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Reply #30 posted 02/04/08 8:50am

RodeoSchro

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The GAME was GREAT!

Tom Petty was entertaining. He wasn't Prince, but he was good.


My thoughts exactly.
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Reply #31 posted 02/04/08 8:51am

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OMG last years show was so much better cool
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Reply #32 posted 02/04/08 8:51am

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L4OATheOriginal said:

i only caught half of it but i enjoyed it better than the superbowl last year nod that was a pure snooze fest

omfg ur crazy
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Reply #33 posted 02/04/08 8:52am

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sexxydancer said:

dead lol

falloff u mean u did not like it???? lol hug
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Reply #34 posted 02/04/08 9:05am

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sexxydancer said:

dead lol

falloff u mean u did not like it???? lol hug

Nope! lol
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Reply #35 posted 02/04/08 9:24am

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sexxydancer said:

babooshleeky said:


falloff u mean u did not like it???? lol hug

Nope! lol

lol ur so funny
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Reply #36 posted 02/04/08 9:25am

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Snore fest.
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Reply #37 posted 02/04/08 11:10am

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babooshleeky said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

i only caught half of it but i enjoyed it better than the superbowl last year nod that was a pure snooze fest

omfg ur crazy



no i am not spank
man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81
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Reply #38 posted 02/04/08 11:58am

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sad BORING~~~~~
Tom Petty has ALOT of great songs... but I felt the ones
he sang were lousy.. (except Free fallin)

His voice didn't sound all that great either and
he kept breaking the show up by stopping between songs...
Didn't flow well at all.....

The Stage WAS very cool.... but for a 1/2 time show you need some
one with some "ZIP".....

Prince has NOTHING to worry about against THIS 1/2 time show...
He did AMAZING even in a down pour..
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Reply #39 posted 02/04/08 12:19pm

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Pretty dull. And a marked contrast to last year when the halftime show was far more exciting than the game!

I like Tom, but he's not really a showman. Not surprisingly he put on a professional show with good music, performed through a stony grin.
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Reply #40 posted 02/04/08 12:31pm

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lastdecember said:

Tom was good and the band ws tight, im not a huge Petty fan but the guy is always on. I was one of the few that wasnt blown away by Prince's performance last year at all, mainly because i have seen him so much live in smaller venues, his performance was good by far from groundshaking like people were calling it, plus his band was OFF big time. Im just glad the show was live, im tired of hearing "records" during these half time shows. Mariah would be an interesting choice but she would need to do it "live" and not with tons of fill ins and clip tracks that she uses of pre-recording vocals.


Mariah would be a boring choice if you ask me. She's never really been known for being a great live performer.
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Reply #41 posted 02/04/08 12:44pm

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Cinnamon234 said:

lastdecember said:

Tom was good and the band ws tight, im not a huge Petty fan but the guy is always on. I was one of the few that wasnt blown away by Prince's performance last year at all, mainly because i have seen him so much live in smaller venues, his performance was good by far from groundshaking like people were calling it, plus his band was OFF big time. Im just glad the show was live, im tired of hearing "records" during these half time shows. Mariah would be an interesting choice but she would need to do it "live" and not with tons of fill ins and clip tracks that she uses of pre-recording vocals.


Mariah would be a boring choice if you ask me. She's never really been known for being a great live performer.


To me her best live performance was at LIVE 8 doing "Make it Happen" this had to be the only time Mariah did not use any form of clip tracks, pre-recorded vocals, or anything. Vocally she was on, though people said she was straining, to me it was like "finally you are singing". But outside of her, female wise, Beyonce is the only other one that i could see them asking.

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Reply #42 posted 02/04/08 12:48pm

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His performance was good, but not great. Now theres's question as to whether it was live.


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Reply #43 posted 02/04/08 12:48pm

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NDRU said:

Pretty dull. And a marked contrast to last year when the halftime show was far more exciting than the game!

I like Tom, but he's not really a showman. Not surprisingly he put on a professional show with good music, performed through a stony grin.


Well this is why networks are always praying for a New York team in a whatever sport to make it. I remember the year the Mets lost the playoffs to the Cardinals, and the Cardinals played the Tigers in the World Series, it is now regarded as the worst played, least watched, most boring World Series ever. And i felt that way with last years superbowl with Chicago and the Colts, boring teams.

