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jayeff · 07-03-2005, 05:59 AM

MTV were amazing. Whether you are a Who fan or not, they are a hugely popular band, but MTV went into a commercial break at the EXACT moment The Who came onstage and went into "Who Are You?". Did they rush back? Nope. The ads ended just before the song did, but MTV found time for a couple of VJ's to exchange banal comments before returning to the music.

They did actually turn on to the beginning of Pink Floyd, but I guess they just couldn't help themselves: part-way through "Comfortably Numb", Floyd's second song, they broke off for more VJ chit-chat.

That was the way the whole day went. Earlier, I'm not sure if it was when Deep Purple were performing, but anyway someone of that stature was on stage, MTV decided to do a flashback - mostly talk - about the original 1985 Live Aid concerts, and missed most of that act.

Aside from the horrendous volume of ads, bad enough normally and completely inappropriate yesterday, it was hard to believe that MTV is actually a music station, with producers who should therefore have some clue how to handle their subject.

07-03-2005, 05:59 AM
jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	MTV were amazing. Whether you are a Who fan or not, they are a hugely popular band, but MTV went into a commercial break at the EXACT moment The Who came onstage and went into "Who Are You?". Did they rush back? Nope. The ads ended just before the song did, but MTV found time for a couple of VJ's to exchange banal comments before returning to the music. They did actually turn on to the beginning of Pink Floyd, but I guess they just couldn't help themselves: part-way through "Comfortably Numb", Floyd's second song, they broke off for more VJ chit-chat. That was the way the whole day went. Earlier, I'm not sure if it was when Deep Purple were performing, but anyway someone of that stature was on stage, MTV decided to do a flashback - mostly talk - about the original 1985 Live Aid concerts, and missed most of that act. Aside from the horrendous volume of ads, bad enough normally and completely inappropriate yesterday, it was hard to believe that MTV is actually a music station, with producers who should therefore have some clue how to handle their subject.