OT: The Who = embarrassing
by Juancho on Feb 9, 2010 6:02 AM EST
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I liked the Who a lot when I was in high school, since they were active until 1982 and did their last good album in '78. I kind of grew out of them in college and later when my taste shifted to country-blues-rock and roll.
But boy, were they awful Sunday night. Predictable song selection ("Baba O'Riley," "Won't Get Fooled Again," and "Who Are You") are all theme songs from CBS programs, and of course they wouldn't have the guts to do "My Generation," recorded 44 years ago.
The drummer and the bass player are dead, Daltrey can't sing any more, and Townshend is finally off the sex offenders list. Also, a lot of it wasn't even live, because the Who are notorious for using taped music in concert and I guarantee you they did it this time. And what the hell were they dressed up as?
I suggest that in future halftime shows they either go back to cheerleaders and marching bands, or get American performers who are still active. Just for example, Queen Latifah, who did a nice pregame job on "America the Beautiful" with a bit of funk at the end, would have been a much better halftime choice than the Who. I draw the line at Carrie Underwood, though.
Note: Not all old geezers have retired. About two years ago I saw Ray Davies of the Kinks play a show here (with a backup band) at a club called Zeleste. It was SRO and we got up within about ten yards of the mike. Davies was great, a seasoned pro and a born showman, and he connected with the small crowd (maybe 300-500). He even ad-libbed a request for "Picture Book." The first half of the show was Davies's new songs (yes! he still writes good songs) and obscure Kinks stuff. The second half was Ray playing the big hits from the old days. Well worth the forty euros it cost to get in.
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disagree in part
although I will agree Daltrey isn’t near as good a singer anymore, I thought it was a cool halftime show. Even if their songs are CSI theme music, in their defense, they were their best songs. As for My Generation, they had a re-mixed music video version by will.i.am right before the show started.
I like the classic rock artists they are using these days. Plus, I have a hard time coming up with many big “American performers who are still active” who aren’t either pop (yuck) or metal/punk/etc.(which would never fly). The Brits just make better music.
by ZeppelinDZ on Feb 9, 2010 8:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
There are dozens
Besides Queen Latifah, you have Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Norah Jones, and several other good R&B-soul performers. Over on the country side (the most popular form of music in America, remember) you could get George Strait, who has sold gazillions of albums and crosses over well. Or Willie Nelson. That would be fun. Lyle Lovett or Dwight Yoakam would be good. Even some mainstream pop by somebody certified to be alive would have been better than these guys.
Or you could have the halftime show devoted to musicians from the teams’ hometowns. New Orleans could have brought anyone from Dr. John to Allen Toussaint to Marcia Ball to any or all of the Marsalises. Indianapolis would be trickier, but John Cougar Melonhead is from there and he’s still breathing.
Here’s a list of all halftime shows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_halftime_shows
I didn’t really believe that Up with People had done the Super Bowl until I saw it in pixels.
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
by Juancho on Feb 9, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
American Idol contestants
Seriously – I’m no fan, but I think the likes of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, David Cook all have mass appeal and aren’t going to be very offensive to anyone.
Not so much Adam Lambert.
What about Garth Brooks? I’m kinda surprised he’s never been asked to do halftime.
Other pretty inoffensive mass appeal artists: Green Day, Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce
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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 9, 2010 10:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Country artists
Typically do the Dallas (naturally) Thanksgiving halftime show, which is almost as big a show. Green Day’s very outspoken political views doesn’t blend well with the seemingly more conservative bent of the NFL. Maybe Fox can get the Idols the next time they broadcast the Super Bowl.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Feb 9, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't Bruce Springsteen pretty outspoken and liberal?
He did the show just a few years ago.
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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 9, 2010 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We don't need "American Idol"
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
by Juancho on Feb 9, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I Can't Stand
Underwood. She always has that smirk on her face that just screams “I’m so-o-o-o-o-o hawt!”, and she’s nothing special as a singer.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Feb 9, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
She has nothing to do with real country music
Just ask Hank Williams. Oops, he’s dead.
