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Billed as "the day music changed history," the Live Aid concerts of July 13, 1985, were held to raise money to fight the horrifying famines sweeping Africa. The brainchild of Bob Geldof and representing the efforts of countless musicians and technicians, Live Aid was a genuine and inspiring effort to help the victims of an overwhelming calamity. Twenty years after the twin concerts (one in London, one in Philadelphia) were broadcast worldwide, the 4-DVD treatment furthers the cause, with proceeds going toward the Band Aid Trust.

The DVD set opens with a heartbreaking documentary on the crisis, followed by videos of the two hit songs that represented the collaborative nature of Geldof's efforts—Band Aid' s "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and USA for Africa's "We Are the World." Since Live Aid was never intended to be released in a recorded format, preservation of TV footage has been unreliable, resulting in some glaring omissions. Led Zeppelin's semi-reunion doesn't appear, and neither does a legendary session with Bob Dylan, Ron Wood, and Keith Richards. Some sets by performers who were popular at the time may inspire either nostalgic glee or head-scratching (Kiki Dee fans, you know who you are). Sprinkled amid these performances are a couple real gems, including a performance by Run DMC, the event's sole representative of the ascendant rap movement. Much of the music here was a passing fad, but the sentiment that brought it all together is timeless. -- Ryan Boudinot

Description
"Queen Rock Montreal" will be released simultaneously in both high definition formats, HDDVD and Blu-Ray. This version includes the full Queen Live Aid performance, never before seen full performance footage of Queen rehearsing for Live Aid: Bohemian Rhapsody + Radio Gaga + Hammer To Fall and previously unreleased Live Aid interview with the whole band.

The Montreal concert is presented in high definition, while the Live Aid and all bonus materials will remain in standard definition.

Tracklisting: 1. Intro 2. We Will Rock You (fast) 3. Let Me Entertain You 4. Play The Game 5. Somebody To Love 6. Killer Queen 7. I'm In Love With My Car 8. Get Down Make Love 9. Save Me 10. Now I'm Here 11. Dragon Attack 12. Now I'm Here (reprise)13. Love Of My Life 14. Under Pressure 15. Keep Yourself Alive 16. Drum & Timpani Solo 17. Guitar Solo 18. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 19. Jailhouse Rock 20. Bohemian Rhapsody 21. Tie Your Mother Down 22. Another One Bites The Dust 23. Sheer Heart Attack 24. We Will Rock You 25. We Are The Champions 26. God Save The Queen

Bonus Features: * Brand new audio commentary by Brian May and Roger Taylor * The full Queen Live Aid performance * Never before seen full performance footage of Queen rehearsing for Live Aid: Bohemian Rhapsody + Radio Gaga + Hammer To Fall * Previously unreleased Live Aid interview with the whole band * 1982 news feature from US TV series PM Magazine * "Before & After" restoration comparison * Weblink to microsite.

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1 out of 5 stars

Missing 85 songs October 7, 2004
1008 out of 1274 found this review helpful

Here is my review, the following 85 songs are missing:

