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Live Aid finally gets DVD release [posted 3/8/2004] (1 Viewer)

Randy Torres

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Wow, That is fantastic. I wasn't pleased with the Led Zeppelin performance so it is a great collection. Can't wait for this one!!
 

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If that's the official content, then there is still plenty missing. The Power Station is not indicated. Madonna's set is short by 2 songs. Duran Duran's "A View To A Kill" is missing. I have the entire broadcast on video. I had 2 different VCR's recording at intervals to avoid missing anything when it came time to switch tapes. I also have the official LIVE AID concert book released shortly after the broadcast. It lists every performer, in order, from both Wembley and JFK. However, the book doesn't indicate every song performed. I once made a list of every artist and song performed. Now, if I could just find that list...
 

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Correction. Madonna only did 3 songs. It's short by one.

And as far as i know, isn't that the same list that's been out for the last month? Don't think it's official. Didn't someone point out inaccuracies with the song titles?
 

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If that's the accurate contents list, it's not as bad as I feared, but there are still songs missing that I enjoyed and am sorry to see go. I miss George Thorogood doing "The Sky is Crying," the Cars doing "Drive", and there were other Neil Young songs (didn't he do "Helpless"?)

Of course, Bob Dylan got dissed by sticking only with his tried and true "Blowin In the Wind" as a safe bet, rather than including his whole set.
 

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£40 !

are you serious ?

I know this is for charity, which means they should sell it at an affordable price to get more sales. Im not sure im going to buy it now.
 

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That means it will retail under £30. Sounds pretty reasonable to me. Amazon.uk and Play have the following R2 cover art up:

 

andrew markworthy

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Works out at £10 per disc, which for the UK at least is half the usual RRP for single discs. In any case, as Mark has correctly pointed out, retail is likely to be at most 75% of this.

My view is that it's in a good cause, and just be grateful that all we have to complain about is whether or not we'll buy a luxury item like a DVD, not wondering if we'll get any food and water before our partner and kids die a slow death in front of our eyes.
 

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You know, when originally presented with the thought of owning Live Aid on DVD, my first thought was, 'Wow! Live Aid! Tweener-years Flash Back City! Original MTV VJs! That sounds great!' And then I went to a website detailing exactly who played what, when, and where for the Live Aid concert, and my final thought was, "Wow! That sounds like a whole bunch of 80's crap I've been trying to forget since I was 13 years old."
 

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Thanks for the constructive criticism, Ernest. We 40-somethings are of course filled with envy at the music of your generation [pauses to laugh hysterically for several minutes] and its great memorable fund raising event at ... um, please remind me of a fund-raising event of similar magnitude to Live Aid.
 

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the only thing i really remember is the big bruhaha that was made because phil collins flew in to do the set here. ;) but, i will *totally* be getting this.

i'm such an alternative 80's nut. where else will i see nik kershaw, ultravox, spandau ballet, and style council perform live?

:emoji_thumbsup:

btw, where the hell was depeche mode during all of this?
 

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I was hoping that Neil Young's complete set would have been included, but, alas, no.

So much money is made by the Music Industry these days that it makes me wonder why we don't see global concert maranthons today. If anything, the problems in Africa are worse than ever. Of course, that is not the Music Industry's fault, but if it worked once, it could work again.
 

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I think you kind of answered your own question. If the big charity events didn't do any good before, why keep having them. Buying people food doesn't do a lot of good if it's just going to be stolen by armed thugs, which is more or less the root of most of the famine.
 

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Amazon.uk has the complete set list for all four discs including the bonus material on disc four and I have to say that this is extremely disappointing. It really should be called: Selections from Live Aid. By my count it's missing the following 86 songs totalling 6 hours of content!:

