Aid, Eight, or Either?
Jul. 2nd, 2005 06:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lady_t_220So I've been flicking back and forth between the Live8 coverage on Beeb 1&2 and the Live Aid re-run on VH1Classic.
My overwhelming thought?
People don't rock any more, they all fucking whine. You know, like they're too cool to rawk-out, so there's a total lack of showmanship. I'm sure the atmosphere at the actual events is amazing but it doesn't transfer too well onscreen. There's a lot of standing behind mics going on; could so with some strutting.
Every massive concert needs a Freddie Mercury. Somewhere on the lineup, it needs a showman. Am hopin' Robbie's gonna' rock. Also maybe Velvet Revolver...
Also have a killer headache right this moment too so that's rather impairing my enjoyment.
You know... it's a great event aiming to achieve great things, but I guess I like my world-changing through the fuzzy lens of nostalgia. Earlier on you could flick between baby!Bono on VH1C and Current!Bono on BBC1... Baby!Bono was way better to watch, and this makes me sad.
Either that or it's just proof that I'm just hideously out of touch with current music... Which is also a big probability.
They keep showing the Beckhams in the VIP area... Victoria looks especially vapid this afternoon.
My overwhelming thought?
People don't rock any more, they all fucking whine. You know, like they're too cool to rawk-out, so there's a total lack of showmanship. I'm sure the atmosphere at the actual events is amazing but it doesn't transfer too well onscreen. There's a lot of standing behind mics going on; could so with some strutting.
Every massive concert needs a Freddie Mercury. Somewhere on the lineup, it needs a showman. Am hopin' Robbie's gonna' rock. Also maybe Velvet Revolver...
Also have a killer headache right this moment too so that's rather impairing my enjoyment.
You know... it's a great event aiming to achieve great things, but I guess I like my world-changing through the fuzzy lens of nostalgia. Earlier on you could flick between baby!Bono on VH1C and Current!Bono on BBC1... Baby!Bono was way better to watch, and this makes me sad.
Either that or it's just proof that I'm just hideously out of touch with current music... Which is also a big probability.
They keep showing the Beckhams in the VIP area... Victoria looks especially vapid this afternoon.
