So who thinks this morning Springsteen outplayed Prince last night.

Many think Springsteen overdid it last night. Many think it was simply a great show and the best ever Half Time show.

Well, I didn't see the Springsteen one, but they're talking about it in Non-Prince:
http://prince.org/msg/8/296541

wildgoldenhoney said:

I hadn't seen his post. Thanks!

sarkozyiszeman said:

You're welcome.

i saw it and i liked the show, Springsteen played well, but i think Prince's Superbowl performance was better.

Prince

well...i can't believe im gonna say this but....um....Springstein was kinda better. I dunno, just seems he was more into it, having more fun than P did. Plus , I never really was feeling them twitz

Had Springsteen done "Born In The USA" last night...we might have a discussion but he didn't. Now I'm curious as to why he didn't? Anyhoo, Prince...hands down!

ALSO...did anybody else notice how there is no discussion...feigned outrage...about that shot of Springsteen kneeling all the way back with the mic stand between his legs? My first thought was..."Oooooh, his phallic is bigger than Prince's!"

I was expecting mortal conDAMNnation!
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HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I thought his back went out.

Big fan of both, hard to compare.

Princes show was a little more dramatic and his finale awsome!


The Boss was great, thought he sounded a little bit out of breath and tring too hard
Great shows by both but i will give it too P

good game too
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Shawnt25 said:

LOL! They did hold that shot for quite a while!

Both put on great halftime shows. Prince had an out-of-tune guitar at the end; Springsteen got out of breath and sang a little offkey as a result. Both are such consumate performers that the problems they faced in their performances were merely minor setbacks (when they would have destroyed the sets of lesser acts). Springsteen loses some points for the cheesy acting and banter, imo, but he was still really, really great. And Prince was better. That's my take.

Springsteen =

Prince =

no con test

I saw both and Prince easily beats "The Boss" Something was just missing with Bruce. I was kinda bored in the middle of the set but he did put on a good show. Prince needs to do the Halftime show again.

Prince. Hands down. Springsteen did top Petty and the Stones though. But c'mon, the Rain, the symbol stage, the guitar playing...done.

Prince ! There will never be another U ....
[Edited 2/2/09 20:56pm]

Prince is the king of halftime showz.

Though P's halftime show will be the greatest for me..Springsteen was right up there...he's a great performer and the energy on stage was amazing. I'm glad he did not do 'Born in the USA' and chose 'Glory Days' instead. We are in a new age and Born would just be too political even though that song is the ultimate stadium anthem. 'Glory Days' kinda fits the mood of the country right now...light, optimistic...hopeful.

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

I love Bruce and his energy but his voice was terrible. There are so many notes he could not hit and he was breathless as well.


Great energy though!

masbas said:

says it all. I thought Bruce was great but a bit too 'blues brothers' for me!
P's performance was the stuff of ledgend, something truly magical happened that night.

RunAmok said:

P R I N C E .....touchdown !

I gotta give it to Bruce. Prince was good, but he didn't have the energy that the E Street Band had.

funksterr said:

Sorry you need to look at the video of Prince again ... I like old Bruce but no way did he beat Prince ... take any joe of the street play both videos back to back ...they will go for Prince...

funksterr said:

I understaznd where you come from but am I the only one who was horrified by the way Bruce sang!

He hit wrong notes after wrong notes.

sexxydancer said:

Really .....I thought for sure you were going to say you liked Springsteen's Half Time Show better.

Too close to call...

Shawnt25 said:

Hahaha, no shit! It was like "help, I can't get up!" He probably had to bathe in Bengay afterwards.

Old Brucey was so worn out, you would've thought he'd done a two hour set, not 12 minutes!

His stupid wife being on-stage is 200000X more annoying than the twins because she just stands there, with her stretched to the max face and pretends to play the guitar.

In other words: Prince's show was definitely superior!

http://new.music.yahoo.co...uper-bowl/

The 10 Unforgivable Sins Of Bruce Springsteen's Performance At The Super Bowl
Posted Sun Feb 1, 2009 7:13pm PST by Rob O'Connor in List Of The Day
You may find this hard to believe, but I am a Bruce Springsteen fan. I may not come across as someone who would enjoy his music, but from "For You," "Backstreets," "Darkness On The Edge of Town," "The Promise" to "The River," "Nebraska," "Tougher Than The Rest," "I Wish I Were Blind" and "Radio Nowhere," I can find plenty to recommend of the man's music. His new album Working On A Dream, the stillborn title track and "Outlaw Pete" aside, is the best thing he's cut in years.

