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Gramsci wrote:
Why would you not buy papers?

I dont really know.

Most people in the office get the papers but i tend to go on the bbc news website and i also read a lot of music magazines.

I drive to and from work so i dont really get a chance to read them.

rysie wrote:

Gramsci wrote:

Why would you not buy papers?

I dont really know.

Most people in the office get the papers but i tend to go on the bbc news website and i also read a lot of music magazines.

I drive to and from work so i dont really get a chance to read them.

Fair call. I'm addicted to reading the Guardian...

rysie wrote:Does anyone out there like Pete

here's the current change in sales of some of the performers after Live 8.

1. Pink Floyd ‘Echoes - Best Of’ 1343%
2. The Who ‘Then & Now’ 863%
3. Annie Lennox ‘Eurythmics Greatest Hits’ 500%
4. Dido ‘Life for Rent’ 412%
5. Razorlight ‘Up all Night’ 335%
6. Robbie Williams ‘Greatest Hits’ 320%
7. Joss Stone ‘Mind, Body & Soul’ 309%
8. Sting ‘Greatest Hits’ 300%
9. Travis ‘Singles’ 268%
10. Madonna ‘Immaculate Collection’ 200%
11. Scissor Sisters ‘Scissor Sisters’ 174%
12. Mariah Carey ‘Greatest Hits’ 170%
13. Snoop Dogg ‘Rhythm & Gangsta’ 166%
14. The Killers ‘Hot Fuss’ 131%
15. U2 ‘Best Of: 1990 - 2000’ 116%
16. Elton John ‘Greatest Hits 1970 – 2002’ 111%
17. Keane ‘Hopes & Fears’ 101%
18. The Beatles ‘Number 1s’ 71%
19. Snow Patrol ‘Final Straw’ 69%
20. REM ‘Reveal’ 50%
21. Stereophonics ‘Language, Sex, Violence, Other’ 36%
22. Coldplay ‘X&Y’ 3%
23. The Libertines ‘Up The Bracket’ -35%

Sorry, this deserves to be highlighted with real EMPHASIS:

cjh wrote:23. The Libertines ‘Up The Bracket’ -35%

Ka-ZING!

Does that mean that they get money back from live 8.

rysie wrote:Does that mean that they get money back from live 8.

Yes.

Yes it does.

Rimbaud III wrote:Sorry, this deserves to be highlighted with real EMPHASIS:

cjh wrote:23. The Libertines ‘Up The Bracket’ -35%

Ka-ZING!

I thought one of the guys from that band was a robot or dead or the band traded their guitars for keyboards or they did something??

SNORE

pink floyd is donating all sales of the echoes collection since live aid to charity. that’s pretty cool. wonder if bob geldof will ever run for some sort of public office over there.

waltermalling wrote:pink floyd is donating all sales of the echoes collection since live aid to charity. that’s pretty cool. wonder if bob geldof will ever run for some sort of public office over there.

I only found this out the other day, but Dave Gilmore from Pink Floyd has donated millions to charity over the years, it's just unlike asshats like Elton John he doesn't require a full page spread in the paper everytime he gets someone a penny.

Good on ya' Dave!

also, gilmour’s voice and playing was in perfect form. roger waters looked somewhat ravaged and very old. and his voice seemed totally shot. sounded good when him and gilmour sang together though. i read something, can’t remember where, and gilmour was asked what it was like being back onstage with roger and he said, “it was creepy. kind of like getting back in bed with your ex wife.â€