TBeatty716 said:

I was waiting for one of the sections of the stage to fall, sorry it just seems those things are constructed to quickly, though i did picture him still playing the guitar flat on his back underneath the floor.

If you venture over to spytorrent.com and enter something that would have to do with a super bowl performance you may.....

I'm just waiting for them to do playboy already.

WTF were they doing??

They were twirling around like my 6 year old.

Honestly, she was mimicing their steps and I think she was better.

DAYUM! they were in the way, I couldn't see P as much as I wanted to because of them.

who choreograph them??? Rosie Perez and the FlyGirls did a better job.

mrdespues said:

I've read a bunch of posts - and yours is the most right on so far!

I could criticize and nit pick but overall I think our guy came through like we knew he would.

The last time he was faced with such a testosterone-soaked non-fan audience, they threw garbage, called him “faggot”, and booed him off stage.

Over 25 years later and he had them in the palm of his hand.

It was the stuff of legend, rendered even more visually and aurally matchless in the pouring rain.

Back in the late 90s Prince once said that a friend had told him that he wouldn’t be truly free again until his guitar took full flight.

Is it flying now, or is this Dylan/Hendrix/Foo Fighters inspired mash-up just another one-off that’ll lead no farther than a dove tied to a stick?

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Funny people, you org ones.

Revolution said:

My wife made the same call! That is too funny.

The Beautiful Pictures with so much vivid color and contrast reminds me of the LOVESEXY era ...and the Superbowl Symbol Stage also reminds me of the bigger than life stage of Lovesexy

I was giddy as a little school girl watching Prince tonight.

The mixture of old classics and new, unfamiliar (to Prince fans) covers was perfect.

The sound was surprisingly good for a Superbowl halftime show.

He looked beautiful and sounded even better. His mic was loud and his voice was clear. Loved that.

His outfit was cool with a nod to the Bears and maybe even the Miami dolphins.

"Best of You" really got me worked up.

I didn't mind the rain on the cameras at all. I just wish they wouldn't have cut away at such crucial moments like when he threw his guitar or the very close of the performance. They should've had a close-up on his face. But other than that, well done.

It was simple, yet huge, universally appealing and undeniable.

I don't know why so many folks hate the Twins too. Did Diamond and Pearl receive this much piss taking?

I kept thinking how classic it was that his hair went from the "Gett Off" video to Under the Cherry Moon to the Controversy poster all in 10 minutes. Only Prince. His fluid performance and how unaffected he was by the rain was truly touching. Made him human.

And that's important for Prince fans and non-fans alike to see. I love that he can do anything and do it better than anyone else. But I also love to see that Prince is indeed one of us too. Tonight he mingled well with humanity. Good job kitty. It couldn't have been any better.

rozilla said:

Prince has a bad hip and doesn't dance like he used to. Energy is up with the Twinz doing their thing.

They don't bother me one bit.

bobsteezy said:

Thank you.

doeineffect said:[quote]THAT'S MY NIGGA!!

Whatever your race is... it doesn't matter. Let's not use that word anymore. It's getting old.

bobsteezy said:

great performance! totally wicked. and i'm so thrilled
he picked up habibi to play purple rain. excellent!!!

prodigalfan said:

No offense, but I doubt your 6-year old was wearing high heels, and dancing in a driving rain, in front of one of the largest television audiences in the world.

IstenSzek said:

He should play guitar like this for every television performance he ever does. It always comes off so well!

CarrieMpls said:

IstenSzek said:

I was happier with Best Of U...

Niiiiice.

And the rest of the Purple Rain showcase I thought was awright

Brendan said:

since 2004 Prince has been letting that guitar fly far and free -- and i daresay this is where all the recent respect is coming from

GangstaFam said:

If there had been internet like today; hell yeah.

Personally I was more 'wtf' about Shelby's outfit. I thought they would do Batdance because of it, hehehe

HamsterHuey said:

I don't see anything wrong with any of them.

GangstaFam said:

Oh you fam! I do not have any problem with either girls.

Just Shelby's outfit. She looks like a bat that tries to get offa the ground almost everytime she is in front of the camera.

I'm from the UK and stayed up till 1:30 in the morning to watch his set and I was underwhelmed. It was a good, solid performance, and the pyrotechnics and stage lighting were awesome. It's just that his song choice was a bit predictable. It made sense to trudge out the Purple Rain hits at the Grammys with Beyonce and at the Hall of Fame, but that was nearly 2 years ago. He's got plenty more classic songs that have mass appeal which he could've played instead - e.g. Little Red Corvette, Kiss, Raspberet Beret etc.

That said, All Along The Watchtower/Best of U sounded good and probably would've been a big surprise to the neutrals.

I guess I just expect too much...

Snap said:

Very True. But I was referring to it flying free in the studio.

phunkymunky said:

LoL @ THe Neutrals. As is the case with these horribly long stickies (I am not going to work my way through it all) I do not know if anyone already said this. These gigs are not aimed as us; they are aimed at the general public (the Neutrals I will now call them).

We all know he's got OTHER hits than Purple Rain or Baby I'm A Star. But that is what Prince think the Neutrals want, I suppose. I rather have him pump out something more recent.

USA Today Sports page C1 has one image of Prince on the front page of sports; on page 10C -- sidebar on halftime show. USA Today calls Prince's halftime show "stellar."

And as I look at all of the "Associated Press" wire copy on Prince's halftime performance and Super Bowl recap stories ... the consensus says Prince wore a "hankerchief" around his head.

Everyone in Princeland knows it's not a "hankerchief." It's a "doo rag!"

Oh Prince was just 2 fantastic tonight! I love the stage setup,his suit was just beautiful and he ALWAYS tears is up! I loved the entire performance but I was really worried that Prince,The Twins, or Shelby were going to slip and fall in all that rain. Everything was spectacular and he just killed me when he said take a picture of me in all this rain. That's right he deserved to have his picture taken in that rain and to still look,may I say perfect. The one and only Prince,you made my week! A new song and a great performance!



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cinnamonjo said:

Although I would have chosen a slightly different setlist, he had to roll out the big ones for this show. And how many times has he played Purple Rain on tv?

my pet peave of the org :::::

why do we need JUST ONE thread on the super bowl performance ...

like so many other "discussions" on this board ... i really think it sucks that we now have 11 pages of lil comments on this performance when some people just wanna discuss ONE aspect or whatever ...