live aid 8 july 2nd 2005 (uk) 4dvd box set dvd Italian Import

There is a LOT of music here. Most of it is great. Being mostly a British effort, there are a few bands in it that I've never heard of, but I enjoyed them. Thankfully you can skip over the few stinkers (that Elton John attempt to do an old T-Rex song, with the guest "singer", being laughably bad). Very glad I bought this.

I caught a glimpse of the Pink Floyd reunion on a big screen at Costco, well when I saw Roger Waters on stage with Dave Gilmour etc... I figured it must be a clip from the Live 8 show last summer. I originally purchased it for the purpose of witnessing this special event, but there is so much more to this disc set than just the Floyd reunion.Will Smith gives an example of how fast innocent people in Africa alone are dying from hunger. I could tell my 8 year old understood the gravity of the situation as she watched patiently. Bob Geldof replayed a clip of what he witnessed 20 years earlier in Africa that inspired him to take action. He also introduced a victim/survivor from that particular famine that accompanied Madonna on the first song of her set "Like A Prayer". But perhaps the most inspiring and touching set was Annie Lennox and her tribute to the victims of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. I was fully expecting to see adults during this sequence but when the majority of them were innocent children, I had to pull my kids close to me and thank god for their health. Believing in humanitarian causes does not make you a liberal.I am only vaguely aware of several of the performers in this video. Several of them I'd never even heard of. However, they were all great. One of my favorite sets was The Pet Shop Boys in Moscow. I watched this show pretty much from beginning to end. The way they time it, you'd think you were watching one show when in actuality you are watching 6 to 7 shows over the course of nearly 10 hours. This is well worth the $30.00 Amazon is asking. You won't be disappointed!

I am so glad I have a region free player. The bands that played at the 2005 Live 8 concert (not live aid - - be careful) were all excellent. I enjoyed these DVDs immensely. Knowing how much I enjoyed the concert, I would not hesitate to pay more if I needed to get a US version. The funny thing is I was in such a hurry I thought I was ordering the Live AID concert from 1985. A pleasent surprise.

This is a incredible album. Especially disk 3 with the Pink Floyd reunion!! Turn out the lights, crank up the sound!!!! Robbie Williams is also on this disk. He is very well known in the UK not so much here. Watch him, he is an awesome entertainer! Really connects with the audience. I had never heard of him but truly a fan now!. Some of the other disks are not as well recorded but this was such an accomplishment, all to raise awareness. Buy it, you won't be sorry! I have given so many as gifts plus any time someone sees the Pink Floyd reunion at my house they go out and buy it!!!! I should be on commission!

Let's face it. Nobody has the kind of acceptance of so many different styles or genres of music that they would sit and watch every song on every disc from this set. We all have our favorites, but this is where the DVD format has the advantage over older video cassette tapes. The ability to instantly access the things we like and to effortlessly skip the parts that offer nothing to us makes a diverse compilation like this work, and it could only work on DVD. Towards that end, this is a great set. The navigation is very intuitive. You can search by artist, click on that chosen singer or group and watch all of the performances from them. At less than 10 bucks per disc, even while skipping over the parts I don't wish to hear, this is a very good price.The quality of the audio and video is first class for this set. Unlike the 1985 concert where home video was still an infant technology, you can tell that this show was conceived from the beginning as something to be rendered as clear, bright and pristine in a package that really documents the day. The 5.1 sound is as good as any from my large collection of concert DVDs. The visual image is very sharp and contrasty, even on my old analog T.V. These discs lack for nothing as far as the technical rendering is concerned.Truth be told, I was planning on buying this DVD on the day of the concert just to have a video of that terrific Pink Floyd set, and yes, it sounds and looks better than I remember it from the actual live broadcast. I feel I got my money's worth from just that group (the performance and the behind the scenes rehearsal footage and interviews), and there is so much more to see and hear. I'm happy!

As many were, I too was skeptical of how well this set would turn out and after just having finished watching all 10 hours I am pleasantly and enthusiastically astonished! I still can't believe what a wonderful job they did putting this concert together on DVD.The audio is great in 2.0 stereo and in 5.1 and DTS it will blow you away. Instead of having chapter listings they have each DVD's list of performers for easy searching for your favorite and start at the beginning of that act. But the chapters are setup so you can skip individual songs. The Video is 16:9 and excellent and many things were cleaned up from the original broadcast feeds. As for the performances, if you saw it on TV, you already know how good it was and if you didn't you will not be disappointed.I'm buying one for everyone on my holiday shopping list that I know will enjoy these concerts. As for my comment on the value of this set, where in this day and age can you get great entertainment for only three dollars an hour? Do yourself a favor and get this set and Enjoy!

Nice for the record of the history of music and festivals. The quality of the recording and video (specially the video) of Lndon location is superior than the others.

Worth buying just for Pink Floyd's performance. Plenty of great music on 4 DVDs from the UK and EU performances but those from the US stage are a bit underwhelming.

I ordered it by accident thinking it was the original Live Aid (my own fault) so I was disappointed, but I'm sure when I eventually watch it I will enjoy it.

Bought this just for The Who and ultimately The Floyd, together for 1 last iime.In that they closed the concert gives the feeling that ' what was before was good, now watch and listen to how the best do it.Guitar playing at its best, drumming as it should be, singing by people who have a distinctive sound, not these 2 a penny groups now who sound just like all the others!!??MAkes you proud to be over 50 letting your peers show the youth of today ... This is music and this is how you perform a concert (no miming etc)

this was for a friend and they was very happy :)

This is a important piece of music history! Not only because it's purpose, but also for the compilation of so many different bands in one worldwide concert. To me the best part is when Pink Floyd get together and play "Comfortably Numb". It's just perfect!!!

Brilliant

second hand but a great set

It’s great

Great concert

Very good set of records. Great performances. Good recording quality. Super Pink Floyd concert. Quick delivery. Product as described. I would recommend.

Great memory of a great day

FABULOUS!!! A MUST HAVE!!!!

EXCELLENT PRODUCT..

A real good mix of artists too many too mention, highlights for me;- Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder and Madonna ;-)

Excellent concert in a great edition.