Author Topic: The first band was great! (Read 518 times)

keith_h · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2007, 11:37:39 AM »

They're on...

David Houck · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2007, 11:49:07 AM »

They are actually pretty entertaining!

OMG!!! Look at all the bass players!!!!

keith_h · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2007, 11:54:46 AM »

BIG BOTTOM!!!! Things are finally right in the world.

David Houck · « **Reply #18 on:** July 07, 2007, 11:59:45 AM »

LOL!!

bsee · « **Reply #19 on:** July 07, 2007, 12:40:19 PM »

Seen Tap live - great show! Very capable musicians for actors and comedians. They had enough talent to be a real band.

David Houck · « **Reply #20 on:** July 07, 2007, 01:18:47 PM »

There's a band in New York covering Ziggy Stardust!

bigredbass · « **Reply #21 on:** July 07, 2007, 09:13:26 PM »

I thought DuranDuran sounded amazing, John Taylor sounded wonderful with his Cirrus axes. Terrific scheduling: Wembley last week for the Diana celebration, Wembley this week for Live Earth: Nice work if you can get it.

As always, is the best all these guys can do is a Fender with an SVT? Boring.

While I'm glad to see the Police walking the Eafth once more, I REALLY wish they had done like a lot bands and add keyboard and second guitar and background vocalists to flesh out their work. Stewart was amazing as always, I thought Andy was more upfront than the old days, and Sting is Sting . . . . but whoever decided to bring Kanye West out with them needs to be summarily shot.

J o e y

jazzyvee · « **Reply #22 on:** July 08, 2007, 04:38:27 AM »

Sorry to be a party pooper but, if the event was about saving the earth, what about the carbon footprint that was created just putting the event together?

To me it was just an excuse to put on a massive worldwide party/concert and revive some flagging careers, global exposure for artistes etc. Not that I have a problem with that, just the promotion shouldn't claim it is about saving the earth in one hand and adding to the fire with all the fuel and energy burnt to put the event on,

On a l ighter note, did anyone spot an alembic or any other serious basses or guitars apart from gibson & Fender?

tbrannon · « **Reply #23 on:** July 08, 2007, 05:25:08 AM »

Jazzy-

I totally agree with you on the irony of it all.

I noticed a few non Gibson/Fenders: The bass player for Dave Matthews was playing a 5er that I couldn't quite identify, but it definetly wasn't run of the mill. 2. The guitarist for Bon Jovi was playing some guitar that i didn't recognize

dannobasso · « **Reply #24 on:** July 08, 2007, 07:54:16 AM »

I also agree about the irony. I only popped in from time to time. Nothing really grabbed my interest for too long. You know wood, plants and crusteaceans are repositories for carbon. So the more wooden instruments you have, the more stored carbon wont be released back into the world. I'm doing my part!

Just remember Matter is neither created nor destroyed, It is merely rearrainged.
Everything thats here (with the exception of things we have shot into space and the cosmic ferrules that bombard us daily) was here from the beginning.

Oh, I did buy a new bike for exercise to save driving to the gym, and I don't always plug into the amp to practice at home.
I'm leary of relying on spongebaths but I won't rule it out.

David Houck · « **Reply #25 on:** July 08, 2007, 08:36:05 AM »

Jazzy, for what it's worth, and I do not want to start a political debate here, but to address the point, their goal was for the carbon footprint to be zero. Power was generated from biofuels, wind and solar; and biofuels fueled the shuttle buses. They purchased carbon credits to offset the emissions related to travel for the bands. CFL and LED lighting was used on the stages as well as for the accomodations for the bands. All aspects of the waste stream related to concessions were monitored to ensure use of recyclables. Recycled materials were used in the construction of the stages. I really don't want to start a political debate here on this issue, but I did want to address your point. Their goal was to have a zero carbon footprint.

precarius · « **Reply #26 on:** July 08, 2007, 08:50:24 AM »

This isn't political, but it seems for me personally, the more you believe in and depend on the Creator, the less faith you have in man to control his own destiny -either to save or destroy the earth.
Mike

lbpesq · « **Reply #27 on:** July 08, 2007, 09:19:41 AM »

Man won't destroy the Earth. The Earth will destroy man. (And since that includes the Black Eyed Peas, it ain't all bad! LOL)

Bill, tgo

precarius · « **Reply #28 on:** July 08, 2007, 09:30:30 AM »

LMAO-I love black-eyed peas with macaroni and cheese and cornbread!
Mike

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bsee · « **Reply #29 on:** July 08, 2007, 10:17:02 AM »

Not just political discussion, but religion as well? Let's all be friendly and reserve our views for our close friends and other boards that thrive on such things!

I wasn't paying attention to the show details, is this thing still going on? If so, when does it conclude? It sounds like there have been some pretty hot acts on already and I wonder how/who they intend to close the show?