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I didn't get in the whole 'MOOD' of Live8 for quite a while, and it was rather hard to think 'WOW!!!!!' with a bunch of static people round me!
U2Man said:Let's end all this crap. U2's performance was by far the best of the day. Their opening with Sir Paul was absolutely splendid, and their own set was uplifting, rocky, serious and emotional at the same time. No other artists can reach U2 when they are at their best - and noone did, not even the elder guys.
octobermagic said:
U2's set was great, and might have been the best if done towards the end of the show.
Performance also has to measure response from the crowd in guaging "how good" it was, in my opinion. Robbie Williams and Pink Floyd definitely captivated the crowd. U2 didn't.
Again, put them near the end of the bill and they may have been the best. Yesterday was Pink Floyd's day. Hell, I turned the show OFF after their set.
Earnie Shavers said:
Exactly. U2 did as well as they could have considering they were first up and therefore got a naturally lacklustre reception. You could see from the crowd shots the place was only half full (if that) and people were just slowly warming into it all, any aerial shot showed that thousands and thousands of people were still walking in and up to the stage (actually, during Vertigo, thousands were running). If they played the exact same set with the exact same performance near the end of the night they would have had them in a frenzy, but as it were, they were first and that means a half asleep crowd who are more interesting in finding their friends, finding their spot, getting themselves sorted for a big day and night and warming up into the frenzy that other bands will benefit from later.
Personally though I thought they were fantastic. The setlist was good, Beautiful Day and One were written for something like that. I don't really care for Vertigo but it was a good kick start song for the day. They did great.
IrishDawg said:Does anyone have the entire setlist from London? I'm curious as to what Snow Patrol, the Killers, and Pink Floyd played
octobermagic said:
U2's set was great, and might have been the best if done towards the end of the show.
Performance also has to measure response from the crowd in guaging "how good" it was, in my opinion. Robbie Williams and Pink Floyd definitely captivated the crowd. U2 didn't.
Again, put them near the end of the bill and they may have been the best. Yesterday was Pink Floyd's day. Hell, I turned the show OFF after their set.
joyfulgirl said:Has anyone watched the aol rebroadcast?
For three times in a row, it hasn't gone past Snoop Dogg. Twice it froze for a really long time and then picked up with The Who or Pink Floyd. Third time it just started the loop over at the beginning. I want to see Madonna's full set (I only saw part of Like a Prayer and part of Music) and it's like a cruel joke that it keeps eluding me. I guess it'll be online elsewhere soon enough.
Dudette said:Only bad thing I could say was how exhausted I was, was close to collapsing walking back to Picadilly.
ponkine said:No my friend, I´m a U2 fan, but listening carefully to the whole performance, it was shameful, really. Sorry for my words, but they couldn´t have performed a worse setlist and in a worse way. They looked and sounded boring, uninspired, just performing exactly what they perform all the time, as a contractual bussiness.
Bono can´t sing Vertigo well, and the song itself was completely pointless at that event. Beautiful Day... and One... performing that overplayed song they appear as a truly one hit wonder act.
Completely predictable, completely irrelevant, completely forgettable. As a U2 fan...do you know what I mean ? I´m talking about a band who changed the music history during the 80´s and 90´s... I simply can´t praise the s*** the performed today, another kinda by performance as they have been playing since 2000. I´m listening to Bad now...