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Reply #44 posted 02/04/08 12:57pm

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I think that he was a poor choice for the half-time show.
I enjoy his music, his integrity towards his music, & I also enjoy watching him perform. But that's only because I already know what to expect from him.
For the Super-Bowl, the majority of viewers don't expect a no-frills show.
When I first heard that he was gonna play at this years game, I had already begun imagining how various celebrity news talk-shows would be complaining about how boring it was.
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Reply #45 posted 02/04/08 1:31pm

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thougth the show was great. Simple, back to basics...no fireworks (worth mentioning) no rabits and hats... just great music. loved it!

as for who's next. My money is on bocephus (aka hank williams jr)... think I'm crazy? just u wait!
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Reply #46 posted 02/04/08 2:14pm

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Cinnamon234 said:

lastdecember said:

Tom was good and the band ws tight, im not a huge Petty fan but the guy is always on. I was one of the few that wasnt blown away by Prince's performance last year at all, mainly because i have seen him so much live in smaller venues, his performance was good by far from groundshaking like people were calling it, plus his band was OFF big time. Im just glad the show was live, im tired of hearing "records" during these half time shows. Mariah would be an interesting choice but she would need to do it "live" and not with tons of fill ins and clip tracks that she uses of pre-recording vocals.


Mariah would be a boring choice if you ask me. She's never really been known for being a great live performer.


I LOVE Mariah, but I have to agree. She looks terribly stiff and unattached in all her live performances.
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Reply #47 posted 02/04/08 2:52pm

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lastdecember said:

Tom was good and the band ws tight, im not a huge Petty fan but the guy is always on. I was one of the few that wasnt blown away by Prince's performance last year at all, mainly because i have seen him so much live in smaller venues, his performance was good by far from groundshaking like people were calling it, plus his band was OFF big time. Im just glad the show was live, im tired of hearing "records" during these half time shows. Mariah would be an interesting choice but she would need to do it "live" and not with tons of fill ins and clip tracks that she uses of pre-recording vocals.



I wasn't blown away by Prince's performance too

I made a thread about it a while ago...

I think Prince made a good performance...
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Reply #48 posted 02/04/08 2:56pm

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How great can a performance be in 8 to 10 minutes?
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Reply #49 posted 02/04/08 3:00pm

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I liked it a lot and was really looking forward to it. Tom Petty is a great.

I agree maybe he should have closed with "Free Fallin'". It's that song just about everyone knows..."Running Down A Dream" is good but hardly a closer.
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Reply #50 posted 02/04/08 3:33pm

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Graycap23 said:

How great can a performance be in 8 to 10 minutes?


lol good point
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Reply #51 posted 02/04/08 6:41pm

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man this performance was bored especially and especially compared to last year. Who can beat a short black man playing an electric guitar in the rain with his hair piece laid to the side??? Not Tom Petty.

I found myself wanting to find the tape I had taped last year's Prince half time show on and popping it on the tv screen.

And yes Tom Petty's set seemed way longer than Prince's performance. But that's probably due to boredom. And I thought that Sir Paul McCartney's performance was boring, shucks, I think Tom Petty should win the most boringest Super Bowl half-time performance ever award.
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Reply #52 posted 02/04/08 8:28pm

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Graycap23 said:

How great can a performance be in 8 to 10 minutes?


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Reply #53 posted 02/04/08 8:50pm

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More like tom petty & the fartbreakers.
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Reply #54 posted 02/04/08 9:44pm

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I LOVED IT! But then I'm a big Tom Petty fan so I'm biased. Tom and Co. rocked it. Had the WHOLE stadium singing "freeeee....free faaaaalling..." ...it was dope as hell nod
Only the stupid are STILL Prince fans.
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Reply #55 posted 02/04/08 11:12pm

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Why is everyone saying that it ain't up 2 par with Prince's?

Prince's wasn't up to par 2 much else either.

misfee said:

man this performance was bored especially and especially compared to last year. Who can beat a short black man playing an electric guitar in the rain with his hair piece laid to the side??? Not Tom Petty.

I found myself wanting to find the tape I had taped last year's Prince half time show on and popping it on the tv screen.

And yes Tom Petty's set seemed way longer than Prince's performance. But that's probably due to boredom. And I thought that Sir Paul McCartney's performance was boring, shucks, I think Tom Petty should win the most boringest Super Bowl half-time performance ever award.


U just giving the little purple velvet midget 2 much credit.

By the way, who's watching Nick at Nite's Valentine's Day Special w/ Alfonso Ribeiro?
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Reply #56 posted 02/05/08 8:11am

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i would love 2 c the chilli peppers tear it up at next years
man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81
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Reply #57 posted 02/05/08 8:14am

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I LOVED IT! But then I'm a big Tom Petty fan so I'm biased.

I don't think you even need to be a big Tom Petty fan to enjoy it. I don't own a single record by him and I thought it was good. Sounds like some people didn't like it just because it wasn't Prince.
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Reply #58 posted 02/05/08 10:17am

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Tom Petty is what he is....and that's cool
Didn't go out to set the world on fire, just wanted to play some tunes and rock out a little bit and there's nothing wrong with that.
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Reply #59 posted 02/05/08 10:24am

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RipHer2Shreds said:

Jezebel said:

I LOVED IT! But then I'm a big Tom Petty fan so I'm biased.

I don't think you even need to be a big Tom Petty fan to enjoy it. I don't own a single record by him and I thought it was good. Sounds like some people didn't like it just because it wasn't Prince.



nod that's what i think as well
man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81
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