General Music Chat

I didn't really understand the decision to go with The Who anyway as a halftime act. They're irrelevant now. I think it was the success of the Springsteen show the previous year that made them think, "Yeah, let's get aging rockers to do the halftime show!" Ugh.

I do give them credit, however, for having the absolute coolest stage I've ever seen. I was envious. That was awesome.

But I'd rather they put the halftime show in the hands of a band that can actually pull it off without artificial sweeteners. Obviously, you can't get U2 to do it every year... But dang... throw some cash at someone. Which makes me think I'll start another thread...

I've never been a Who fan. I felt a little uncomfortably embarrassed for them watching that half-time show. They already had their image settled in history - now the last memory of the Who is going to be a super-bowl last attempt at being hip.

I think it's unfortunate.

I felt a little uncomfortably embarrassed for them watching that half-time show.

Same here Chris. My feelings exactly.

I think that really has to be the criteria for the halftime show: (A) will I feel embarrassed for the band that gets picked? (B) Will I feel embarrassed for my kids or family members?

If you can answer "NO" to either of those, you've got the right band.

Oh so maybe they should have had the Black Eyed Peas or Lady Ga Ga? At least it was a rock band. Remember there's a wide variety of people watching the Super Bowl so they need an act that can appeal to a broad spectrum of people. Too bad they didn't do this years ago, it would have been cool to see The Who do Super Bowl V, they would have ripped your faces off ala "Live at Leeds".

It wasnt there best performancy by a long shot but I love the Who and it must have felt really good for them to do that. Sure they are over the hill, but the bulk of the paying audience grew up with this group so it makes sense to me.

Could you imagine getting to play at Halftime?

I liked a few years ago when they used Aerosmith and all those younger groups together, I think that was cool.

If I were to ever play something like that Im sure I would need to play to canned music cause my heart would be pumping so hard that theres no way I could hold back the beat. My 12 minutes would be done in like 6 minutes.

And oh yeah I didnt think the Saints could beat the Colts, but Im glad they did for the city of New Orleans. All of us as musicians should be happy that a musical city like Nawleans could win this thing. I bet Canal Street was rocking last night. What a prelude to Mardi Gras!

I just think it's better to leave the "legend" memories in tact - Like I said, I've never liked the Who, but I respected them for being legends of their time - when I thought of them prior to this Super Bowl, I always thought of non-conformists - unique artists who played because it's who they are - kind of the definition of Rock I consider real.

Seeing them play the Superbowl erased all of that - now I think of them as has-beens trying to look young and relevant to a Nirvana / Cold Play / AC-DC crowd. The lead singer looked preppy, the guitarist looked like an ego-tist old man trying to look and young. I just have no respect for people who can't leave their image in tact because they're afraid of getting old.

I think AC/DC would have been a kick ass band to put up there. They're not spring chickens either, but they could have pulled it off with some real authentic energy, and the Colts probably would have won - yeah, I think the half-time show lulled them to sleep for the second half

Oh so maybe they should have had the Black Eyed Peas or Lady Ga Ga? At least it was a rock band. Remember there's a wide variety of people watching the Super Bowl so they need an act that can appeal to a broad spectrum of people. Too bad they didn't do this years ago, it would have been cool to see The Who do Super Bowl V, they would have ripped your faces off ala "Live at Leeds".

I agree the performance wasn't perfect but I thought it was pretty cool to see them perform. And I'd really rather see "the Who" than modern crap like Lady GaGa, Lil Wayne, etc. haha... Zak Starkey is an awesome drummer, too. I saw him play with Oasis a few years ago - that was a really cool show.

Another thing, I actually disagree that Ringo Starr isn't too great a drummer. I think he's one of the best and most important drummers in rock history. And that's an interesting quote from Lennon because Best wasn't good enough to play on record whereas Ringo was (I think George Martin said Best wasn't good enough) - part of the reason Best was out of the band.

Chris4Blues - I think the Nirvana/AC/DC/Coldplay crowds are older now too haha. I don't know what modern rock band they could have put on to represent the young music buying crowd... I kinda like Them Crooked Vultures for a new band but it's made up of older people like John Paul Jones (awesome!), Dave Grohl (surprise surprise) and that Josh guy from Queens of the Stone Age..

Chris4Blues - I think the Nirvana/AC/DC/Coldplay crowds are older now too haha. I don't know what modern rock band they could have put on to represent the young music buying crowd... I kinda like Them Crooked Vultures for a new band but it's made up of older people like John Paul Jones (awesome!), Dave Grohl (surprise surprise) and that Josh guy from Queens of the Stone Age..

I'm not talking about reaching the young crowd - I just mean being able to relate to the existing crowd. "Grown ups" these days listen to metallica - it's an older group but is still appreciated by the younger generation. Same with AC/DC. The Who doesn't really fit that category IMO... I mean my boys are 19 - They know who Metallica and Tool are. They would look at me funny as if I were an old-out-of-date hippy if I mentioned the Who. They consider the Who to be a hippie / drone stone band. So if you want a band that reaches all the generations, old and young, a band like ACDC/Metallica would bridge that gap a whole lot better IMO.

Yeah, I disagree Chris.

These guys are in their mid 60's.

Let that sink in. Their mid 60's.

And if they can get 60,000 fans at the Superbowl singing along with them on every song... It just shows how relevant they will always be. Their music has stood the test of time. Young people know many of their songs, due to games like "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" and both my 10 year old and 13 year old, knew the words and melodies.

That keeps classic rock like this, alive and well. Bringing it into a modern era, and makes a connection, between young and old. The older people grew up with this music, and the younger people have learned it from the games, but NOW, they got a chance to see them LIVE, at the Superbowl, and old and young can relish the history TOGETHER.

I think it was a great thing.

But I would enjoy seeing more fresh bands perform at the Superbowl too. Maybe next year?

I saw AC/DC one time, opening for Thin Lizzy in 1977. They were great but that was over thirty years ago. Their best album "Back in Black" was thirty years ago. How are they more relevant than The Who? Even my suggestion Pearl Jam is twenty years old. So I will change my vote to The Flaming Lips or Radiohead.

I saw AC/DC one time, opening for Thin Lizzy in 1977. They were great but that was over thirty years ago. Their best album "Back in Black" was thirty years ago. How are they more relevant than The Who?

The genre is more appropriate. The Who made me sleepy

Genre? I think they're both hard rock/classic rock bands. Maybe you should disqualify yourself from further opinion, you've already stated you never liked them.

The Who in their prime could blow the doors off from AC/DC or Metallica or any other band you could mention. If you don't have a copy of "Live at Leeds" get one and become enlightened.

The Who in their prime could blow the doors off any band! The energy and loudness are insane on their first record (compare it to other bands/music in 1965 - except for Bob Dylan's band, they were super loud in a different way) not to mention their sound in the early 70s (Live At Leeds, Who's Next)... Jimmydanger have you heard their album "Who Sell Out"? It's not their loudest but it's my personal favorite.

Jimmy Ive still got a warm place in my heart for Let There Be Rock.

I saw AC/DC in 77 open for KISS, loved em every since and still do, but they have been basically playing the same song over and over, where as My Generation and Wont Get Fooled Again show a huge evolution in a bands sound to me.

Just my 2 cents

I still want to see Zep play the halftime, at that point i will know that Im just too damn old for this sh*t!

I love Let There Be Rock (the song and album)! Jw123 - so you got to see AC/DC when Bon Scott was the singer?? I bet that was really cool!