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Music history in the making! Today, July 2nd marks a momentous occassion in the history of rock and roll, nay, of music in general. The reunion of the four original members of Pink Floyd. Although not technically the "original" members without Syd Barrett, the foursome of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Rick Wright are widely considered to be the best lineup of the Floyd's history. Together they produced such legendary albums as Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, but haven't performed together on stage in over 20 years. This is because of certain differences, most likely creative, between Gilmour and Waters. But thanks to Bob Geldof and the Live 8 Benefit Concert, they are back together and they were spectacular. They played a short set consisting of (from what I saw) Breathe, Money, Wish You Were Here, and Comfortably Numb.

The Live 8 concert is to raise the awareness for poverty in Africa. It is held in honor of the G8 Conference where 8 major world leaders will meet to make decisions that could change the way our world functions. Other performers, besides Pink Floyd, included Kanye West (performing "Jesus Walks"), Jay-Z and Linkin Park, Bono and Paul McCartney (performing "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"), The Verve (performing "Bittersweet Symphony"), and Green Day with an awesome cover of "We Are the Champions."

For those of you who missed this history making event, either keep an eye out for it on MTV or VH1, or hope to get it on DVD because this is one that you'll want to show your kids.

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Next post: Some edits to some past posts are in order. Next time I get a story as good as this one, I'll be posting.