OT: Springsteen Sucked
by Agreen07 on Feb 2, 2009 12:11 AM CST
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Pretty embarrassing...a 60 year-old dude sliding all over the stage at the Super Bowl like he's at Woodstock. That halftime show sucked big time. He mumbled the whole time. I'm sick of watching old performers who put on lame shows. Get some youth in there please.
James Harrison should be castrated for being such a douche. I’m also disappointed that Jesus let down Kurt Warner in the Super Bowl.
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Man the youth today sucks.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 12:13 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
You know what the youth today gives you? It gives you Justin Timberlake pulling a tit out on TV.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 12:16 AM CST up reply actions
The tit...
was as old as bruce sprinsteen.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
ummm....
I’m not sure about that. I bet she’s had some work done on those.
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by rangerdanger on Feb 2, 2009 12:33 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah
Thanks for telling me something that I already know.
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Well here's something you don't know.
You are acting like a tool. It seems as if there are several posters who think toolness is cool. I’m still trying to figure out if you’re trying to or if it just comes natural.
Your 2009 Snow Monkey Ambassador
I think people that use the term "tool"
are tools.
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You've got 28 comments on this blog now
you should keep it that way.
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That would be great...
Slipknot at the Super Bowl.
Pure greatness. I could only imagine the look on the faces on 95% of the people there.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Slipknot are terrible
their fans are the 2nd worst out there, next to TOOL.
Those 2 bands fans bring shame to todays metal fan.
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Wrong...
I really enjoy both of those bands.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
That's fine
I’m not calling you out for liking them or anything; I’m limited to the people/fans I’ve talked with. The overwhelming majority of them are convinced Slipknot is the best metal band of all time.
When I argue other bands merits, they fall back on the bands dumb gimmicks/maggot references. That band used gimmicks to get where they are. They epitomize the Nu Metal genre IMO.
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slipnuts > slipknot
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i thought it was interesting
I like all of the B&C-List celebrities (L Bamba, Little Stevie, Max Weingberg, Paul Schaeffer).
Also, was Bonnie Raitt there too?
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
But I don't think the youth of today suck either
For instance, someone like the Foo Fighters or White Stripes would probably do a pretty good show. Could go back a bit and get a band a bit more established like Red Hot Chili Peppers.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
I was thinking Foo Fighters would be perfect
They want a band that won’t be too controversial or have any chances of being controversial and they need someone big and great live. They need to get the Foo Fighters next year.
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-The Outlaw
And
have them open with Stacked Actors.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
I'd rather see One by One
Opening with that is great way to get the crowd into it.
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-The Outlaw
If we doing a 3 song set list
Open with My Hero, go into Everlong, and close with Best of You
Is it Spring Training Yet?
Because Everlong
is one of the best songs they’ve written. Simple, but awesome.
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there were actually two
i thought i saw two at least.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
I don't think that was Paul Shaeffer.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 2:36 AM CST up reply actions
He did 10th Avenue Freezeout,
so it can’t suck. And instruments were actually played, what a novel concept.
i wouldnt bet on that
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
I thought he did just fine, myself.
That Gold Glove for Young was the worst thing that could have happened to Texas - now the guy really believes he's good at short. - Keith Law
So who would you suggest?
You want “youth” – for what shitty band are you pining?
I need to think something lasts forever, and it might as well be that state of being that is a game; it might as well be that, in a green field, in the sun.
Nickelback.
The sing the anthems of all the struggling college girls and single moms who’ve rubbed their titties in my face.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on Feb 2, 2009 2:26 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I am!
Oooh! Oooh! Me! Me!
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
Justin Timberlake is pretty much this generation's Michael Jackson. He had his shot already.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 2:46 AM CST up reply actions
Well
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Foo Fighters
Beyone dancing for 12 minutes (unplug her mic)
Just not this
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by Agreen07 on Feb 2, 2009 2:49 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The reaction is what gets me.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 2:58 AM CST up reply actions
Wellll...
1) Sprinsteen owned that half-time. I’ll be going to see him in Austin in a few months.
2) I’d love to see RHCP up there, but if you’re railing against age, Kiedis is no spring chicken. Not to mention the drugs Frusch has done adds an automatic 15 years to his age.
3) Foo Fighters aren’t quite big enough for the Super Bowl. It’d be a great show, just don’t think they’re recognizable to main-stream America.
4) Please, baby Jesus, let ST get here quickly…
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Foo Fighters
I don’t see how they wouldn’t be recognizable to mainstream America- they’ve had a number of hits, and Dave Grohl is pretty well-known.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
You think
they are on the same level as Springsteen, U2, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and other halftime shows?
Get off my lawn.
