The Who -Superbowl halftime show was outdated!!!

[Sundawgrecords]

I thought the show was great but a little outdated for todays music.

[Carlo Marx]

i think daltrey and townsend still calling themselves the who is outdated.

[s.t.e.v.e.n.]

I thought it was great.

[PaperLantern]

Pretty solid performance. It's just something about these classic rock acts that lack the "punch" that a modern band would have. The music is way better on the album than it is live.

[TerrancePryor]

It was alright.

[HometownHero]

Pretty bad

[brothaman]

fairly terrible. the singing especially.

[golferpunk1]

I agree with previous posts that the singing was pretty bad. I thought overall it was very entertaining. First half time show I've actually sat through in years. Usually the half time show is the only time you can step away with out missing some of the game or the commercials.

[EvilZeppelin]

I think it was pretty good but doesn't compare to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Paul McCartney but sure beats The Rolling Stones half time show.

[thebestkylever]

I think it was pretty good compared to pervious acts.

except for prince.

[EvilZeppelin]

except for prince.

Wrong.

[aoftbsten]

I thought the show was great but a little outdated for todays music.

They've stopped using modern acts ever since the Janet Jackson incident.

[airrwaves44]

they were great, they never metion that their drummer is Ringos son, and the bass player is Pino Palladino from john mayer trio and continuum and battle studies

[EvilZeppelin]

They've stopped using modern acts ever since the Janet Jackson incident.

Actually MTV produced that half time show and ever since the incident it's been Don Mischer Productions and White Cherry Entertainment.

[Theseventhson]

It was pretty good. What modern act would do it, anyway?

[zachff]

Pretty bad.

[zachff]

It was pretty good. What modern act would do it, anyway?
I believe there's a thread going on right now about this. There are a few that haven't that could do it, i.e. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay, etc

[doritoz]

Who do you think would be good for next year superbowl. The Police maybe?

[RyanMLTM]

Not great, but they've never been the "tightest" band in the world singing wise at least. I mean they were a punk band and now they're old

[RyanMLTM]

Who do you think would be good for next year superbowl. The Police maybe?

They've had their "comeback" already. Hopefully something a little more relevant

[fake empire]

Let's get some White Stripes next year.

[thebestkylever]

Wrong.

right.

[ThePartialGlow]

Pretty solid performance. It's just something about these classic rock acts that lack the "punch" that a modern band would have. The music is way better on the album than it is live.

Compared to which modern acts?

[The Indigo]

The mix was pretty bad, so the performance lacked the real power of The Who, who have more "punch" than any pop-punk band has ever had. Also, maybe I somehow missed it completely, but did they not play "My Generation?"

[spevin]

the halftime shows are going to continue to be outdated...cause they are scared a "modern" act will have a wordrobe malfunction. that bitch ruined halftimes shows for everyone.

[ThePartialGlow]

Yes, because we were much better off with the likes of 'NSYNC, Nelly, Britney Spears, etc. Now we have to sit through crap like Springsteen, Petty, The Who, and The Stones.

[spevin]

both suck in my opinion.

[Max_123]

it was pretty bad

[Joeypeapot777]

i hate the who. and they're olddddddd.

[Regards]

This thread is full of complete musical disappointment. The Who is better than pretty much everything listed in here.

[Kneeka]

I was the only person excited about hearing CSI: New York theme song live. Good times.

[TheOtherAndrew]

This thread is full of complete musical disappointment. The Who is better than pretty much everything listed in here.
Post appreciated.

[troubledbyinsects]

enough with the 60+ year olds.

[softhands]

I though it was super good.

[cwhit412]

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1546782

[FueledByRock]

The mix was pretty bad, so the performance lacked the real power of The Who, who have more "punch" than any pop-punk band has ever had. Also, maybe I somehow missed it completely, but did they not play "My Generation?"
They didn't, and I agree about the mix. The lights and lasers were pretty awesome, though.

[T-bag]

The who is shit. The superbowl is shit. Just million dollar commercials and guys with helmets. Not punk.

[jbertclassic]

NFL asked Brand New to play the halftime but Jesse was taking a nap when they called.

[crackedthesky]

They're The motherfucking Who. Put it this way:
Your favorite band?
Yeah, they wouldn't be here, if not for The Who.

