Live Earth Concerts — Page 2

Yes, I admit she was off key. I'm giving her a pass because-well, because she's Madonna.

Re:Britney Spears-does she still have a career in music?

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She constantly sings off key, but the last two concerts at the Garden, she sounded fantastic the nights I saw her. Rarely if ever off key.

::cue Pro Tools joke::

But they could have used Pro Tools at other performances. She's not consistent and she doesn't know how to use the voice she HAS.

But overall what a great line up Live Earth was. Some really good music today.

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I just got home from the New York (well, New Jersey) show and WOW! what a day. We got there at around 1-1:30 but the show didn't actually start until like 2:15. It was hard to pay attention to some of the acts as most people were walking in and out during the whole show and if you didn't know the song being played, then basically, you would probably be staring into space (and at the many planes with signs flying around, like "Don't Trust Gore" or "Draft Gore"). At around the time John Mayer started performing, most people actually showed up (the beginning acts planned to a very empty stadium) and it was easier to pay attention to the acts. Dave Matthews Band probably got the first booming welcome from the audience and Bon Jovi absolutely brought the house down. Kelly Clarkson sounded much better live than everyone is making her sound (watch her on the Early Show on Monday morning as I was at that taping and she sounded great). While The Smashing Pumpkins, Roger Waters (was Pink Floyd there? because they didn't even announce him coming on. He just started singing out of the blue), and the Police were the "main events" of the night, they were all pretty boring, or maybe I was just exhausted from the day. Alicia Keys was great and it was nice to see her in the beginning with Keith Urban. Melissa Etheridge's performance was unusual. She basically tied many songs together (I think they were different songs) with a small speech between each song while the music continued. It was interesting but I wish she sang some of her more well known songs.

Sorry that this was all smushed into one paragraph but I am SO tired right now and need to get to bed.

Anyone know of a DVD of Madonna's set? I guess I didn't want to sit through the entire show just for her.

Kenna was the first act. I'd never heard of him either, he's been flying below the radar for quite a while, according to Wikipedia. I liked him a lot, too.

I've previously actively disliked Keane, but really enjoyed their performance. Hell, even KT Tunstall managed the unmanageable and made me a fan.

Kelly Clarkson simply does not have "it." She may have had "it" in the science lab controlled environment of American Idol, and obviously she has vocal chops and a great song Avril Lavigne gave her, but that's not enough to command a real stage in the real world. "I think it's really cool the way they decorated the stage. It's like used tires they got somewhere. I'm gonna steal the idea for my show. Hee hee." She was completely unengaging and almost completely disappeared on that stage.

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On iTunes you can pre-order an album of the Live Earth performances, due out in August.

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Updated On: 7/9/07 at 12:38 PM