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rogifan said:

This was cool though:

I think the show was great!

The medley-character and all the "breaks" within the songs were Prince-Like.

Justin and his musical director obviously showed that they are Prince-Fans by the way all the songs were presented.

And I'm glad Justin did not play "Purple Rain".

"I Would Die 4 U" was a wonderful choice.

Thank you Justin!

This was before the Golden Gloves and his stupid remix diss.

rogifan said:

Timberlake’s halftime show is getting panned. This was from the Washington Post. Ouch.

The grody metaphysics finally surface nine minutes into the show, when Prince’s voice is piped into the stadium and his image is projected onto a towering, billowing scrim. Timberlake has decided to drape an isolated vocal track of “I Would Die 4 U” over the oozing chords of his 2006 ballad “Until the End of Time,” and it feels more like taking than giving. Prince didn’t die for Justin Timberlake, and he certainly didn’t die for this.

I didn’t think his performance overall was that great but IMO Prince ”fams” need to get over the outrage and hatred of JT. Prince had no hatred of JT. JT even performed at one of his LA house parties. There’s a photo of it in Afshin Shahidi’s book.

No suprise Fat ass is always trying to jump in and What family, friend and even Prince's own words are superceded by Quest Love.

LOVESYMBOLNUMBER2 said:

O.k. So now we know who the gatekeeper of prince is... But it was his cover of Prince's "I Would Die 4 U"—along with a pre-recorded video of the late singer, displayed on a projection screen—that made headlines. Before the performance, amid premature complaints on social media, Prince's friend, Sheila E., said she'd talked to Timberlake and there would not be a "hologram." Timberlake appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots, and he explained how the tribute to Prince came out. "It's a moment for me, if I'm being quite honest, because he's always been the pinnacle of musicianship for me. And when we decided that, like, the serendipity and synergy that we would be in Minneapolis, and that, you know, he's such a special thing here, aside from what he is all over the world, um, I just felt I wanted to do something for this city and something for him that, uh, would just be the ultimate homage to what I consider the GOAT [Greatest of All Time] of musicians," Timberlake said. "And also, I'm not gonna lie to you guys because Questlove is the encyclopedia on music, but also, like, I feel like a gatekeeper on Prince, so if I got the thumbs up from Quest, I'm good." [Edited 2/5/18 5:11am]

LOVESYMBOLNUMBER2 said:

Why is quest love considered an authority on PRINCE and what should and should not be done. I get he dug him and jammed with him etc....but at the end of the day Prince was his own person, Quest Love had many negative opinions of what PRINCE was doing at times, from the internet to releases etc...so Quest Love giving a thumbs up who cares, is he running things ??As for JT it is what it is, you either liked it or not, I would have had more feelings for this performance if that "spirit of minneapolis" statement by JT was not utter BULLSHIT, spirit of Minneapolis with no one from that spirit on that stage, its not like ALL of Prince's bands musicians were not in town all week so something more creative could have been done. As for JT's overall show its getting horrible reviews musically for his choices of performing a mix of songs the dancing got OK reviews but him as a performer it was weak.

lastdecember said:

Why is quest love considered an authority on PRINCE and what should and should not be done. I get he dug him and jammed with him etc....but at the end of the day Prince was his own person, Quest Love had many negative opinions of what PRINCE was doing at times, from the internet to releases etc...so Quest Love giving a thumbs up who cares, is he running things ??As for JT it is what it is, you either liked it or not, I would have had more feelings for this performance if that "spirit of minneapolis" statement by JT was not utter BULLSHIT, spirit of Minneapolis with no one from that spirit on that stage, its not like ALL of Prince's bands musicians were not in town all week so something more creative could have been done. As for JT's overall show its getting horrible reviews musically for his choices of performing a mix of songs the dancing got OK reviews but him as a performer it was weak.

Quest Love made himself an authority and he is good at getting the media to buy into it. He had no affilation with the estate, family or even other associates.

I wish someone from any of those entities would come out and tell him where he can go with his bullshit.

lastdecember said:

Loads of bad reviews this morning. Outside of the activities in April I hope this is the last of the tributes. Last us get on with vault music and move forward.

rogifan said:

Another no so great review, from the Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.c...ssion=true

You could argue that some brief tribute was necessary and right, as this Super Bowl was in Prince’s hometown and Timberlake’s music owes Prince a debt. In even the most charitable scenario, though, Prince’s role as the centerpiece of this particular set landed as a faux pas. If you’re going to use the guy as filler, at least give the appearance of trying as hard as he did.

laurarichardson said:

laurarichardson said:

I can't believe some are praising Justin's "talent", much less his "sampling" of Prince for his performance.

