Listening Theme 37 – Live Aid 25
To mark the 25th Anniversary of Live Aid (13th July 1985) I’m going to try to listen to an album by each performer at the London and Philadelphia
Live Aid concerts*
The only rule is the album must have been released BEFORE the bands Live Aid performance. For instance, U2 performed at Wembley but instead of listening to The Joshua Tree which wasn’t to be released for another couple of years after Live Aid, I could listen to The Unforgettable Fire (their current album at the time) or any album in their back catalogue
up to that date.
Here’s the line up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wi..ki/Live_Aid#Live_Aid_perfo..rmers_and_setlists
So what albums should I listen to by those artists? Was anyone there? What were your highlights?
* before Ben interjects by saying there was a concert in Sydney, Australia (and several others in Europe come to that) I’m going to stick to Wembley and JFK Stadiums only!
Also, before anyone suggests that I should start with the Band of the Coldstream Guards as they ‘officially’ were the first band to perform, I’ve looked on we7 and the only album there was released in 2009 (phew!). I’m starting with some Quo!
Cheers, Paul
Here’s a list of the albums I’ve listened to so far:
Wembley Stadium, London
STATUS QUO: Rockin’ All Over The World
THE STYLE COUNCIL: Cafe Bleu
THE BOOMTOWN RATS: The Fine Art of Surfacing
ADAM ANT: Friend or Foe
ULTRAVOX: Quartet
SPANDAU BALLET: Journeys to Glory
ELVIS COSTELLO: My Aim Is Trues
NIK KERSHAW: The Riddle
SADE: Diamond Life
STING: The Dream of the Blue Turtles
PHIL COLLINS: Face Value
BRANFORD MARSALIS (performed with Sting and Phil Collins): Scenes In The City
HOWARD JONES: Humans Lib
BRYAN FERRY: These Foolish Things
DAVID GILMOUR (performed with Bryan Ferry): David Gilmour
Paul Young: -
Alison Moyet (performed with Paul Young): -
U2: War
DIRE STRAITS: Love Over Gold
QUEEN: A Night at the Opera
DAVID BOWIE: Low
THOMAS DOLBY (performed with David Bowie): The Golden Age of Wireless
THE WHO: Who’s Next
ELTON JOHN: A Single Man
KIKI DEE (performed with Elton John): I’ve Got The Music In Me
Wham! (performed with Elton John): -
Paul McCartney: -
JFK Stadium, Philadelphia
Bernard Watson: – never made an album as far as I know
Joan Baez: -
THE HOOTERS: Nervous Night
The Four Tops: -
BILLY OCEAN: Suddenly
BLACK SABBATH: Paranoid
RUN-D.M.C: King of Rock
RICK SPRINGFIELD: Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me
REO Speedwagon: -
CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH: Crosby, Stills and Nash
JUDAS PRIEST: British Steel
BRYAN ADAMS: Reckless
THE BEACH BOYS: Pet Sounds
GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS: Bad to the Bone
Bo Diddley (performed with George Thorogood and the Destroyers): -
Albert Collins (performed with George Thorogood and the Destroyers): -
Simple Minds: -
THE PRETENDERS: Pretenders
SANTANA: Abraxas
PAT METHENY: New Chautauqua
ASHFORD & SIMPSON: I Wanna Be Selfish
TEDDY PENDERGRASS (performed with Ashford & Simpson): Heaven Only Knows
MADONNA: Like a Virgin
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: Damn The Torpedoes
KENNY LOGGINS: High Adventure
THE CARS: Heartbeat City
Neil Young: -
THE POWER STATION: The Power Station
THOMPSON TWINS: Quick Step and Side Kick
Steve Stevens (performed with Thompson Twins): – solo album not released until after Live Aid (1989)
Nile Rodgers (performed with Thompson Twins): -
ERIC CLAPTON: Slowhand
Led Zeppelin: -
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: -
DURAN DURAN: Duran Duran
Patti LaBelle: -
HALL & OATES: H20
EDDIE KENDRICKS (performed with Hall & Oates): Keep On Truckin’
David Ruffin (performed with Hall & Oates): -
Mick Jagger: -
Tina Turner (performed with Mick Jagger): -
Bob Dylan: -
Keith Richards (performed with Bob Dylan): -
Ronnie Wood (performed with Bob Dylan): -
LIONEL RICHIE: Lionel Richie
Help me fill in the gaps, what albums do you recommend? (remember they must have been released BEFORE Live Aid).
Paul