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astrochimp

Not a single performance from the Canadian show,nice.Glad i dont get VH-1

mrpayroll

So it looks like there will be repeats between the VH1 and MTV broadcasts, since another person posted the lineups in another thread showing that Pink Floyd was going to be on VH1 and MTV.

That sucks, since I wanted 10 hours of non duplicated performances.

This means more editing of the 10 hours, which is going to be more time consuming.

Chris

Jack Straw

I just saw the Floyd set for the 1st time today, and I have to say that I was even more moved by the reunion that I expected. These guys got up on stage and played superbly, as if they split had never split. I give these guys a lot of credit for burying their hatchets, and those were some sharp ones that had been used to bloody each other over many years. And it wasn't done (like so many others) for a giant paycheck, but for a great cause. Kudos Guys!

TomOpus

I love the spin MTV puts on this during their replay. John Norris comes on and says (to the effect of) "Our viewers wanted full sets so we're gonna give you 5 hours worth".

Like they're doing us a fuckin' favor!

Bastards.....

DJLinus

Full sets? I've been watching off and on throughout the day and saw only one song performed by the Killers (one of the few groups in the show that I really wanted to see), among others. I thought each band got 15 minutes.

I will say that it was nice to see the full Pink Floyd set on TV, rather than my laptop monitor.

The Dude

Actually, in this case I think that the Killers only did one song...

Shack

"We've just received word that the M in our network's name actually does stand for Music, so as a special favor to you, something radical, we'll play some."

(It was a great day though. Kinda made me nostalgic for the old days of MTV.)

juanmgonzalez

My 70 year old grandmother knows who Pink Floyd is, and she doesn't speak any english!

If you're in any way a fan of music, you absolutely must know who PF or the Who might be.

I have albums from both and from Madonna (growing up during her big years), and I have always known that her popularity is nothing compared to what Pink Floyd or The Who continue to have so many years after their "prime".

Regardless, I always enjoy digitalfreaknyc's comments on many threads!

naughty jonny

Possibly tripled. If sales increased by 100% (doubled), then the paper might have used the expression "soared by 100%".

Either way, why didn't they just say "sales have doubled (or tripled) since the performance". Far easier.

Rogue588

This tidbit was in one of the NY papers about the Madonna/Mariah tiff. Thought it was funny.

digitalfreaknyc

Amusing because Madonna was off making Evita in 1995 and I'm not exactly sure if her doing something else for a year constitutes a career that's waning.
And if you know anything about Madonna, you know never to listen to rumors.

Well, as I've stated before, they're of an older generation.
I actually just watched The Who and PF from the MTV/VH1 playbacks. Have to say I think I recognized the first Who song but nothing else. The Who was pretty good but PF did absolutely nothing for me. Just my opinion and I'm sure I'll get slaughtered for it. But yeah, nothing.
Robbie Williams, on the other hand, I thought was fantastic. Didn't get to see his before and was pretty pleased with it.

In other news, there's a poll going on in the UK for best performance and Madonna is currently leading by a landslide.

Rogue588

Yes, and, of course this was around the time Mariah had her "breakdown" too. Hey, if this "rumor" is true, i'd definitely be on Maddy's "side". It's just that snide Mariah comment made me chuckle.

Gerry P.

Who's conducting it?

Flashback

Which one? What artists were on the voting list?

The BBC polls has it right now, with all artists available in the UK show, at ...

Pink Floyd 170,710 votes - leading
Velvet Revolver 65,845 votes - 2nd
Madonna 19,077 votes - 3rd

Link

Giles

GuessWho - there's a song missing from your list - it was a song from a African group from the Johannesberg show. What was the MTV set list? I bet they shafted the Kaiser Chiefs and Scissor Sisters.

As to my favourite performance/song that is hands down:
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

Elpresidentepez

digitalfreaknyc, Screw the people giving you shit about PF and the Who. I always get annoyed by this pop culture pissing contest, "Who knows more?!?!" The fact is every human at some point in the lives have not heard of Pink Floyd, Madonna, the Who, and any other artist; it doesn't make you less of a person or a music fan. I used to give a friend shit because she hadn't seen Star Wars and one day some other friends were talking about the movie Napoleon Dynamite and when i mentioned i had not seen it they were shocked. "I can't believe you haven't seen that movie!" I was like; "Really? you really can't believe that? of all the movies EVER made YOU can't believe i haven't seen THAT one movie?" Then i realized how annoying it is when you constantly give people shit about movies and music. Thats rant one.

I was out if town during the original airings on MTV so i recorded it, boy was i disappointed. I'm glad they reaired it, but it would have been nice if they aired EVERY PERFORMANCE, even artists i had not heard of and artists i don't care for. When watching the Saturday coverage my step dad and uncle were complaining about certain performers, like Mariah Carey and Robbie Williams they did not understand why they were airing people they have not heard of (Williams) and people they did not like (Carey). People need to realize that outside of their own tastes there are thousands of artists and a event like this was to pull people in from all over the world and of different backgrounds.

Rogue588

Good thing you didn't tell them you don't own a Napoleon Dynamite lunchbox.

badger1997

Not having seen Napoleon Dynamite is one thing. The movie is like a year old and, while I enjoyed it myself, I don't think it's likely to make a huge dent in the history of filmmaking.

Not having a clue on the what The Who or Pink Floyd mean to the history of music when they are two of the biggest rock bands ever and have been around for about four decades is a little bit different. But that's just my opinion. And remember, I'm not even a fan of The Who, but I know who they are and what they have meant to rock 'n roll.

Flashback

It is when the person lives in the U.S. and works at a, and likes, rock music station. When you post...

"I have a question...who the hell are Pink Floyd and The Who and why do we care so much?? lol"
-Uhm they are one of the biggest rock bands of all time. Love them or hate them ... they are.

