这套DVD共4张D9碟，外带一个小册子，包装精美。总时长为10小时，带DD2.0、DD5.1、DTS三条音轨，音质不错。最引人注目的就是演出名单了，几乎汇集了所有当时最红的欧美歌手和乐队，MJ、Queen、U2、Madonna、Bob Dylan、Neil Young、Paul Young、David Bowie、Sting,、Phil Collins、Sade、Dire Straits、Joan Baez、the Who、Elton John,、George Michael、Paul McCartney、Eric Clapton、B.B. King、Bryan Adams。。。。。。光看这些名字你就可以想象当时的盛况了。这很容易让人想到1969年的woodstock音乐节。同样是星光灿烂盛况空前，两者的区别在于，Live Aid有着明确的目的，即为非洲人募捐，呼唤爱心，而woodstock则是宣传“和平、反战、博爱、平等”的理念。 Live Aid之中，最着名的就是那首群星组合“USA for Africa”演唱的脍炙人口的“We Are the World”，动听的旋律，动人的歌词，强大的演唱阵容，巧妙的编排，使它成为一首前无古人后无来者的完美的群星合唱歌曲。行家一出手，就知有没有。“USA for Africa”请到的都是重量级人物，虽然每人只有一句歌词，却都显示出雄厚的唱功，余音绕梁，耐人回味。演唱顺序和和声安排的尤为巧妙，错落有致，使得每个人都能展示自己的特色，又保持了整首歌的风格的统一。这不是第一首群星义唱的歌曲，却是影响力最大最完美的。“We Are the World”被翻唱多次，无论是配器，还是唱功、和声，都不能令人满意，包括帕瓦罗蒂的版本。同年，罗大佑写了《明天会更好》、郭峰写了《让世界充满爱》，后来，每逢特殊时期，如洪水、非典等，都有义唱歌曲，显然都是受了“We Are the World”的影响。 84年年底，埃塞俄比亚发生饥荒，全世界的艺人团结起来，在献出爱心的同时，这场音乐会也成为永恒的经典。20年后，04年底，东南亚发生地震海啸，据报道，U2等乐队正在积极筹备慈善演唱会，这会不会又成为另一个经典？ 补充一句，这也是我在amazon看到的，Live Aid演唱会长达16小时，而DVD4D9的配置，容量有限，总时长为10小时，有85首歌没有收录，不能不说是一个遗憾。希望有一天能出完整版本。
专辑曲目：
Disc 1: 01..Coldstream Guards-Royal Salute 02.Status Quo-Rockin' All Over the World, Caroline 03.The Style Council-Internationalists, Walls Come Tumbling Down 04.The Boomtown Rats-I Don't Like Mondays, Drag Me Down 05.Adam Ant-Vive Le Rock 06.Ultravox-Dancing with Tears in My Eyes, Vienna 07.Spandau Ballet-Only When You Leave, True 08.Elvis Costello-All You Need is Love 09.Nik Kershaw-Wouldn't it be Good 10.Sade-Your Love is King 11.Sting-Roxanne 12.Phil Collins-Against All Odds 13.Sting & Phil Collins-Every Breath You Take 14.Howard Jones-Hide and Seek 15.Bryan Ferry-Slave to Love, Jealous Guy 16.Paul Young-Do They Know it's Christmas?, Come Back and Stay, Every Time You Go Away 17.Paul Young & Alison Moyet-That's the Way Love Is 18.Bryan Adams-Kids Wanna Rock, Summer of '69 19.U2-Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bad
Disc 2: 01.The Beach Boys-Wouldn't it be Nice, Good Vibrations, Surfin' USA 02.Dire Straits & Sting-Money for Nothing 03.Dire Straits-Sultans ofng 04.George Thorogood & The Destroyers-Madison Blues 05.Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Gaga, Hammer to Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You, We are the Champions 06.Simple Minds-Ghost Dancing, (Don't You) Forget About Me 07.David Bowie-TVC15, Rebel Rebel, Modern Love, Heroes 08.CBC Ethiopian Famine Film 09.Joan Baez-Amazing Grace 10.Pretenders-Stop Your Sobbing, Chain Gang, Middle of the Road 11.The Who-Love Reign O'er Me, Won\'t Get Fooled Again 12.Kenny Loggins-Footloose 13.Elton John-Benny and the Jets, Rocket Man 14.Elton John & Kiki Dee-Don't Go Breaking My Heart 15.Elton John & George Michael-Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Disc 3: 01.Madonna-Holiday, Get into the Groove 02.Freddie Mercury & Brian May-Is This the World We Created? 03.Paul McCartney-Let it Be 04.Band Aid Finale-Do They Know It's Christmas? 05.Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-American Girl, Refuge 06.Black Sabbath-Paranoid 07.REO Speedwagon-Can't Fight This Feeling, Roll with the Changes 08.Crosby, Stills & Nash-Teach Your Children 09.Judas Priest-Living After Midnight, Green Manalishi 10.The Cars-Just What I Needed, Heartbreak City 11.Neil Young-The Needle and the Damage Done, Nothing is Perfect (In God's Perfect Plan) 12.Thompson Twins, Steve Stevens, Nile Rodgers & Madonna-Revolution 13.Eric Clapton-White Room, She's Waiting, Layla 14.Phil Collins-In the Air Tonight 15.Duran Duran-Union of the Snake, Save a Prayer, The Reflex 16.Patti LaBelle-Imagine, Forever Young
Disc 4: 01.Hall & Oates-Maneater 02.Hall & Oates With Eddie Kendricks-Get Ready (Cos Here I Come) 03.Hall & Oates With Eddie Kendricks & David Ruffin-Ain't Too Proud To Beg 04.Hall & Oates With Edd Kendricks & David Ruffin- My Girl 05.Mick Jagger- Just Another Night 06.Mick Jagger- Miss You 07.Mick Jagger & Tina Turner- State Of Shock 08.Mick Jagger & Tina Turner- It's Only Rock 'N' Roll 09.Bob Dylan With Keith Richards & Ron Wood Blowing In The Wind 10.Usa For Africa Finale- We Are The World
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