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Gus12/13/2012 8:26:49 am PST

re: #404 lawhawk

I thought the musical acts were great, the comedy bits not so much, but I get why they needed those - to fill dead air while they changed the stage for each musical act.

Thought that Bruce and Bon Jovi were great, Roger Waters was pretty good, the Stones weren’t bad, the Who was awesome, and couldn’t stay up to hear Billy Joel, Paul McCartney and Nirvana.

Alicia Keys was nice (and where were more female acts? the whole show seemed to have skewed old white, and British with the triumvirate of British rock royalty showing up, plus Clapton). Didn’t really get the whole Kanye thing, and maybe would have been nice to see the surviving members of the Beastie Boys or Run DMC for a truly NYC vibe. No Lady Gaga or Madonna, despite their ties to NYC either. Odd that.

But overall their hearts were in the right place and in the end, that’s what the performances were all about. We’ll see just how much they raised in coming weeks and how efficiently they get that money to where it’s needed.

The McCartney set was pretty good. He played a few classic Beatles songs. He hit the bass, guitar, and piano. I think it was one song from Nirvana with Grohl and what’s his face on bass. Big pyrotechnics on stage for the ending. Surprised he didn’t go up in flames. He looked pretty happy and he’s 70 years old.