But that half-time show at the Super Bowl--12 excruciating minutes--puts me in an indefensible position to the people who I've been trying to convert for all these years. Now they'll never listen to me.

Since this is LIST OF THE DAY, I will present to you in list form my reasons for why this was an abomination.

10) Bruce addresses the TV camera and tells everyone to drop the guacamole dip and chicken fingers to join him. No need to cajole us Bruce, we're in our comfy chairs and ready to rock. Don't tell me what to do and don't slide into the camera. That's hokey!

9) He opens with "Tenth Avenue Freezeout." The only version of this song I've ever admired is the incredibly funky one that struts out from the Hammersmith Odeon Concert available on the DVD of Born To Run: 30th Anniversary Edition. The E Street Band has never been a funky outfit and with as many people on stage as they had on Super Bowl Sunday, it was bound to sound stilted and as corny as ever.

8) There were too many people on the stage. After five members in a band most rock 'n' roll groups get noticeably worse with each additional member. Van Morrison is the exception to this rule and Bruce has skirted it by employing top notch guys like Miami Steve and Nils Lofgren. However, he had at least six guitar players onstage. All playing the same parts. Add on the horn section and we're talking chaos.

7) Bruce had to sneak in the title track to his new album. OK, Bruce is going to use the limited time he has to sneak in a little plug for his new album. Can't blame him for trying. Can't blame us for not wanting to hear it.

6) Bruce sneaks in a gospel choir for two minutes. Throw in the gospel choir and it's right back to that sanctimonious vibe that always creeps me out.

5) Bruce changes the reference from baseball to football in "Glory Days." It's always been obvious that Bruce is no sports fan. No big deal. Neither am I, for the most part. But even I know it's called a "fastball" and not a "speedball" (that's what you do when you hang out with John Belushi) and to change the reference to a "Hail Mary" pass in football and make the arm gesture that you're throwing the ball is pretty over-obvious.

4) Bruce has a referee come out and declare it "Boss Time." I admit I don't what happened here. I was pacing the floor and telling myself this wasn't happening around this point. But suddenly I see a guy in a ref outfit come out and I hear somebody call it "Boss Time." Why not have MC Hammer come out and declare it "Hammer Time"? It might as well be.

3) Bruce has apparently joined "Up With People." Everything else aside, Bruce was simply too corny for his own good. It was embarrassing. It was the sight of a guy trying too hard and overcompensating for his ill-ease. It's always been said that Bruce shows more restraint than Billy Joel or Meat Loaf but here he's just killing us with show biz overkill. Rock 'n' Roll, as antiquated a notion as it is these days, is supposed to stay apart from Show Biz. This was pure Cheeze-Whiz.

2) He sticks poor Clarence on COWBELL. For "Glory Days," suddenly Clarence is shuttled off his beloved saxophone, a horn section is bought out front and Clarence is given the lowly COWBELL. Now, the Cowbell has always been an in-joke for all rock bands ever since Saturday Night Live and Blue Oyster Cult deemed "more cowbell" a worthy epithet. Do you think anyone in that stadium heard that cowbell? I bet even Clarence couldn't hear the damn thing.

1) Bruce makes me wish there had been a wardrobe malfunction. Janet Jackson exposes a breast. Mick Jagger gets bleeped during "Start Me Up." Bruce comes with the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. C'mon, Bruce, be a little more edgy. At least do something controversial beyond just being so damned happy and people-pleasing. It's like you're Paul McCartney all of a sudden.

sarkozyiszeman said:

Thanks, that's hilarious! I about fell off my chair when I saw the cowbell, it was cheesetastic!

The guy forgot to mention Bruce's nice shade-o-cheeto tan and those awesome black armbands.

DesireeNevermind said:

bruce rocked it and on top of that HE DID HIS BRAND NEW SONG FROM HIS BRAND NEW ALBUM ..gee ..marketing does work after all!!! ..not doing covers from other people and songs that we're 20+ years old..

people will cite "oh it was raining when prince did his per4mance", that wasn't prince's doing. it's the NFL 4 once getting the concept of warm area climates or domes 4 the superbowl have it thrown back in there faces. let mother nature decide.

just b honest and not jaded about prince's per4mance ..compare it 2 U2's performance a few years back ..compare it 2 the rolling stones..and lastly bruce's and u'll truly c that prince's per4mance wasn't all that