--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > AOL, whatever else one may think of them, did a bang-up > > job of Webcasting *all* of the major concerts. As far > > as I can tell, all of that footage (video and sound) is > > still available on their site. Don't know if they make > > it available to non-subscribers, although I think they > > did make the live concerts available to everyone. > Critics Laud LIVE 8 Internet Coverage > By DAVID BAUDER, AP > > (July 2) In Berlin, Green Day proclaimed its majesty with a cover of > Queen's "We Are the Champions" as R.E.M. performed "Man on the Moon" > in London. And R.E.M. hadn't left the stage before Tim McGraw began > singing "Live Like You Were Dying" in Rome. > > These were just a few of Live 8's thrilling musical moments that you > couldn't see on live television. For the ultimate viewing experience, > you needed America Online. > > Television seemed shockingly old-fashioned in how it followed > Saturday's worldwide concert for poverty relief. AOL's coverage was > so superior, it may one day be seen as a historical marker in drawing > people to computers instead of TV screens for big events.
MTV was shockingly bad. AT one point Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder were playing simultaneously in london and phili respectively. How does MTV handle the dilemma of how to cover this? They cut from both concerts to do interviews with half-drunk teenagers in the crowd on what they think about africa. Fortunately they actually showed an entire song or two from Pink Floyd who were amazingly good (even if you weren't high). To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
