Springsteen sucked.
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I was really looking forward to Springsteen's halftime performance. Unfortunately, it was awful.
Instead of a good show, we got "The Springsteen Experience" -- it seemed like a Vegas lounge singer's bad impression of Springsteen and the E Street Band. Except the guy playing Bruce got winded from running around the stage like a teenager and couldn't sing worth a lick.
If I wanted to hear someone speak the words to "Born to Run" instead of sing them, I'd call William Shatner.
As in a Vegas show, the production values -- the fireworks, the extra horns, the backup singers, the glitz -- overpowered the music. But the music wasn't good either, at least not the way Bruce was singing.
And changing the words to "Glory Days" to make it about footballl? "Glory Days" is a bad enough song as it is. In keeping with his lame performance, Bruce could have changed "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" to "Tenth Avenue Sellout".
Plus that forced patter between Bruce and Silvio Dante at the end was embarrassing. Tony Soprano should have whacked both of them.
Next time, someone tell Bruce to just stand there and sing. Save the fireworks and the lounge act for the Taj Mahal or the Luxor.
Jennifer Hudson was outstanding. And the game was good, especially in the fourth quarter. The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet was top-notch as always.
Instead of a good show, we got "The Springsteen Experience" -- it seemed like a Vegas lounge singer's bad impression of Springsteen and the E Street Band. Except the guy playing Bruce got winded from running around the stage like a teenager and couldn't sing worth a lick.
If I wanted to hear someone speak the words to "Born to Run" instead of sing them, I'd call William Shatner.
As in a Vegas show, the production values -- the fireworks, the extra horns, the backup singers, the glitz -- overpowered the music. But the music wasn't good either, at least not the way Bruce was singing.
And changing the words to "Glory Days" to make it about footballl? "Glory Days" is a bad enough song as it is. In keeping with his lame performance, Bruce could have changed "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" to "Tenth Avenue Sellout".
Plus that forced patter between Bruce and Silvio Dante at the end was embarrassing. Tony Soprano should have whacked both of them.
Next time, someone tell Bruce to just stand there and sing. Save the fireworks and the lounge act for the Taj Mahal or the Luxor.
Jennifer Hudson was outstanding. And the game was good, especially in the fourth quarter. The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet was top-notch as always.
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Originally Posted by GPMike,Feb 2 2009, 11:52 AM
If you are over 45 as a rocker....more than likely you suck. Very few can get past the old fart status while performing well and rockin' the house like they were in their 20s.
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Originally Posted by sw05s2k,Feb 2 2009, 12:00 PM
um, Bono is 48 and he certainly doesn't "suck", maybe you should have said 55...
but you were born in '73
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Originally Posted by kadeshpa,Feb 2 2009, 12:17 PM
You guys are all nucking futz, I thought his halftime show was awesome.
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i like seeing/listening to a live band ... when they actually play music.
he just ran around the stage doing stupid crap and not singing while the backup singers took over. oh and there were lots of pretty lights and stuff...? awesome? i don't care about stupid fireworks, i'm not 10 years old anymore.
and seriously. how many backup singers do you need? and like 4 or 5 people playing guitar? totally unnecessary, i'm guessing some of them weren't even plugged in.
when the 'band' is just putting on a 'show' not an actual performance, i really lose interest, and from this thread.. i'm clearly not the only one.
he just ran around the stage doing stupid crap and not singing while the backup singers took over. oh and there were lots of pretty lights and stuff...? awesome? i don't care about stupid fireworks, i'm not 10 years old anymore.
and seriously. how many backup singers do you need? and like 4 or 5 people playing guitar? totally unnecessary, i'm guessing some of them weren't even plugged in.
when the 'band' is just putting on a 'show' not an actual performance, i really lose interest, and from this thread.. i'm clearly not the only one.
