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freaky
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no jami on live earth...why?
I think almost everybody has heard or even seen the Live Earth gigs.
And i can't help but wonder...why was jami not present?
Their first album was a tribute to what this day was all about.
Does anybody have a clue about why they were not there?
Did the band cancel, not accepting the invite?
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DrPhunk
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Was wondering exactly the same thing...I know they are on a break, but even Spinal Tap managed to make it!
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deesh
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Although their first album was about such, I didn't expect to see them performing this day at all.
Sure, it would have been nice to see them up there, but concerts like this are also strategically planned.
Take for instance Spinal Tap...they just reunited or this was their first concert back together in years, so it was guaranteed to draw an audience from the heavy metal genre, which is pretty deep. That was their first performance in 15 or so years with original members, and so that is why that was a big deal really and how they managed to get on there.
Then again, I could totally see Jay just saying 'f it' to the whole thing if they were invited. I mean the man is taking a break and really doesn't seem to want musical attention right now. He could also be a little bitter that 14 years after he made the album, the music world is grasping on when back then they wouldn't listen. He maybe could also believe that putting on this concert for the 'earth' is complete BS, like so many other people do.
So, a number of factors maybe...but oh well!
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mr.az
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 01:13 |
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because if they were here this will be a big shit
i mean, the band release eope in 1993 and no one give a fuck about what jamiroquai say...and 16 years later everybody is looking this.
they arent hipocrits, they're real
that's why they werent here
the message is on the songs always, so if no one take time to hear the message...well, just look what we have now 
ok, is another way to say the same deesh says 
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MissyM
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I agree deesh and az.. deesha it is a coincidence you should say that about spinal tap because strangely enough a band call "crowded house" performed in sydney and they to made a comeback as well, they had been split up for years and their drummer paul (rip) had even passed away in that time. But they replaced him and are about to start a tour of Australia and this was their first to kick off the tour.. So it makes me think.. maybe these things are much more than what they seem.. publicity wise i mean..
Anyway i think that jamiroquai were probably asked to perform but declined like the arctic monkeys which i think was the right decision.. Goodness me with all the rock stars flying in on jet planes and all the energy used in sound and lighting equip. etc.. they released enuf carbon there to make up for any good the concert did... they say the organisers are going to buy carbon points,etc and make the concerts carbon neutral but i don't think so, they are only taking into account the concert itself.. not taking into account all the aeroplanes, cars and other transport used by the performers and the thousands of ppl who attended...
All the money made should be put towards developing clean technology that replaces oil.. but they won't .. of course.. i don't expect too much to change unfortunately..
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 05:00 |
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Many reasons. But I'm glad they didn't perform. At the end is just promotion and marketing. Sure, the subject is 'Earth', but what we need is people doing SOMETHING about it, not singers performing sh*t like 'Pump It' or 'Hips Don't Lie' and flying around the globe, things that have nothing to do with it. The money spent for something like this could easily be used for the same cause they're claiming. This world is upside down. I truly and deeply hate this type of events.
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freaky
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 08:09 |
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I can imagine their feelings, but they were talking and singing about this years ago (and still singing about it now).
So, it feels like their presence would be justified.
But when i see Madonna on stage, talking like she is one of the first to talk about this.
I feel like...Excuse me but you are NOT.
Remember that scrawny little bugger (the way he discribed himself back then) with the big hat!!!
Not claiming jamiroquai was the first band talking about the enviroment, i am sure there was ppl before them, but i just don't know.
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deesh
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Plus, with all the backlash these concerts are getting (low viewers, carbon emissions, hypocritical artists, lineup changes last minute, cursing on live broadcasts, etc...), I'm happy JMQ weren't involved.
Craziness.
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mr.az
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 20:25 |
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what we need is people doing SOMETHING. The money spent for something like this could easily be used for the same cause they're claiming. This world is upside down. I truly and deeply hate this type of events.
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dyego, i quote specially this words because are the truth.
the world is upside since so many years with the new world order...i hope we can help a bit.
i try everyday to do something
at least if everybody do something we can help alot, if no one cares is the worst 
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Maxud
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 05:13 |
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well ive asked myself the same question and made in my head a setlist^^
maybe nobody just asked them or jay dont wanted it
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Knjaz
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Well, actually, I'm pretty glad they didn't parttake in it all. It would be really degradative for Jamiro as a funk band to show up among little shits such as the BEP and the RHCP who've got nothing to do with funk at all, but are still labeled that way. I'd say more, but I guess that's already been said. I liked the image of the world during the 1970's... People weren't so emptyheaded back then as they are now, and they didn't need whole big f*cking concerts to get a message into and through their own heads. |
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Ivy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 13:41 |
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I dunno ..but i think jamiroquai would have raised viewership .I would have watched it  
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russky
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 15:50 |
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i think Jamiroquai got the message across years ago but no one took it seriously then. They did there bit for awareness way back then.
If they were involved no doubt they would have performed.
- emergency on planet earth
- when we gonna learn
- too young too die
without a doubt!
but as i said they promoted it all then and we don't need events of this magnitude to raise awareness only maybe to test Wembley out and keep the bands who are hanging around for there next gig - occupied?
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Cesar
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 00:05 |
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I don't really think Jamiroquai missed anything...
Live Earth wasn't definitely the success they were expecting it to be...
It's fair to say that the Rio show was a flop (unfortunately). The military police said there were 200,000 people there... That's nothing. Any show on the beach gathers more people than that. The Rolling Stones attracted 1 million people to Copacabana last year!
In my opinion, the organizers chose the wrong international stars to play in Brazil (let's be honest and say that they were the people the crowd wanted to see, not the national artists, because these are constantly on tour here). I think the choice of Macy Gray and Lenny Kravitz was dreadful. No one really knows MG here. I can't name one of her songs and find her really boring. Besides, her music isn't really the type to be performed on the beach. I just don't think it suits the sand and the ocean. LK, on the other hand, played in Brazil late last year (or was it early this year? I don't remember), so there was a feeling of déjà vu in the air. Last time he gathered 500,000 in Copacabana.
If the organizers had picked artists like The Police or Madonna to play in Rio, I think there would have been many more people there.
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Gonza-Arg
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 04:26 |
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| Dyego wrote: |
Many reasons. But I'm glad they didn't perform. At the end is just promotion and marketing. Sure, the subject is 'Earth', but what we need is people doing SOMETHING about it, not singers performing sh*t like 'Pump It' or 'Hips Don't Lie' and flying around the globe, things that have nothing to do with it. The money spent for something like this could easily be used for the same cause they're claiming. This world is upside down. I truly and deeply hate this type of events.
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10000% AGREE here
This kind of events are pure demagogy. |
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