Not yet
But they are definitely getting there. Grohl was a part of a band that was pretty much as big as any other band out there plus Foo Fighters has 6 grammies, and pretty much each album of their’s has gone platinum, gold, whatever. They are big enough.
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I like the Foo Fighters
and we can all sing along to My Hero, but I just don’t see them as being as big of a name to sell as other recent acts.
Lets face it, Super Bowl Halftime is about selling commercials, not about artistic merit.
Get off my lawn.
You think that many people care about
Tom Petty and Springstreen anymore? Foo Fighters would be at least as big of a draw since they actually have an audience under 30 while there are also plenty of older fans. Plus, you would get a whole lot more positive talk about the thing afterwards instead of having the embarrassment that was The Boss yesterday.
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Considering the ticket buyers
are a lot of 40-50 something white guys on corporate tickets, I’m sure that Tom Petty and Springsteen are very relevant to them.
Get off my lawn.
They'll be going to the Super Bowl no matter what
Its about TV ratings not selling tickets. No one buys or doesn’t buy tickets to the Super Bowl because of the half time show.
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I'd assume there is some reason
that most halftime shows skew to an older demographic. I suspect it has something to do with ad sales or ticket sales.
Get off my lawn.
Its because we all saw Janet's titty
and since then, everyone is scared that if they don’t go with someone from the 70s/80s, they’ll have more lawsuits and the FCC down their throats. You think something drastically changed within a year to go from Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson to McCartney/Prince/Petty/Stones?
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What kind of a world do we live in
where Prince is the “safe” pick?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
by TheJeezus on Feb 2, 2009 10:05 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought his performance
was awesome a couple years ago.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
Prince
probably would put on the greatest live show ever.
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With a whole bunch of young singers involved
Looking at the wikipedia page for that,
Sting performed with No Doubt and Shania Twain
U2 performed by themselves, probably the best comparison for a Foo Fighters half time show
Aerosmith was with Britney Spears, N Sync, Nelly, and Mary J Blige
Phil Collins was with Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton
They always had huge current pop hits with the exception of the U2 show.
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AC/DC
maybe?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 2, 2009 10:37 AM CST up reply actions
I wouldn't be suprised to see them do one
in the next couple of years.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
They would also do a great job
They should get Iron Maiden though. It would be the best half time show in the history of sporting events.
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Maybe Metallica?
I’d like to see one long version of Master of Puppets take up the entire 12-minute allotment.
Blackened is all I'd need.
If they went into St. Anger, the stage would then collapse under the weight of suck.
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I saw them during the St. anger tour in 2004
They opened with Blackened. From the St. Anger album, they did St. Anger, Frantic and The Unnamed Feeling. Otherwise, the show was mostly the classic hits, including One, Master of Puppets, Battery, Enter Sandman, and even Stone Cold Crazy. they completely avoided the Load album and only did Fuel from Reload.
If they took out everything from St. Anger
and Fuel, that’d be a show.
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I wouldn't be mad if they performed.
I would think KISS would be a cool show though. They’re always fun live.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Halftime and ads
I strongy suspect that the halftime show is to appeal for a high buying-power demographic; i.e. not youth. They just want to appeal to folks in their 30s – 50s and want them to sit through halftime. As someone noted, they used to try for cross-appeal by including younger acts along with the mainline, older bands but they’ve apparently abandoned that.
I need to think something lasts forever, and it might as well be that state of being that is a game; it might as well be that, in a green field, in the sun.
I love me some Petty, still.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Yep
If Jessica Simpson, Shania Twain, Justin Timberlake, and No Doubt are big enough to perform at halftime, Foo Fighters definitely are as well.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
Right
But none of those acts carried the show on their own. They were secondary to Sting, Timberlake, etc.
If they could pull a RHCP/ FF combo, that would be nice.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
I doubt they would want RHCP
The whole controversy thing is why they are going with Tom Petty and Springstreen. RHCP have their fair share of, umm, adult material in their shows.
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Petty
And Tom Petty doesn’t? I think he sings more about getting high than the Chili Peppers do.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
no one cares about the lyrics
Its all about what they’ll do on stage.
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The question is: are the Chili Peppers corporate enough to put on a well-mannered show?
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions
The answer is no...
and I don’t want them to be.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Eh...
They’re borderline. Recognizable? Maybe. Palatable? Probably not.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
To the rock crowd, they're recognizable
But to the modern day crowd, they’re not as recognized. Many only know of them because of My Hero
Is it Spring Training Yet?
I've never liked springsteen
My former boss might as well have been his lovechild or something though. He was probably in full e-street band costume dancing around in his living room while that was going on.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Not necessarily youth
Just not the Metamucil tour.
What’s wrong with U2 or Bon Jovi?