"Am I into rock music? Yes."
-Well, I have to really disagree on that if you 'really' like rock music.

"And according to the posting above, they never had a top 10 hit. That's reason enough I wouldn't know them if I wasn't even alive when they were around AND that also means stations today probably aren't playing them."
-Being alive at a time means nothing. I wasn't alive for many artists from jazz, blues, country and classical. I still know the genre I like, even ones I do not, and know the importance of artists from way back. Oh, I heard Pink Floyd about 5 times today on different stations. No stations are playing them? Not saying you have to like these artists but to ask "What is the big deal?"

Here is a bit of history then on just PF...
- Among all artists, Pink Floyd ranks #7 in number of albums sold in the U.S. (68.5 million), behind The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Garth Brooks, Elvis Presley, the Eagles and Billy Joel.
- Only Pink Floyd, The Beatles and the Eagles have two albums in the Top 20 of the biggest selling albums in the U.S. Pink Floyd is represented by the #3 The Wall (23 times platinum) and #19 Dark Side Of The Moon (15 times platinum, approximately 29 million copies worldwide).
- With the October 13, 2001 edition of Billboard, Dark Side Of The Moon, released March 17, 1973, celebrated its 1,278th week on either the Top 200 Pop Album or Top Pop Catalog Album chart. No other album has stayed longer on any chart in history.
- Dark Side Of The Moon was initially in the Top 200 for 741 nearly consecutive weeks, more than 14 years (591 consecutive weeks from 1976-1987). Oddly, the album never reached #1 in the band's native U.K. and hit #1 in the U.S. for just one week (April 28, 1973). The album broke the six years-plus record of Carole King's 1971 landmark Tapestry. The previous champ of chart longevity was a 1958 greatest hits album from Johnny Mathis.
- In 1991, Dark Side Of The Moon returned to the charts after Billboard instituted its Pop Catalog category. The album not only went to #1 and established residency on that chart for the past 10 years but has remained almost entirely in the Top 10.
- Available on vinyl and cassette since its release, Dark Side Of The Moon was one of the first albums to popularize CD technology, and has been available on compact disc since August 1984. In fact, it's EMI CD label number is EMI001. The disc is one of the Top 10 best-selling CDs of all time.
- There is more to Pink Floyd than Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall. Of the band's Capitol albums, Wish You Were Here (1975) also reached #1 and is six times platinum. Meddle (1971) is double platinum. Ummagumma (1969) is platinum. Three other Capitol albums are gold.
- Pink Floyd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

digitalfreaknyc

1) NEVER said I work at a rock station. Your words. Not mine.

2) I said I worked at an Oldies station which wouldn't play anything as "hard" as PF. The Who, possibly. But, again, neither one really had top 40 hits so they wouldn't be played here in NYC on the station I worked at.
PF had a #1 hit with Another Brick in the Wall Pt 2
The Who had one top 10 hit: I Can See For Miles.

3)I said I was a fan of Rock, yes but it's not the type of "rock" you all are listnening to. It's more pop/rock and before I say any more, I'm going to shut up since I'm SURE someone will rip that one apart and make fun of me for that as well.

4) I never said I hated PF. I never said I hated The Who. All I wanted to know was what the big deal was. I'm not interested in that type of music. No one in my famliy listens to that type music. None of my friends listen to that type music. There's nothing WRONG with it...but no one is interested. Therefore, since I had no one else to turn to and because I wanted an honest answer, I asked you guys who seemed to be interested in seeing different bands play than myself or anyone else I knew. And what happened? I was ripped apart. I was discredited. And to that, I say that you can all kiss my ass. Just because I don't know who someone is or if i'm not interested in a particular group does not mean that I'm not worthy of calling myself a music fan. And if you feel otherwise, tell your friends, your wife, your dog or someone else who actually gives a shit. For the most part, the last few pages have been full of people mocking me or insulting me for my musical tastes and my disinterest in these two rock bands. I never insulted anyone who actually liked these bands. I kept my mouth shut and what little I said was trying to defend myself.

5) the stations YOU listen to and the stations *I* listen to are VERY different. I'm also in a major market. We're going to play more popular music than out in bumblefuck where you live. The stations I listen to/work for also only play popular music. Sorry, but The Who and PF aren't considered "popular music." You heard them 5 times today? Great. I hope it made you happy. I personally couldn't give a shit and doesn't have a bearing on my life nor this debate.

6) Again, if you had a problem with my asking "what's the big deal" then go somewhere else and bitch to someone else. I'm allowed to ask it. If people are allowed to ask why certain popular movies are any good, i'm allowed to ask why the reunion of a bunch of "has-beens" who made shit music in the first place (from what I've heard IMHO) are causing such a stir. And to be honest, at this point I have very little interest in exploring their music if this is the asinine manner in which their fans act.

Anything else you'd like to cover? Or can we move on.

Josh H

Must have been a huge fucking rock you've been living under is all I can say.

The Ferret

I could pick through your postings for a long time pointing out inconsistansies and things that just don't make sense, but I won't bother. Just one thing I liked from your reply above though:
So you heard someone say they make shit music and now it's your oppinion? This is really where your whole argument falls apart is when you say you're a big music fan, yet somehow you know little, and you still form oppinions, as seen above, about these bands.

Flashback

That is the dumbest, most ignorant post you have made. I grew up in the NYC area, and believe me Chicago is not a "bumblefuck" (? ) city. As a matter of fact I believe it is a major market. Somewhere around Little Rock or so . You work(ed) in radio, you should know that by now.

Edit: By the way what poll is it that "Marge" was a landsilde in?

digitalfreaknyc

It's called frustration. Look it up.