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by Juancho on Feb 9, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hank Williams wouldn't make it in Nashville.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg9EKtSh3YA&feature=related
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by Warden11 on Feb 9, 2010 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lambert can sing circles around all other Idol people
save maybe Cook could hold him off a little bit
I am all for Green Day.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Feb 10, 2010 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Interestingly
There have been no female performers since Janet Jackson. If you focus on aging classic rock groups that are now into their 50’s and beyond, there is a greatly decreased likelihood of a boob flopping out. At least a female one.
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by Sweep_the_Leg on Feb 9, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And that's exactly what the NFL wanted
Prince was a little bit daring, and that’s probably my favorite show since the wardrobe malfunction.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Feb 9, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My question has always been -
Wardrobe malfunction? What was her wardrobe suppossed to do (besides hold her boob in)? A “malfunction” indicates a technological glitch to me – was her outfit supposed to shoot lasers or fireworks or something?
I blame Janet Jackson’s boob for all the sucky halftime shows that been shown since then.
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by aHorseWithNoName on Feb 9, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Timberlake Did It
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Feb 9, 2010 3:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I should have put "wardrobe malfunction"
in the quotes. I thought they’d be assumed.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Feb 9, 2010 6:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
aging rock star + female = Tina Turner
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
by buddyball on Feb 9, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever happened to Up with People?
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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 9, 2010 9:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Still "Bringing the World Together"
Check out their “hip” and “edgy” new look here.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Feb 9, 2010 12:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yikes
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
by buddyball on Feb 9, 2010 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
These Guys Would
Be Perfect.
Or they could open for this band.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Feb 9, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I would agree to this
if they want family freindly crap…..then make it funny so we can at least laugh
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Feb 10, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
GWAR!
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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 10, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I still think Soria's entrance theme should be done to the Gwar song "Sexecutioner"
Just get them to rerecord it for him!
by AxDxMx on Feb 10, 2010 9:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
When did Mrs. Doubtfire replace Roger Daltry..........
as lead singer of “The Who” ? Total embarrassment. The Super Bowl is a joke. A veritable Caligula of excess, capitalism, and super safe marketing to the Rubes. I don’t know who hates “Middle Class America” more, Hollywood or the NFL. 48 minutes of freaking commercials? How insulting were they? The gist of 90% of them appeared to be that men are dumb and don’t like to do stuff for their wives/girlfriends. We’d rather be drinking beer on the couch and watching………..football with the fellas I guess. Super Bowl is like Hee Haw with helmets compared to the World Series. I listened to the first half on the radio and it was like a breath of fresh air. Decent analysis, and only a fraction of the clowning. The music choices are always cruddy to shitty. I like Springsteen as much as the next guy, but Tom Petty? Janet Jackson? U 2 ? Lowest common denominator I guess. They should have trotted Wolf Eyes out there and shook it up a bit.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Feb 9, 2010 9:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
And we like to walk around in our underwear
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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 9, 2010 9:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes we do.........another bizarre undercurrent from Madison Ave this year.
I mean seriously, how dumb do Ad execs think the public is? I’d say pretty damn dumb. I love Mad Men as much as the next guy, but the cynicism behind those ads makes even a long time cynic like me cyncial. Is there no dignity any more in shilling useless and redundant products to the fat and patriotic citizens of these United States I ask? Where is the dignity ? Where is it? What kind of country shits on Betty White like that? The grand dame of the Golden Girls, shoved into the meat grinder and pumped into snickers sausage. Breathtaking in its depravity.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Feb 9, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can't stand wearing underwear
It bunches up and scrunches up and I keep having to scratch. Better to go cowboy.
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
by Juancho on Feb 9, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What Are These
“Underwear” of which you speak?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Feb 9, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Boxers, briefs, whatever.
I always get real sweaty when I wear them, so I don’t. Nobody notices.
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
by Juancho on Feb 9, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually like Tom Petty
and I liked U2 before Bono became the savior of the world. I saw them play KC on their first US tour in the winter of 83-84 and they were tremendous. For some reason they were carrying around the label of a “Christian band” and the really cool guys with bad taste weren’t into them. I saw Petty and his band play a show with Dylan in KC in about 1991 and it was really good, too.