It's likely that the purpose of the hologram "rumor" was so we would be so happy that it wasn't true that we wouldn't complain about the sampling of Prince's image and voice.

This was lazy, cheap and disrespectful. If he really wanted to honor Prince he could try actually singing one of his songs himself instead of just sampling him.

And, "I Would Die 4 U"? Really?!? That's just morbid.

Read it from the perspective of someone who spent the week preparing for the half-time show: https://www.facebook.com/...5841944218

rogifan said:

Meh. “Fams” need to get over this. Justin didn’t hate Prince and Prince didn’t hate Justin. And nobody has ever confirmed those song lyrics were about Prince. If “fams” want to be mad be mad that Prince was filler in a halftime show that wasn’t very good. Thank god for the cutaway to the city lighting up purple. That was the best part of the halftime show.

Agree 1000% with this. It feels like a lot of people want to show unity by disliking everything that others are doing to honor him. That says more about them imo. I don't want Prince forgotten nor remembered because his fans don't appreciate anything done by others to honor him. No one is gonna ever be top-notch like Prince and I don't expect that.

I like it.

Prince didn't want any type of virtual duets, and as mentioned, stated it explicitly in an interview.

I feel like this performance sort of straddles the line between virtual duet and tribute. I think Justin saved it by having the focal point be Prince, while singing back up to Prince's lead vocal. It's not a proper duet, like he did on the MJ track, where he takes the second verse.

The shot of Prince's silhouette from his own Super Bowl performance, and turning the city purple with the superimposition of the symbol was a nice touch, IMO. I'm from Minneapolis and I loved seeing my city like that.

I think the issue with I Would Die 4 U being the song choice is maybe an emotional projection from those of us still in mourning. I don't think it was intended to be morbid or disrespectful. Prince mentioned death and dying in a lot of his music.

The performance in general was just okay for me. It was good for him, but I just don't get very excited by Justin Timberlake. When I hear his music, I'm constantly yearning for a better vocalist to be on the track instead.

Ultimitely, I'm glad he tributed Prince in the way he did. He didn't have to, and I think his reverence for the man in genuine.

djThunderfunk said:

I can't believe some are praising Justin's "talent", much less his "sampling" of Prince for his performance.

It's likely that the purpose of the hologram "rumor" was so we would be so happy that it wasn't true that we wouldn't complain about the sampling of Prince's image and voice.

This was lazy, cheap and disrespectful. If he really wanted to honor Prince he could try actually singing one of his songs himself instead of just sampling him.

And, "I Would Die 4 U"? Really?!? That's just morbid.

Your theory about the rumor could be true. The rumor came from TMZ so it was suspect from the very beginning.

rogifan said:

laurarichardson said:

This was before the Golden Gloves and his stupid remix diss.

Meh. “Fams” need to get over this. Justin didn’t hate Prince and Prince didn’t hate Justin. And nobody has ever confirmed those song lyrics were about Prince. If “fams” want to be mad be mad that Prince was filler in a halftime show that wasn’t very good. Thank god for the cutaway to the city lighting up purple. That was the best part of the halftime show.

I am over it. What happened is exactly what I expected. My getting over it does not change the facts of the stituation or the fact that he was asked not to do it but did it anywhy because Quest Love told him to.

The truth is he is not really that good of an artist even if Prince never exsisted on the is earth.

I am not a Timberlake fan. However, he is an accomplished performer and musician. He's from Mississippi and plays well on stage with the big dogs when he chooses to. They don't let you dip in or out of the Memphis music scene otherwise.

The whole Superbowl half-time show is mega-hyped and meant to appeal to the most generic people/fans. Very few artists pull it off well or ever have in the past. The expectation of greatness is overwrought.

I liked Timberlake's nod to Prince. Keep the vibe alive. +

laurarichardson said:

In my opinion, the NBC promo video was pretty cool.
Appreciate that they recognize the greatness.
Wished that had played the vid more than they did during the pre-game.

rogifan said: