Just like everyone else, I am hopeful that The Weekend will pull off a great performance tomorrow. I really do, just like his vibe. But, how could you ever compete with the GOAT's performance and it raining harder during Purple Rain?? I mean, when are we possibly going to have another complete musical artist rise to the surface like him? (lyrics, instruments, composing, mixing, dancing, and singing, able to do it all?) I am not sure the stars will ever align like that again. But, am cheering on my Chiefs, and hoping the halftime show will at least rank up there in the top 10!

Seahorsie said:

Just like everyone else, I am hopeful that The Weekend will pull off a great performance tomorrow. I really do, just like his vibe. But, how could you ever compete with the GOAT's performance and it raining harder during Purple Rain?? I mean, when are we possibly going to have another complete musical artist rise to the surface like him? (lyrics, instruments, composing, mixing, dancing, and singing, able to do it all?) I am not sure the stars will ever align like that again. But, am cheering on my Chiefs, and hoping the halftime show will at least rank up there in the top 10!

Yeah.... if you look up 'overrated' in the dictionary, there's a picture of The Weeknd grinning arrogantly.

He's had a couple of good banging dance tunes, and those good ones have always involved strong collaboration with someone else.... otherwise, calling his material 'mediocre' is being polite, to me.

Arrogance is perhaps my least favourite characteristic in anyone.... it's close to, but clearly defined from confidence. This Weeknd fella is waaaaay too arrogant.... and nowhere near as good as he thinks he is....

My prediction? It'll be a half-assed, mostly tuneless halftime show, that everyone will faun over and forgive because he delivered it under the difficult circumstances of a pandemic.

By the way, this guy's also there in the encyclopaedia under 'dumbest stage name ever'.

Rimshottbob said:

Seahorsie said:

Just like everyone else, I am hopeful that The Weekend will pull off a great performance tomorrow. I really do, just like his vibe. But, how could you ever compete with the GOAT's performance and it raining harder during Purple Rain?? I mean, when are we possibly going to have another complete musical artist rise to the surface like him? (lyrics, instruments, composing, mixing, dancing, and singing, able to do it all?) I am not sure the stars will ever align like that again. But, am cheering on my Chiefs, and hoping the halftime show will at least rank up there in the top 10!

Yeah.... if you look up 'overrated' in the dictionary, there's a picture of The Weeknd grinning arrogantly.

He's had a couple of good banging dance tunes, and those good ones have always involved strong collaboration with someone else.... otherwise, calling his material 'mediocre' is being polite, to me.

Arrogance is perhaps my least favourite characteristic in anyone.... it's close to, but clearly defined from confidence. This Weeknd fella is waaaaay too arrogant.... and nowhere near as good as he thinks he is....

My prediction? It'll be a half-assed, mostly tuneless halftime show, that everyone will faun over and forgive because he delivered it under the difficult circumstances of a pandemic.

By the way, this guy's also there in the encyclopaedia under 'dumbest stage name ever'.

whoah dude. you absolutely crushed him.

Why do they lip-synch @ a time like this?? He had an opportunity to shine.

Too much reliance on empty spectacle and 'dancing'

I turned it off.

Rimshottbob said:

Arrogance is perhaps my least favourite characteristic in anyone....

Ever heard of Prince?

billymeade said:

Rimshottbob said:

billymeade said:

Ever heard of Prince?

Yes I have heard of Prince. And I believe I stipulated the subtle but important difference between arrogance and confidence. Prince was super confident - and might play at being arrogant - bit was never genuinely arrogant.

I was mostly joking I love the Weeknd, but do think he's a bit over-rated for his current position. Probably speaks to the lack of modern superstars than any fault of his own.

billymeade said:

Rimshottbob said:

billymeade said: Yes I have heard of Prince. And I believe I stipulated the subtle but important difference between arrogance and confidence. Prince was super confident - and might play at being arrogant - bit was never genuinely arrogant.

