Have ya heard about Live Earth?

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by bueno bob
Michael Jackson's too busy constructing 100 foot tall laser shooting robots of himself in Las Vegas that will wander the Nevada desert...he can't be bothered with doing something like music...

Come on, Bob, can you honestly say that if you had the money, you wouldn't do that?

[binnie]

Those performances were pretty decent actually....

[Coyote]

Originally posted by Ellyllions
Live on stage in London will be:
Beastie Boys
Black Eyed Peas
Bloc Party
Corinne Bailey Rae
Damien Rice
David Gray
Duran Duran
Foo Fighters
Genesis
James Blunt
John Legend
Keane
Madonna
Paolo Nutini
Razorlight
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Snow Patrol
Additional performers will be announced at a future date.

The U.S. show will feature live on stage:
Kanye West
AFI
Kelly Clarkson
Akon
KT Tunstall
Alicia Keys
Ludacris
Bon Jovi
Sheryl Crow
Melissa Etheridge
Dave Matthews Band
Rihanna
Fall Out Boy
Roger Waters
Smashing Pumpkins
John Mayer
The Police

Great. A lineup consisting mostly of shit.
(Who the fuck is Paolo Nutini?)

[Shaun Ponsonby]

He's a singer-songwriter. Quite big over here. Very mediocre.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by binnie
Those performances were pretty decent actually....

Exactly, exactly.

Just a shame aboot N Sync ruining it (although Britney acted as some eye candy).

[Coyote]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
He's a singer-songwriter. Quite big over here. Very mediocre.

Mediocre, thy name is Brit-pop...

(Genre labels be damned)

[Shaun Ponsonby]

To be honest, i'm not even sure if he's British.

He comes across as European.

[Coyote]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
To be honest, i'm not even sure if he's British.

He comes across as European.

You never know. Might be an act.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Well, he's not doing too well so far, acting like a good singer-songwriter.

[Coyote]

Lack of practice. (Maybe talent, too.)

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by binnie
Those performances were pretty decent actually....

Lip synced...

[binnie]

Originally posted by ELVIS
Lip synced...

On a second watching, I think you are right.

[binnie]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
Well, he's not doing too well so far, acting like a good singer-songwriter.

I beleive he's Italian but could be wrong.

He was another housewives favourite, big for 2 months in which he sold a couple of hundred thousand records: James Blunt and James Morrison fall into the same category.

Mediocre is the best word: it's not adventurous enough to be offensivley bad, it's stereotypical, generic "music" churned out for a quick buck.

[Hardrock69]

99% of artists who participate in these things are fucking pop artitsts who put out lame crap that I would not want to even expose my dog to.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by ELVIS
Lip synced...

Dunno if they're lip synched, maybe a bit touched up. Just looks like the Crue DVD to me.