia, South Africa and Italy.
"So many people are going to be watching it on their televisions - that's what really matters," said Harry Judd, of the British band McFly.
AP-ES-07-02-05 0600EDT
Massive exercise in "feel-goodism."
Won't change a thing in Africa.
You can always watch it on AOL's feed. (I know, I know...)
However, I am watching it on my Linux desktop with Firefox and the Mplayer plugin, so it isn't an AOhell, M$-only thing.
You can choose the city and they don't cut away, so you get all the incisive comments from our most civic-minded, and elite musicians.
Time to get streamripper working and record any highlights.
MTV is spending 10 minutes on political guilt speeches and 5 minutes on music then about 6 minutes of commercials.
MTV hasn't really played music in a decade. Then again they could be broadcasting the Philly hiphopathon which is nonsense. Thank God for Bon Jovi and Stevie Wonder or the whole thing could be disposed of.
The irony of a loser-lefty band like Green Day playing at the Brandenburg Gate is too rich to ignore.
Ugh, now Bon Jovi is on. They sucked in 1895 and they suck in 2005.
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