They've been around longer than almost any band out there. People age. Get the fuck over it. If you don't like Roger's voice, well, nobody forced you to listen to it.

[T-bag]

What if my Favorite band was the andrews sisters?.

[CobraLucha]

I wanna see Nickelback and Creed do a fucking halftime battle!

No seriously, KISS should just do it every year...

[PaperLantern]

They're The motherfucking Who. Put it this way:
Your favorite band?
Yeah, they wouldn't be here, if not for The Who.

They've been around longer than almost any band out there. People age. Get the fuck over it. If you don't like Roger's voice, well, nobody forced you to listen to it.
Just saying we would rather hear maybe something more modern. But I certainly don't mind older acts, especially The Who (The Rolling Stones performance a few years ago was horrible, however).

[billy_yo]

prince was the best halftime performer. IMO!

[T-bag]

Prince is punk.

[crackedthesky]

What if my Favorite band was the andrews sisters?.

Shoosh, haha. I was generalizing, of course what I said isn't 100% true or correct.

I wanna see Nickelback and Creed do a fucking halftime battle!

No seriously, KISS should just do it every year...

I really hope you're joking.

Just saying we would rather hear maybe something more modern. But I certainly don't mind older acts, especially The Who (The Rolling Stones performance a few years ago was horrible, however).

I'd rather see The Who do it than some new artist from some genre I really don't care about, personally. But I don't watch the game anyway. And really, it shouldn't matter who plays the halftime show, it's the game that matters. If someone is going to make a thread with the purpose of whining about who did/didn't play, we might as well start making threads about what bands do/don't come to our towns often enough, who does/doesn't open for them, what songs do/don't play on the radio, etc. Really, this thread just seems completely pointless. It's one thing to make a thread about "let's speculate and talk about what bands we'd like to see" and another entirely to make one about "band x didn't play, waaaaaaaaah!"

[PaperLantern]

I'd rather see The Who do it than some new artist from some genre I really don't care about, personally. But I don't watch the game anyway. And really, it shouldn't matter who plays the halftime show, it's the game that matters. If someone is going to make a thread with the purpose of whining about who did/didn't play, we might as well start making threads about what bands do/don't come to our towns often enough, who does/doesn't open for them, what songs do/don't play on the radio, etc. Really, this thread just seems completely pointless. It's one thing to make a thread about "let's speculate and talk about what bands we'd like to see" and another entirely to make one about "band x didn't play, waaaaaaaaah!"
A forum is for discussion. I don't see a problem with this thread.

[greenteaallday]

I'd really like to see Dave Matthews Band or Pearl Jam do it. They have plenty of mainstream appeal and aren't exactly old. ( compared to the last few acts)

[greenteaallday]

NFL asked Brand New to play the halftime but Jesse was taking a nap when they called.
haahahahaahahahah

but did they not play "My Generation?"

probably because of the line "i hope i die before i get old", they would look pretty dumb. They have to feel awkward post 1980 every time they play this .

[TSTLSOOM]

Too bad MJ passed away, i bet they would of let him do it.

hmm i was thinking aerosmith but then i forgot they did the one half time show with nsync lol

[crackedthesky]

A forum is for discussion. I don't see a problem with this thread.

Fair enough.

[crypticv24]

To be fair, it's pretty much impossible to make a show/event like that sound good both live AND on TV, especially given the whole Super Bowl Halftime time squeeze. Not trying to justify any opinion about the show, really, but just a thought.

[fly_guy]

THEY SHOULDVE GOT CHINGY TO PLAY, CUZ HE'S COOL....RITE????

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[roughroads]

Better then any modern 40k plus band would put on.

[maxvsmaradona]

Prince's half time show was great. The Stones were great. The Who were ok.

[Troggy]

It wasn't bad, but I hate to see lip synching...

[Sundawgrecords]

It was pretty good. What modern act would do it, anyway?Would of love to see Some type of Collaboration IE Green Day/ U2 a few years back.

[timb89]

It was pretty good. What modern act would do it, anyway?

ke$ha

[Sundawgrecords]

It wasn't bad, but I hate to see lip synching...
Or the fake guitar Playing by Townsend

[saveferris]

I thought it was great.
I did too, I really enjoyed it.

