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Live Aid [DVD] [1985]

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  • Actors: Bob Geldof, Bryan Adams, Stuart Adamson, Adam Ant, Nick Ashford
  • Directors: Vincent Scarza
  • Writers: Bob Geldof
  • Producers: David Fein, Hal Uplinger
  • Format: Box set, Compilation, Live, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: German, English, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Warner Music Vision
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Nov 2004
  • Run Time: 560 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002UUO9K
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,955 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description
Disc One
Prequel:
BBC Television News Report
Band Aid - Do They know It's Christmas?
USA for Africa - We Are The World

Coldstream Guards - Royal Salute
Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World
Status Quo – Caroline
The Style Council – Internationalists
The Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down
The Boomtown Rats - I Don’t Like Mondays
The Boomtown Rats - Drag Me Down
Adam Ant - Vive Le Rock
Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Ultravox – Vienna
Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
Spandau Ballet – True
Elvis Costello - All You Need Is Love
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
Sade - Your Love Is King
Sting – Roxanne
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Sting & Phil Collins - Every Breath You Take
Howard Jones - Hide And Seek
Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love
Bryan Ferry - Jealous Guy
Paul Young - Do They know It's Christmas?
Paul Young - Come Back And Stay
Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away
Paul Young & Alison Moyet - That's The Way Love Is
Bryan Adams - Kids Wanna Rock
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
U2 – Bad

Disc Two
Beach Boys -Wouldn't It Be Nice
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
Dire Straits & Sting - Money For Nothing
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Madison Blues
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen - Radio Gaga
Queen - Hammer To Fall
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen - We Will Rock You
Queen - We Are The Champions
Simple Minds - Ghost Dancing
Simple Minds - (Don't You) Forget About Me
David Bowie - TVC15
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
David Bowie - Modern Love
David Bowie – Heroes
Ethiopian Famine Film
Joan Baez - Amazing Grace
Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
Pretenders - Chain Gang
Pretenders - Middle Of The Road
The Who - Love Reign O'er Me
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Elton John - Bennie And The Jets
Elton John - Rocket Man
Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John & George Michael - Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Me

Disc Three
Madonna – Holiday
Madonna - Get Into The Groove
Freddie Mercury & Brian May - Is This The World We Created?
Paul McCartney - Let It Be
Band Aid Finale - Do They know It's Christmas?
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Refugee
Black Sabbath featuring Ozzy Osbourne – Paranoid
REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
REO Speedwagon - Roll With The Changes
Crosby Stills & Nash - Teach Your Children
Judas Priest - Living After Midnight
Judas Priest - Green Manalishi
The Cars - Just What I Needed
The Cars - Heartbreak City
Neil Young - The Needle And The Damage Done
Neil Young - Nothing Is Perfect (In God's Perfect Plan)
Thompson Twins, Steve Stevens, Nile Rodgers & Madonna – Revolution
Eric Clapton - White Room
Eric Clapton - She's Waiting
Eric Clapton – Layla
Phil Collins (in Philadelphia) - In The Air Tonight
Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Patti Labelle – Imagine
Patti Labelle - Forever Young

Disc Four
Hall & Oates – Maneater
Hall & Oates with Eddie Kendricks - Get Ready (Cos Here I Come)
Hall & Oates with Eddie Kendricks & David Ruffin - Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Hall & Oates with Eddie Kendricks & David Ruffin - My Girl
Mick Jagger - Just Another Night
Mick Jagger - Miss You
Mick Jagger & Tina Turner - State Of Shock
Mick Jagger & Tina Turner - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Bob Dylan with Keith Richards & Ron Wood - Blowing In The Wind
USA for Africa Finale - We Are The World

Disc Four Extras
INXS - What You Need INXS - Don’t Change B.B. King - Why I Sing The Blues B.B. King - Don't Answer The Door B.B. King - Rock Me Baby Ashford & Simpson with Teddy Pendergrass - Reach Out And Touch Run DMC -King Of Rock Cliff Richard - A World Of Difference Overseas contributors - Various David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Streets Documentary: Food & Trucks & Rock 'n' Roll

Synopsis
Featuring Live Aid, a UK concert recorded live from Wembley Stadium in London and in America live from the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13th 1985. Both concerts raised money for the victims of famine in Ethiopia.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb - Met with Expectations, 21 Nov 2004
By S. J. Crowson "psychrosis" (UK) - See all my reviews
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How anyone can call this poor quality sound and picture is beyond me. It was screened on BBC1 in 1985 so what you have is as good as it was watching it live, you can't expect any more.