01 STATUS QUO- Don't Waste My Time [04:34]
02 STYLE COUNCIL- You're the Best Thing [05:00]
03 STYLE COUNCIL- Big Boss Groove [03:55]
04 BOOMTOWN RATS- Rat Trap [05:37]
05 ULTRAVOX- Reap The Wild Wind [02:58]
06 ULTRAVOX- One Small Day [03:49]
07 SPANDAU BALLET- Virgin [04:40]
08 NIK KERSHAW- Wide Boy [03:25]
09 NIK KERSHAW- Don Quixote [04:48]
10 NIK KERSHAW- The Riddle [04:13]
11 SADE- Why Can't We Live Together [05:35]
12 SADE- Is It a Crime [06:10]
13 STING- Driven To Tears [03:17]
14 STING- Message In A Bottle [04:32]
15 PHIL COLLINS- In The Air Tonight [04:45]
16 STING + PHIL COLLINS- Long Long Way To Go [03:30]
17 BRYAN FERRY- Sensation [04:31]
18 BRYAN FERRY- Boys And Girls [04:31]
19 BRYAN ADAMS- [04:12] Tears Are Not Enough
20 BRYAN ADAMS- [05:34] Cuts Like A Knife
21 THE BEACH BOYS- [02:31] California Girls
22 THE BEACH BOYS- [03:07] Help Me, Rhonda
23 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS + BO DIDDLEY- [05:34] Who Do You Love
24 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS- [07:02] The Sky Is Crying
25 SIMPLE MINDS- [03:00] Promised You a Miracle (The feed was lost during the song. The broadcast time is only 02:09)
26 BERNARD WATSON- All I Really Want To Do (Bob Dylan Cover)
27 BERNARD WATSON- Interview (Original B. Watson song)
28 JOAN BAEZ- [02:34] We Are The World
29 THE PRETENDERS- [03:35] Time The Avenger
30 THE PRETENDERS- [03:15] Message of Love
31 THE WHO- My Generation [01:40] The BBC blew a fuze during the two first numbers by The Who.
32 THE WHO- Pinball Wizard [03:02] The band didn't stop playing but the broadcast was interrupted.
33 ELTON JOHN- I'm Still Standing [03:20]
34 ELTON JOHN- Can I Get a Witness [03:42]
35 ASHFORD & SIMPSON- [04:56] Solid
36 KOOL & THE GANG (pre-recorded live video)- [02:01] Stand up and Sing
37 KOOL & THE GANG (pre-recorded live video)- [03:11] Cherish
38 MADONNA- [05:17] Love Makes The World Go Round
39 TOM PETTY & The HEARTBREAKERS- [04:46] The Waiting
40 TOM PETTY & The HEARTBREAKERS- [05:42] Rebels
41 THE HOOTERS- [04:37] And We Danced
42 THE HOOTERS- [05:44] All You Zombies
43 THE FOUR TOPS- [02:42] Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)
44 THE FOUR TOPS- [01:43] Bernadette
45 THE FOUR TOPS- [01:20] It's The Same Old Song Motown Medley
46 THE FOUR TOPS- [01:36] Reach Out I'll Be There Motown Medley
47 THE FOUR TOPS- [02:28] I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Motown Medley
48 BILLY OCEAN- [04:08] Caribbean Queen
49 BILLY OCEAN- [03:38] Loverboy
50 BLACK SABBATH- [04:18] Children Of The Grave
51 BLACK SABBATH- [07:44] Iron Man
52 RICK SPRINGFIELD- [03:37] Love Somebody
53 RICK SPRINGFIELD- [04:04] State Of The Heart
54 RICK SPRINGFIELD- [02:32] Human Touch
55 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH- [04:57] Southern Cross
56 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH- [08:05] Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
57 JUDAS PRIEST- [07:16] You've Got Another Thing Comin'
58 SANTANA- [03:22] Brotherhood
59 SANTANA- [02:11] Primera Invasion
60 SANTANA- [05:14] Open Invitation
61 SANTANA + PAT METHENY- [07:32] By The Pool/Right Now
62 THE CARS- [03:02] You Might Think
63 THE CARS- [04:04] Drive
64 NEIL YOUNG- [04:45] Sugar Mountain
65 NEIL YOUNG- [04:22] Helpless
66 NEIL YOUNG- [04:49] Powderfinger
67 POWER STATION- [04:20] Murderess
68 POWER STATION- [06:00] Get It On
69 THOMPSON TWINS- [07:59] Hold Me Now
70 PHIL COLLINS- [03:45] Against All Odds
71 LED ZEPPELIN- [04:43] Rock & Roll
72 LED ZEPPELIN- [05:20] Whole Lotta Love
73 LED ZEPPELIN- [09:19] Stairway To Heaven
74 CROSBY - STILLS - NASH (& YOUNG)- [03:33] Only Love Can Break your Heart
75 CROSBY - STILLS - NASH (& YOUNG)- [03:09] Daylight Again
76 DURAN DURAN- [04:07] A view to a Kill
77 PATTI LABELLE- [02:51] New Attitude
78 PATTI LABELLE- [02:20] Stir It Up
79 PATTI LABELLE- [02:43] Over The Rainbow
80 PATTI LABELLE- [02:44] Why Can't I Get It Over
81 HALL & OATES- [04:27] Out Of Touch
82 HALL & OATES w/EDDIE KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN- [02:41] The Way You Do The Things You Do (voc : E. KENDRICKS)
83 MICK JAGGER- [03:25] Lonely At The Top
84 BOB DYLAN + RON WOOD + KEITH RICHARDS- [04:34] Ballad Of Hollis Brown
85 BOB DYLAN + RON WOOD + KEITH RICHARDS- [03:36] When The Ship Comes In

Total: 6 hours missing

That has been my review.

