Reply #18: For the second time today, I am forced to say "Toro turd!"

[rocktivity]

..."Knowing what I know now, I probably would have made the decision to go commercial-free," (MTV Executive Vice President Van Toffler) said.

...In retrospect, he said, MTV should not have placed such a high priority on showing so many acts, at the expense of airing complete sets by key artists.

MTV could have easily shown all the acts, and even those little informercials, if they had slashed their commerical time in half and had the VJs talk BETWEEN the sets.

Live 8 did strive to be everything to everybody (except hard rock fans). In terms of personal musical taste, you can't help but like some acts more than others. But your real problem, Mr. Toffler, is that too many of today's acts wouldn't exist at all if MTV didn't. Too many of them built their fame on music videos in which they are accompanied by break dancers and choirs and tight clothes and six-pack abs and backing tracks and special effects and stlyish outfits and sexy closeups. When you have to drag all that stuff onto a live stage because you'd melt down faster than a wicked witch without it, you shouldn't be surprised if you don't come off too well. Acts like Pink Floyd and U2 and Bon Jovi came off better not because they've been doing it longer, but because they built their fame during a time when you were EXPECTED to have talent!

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