I was mostly joking I love the Weeknd, but do think he's a bit over-rated for his current position. Probably speaks to the lack of modern superstars than any fault of his own.

Ah, cool. Fair play!

I love I Feel It Coming, but that's mostly because of the Daft Punk input.... a couple of his others are okay.... the rest, meh.... and the breaking point for me was when he complained that he hadn't been nominated for any Grammys.... that's where his childish arrogance just shone like a beacon for me...

Margot said:

Why do they lip-synch @ a time like this?? He had an opportunity to shine.

Too much reliance on empty spectacle and 'dancing'

I turned it off.

dude lip synched without a band over a pre-recorded track and the audio was still fucked up

Just replay Prince's halftime show every year from now on

I wanted to love it. I actually did like it for about half of it. Then it got a little boring to me.

The production stuff was cool, but was The Weeknd himself all that great? I don't know. I only knew maybe 2 of the songs he did, and they kind of all sound the same. The sound itself didn't sound all that great as others have noted.

I like BANDS and watching musicians do they're thing. That's why Prince was so great.

The Prince performance had the best entrance I've ever seen with the lightning bolt striking and then blowing up the stage and the band emerging as the smoke faded. It's just a shame that his great concert was ruined by being in the middle of a boring ass football game.

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Rimshottbob said:

herb4 said:

Margot said:

Why do they lip-synch @ a time like this?? He had an opportunity to shine.

Too much reliance on empty spectacle and 'dancing'

I turned it off.

dude lip synched without a band over a pre-recorded track and the audio was still fucked up

Just replay Prince's halftime show every year from now on

Hope springs eternal...

MotownSubdivision said:

Rimshottbob said:

Ah, cool. Fair play!

I love I Feel It Coming, but that's mostly because of the Daft Punk input.... a couple of his others are okay.... the rest, meh.... and the breaking point for me was when he complained that he hadn't been nominated for any Grammys.... that's where his childish arrogance just shone like a beacon for me...

I'm not a Weeknd fan but he is one of the biggest names in music now and had one of the biggest albums last year that spurred off some successful singles yet didn't get a single nomination because he opted to invest his time and resources into his halftime performance as opposed to a live set at the Grammys. You don't think he has the right to be angry about that?

Of course he doesn't have a right to be angry about it.... 'oh, they didn't nominate ME, so they must be corrupt!' .... the most childish of sour grapes.... and if already knew they were corrupt (who doesn't know that), then why does he even want one? And why wasn't he shouting about it beforehand, only when he had something to gain?

It's pathetic behaviour. Awards are awards.... Bob Dylan last year released one of the most critically acclaimed albums of his career... it was hard to find someone who didn't like it... he didn't get a single nomination.... where was his diatribe complaining that he wasn't nominated? Oh, nowhere, because he didn't give a fuck.... just like everyone else shouldn't give a fuck.

Maybe Bob will do the Superbowl next year...

Rimshottbob said:

herb4 said:

Best comment-

A football game was played at a Prince concert.

I didn't see this halftime show but based on the comments I've seen I'm feeling really bad for The Weeknd.

herb4 said:

Margot said:

Why do they lip-synch @ a time like this?? He had an opportunity to shine.

Too much reliance on empty spectacle and 'dancing'

I turned it off.

dude lip synched without a band over a pre-recorded track and the audio was still fucked up

Just replay Prince's halftime show every year from now on

^^^^^ THIS

OR....just make every applicant (chosen?) performer watch it daily for a month.

erm....how about a ... Weird Al Yankovic performance..?

Given the circumstances, the wknd was ok.

It made me (and probably millions more) go back and watch some other shows that i haven't seen since they were live.

Bruno was fantastic!

Gaga!

Even KatyPurry was more fun

Worser was that fake Blues Brothers fiasco. What a waste of JB and ZZ!!!

Prince was the BEST. They should just run a tape of his show at every halftime from now on cause nobody can ever compare.