5 out of 5 stars

READ THIS REVIEW! November 17, 2004
145 out of 187 found this review helpful

You must buy this DVD set, here's why:

First of all, there are people starving in Africa, and you will be helping them. 'nuf said about that.

But what were they thinking when they priced this set? $28. for 4 discs of this unbelieveably important historical presentation? I would have paid $100. This is GROSSLY underpriced. The video quality is better than I expected considering the age of the production and the fact that it was never supposed to be recorded in the first place.

Yes, there are performances missing from this set. The booklet inside explains why -- from technical glitches (generator exploded) to lost/missing reels. But who cares? There are 10 hours worth of phenominal performances in this set!

Suspiciously missing is backstage footage, interviews, follow-up interviews all these years later (where's Sir Bob's take on this whole thing?), etc. I hope there will be a 20th Anniversary Platinum Edition or something like that with more stuff.

Meanwhile, BUY THIS SET, you'll be very glad you did!

2 out of 5 stars

Why aren't we getting the whole concert? September 27, 2004
32 out of 39 found this review helpful

I was really excited to learn that Live Aid would finally be released comercially. Musically, it was one of the defining events of our lifetime. But when I heard it was going to be released on four DVDs I was suspicious that we would not get the entire concert - that songs would be deleted. A review of the track list shows that lots of stuff has been cut - and not just from the performances of lesser acts. Madonna (noted above), Sting (Driven to Tears), Duran Duran (View to a Kill). There's no Power Station, no Santana (performing with Pat Metheny)... Phil Collins played longer sets in both London and Philly but here we get only one song per location...

Then there's the issue of timing. Why is Judas Priest on Disc 4 (after the UK finale) when they played in London in the morning after Bryan Ferry? Kenny Loggins played in Philly after Tom Petty, but here he appears about four hours earlier in the set... And so on

Guess I'll need to hold on to my aging video tapes after all!

5 out of 5 stars

Let Them Know It's Christmas! November 9, 2004
32 out of 34 found this review helpful

A couple of reviewers here have trashed this DVD set because Led Zeppelin and Rick Springfield aren't on it. The reason Led Zeppelin weren't included on this set was because they didn't want to be included. From a BBC news report dated August 4: A statement from the members said: "Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones are in absolute full support of the fundraising project for the people of Sudan. However, Jimmy, Robert and John Paul found that both the sound and general reproduction of their performance at Live Aid Philadelphia was substandard." As for Rick Springfield, one of his songs is included among the extras. Virtually every act had some songs cut on the DVD, with the exception I think of Queen, who thankfully have their entire set included (if memory serves, there were six songs in their set). I would have liked every song presented that day from every band, live or via video, to be on this set but I guess an extra disc or two might have made it more expensive, thus inaccessible to less affluent people. But one can look at the tracklistings and extras at liveaiddvd.net and they'll see that there is still a wealth of good stuff in this compilation! Really, most of the bands and songs are on the DVD! And come on people, the proceeds from this set are going to a good cause. Spread a little Christmas cheer this year for yourselves and for others and get into the spirit of this unforgettable, amazing event!

3 out of 5 stars

3 Stars for the effort to just release it November 9, 2004
31 out of 68 found this review helpful

I'm sure like most people I was excited to see they were releasing Live-Aid on DVD, but then disappointed to see all the songs that are missing. Since I was at the Philadlephia show from around 7:00am - 11:00pm, I was not able to record any video of the show. For that reason I will probably end up buying the DVD. The thing that I just can't seem to get passed is the fact that Led Zepplin pulled out of the project. I have been to many many concerts over the last 30 years, but no moment in any of them quite measured up to the near perfection of the moment that occured during the performance of Stairway to Heaven all those nights ago at JFK Stadium. Something happened in the crowd during that song. It was as if every single soul in the stadium became one for a few brief minutes, and the charitable reasons for paying $35 a ticket, (a fortune back then), became clear. It was like for once we finally got it, finally understood.
I'm sure some of it was my imagination, but I never experienced anything like that before of since. It really is a shame that Plant, Page, and Jones can't see that side of things. Oh Well, what are you gonna do. Anyway I'd like to send out a special thanks to the woman sitting behind us, who had the bandanas soaking in the cooler of ice water, Don't think we would have survived the heat without them!!! Rock On....And stay cool !

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