I guess I am old enough to remember when MTV and VH1 actually played music videos! It was so cool when Live Aid was broadcasted and it seemed like the whole world stopped and jammed for a little while. U2 tore the house down as did Bruce Springsteen and The Police.
But I couldn't help but realize that the more things change, the more they stay the same. These bands still are some of the best live shows going, and old clips that we only got a fleeting glance of in the 70's on Don Kirscher's Rock Hour, Saturday Night Live or later on the video channels, now live again on YouTube. It is so cool to go back and get to see those clips again.
TV was so different then because with limited networks, no DVD's, no Internet, no MP3 or 4's, you just had to soak in the moment live - because you thought you would never see it again! We went to see movies four, five, six times in the theater because when it left, your only bet was a late night TV showing 10 years later!
So here are some favorites: Kansas' "Carry On Wayward Son" and it appears in about a dozen interations. ELO is a fantastic band and their popularity in Great Britain had them appearing on a lot of shows, so there are far more clips than we ever got to see. Supertramp's "Overture" from live in Paris is a classic.
Great way to relive those musical moments that were almost lost in time!
Monday, July 9, 2007
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