Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis

Disc 1
1	Live Earth London Opening / SOS All-Stars DVD 4:57
2	Invisible Touch / Genesis DVD 5:33
3	Shut Your Eyes / Snow Patrol DVD 5:33
4	Que Sera, Sera / Damien Rice DVD 6:10
5	Suddenly I See / KT Tunstall DVD 6:18
6	My Blue Heaven / Taking Back Sunday DVD 3:40
7	What a Wonderful World / Paolo Nutini DVD 5:12
8	Where Is the Love / Black Eyed Peas DVD 5:38
9	Planet Earth / Duran Duran DVD 3:48
10	Miss Murder / AFI DVD 5:43
11	Gravity / John Mayer Trio DVD 4:08
12	Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) / Corinne Bailey Rae DVD 3:25
13	Bedshaped / Keane DVD 5:11
14	Sad But True / Metallica DVD 4:21
15	I Need to Wake Up / Melissa Etheridge DVD 3:51
16	Too Much / Dave Matthews Band DVD
17	Sober / Kelly Clarkson DVD
18	Tumba / Angélique Kidjo DVD
19	Right to Be Wrong / Joss Stone DVD
20	Wisemen / James Blunt DVD
21	Intergalactic / Beastie Boys DVD
Disc 2
1	Hey You / Madonna 4:56
2	Times Like These / Foo Fighters 5:33
3	Driven to Tears / The Police 5:32
4	Gravity / John Mayer Trio 6:09
5	Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 / Roger Waters 6:18
6	Bleed It Out / Linkin Park 3:40
7	Bedshaped / Keane 5:12
8	Wanted Dead or Alive / Bon Jovi 5:39
9	Wisemen / James Blunt 3:47
10	Black Hole Sun / Chris Cornell 5:43
11	Are You Gonna Go My Way / Lenny Kravitz 4:07
12	Intergalactic / Beastie Boys 3:25
13	Suddenly I See / KT Tunstall 5:10
14	Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) / Corinne Bailey Rae 4:21
15	Que Sera, Sera / Damien Rice 3:50
Disc 3
1	Gimme Shelter / Alicia Keys DVD
2	Bailamos / Enrique Iglesias DVD
3	Steer / Missy Higgins DVD
4	Woman / Wolfmother DVD
5	Black Hole Sun / Chris Cornell DVD
6	Wanted Dead or Alive / Bon Jovi DVD
7	Are You Gonna Go My Way / Lenny Kravitz DVD
8	United States / Smashing Pumpkins DVD
9	Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 / Roger Waters DVD
10	Driven to Tears / The Police DVD
11	Better Be Home Soon / Crowded House DVD
12	Umbrella / Rihanna DVD
13	Bleed It Out / Linkin Park DVD
14	Times Like These / Foo Fighters DVD
15	La Isla Bonita / Gogol Bordello DVD
16	Bonus Material Bonus Track / DVD

Barnes & Noble

On two DVDs and a CD, the Live Earth concerts for global environmental awareness bring over 100 artists to your home. Recorded at the Live Earth events in London, Japan, and the U.S., the package includes performances from Madonna, Alicia Keys, Genesis, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, the Beastie Boys, Joss Stone, and dozens more. Net proceeds from the sale of the CD/DVD package will go to the Alliance for Climate Protection.

All Music Guide

Perhaps it's unfair to judge every global concert by the standards set by Live Aid, but the Live Earth concert series is simply too similar -- in name, in scope, in artists (Sting, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, and Madonna participated in both events) -- not to invite comparisons. Live Aid was a momentous occasion in musical history, an issue-minded concert with iconic performances to match. While Live Earth's emphasis on climate change and sustainability certainly measures up to its predecessor's focus on Africa, the performances simply don't compare, regardless of the artists' good intentions. Where's the equivalent of U2's show-stealing performance? Queen's theatrics? The Who's charming messiness? They're absent from this three-disc collection, which -- to its credit -- does feature some fine numbers, but nothing that seems as inspired or worthwhile as the concert's overall goal. John Mayer, Keane, and the Police deliver confident tracks to the audio disc, and the two enclosed DVDs (which span a total of 36 tracks) highlight standout performances by Rihanna and the reunited Genesis. Most artists know exactly why they've been asked to perform and, accordingly, many deliver some sort of green-minded sermon. Bon Jovi, on the other hand, simply comes across as self-impressed, especially when a dapper-looking Jon asks the crowd to "rise for the playing of our National Anthem" before immediately launching into "Wanted Dead or Alive." Apart from that one instance, it's hard to find true fault with this collection of moderately agreeable songs, especially when the net proceeds benefit climate protection. Live Earth certainly isn't Live Aid, but it's lively enough to warrant repeated listens. Andrew Leahey