It was 1985 and even existing technology now could not remove some of the occasional picture interference, for me though it adds to the authenticity and is fairly un noticeable. Back in 1985 homes didn't have super surround, all whistles and bells televisions so I wasn't expecting this to be an attack of the senses.

That said mostly the picture and sound are excellent anyway and this was viewed on a surround sound widescreen TV. Way better than what I had expected. I first watched Live Aid as an 11 year old and was already a big fan of a lot of the musicians playing, and its great to relive those moments and also scarey realising I actually remembered it better than I thought.

Quite simply if you want to enjoy LIVE AID again go buy this DVD and remember you'll be giving to charity by buying it.

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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Show on Earth, 14 Nov 2004
By P. Prise "philip-prise" (UK) - See all my reviews
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First, lets clear up why there are songs missing - The footage simply no longer exists. Its already been well explained but here goes:

Prior to 13 July 1985 Bob Geldof had said he did not want the concert recorded as it was to be a one off never to be repeated event. The BBC ignored him and recorded it anyway, minus most of The Who set as a power failure within the BBC trucks meant their set was only seen within Wembly. Alas along the way the Beeb deleted some of the tapes in the same way they deleted programmes like Dad's Army, Swap Shop etc.

ABC in America deleted the entire concert. The only footage from America is that recorded by MTV which is littered with commercial breaks and VJ inserts hence the reason some of the songs are missing, but at least its there.

The DVD at 10+ hours is excellent value for money and I found myself getting caught in the emotion of the day even now.

A true defining moment in our history finally available for us to relive.

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5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT!!!, 9 Nov 2004
I have waited sooo long for this. I never saw any of it as I lived in South Africa at the time. I am not disapointed in any way. I am now on the second of the 4 DVDS' and am blown away by the quality of the sound (thru my Denon music system)as well as the picture quality. It looks as though it was yesterday except all the artists are now a leeetle beet older. You have to buy it, if only to see Phil Collins hit a flat note on the piano and grin at himself. Even my 17 yr old daughter is loving it and she wasn't born then. To whoever put this DVD together - WELL DONE. So very WELL DONE
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1.0 out of 5 stars excellent concert - bad quality from amazon
The concert itself is without doubt one of the best and most important and personally most emotionally moving events in younger musical history. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Hannjoerg Koch

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but...
The video quality, content and length of the DVD itself is good. Everything I expected, maybe even more. Plenty of extras, even new stuff I never knew about. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Urban

4.0 out of 5 stars live aid
unfortunately had to return this item as one dvd is defective, however, rest of dvd fantastic, brought back memories
Published 5 months ago by jane eyre

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD and why the DVD wasn't complete
This is a great DVD of the greatest concert(s) the world has seen.
Great bands playing together for the first time in ages. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Christopher Kent

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Brilliant... I only wish I'd been alive to see the real thing
Whatever made Bob Geldof think he could do this again with Live 8? This is possibly one of the greatest concerts ever, it's just a shame it didn't happen in my lifetime.
Published 17 months ago by Helliecopter

3.0 out of 5 stars Well, I don't know what to say.....
Like so many other reviewers, I devoted the day to watching this, put the radio through my band's PA in the garden, bought in about 4 barrels of Beardoe's Old Weasel (which went... Read more
Published on 7 May 2007 by Mr. Thomas Thatcher

5.0 out of 5 stars A capsule in time in the history of rock 'n roll
The day was July 5th 1985, and at the grand old age of 11, and having an avid music fan for a father I sat down and watched in awe as the biggest rock 'n roll event of all time... Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2007 by C. Roberts

4.0 out of 5 stars A Magic Day
Just when it seemed the idealism of sixties youth was gone forever along comes Geldof to stoke it up again. Read more
Published on 18 Jul 2006 by golden meadows

3.0 out of 5 stars LIVE AID 1985
This is a really great DVD for the 'BEST' live aid performance to date. Gone but not forgotten...
The music and performances on the DVD are really good like Queen, David... Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
Brilliant DVD of a brilliant day. I'm not old enough to remember the actual day, as it was originally broadcast the day before my 5th birthday. Read more
Published on 8 Jul 2005 by Ms. K. L. Wressell

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