December 17, 2004
Live Aid DVD
Thanks to some lovely and understanding friends I am now the proud owner of the Live Aid DVD Box set. We started watching it last night and I must say that its sounds and picture quality are excellent, especially if you take into account that this has all been recorded live and is alomst 20 years old.
However, it is strange that a large part of the live recordings and acts are missing. Some act such as Nik Kershaw and Style Council (amongst many others), who played several songs, have been cut down to a single song on the DVD. Quite annoying - I was somehow expeting to find an almost 1:1 copy of what had been broadcast that day. I don't understand why it wasn't considered to make a 6 DVD set instead of a 4 DVD box. If you are looking for more info on the concert, visit Live-Aid.info.
On the other hand, the DVD box set gives you a more than good idea what this day was about - after all, its main aim is to raise more money for Bob Geldof's LiveAid project.
Posted by Michael at December 17, 2004 10:19 PM