No *OFFICIAL* Live Earth Thread??

[AJay2000]

I thought you monkeys would be all over it.

A good mix of performances so far - although the lineups at each venue has been less than inspiring. There is no way to compare it to Live-Aid, but it seems like a lot of big guns are missing.

I'm getting plenty of guilty pleasure loving out of it though, watching Alicia Keys, Madonna, and Kelly Clarkson. Great performances by Foo Fighters and (gulp, never thought I'd say it) Bon Jovi.

Anyone watching? What do you think?

- Jay

[AJay2000]

Forgot about the Chili Peppers performances - solid.

Can I tell you how much it hurts to watch the Pumpkins now? Oh, how far they've fallen.

[DrunkIrish05]

i think if they just played nothing post MatIS that they would still rock pretty hard

[AJay2000]

I'm surprised I'm saying this, but 'bullet with butterfly wings' and this new song actually sound really good.

I just can't condone a Pumpkins reunion without James Iha. Even if Billy Corgan is the brains behind it all.

I guess I'm old school, but where are U2 and R.E.M.? Pearl Jam has a had a good run the last year and a half, where are they? Would it hurt No Doubt to get together so we can watch Gwen Stefani rock all over the stage?

[DrunkIrish05]

yeah, i was also surprised to see no U2, isn't this the type of thing that Bono lives for?

[sdunsmb]

Foo Fighters were amazing - best by far IMO.

[hanimal]

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I'm surprised I'm saying this, but 'bullet with butterfly wings' and this new song actually sound really good.

I just can't condone a Pumpkins reunion without James Iha. Even if Billy Corgan is the brains behind it all.

I guess I'm old school, but where are U2 and R.E.M.? Pearl Jam has a had a good run the last year and a half, where are they? Would it hurt No Doubt to get together so we can watch Gwen Stefani rock all over the stage?

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Been watching on and off all day.
Seems pretty lackluster to me. I watched Luda, actually pretty entertaining.
Fall Out Boy = puke.
Kanye not bad.
Chili Peppers were solid.
Pumpkins!
and yeah, No Doubt would kick ass, Tragic Kingdom was such a great great album.

[AJay2000]

Lenny Kravitz in Rio - Are you gonna go my way?

Damn, those Brazilians know how to party.

I need to get down there. SOON!

[Homer]

waters, foo fighters = good

chili willie = okay

rest = meh

[djoyce003]

I will say that like most things that involve Al Gore, you are left wondering WTF. I mean it was not all that well publicized and you were left almost wondering, exactly what is going on here other than a lot of good bands are playing.

It seemed kind of like a nebulous "what are we doing to the earth" thought, but you were never really sure how you could help, etc. This was actually probably a bitch to organize and I get that...but the message was totally lost.