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Artist: Various Artists
Actors: U2, Stereophonics, Dido, Keane, Paul McCartney
Manufacturer: Innocent
Actors: U2, Stereophonics, Dido, Keane, Paul McCartney
Manufacturer: Innocent
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Firstly I would like to say that I really enjoyed following the Live 8 concerts throughout the day. It was such a hot day in glasgow and me and my friends were sitting outside with our radio. Sometimes, when the high profile artists performed, we would go inside and watch on tv. I enjoyed most of the performances and I was happy to see so many people getting involved in the event. What I was really dissapointed in was, the next day, the national press and other websites where casting thier views on the performances. These people clearly didn't get the whole point of the event. This show was to raise awareness and make people see what is going on in our world. I am not the worlds biggest Mariah Carey fan, but the producers and organisers clearly felt that she would be an asset in raising awareness and asked her to perform because she is a major, international artist who can reach people on a global scale. I'm sure the Stereophonics are a very credible band but they didn't even mention the cause and practically phoned in the performance. And so what if Mariah performed new material, no one said a word when coldplay performed Fix You. But I will totally be buying this DVD, because it reminds me of a very important part of the year and it is a must for all music fans.
47 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I received this for Xmas after attending Hyde Park and being relegated to the very back (literally!). I was really looking forward to this DVD release to re-live the event "close-up" but am gutted it doesn't include the whole Hyde Park concert. For my money, the event was rather sombre and lacking in sparkle until The Stereophonics came on, played four songs, and ramped up the atmosphere (to be followed by REM who did the same). I was really looking forward to seeing their performance again and was therefore incredibly disappointed to find that only one Stereos song is included (The Bartender...). The DVD starts well enough with complete performances by U2, Coldplay and Elton John (including that idiot Doherty) but comes unravelled from Dido onwards - only one Dido track, one Stereos, two REM, one Miss Dynamite, one Keane and then segues into Black Eyed Peas from Philly, Duran Duran in Paris and then back to Hyde Park with Bob Geldof, and from thereon edits in performances from elsewhere. I would much rather have seen a whole Hyde Park concert start to finish with the other discs including highlights from the rest of the concerts. That said, the DVD is beautifully packaged and there aren't many concerts that you can have a DVD of afterwards, so it makes a worthy keepsake. Good, but could have been better.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I got this for Christmas as I wanted to see the show up close-rather than from the middle of the 250,000 people in the crowd at Hyde Park! This DVD is brilliant-features all the best acts from the live 8 concerts-although i'm not sure what kind of order they've put them in- they have concerts from London, US, Canada, France, etc and they are scattered around over four disks-which by the way, adds up to 10 hours of film. There are extras as well, but i'm not sure how good they are.
There are a few acts that I've never heard of, but they feature all of the one's (good and bad) from Hyde Park, London.
I haven't watched it all, but there is no sign of Little Britain's, Lou and Andy, or Peter Kay who came on stage, but they do feature Ricky Gervais, Brad Pitt and Bill Gates -amongst others, who made a speech.
The quality of the picture and sound is brilliant. Good menus to switch to different artists-rather then watching the whole acts. And doesn't include the adverts and appeals that separated each act at the live events.
All in all, this is a good DVD-nice box and presentation-that is brilliant to have to remind yourself of the legendary acts-Pink Floyd, The Who, Sting, REM, U2, Paul McCartney ....
There are a few acts that I've never heard of, but they feature all of the one's (good and bad) from Hyde Park, London.
I haven't watched it all, but there is no sign of Little Britain's, Lou and Andy, or Peter Kay who came on stage, but they do feature Ricky Gervais, Brad Pitt and Bill Gates -amongst others, who made a speech.
The quality of the picture and sound is brilliant. Good menus to switch to different artists-rather then watching the whole acts. And doesn't include the adverts and appeals that separated each act at the live events.
All in all, this is a good DVD-nice box and presentation-that is brilliant to have to remind yourself of the legendary acts-Pink Floyd, The Who, Sting, REM, U2, Paul McCartney ....
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