[saveferris]

Or the fake guitar Playing by Townsend
Ha that's got to be the dumbest post anyone has ever made.

[saveferris]

It wasn't bad, but I hate to see lip synching...
Roger definitely wasn't lip synching

[saveferris]

Better then any modern 40k plus band would put on.
this

[saveferris]

The who is shit. The superbowl is shit. Just million dollar commercials and guys with helmets. Not punk.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x142/maggie866/ari_gold-1.gif

[Cameronisonfire]

They're old. That's all there is to it.

[whenyourearound]

i enjoyed it. goddamn kids these days with their rap music and such...

[SlappedActor]

If you're gonna get musicians in their 60's, at least get ones who still have a little energy. Yeah, the Who are pioneers and put out some of the greatest albums ever, but that performance was so flaccid.

Get fucking Iggy Pop out there, he'll show 'em how it's done.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

I dig the classic Who, but that performance was pretty bad. Daltrey just can't pull it off anymore. Cool stage set up though.

[TheOtherAndrew]

Meh. The album that The Who put out in 2006, as men well into their 60s, was better than a very significant portion of the music that's hyped on this site.

[tehdangerdave]

I thought their performance was pretty good. It was definitely a hell of a lot better than most modern acts could do.

On a related note, some of my friends were going to make a petition to get fucking Shinedown to play the Super Bowl. Like, what the fuck, they suck and have nowhere near the fanbase that any of the acts that have played the Super Bowl lately.

[UnderMyDreams]

Doesn't everyone realized they play to all backing tracks?

[bennyben]

They're The motherfucking Who. Put it this way:
Your favorite band?
Yeah, they wouldn't be here, if not for The Who.


you wouldn't be around if your parents hadn't had sex, doesn't mean you have to enjoy that too..

[Sundawgrecords]

you wouldn't be around if your parents hadn't had sex, doesn't mean you have to enjoy that too..the best yet!!!

[myplanforescape]

I enjoyed The Who's performance, and I've thought all the artists they've had the past few years have done good jobs. Also a recent band wouldn't have the general appeal that an older artist would have. A band that got big in the last five years wouldn't make much sense when a lot of people who watch the Super Bowl haven't kept up on popular music for longer than that. Even some of the "modern" artists people are throwing around like the Red Hot Chili Peppers are older, formed in 83, got popular in the early 90's.

[squillzposi]

"lets get together before we get much older"
don't think they're planning on calling it quits anytime soon.
they should keep playing till their dead.
never lose your youth fuckers.

[cshadows2887]

I dig the classic Who, but that performance was pretty bad. Daltrey just can't pull it off anymore. Cool stage set up though.

While he's definitely lost a step, can we agree that the "Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhhh" in "Won't Get Fooled Again" was surprisingly badass.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

While he's definitely lost a step, can we agree that the "Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhhh" in "Won't Get Fooled Again" was surprisingly badass.
Haha okay, I can agree on that.

[cshadows2887]

Haha okay, I can agree on that.

My dad and I were both consistently like "eh not bad for being a billion years old" until he busted that out, at which point we exchanged raised eyebrows.

[dpatrickguy]

This thread is full of stupid

[crackedthesky]

you wouldn't be around if your parents hadn't had sex, doesn't mean you have to enjoy that too..

Lmfao. Touché, good sir.

[Carlo Marx]

except for prince.

prince had the best halftime show ever.

[Troggy]

Roger definitely wasn't lip synching

I wasn't assuming he was, but I saw him mouth words that didn't go with the audio. Unless the timing was off (which I don't believe it was), there was at least some recorded vocals going on there. I wasn't saying it to belittle the performance or anything, just an observation.

[x togepi x]

the halftime shows are going to continue to be outdated...cause they are scared a "modern" act will have a wordrobe malfunction. that bitch ruined halftimes shows for everyone.

no, whiney conservatives did.


but you all are really missing the point. The Super Bowl and everything related to it is supposed to be a giant spectacle, ie: larger than life. The game is built up as epic. Even the commercials, which for any other television program, are "worth watching". The half time show isn't meant to be an amazing sonically pleasant music performance. It's meant to be an extension of this spectacle: look, the superbowl is so big and important that we can get this super important/famous band to play during halftime. So yeah, maybe we could get some band you guys like to play the halftime show and "do a better job", but that isn't the point. you need someone larger than life so that everyone knows who they are. Even if we got someone big now, like Taylor Swift, there would be a portion of the audience that would say "who the fuck is that?" Generally speaking for as long as I've been old enough to pay attention to the super bowl, they pick artists that 99.9% of the viewing population would at least have some knowledge of.