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by Juancho on Feb 9, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Much like bein a Royals fan.....
we should never apologize for our taste in music/movies/books/etc……I went full circle on U2 and Petty. In college, some coolio record store chick strutted around a party with a “U2 Sucks” T Shirt….around the time of Joshua Tree, a risky move that struck me as straight up crazy, confrontational, aggressive, and a bit sexy. But a few years later, I would have worn that T Shirt to church if I had to. If you have any real interest in music/movies/books/etc… you continue to seek out and discover new shit at the margins, and all the mainstream crap doesn’t seem so great anymore. Kind of like trading in BA/RBI/HRs for FIP/CHONE/UZR.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Feb 9, 2010 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Among the true hipigentsia
Joshua Tree is, in fact, the point at which U2 began to suck, and The Unforgettable Fire was their last truly great album.
Trufax.
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by jonfmorse on Feb 9, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I Kind Of
Liked “New Year’s Day”, not much since then.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Feb 9, 2010 10:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Steve Nelson on Feb 11, 2010 1:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Football Blows
And it was funny. I was half watching the Superbowl while I am here in England for work. And it was broadcast on the BBC, who carry no commercials. So they had to cut to studio a million times during the game, the poor analysts looked wasted by the end.
by kcbottom9th on Feb 9, 2010 12:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that does sound brutal
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
by Warden11 on Feb 9, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One of many reasons, why, despite Jim Rome, "soccer" rocks......
no freaking commercials. Sure, my man Robert Huth runs around with a corporate logo on his kit, but aside from the 15 minute half time, its all game and no men in underpants adverts. Pass the tea please.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Feb 9, 2010 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Or you could just watch hockey.
Turner Gill is introduced to the Kansas Athletic dept:
Gill, I'm Bill and this is Phil. Gill, I'm Phil and this is Jill. Gill, I'm Jill, you know Bill, Phil...
by labbadabba on Feb 9, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm down with that as well........
who is your team? I’ve got no real allegiances…..I’ve floated with front runners for years….currently enjoy watching Ovechkin. Back in the day I liked Theo Fleury and the Flames, circa 1991. My buddies were into Sub Pop, I was down with Gary Robers and Al MacInnis. Mudhoney was cool tho.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Feb 9, 2010 6:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How about Disaster Area?
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
by buddyball on Feb 9, 2010 1:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yea,
i like football but the NFL is so freaking overdone it’s not even funny.
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Feb 9, 2010 1:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Every year, usually around November, Kietzman goes on a rant about how lousy baseball ratings are and how they are getting drummed by football.
If the stupidity of the Super Bowl is what it takes for baseball to compete with football, I’m perfectly happy with it being the #2 sport in America. Give me the simplicity of the Fall Classic every time.
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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 9, 2010 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They could boost their ratings by not having the World Series games go into freaking November.
And by not having so many off days in the league championship games so as to make even devoted fans get bored and take up knitting. It’s hard to feel like a game matters when you bump it for a CSI repeat – or was it Law & Order?
by Gross(est) on Feb 9, 2010 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Amen!
I love baseball, but everything should be done before the end of October.
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Feb 9, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, as a baseball fan I'm with you
The season needs to be shortened to around 150 games, since that’s the most that the average starter can play without getting seriously hurt or tired. That saves about 2 1/2 weeks, so you could finish up the World Series before the end of October.
Would they do it? Of course not, they need the revenue from all 162 major league games.
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by Juancho on Feb 9, 2010 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately,
they would solve that problem by having more teams go to the playoffs and add a round or two, ala NHL and NBA. That’s why those leagues suck because you play 80 or 100 games or something to eliminate 2 teams and start a new shorter season. How stupid.
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by kabrink on Feb 10, 2010 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And
Start games before 8:30 on the East Coast and don’t have games lasting 4 hours long. And throwing in a day game now and then would help.
< / old man rant >
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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 9, 2010 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
a lot of the game length
is too much silly posturing by the batters. They have to step out after every swing, fix their gloves, adjust their sack, whatever. Last year I was struck by watching the Pine Tar game on MLB Network at how quickly everything moved along. I had forgotten.
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by kabrink on Feb 10, 2010 11:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My votes for next year are
Metallica, AC/DC, or Bob Seger. I hate rap music and if you want anyone over 25 to watch the halftime show, you can’t do the rap thing. Just my two cents.
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