01 STATUS QUO- Don't Waste My Time [04:34]
02 STYLE COUNCIL- You're the Best Thing [05:00]
03 STYLE COUNCIL- Big Boss Groove [03:55]
04 BOOMTOWN RATS- Rat Trap [05:37]
05 ULTRAVOX- Reap The Wild Wind [02:58]
06 ULTRAVOX- One Small Day [03:49]
07 SPANDAU BALLET- Virgin [04:40]
08 NIK KERSHAW- Wide Boy [03:25]
09 NIK KERSHAW- Don Quixote [04:48]
10 NIK KERSHAW- The Riddle [04:13]
11 SADE- Why Can't We Live Together [05:35]
12 SADE- Is It a Crime [06:10]
13 STING- Driven To Tears [03:17]
14 STING- Message In A Bottle [04:32]
15 PHIL COLLINS- In The Air Tonight [04:45]
16 STING + PHIL COLLINS- Long Long Way To Go [03:30]
17 BRYAN FERRY- Sensation [04:31]
18 BRYAN FERRY- Boys And Girls [04:31]
19 BRYAN ADAMS- [04:12] Tears Are Not Enough
20 BRYAN ADAMS- [05:34] Cuts Like A Knife
21 THE BEACH BOYS- [02:31] California Girls
22 THE BEACH BOYS- [03:07] Help Me, Rhonda
23 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS + BO DIDDLEY- [05:34] Who Do You Love
24 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS- [07:02] The Sky Is Crying
25 SIMPLE MINDS- [03:00] Promised You a Miracle (The feed was lost during the song. The broadcast time is only 02:09)
26 BERNARD WATSON- All I Really Want To Do (Bob Dylan Cover)
27 BERNARD WATSON- Interview (Original B. Watson song)
28 JOAN BAEZ- [02:34] We Are The World
29 THE PRETENDERS- [03:35] Time The Avenger
30 THE PRETENDERS- [03:15] Message of Love
31 THE WHO- My Generation [01:40] The BBC blew a fuze during the two first numbers by The Who.
32 THE WHO- Pinball Wizard [03:02] The band didn't stop playing but the broadcast was interrupted.
33 ELTON JOHN- I'm Still Standing [03:20]
34 ELTON JOHN- Can I Get a Witness [03:42]
35 ASHFORD & SIMPSON- [04:56] Solid
36 KOOL & THE GANG (pre-recorded live video)- [02:01] Stand up and Sing
37 KOOL & THE GANG (pre-recorded live video)- [03:11] Cherish
38 MADONNA- [05:17] Love Makes The World Go Round
39 TOM PETTY & The HEARTBREAKERS- [04:46] The Waiting
40 TOM PETTY & The HEARTBREAKERS- [05:42] Rebels
41 THE HOOTERS- [04:37] And We Danced
42 THE HOOTERS- [05:44] All You Zombies
43 THE FOUR TOPS- [02:42] Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)
44 THE FOUR TOPS- [01:43] Bernadette
45 THE FOUR TOPS- [01:20] It's The Same Old Song Motown Medley
46 THE FOUR TOPS- [01:36] Reach Out I'll Be There Motown Medley
47 THE FOUR TOPS- [02:28] I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Motown Medley
48 BILLY OCEAN- [04:08] Caribbean Queen
49 BILLY OCEAN- [03:38] Loverboy
50 BLACK SABBATH- [04:18] Children Of The Grave
51 BLACK SABBATH- [07:44] Iron Man
52 RICK SPRINGFIELD- [03:37] Love Somebody
53 RICK SPRINGFIELD- [04:04] State Of The Heart
54 RICK SPRINGFIELD- [02:32] Human Touch
55 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH- [04:57] Southern Cross
56 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH- [08:05] Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
57 JUDAS PRIEST- [07:16] You've Got Another Thing Comin'
58 SANTANA- [03:22] Brotherhood
59 SANTANA- [02:11] Primera Invasion
60 SANTANA- [05:14] Open Invitation
61 SANTANA + PAT METHENY- [07:32] By The Pool/Right Now
62 THE CARS- [03:02] You Might Think
63 THE CARS- [04:04] Drive
64 NEIL YOUNG- [04:45] Sugar Mountain
65 NEIL YOUNG- [04:22] Helpless
66 NEIL YOUNG- [04:49] Powderfinger
67 POWER STATION- [04:20] Murderess
68 POWER STATION- [06:00] Get It On
69 THOMPSON TWINS- [07:59] Hold Me Now
70 PHIL COLLINS- [03:45] Against All Odds
71 LED ZEPPELIN- [04:43] Rock & Roll
72 LED ZEPPELIN- [05:20] Whole Lotta Love
73 LED ZEPPELIN- [09:19] Stairway To Heaven
74 CROSBY - STILLS - NASH (& YOUNG)- [03:33] Only Love Can Break your Heart
75 CROSBY - STILLS - NASH (& YOUNG)- [03:09] Daylight Again
76 DURAN DURAN- [04:07] A view to a Kill
77 DURAN DURAN- [04:41] Union Of The Snake
78 PATTI LABELLE- [02:51] New Attitude
79 PATTI LABELLE- [02:20] Stir It Up
80 PATTI LABELLE- [02:43] Over The Rainbow
81 PATTI LABELLE- [02:44] Why Can't I Get It Over
82 HALL & OATES- [04:27] Out Of Touch
83 HALL & OATES w/EDDIE KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN- [02:41] The Way You Do The Things You Do (voc : E. KENDRICKS)
84 MICK JAGGER- [03:25] Lonely At The Top
85 BOB DYLAN + RON WOOD + KEITH RICHARDS- [04:34] Ballad Of Hollis Brown
86 BOB DYLAN + RON WOOD + KEITH RICHARDS- [03:36] When The Ship Comes In

Total: Approx. 6 hours missing
 

andrew markworthy

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Are we certain these are missing? Given the massive set list, it's entirely possible that stuff has been missed off the listings by mistake. This has happened many times before with DVD releases.

Haven't had time to check back across all this thread, but the following link may be useful - it's an incredibly detailed breakdown of the Live Aid event:
http://live-aid.chez.tiscali.fr/page...etaileduk.html
 

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