[Kyle Huntington]

I believe there's a thread going on right now about this. There are a few that haven't that could do it, i.e. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay, etc
Surely Coldplay would be so boring though. I never watch the Superbowl because it's not a big thing over here but I would have thought something lively or classic would be better? Can just imagine 'Fix You' being played and everyone being bummed out and bored for the second half.

This thread is full of complete musical disappointment. The Who is better than pretty much everything listed in here.
Word.

[spevin]

no, whiney conservatives did.


but you all are really missing the point. The Super Bowl and everything related to it is supposed to be a giant spectacle, ie: larger than life. The game is built up as epic. Even the commercials, which for any other television program, are "worth watching". The half time show isn't meant to be an amazing sonically pleasant music performance. It's meant to be an extension of this spectacle: look, the superbowl is so big and important that we can get this super important/famous band to play during halftime. So yeah, maybe we could get some band you guys like to play the halftime show and "do a better job", but that isn't the point. you need someone larger than life so that everyone knows who they are. Even if we got someone big now, like Taylor Swift, there would be a portion of the audience that would say "who the fuck is that?" Generally speaking for as long as I've been old enough to pay attention to the super bowl, they pick artists that 99.9% of the viewing population would at least have some knowledge of.

you cant tell me 99.9% of the population knew nelly and adam sandler in super bowl 35, or no doubt in 37... or 38 with kid rock and nelly again (and of course justin timberlake and janet)

[x togepi x]

you cant tell me 99.9% of the population knew nelly and adam sandler in super bowl 35, or no doubt in 37... or 38 with kid rock and nelly again (and of course justin timberlake and janet)

aside from justin and janet, probably not, though I would contend that most of those bands were at the height of their popularity and much more widely popular than anyone people are talking about here.

[spevin]

aside from justin and janet, probably not, though I would contend that most of those bands were at the height of their popularity and much more widely popular than anyone people are talking about here.

just saying, the names i named fit the younger crowd...something they did before. they had a healthy dose of new and old. (like tlc with aretha franklin in super bowl 32)

now its just old. there needs to be variety. thats all im asking for!

[x togepi x]

just saying, the names i named fit the younger crowd...something they did before. they had a healthy dose of new and old. (like tlc with aretha franklin in super bowl 32)

now its just old. there needs to be variety. thats all im asking for!

the internet has made it so that "fitting the younger crowd" is much harder because people are more segmented in their listening habits. even mainstream radio is pretty divided. there's obvious crossovers but they're less popular than they would have been in the past, so it makes more sense to go for older bands that everyone knows about, especially when there's more older crowd to be playing for.

[spevin]

the internet has made it so that "fitting the younger crowd" is much harder because people are more segmented in their listening habits. even mainstream radio is pretty divided. there's obvious crossovers but they're less popular than they would have been in the past, so it makes more sense to go for older bands that everyone knows about, especially when there's more older crowd to be playing for.

i understand your point, im not arguing any of that. i agree with what you say.

i just wish they would go back to how it was 5-10 years ago. personally they were more interesting then. but who gives a fuck what i think...

[x togepi x]

i understand your point, im not arguing any of that. i agree with what you say.

i just wish they would go back to how it was 5-10 years ago. personally they were more interesting then. but who gives a fuck what i think...

yeah i don't see that happening just because of the internet and stuff. besides, because of rock band/guitar hero, a lot of these older bands now have bigger young audiences, so you could make the argument that they have some appeal to young people.

[spevin]

yeah i don't see that happening just because of the internet and stuff. besides, because of rock band/guitar hero, a lot of these older bands now have bigger young audiences, so you could make the argument that they have some appeal to young people.

yeah i know, it wont happen. a guy can dream though, right? not like its a big deal to me anyways...its just 15 mins of my life each year. i have more important shit to care about.


and yeah guitar hero/rock band has changed everything.

[notdeadyet]

enough with the 60+ year olds.


I'm 15 and I agree completely with what they were saying.