[Martin]

hi there!
i've typed the following post actually as a respond to the EMI Live 8 DVD discussion on the main board. i felt like it would raise some many different oppinions so i decided to open an own discussio thread down here...
have fun....

[someone told me that s/he is sick of hearing ppl bitching about geldof and bono....]

i'm bitching about a guy who calls himself "brother teresa" while making a concert for the good of (financially) sick record companys (emi), sick internet providers (aol), and (many) failed musicians. and for the good of africa he extends the whole circus for the sake of other bands who couldn't participate in the original (and yet too big) version. and after some ppl. rais their voices to say "so if this thing's about africa where the heck are the african artists?" and build up their own festival- he just annects it and says like "good idea- wanted to do that either way".

what we're going to get are a shitload of concerts where famous musicians can polish up there image as "greedy rich arrogant b*stards" to "saints" and where the dead bodies of the music business celebrate their resurrection for 20mins.
and the best: this time there's no need to donate money- not for the record companies, not for the bands, not for the fans- this time it's about bringing things into ppl's minds- meaning: ppl should remind that bj got a new single, the dave matthews band got a new record, bryan adams is still alive and robbie williams hasn't comitted suicide (yet...) moreover the ppl should remind that AOL is a ****ing good provider who came up with lots of good content recently and it's also important to buy the dvd because record sales have gone low these days- so you could say live 8 saves musicians who have fallen in oblivion, CEO's at AOL and EMI from starvation.
but the most important thing: our latter-day jesusses really deserve the nobel piece prize.....


to put it all together: this megamaniac act of self-indulgance doesn't help the african ppl in any way! and it isn't supposed to help. all it does is to play the ball to the politicians who will give in a bit but actually: they can't do a lot themselves, too. the best way of helping is move your ass down there and help yourself.