Oh my gosh, that was the most craptastic performance I've ever seen. Where to begin?

Well kids, if you think a lifetime of smoking is going to improve your voice, I give you Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend (or is it Townshend? Who cares?) as proof that it RUINS it. You young 'uns might not believe this, but Roger Daltrey probably had the best voice in rock music - ever. I've never been a Who fan, but that cat had THE voice.

And now - ugh. Tobacco done cooked their vocal chords. That was so bad, so very, very bad. They sounded like wounded cats. My ears hurt.

Almost as bad as the singing was Townsend's playing. He screwed up EVERY song, but his work on "Won't Get Fooled Again" was just horrendous. I have no idea what happened to him but right now, there are 1,498 garage bands in Houston that could have played that set better than Townsend and the Who did.

Ringo's kid was OK on drums. But he could have been the second coming of John Blackwell and with the crap played/sung in front of him, it wouldn't have mattered.

The stage sucked. I mean, it SUCKED. There were no good views of it, and it seemed hard for the cameramen to get in any position for a good shot. They ought to put a hold on the check of whoever designed it.

All in all, there was one clear winner in this debacle - modern pop and country artists.

'Cause if the Who represent what to expect from aging rock acts, then say hello to Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and maybe even Justin Bieber next year.

Well Pete is playing the hell out of his guitar but still, unless he douses alchohol on it and sets it on fire and then they blow up the drum set, this performance can't be saved.

The stage was the only thing I liked about the performance.

A fitting ending...



...for the winners.




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The hell with that. Since The Saints were playing and eventually won, they should have gotten Freedom to come on and perform this jam.....

missfee said:

I was anticipating that Pete would break his guitar at the end of the performance. And I was surprise that he didn't do it.

why do they always get these british acts to play the superbowl? most of them probably never watched much american football.the halftime show use to be fun, now its the perfect time for a beer and wings run.

I'll take ancient has-been legends (that includes Prince, you know) over that mess they used to put on there where 15 different acts would play a two-song medley all at the same time with feathers and balloon animals and shit flying everywhere.

I'll take ancient has-been legends (that includes Prince, you know) over that mess they used to put on there where 15 different acts would play a two-song medley all at the same time with feathers and balloon animals and shit flying everywhere.

errant said:

U didn't like this?

daPrettyman said:

can't see it. youtube is blocked here.

errant said:

It's Diana Ross at the Superbowl in 96.

I actually believe that George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic complete with Bootsy Collins would actually be an entertaining half time show.

What about Stevie Wonder, or the Isley Brothers (shouldn't Ron be out of jail soon?)?

missfee said:

Stevie has done it, but only as part of one of the older multi-artist lineups. He played Sir Duke, I believe with some ska band. He'd be great, still if he got his own halftime show.

U2 would be good. I guess maybe they already did it? I don't remember I know they did the NBA Finals.

The Isley's aren't popular enough to do the half-time show. (BTW, Ron is out of jail).

missfee said:

Stevie has done it, but only as part of one of the older multi-artist lineups. He played Sir Duke, I believe with some ska band. He'd be great, still if he got his own halftime show.

U2 would be good. I guess maybe they already did it? I don't remember I know they did the NBA Finals.

NDRU said:

Here's a list of past performers. I don't see Stevie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...time_shows

ac/dc should do it

missfee said:

I was anticipating that Pete would break his guitar at the end of the performance. And I was surprise that he didn't do it.

NDRU said:

I think U2 did it a few years ago (if I'm not mistaken). I think Stevie would be a good choice.

The Isley's aren't popular enough to do the half-time show. (BTW, Ron is out of jail).

NDRU said:

I think U2 did it a few years ago (if I'm not mistaken). I think Stevie would be a good choice.

The Isley's aren't popular enough to do the half-time show. (BTW, Ron is out of jail).

daPrettyman said:

I agree, but I don't necessarily think that should be true. Them doing Who's that Lady, It's Your Thing, Fight the Power would certainly be as good as the Who was.