Kanye, you want to be the voice of this generation? Get in line! It goes me, Obamagirl, the Freecreditreport.com guys, then It's a tie between you-and Crocs.
-Stephen Colbert
U2 already played the Super Bowl a few years ago
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Everything is wrong with Bon Jovi.
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If you wanna go in that direction...
Daughtry wouldn’t be a bad choice. He’s awesome live and puts on a good rock show.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Why the 'lol'?
Seriously, he’s very good live and is very widely popular. I have a hard time not seeing that be a successful halftime show.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
lol is because Daughtry is garbage.
A band I haven’t heard mentioned that would fit for the arena rock setting:
Muse.
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No way Muse ever gets to that stage...
Though I do agree they’re a great band.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Why not?
They’ve played sold out arenas all over the world for a few years, play a great style of rock that fits a Super Bowl atmosphere, and have fans all across the music landscape.
If anyone can explain how this doesn’t fit a Super Bowl halftime show, I’ll be content.
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Not sure any band
that hasn’t done a Stadium tour qualifies. Arenas don’t cut it for the main act at the SB.
Get off my lawn.
playing for 80K + at Wembley Stadium in doesn't cut it?
Again, I just think their music would be awesome to watch, whether at home on your couch or from your seat at the game.
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So by that argument
Hannah Montana would be a better halftime show? I don’t buy that.
Majority of big name tours now go to arenas like AAC, Nokia Live in Grand Prairie or Superpages.com Center, not Texas Stadium or something like that. That includes Springsteen, who plays AAC, not Texas Stadium. Muse has for sure sold out Nokia here, and headlined Austin City Limits 07, and sold out the Garden in NYC.
I don’t know what else they can do in the US to further their popularity, outside of compromise their music in the future and make it shitty so 12 year old girls can take their allowance money and buy it at Walmart.
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Has nothing to do with better
I’m going off “More Likely”. Yes, Hannah Montana is “More Likely” in next year’s superbowl than Muse.
You are more likely to see fossils like Madonna, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac than any of the names mentioned here like Metallica, Muse, or Foo Fighters.
Get off my lawn.
Well I'm looking at this a bit differently than you
Yeah I can agree that HM would be more likely than Muse to play the SB due to her image/popularity with the younger/youngest crowd.
But I still stand by my original comment that started this; that Muse’s style and popularity is a great fit for a SB halftime show. Will it happen? Probably not. But I don’t think anyone should be quick to dismiss them as a good option.
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Well
the purpose of the Halftime band isn’t to be a great musical show. The 12 mins or so allotted pretty much insures that.
It’s to get the biggest spinning plate act in to get as many people to watch commercials as possible. Big spinning plate acts can sell out stadiums in the US.
If they can’t sell out stadiums in the US, I just don’t see them being big enough to be invited.
Get off my lawn.
I know this logically
but it’d be nice to get a popular, yet talented and vibrant act for once. I personally think that would still be a good draw. Oh well, that’s why I’m not in charge.
I’d end up inviting some obscure death metal/hardcore band just to treat myself.
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Fleetwod Mac
Wouldn’t exactly pump up a crowd but they’re awesome.
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In the mid-'80s they would have been a great choice
Of course, “Up With People” had the gig pretty much every year back then.
There is nothing for the crowd to sing along with....
…..and that is the issue. No matter how popular they are, or how talented, or even how flashy they are, if the SB fans can’t sing along with a recognizable chorus (to them), it will never happen.
The artist(s) performing at SB’s have songs that were hits, thus songs people know and are comfortable with. Its not a place to build a fan base with a bunch of people going “Wow, who are these guys? They sound good.”
Not saying its fair, but that is the reality.
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
Roger Daltry's still alive?
I need to think something lasts forever, and it might as well be that state of being that is a game; it might as well be that, in a green field, in the sun.
Manilow?
I’m ready to take a chance…
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
No no no.
Donny Osmond.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Yeah
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by Brett Perryman on Feb 2, 2009 9:21 AM CST up reply actions
i thought it was a decent show
Springsteen knows how to work a crowd and he has had some pretty big hits. Him sliding crotch first into the camera and then waving his arm from side to side next to Don “Magic” Juan were highlights, and his banter with the guy from Sopranos at the end was a low light, but overall, good show.
How about
No halftime shows?
America’s already wasting 4+ hours on the game and commercials. Why not take a break and get off your ass for a half hour?
Because the Super Bowl exists
to sell commercial time, and you can sell more commercial time with a halftime.
Get off my lawn.
good point
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
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I'm 22 years old...
…and I thought Springsteen was outstanding.
My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.
Then that means that you are
GAY!
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
Hm.
Never knew that music determined my sexual preference.
My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.
It doesn't
but I’ve seen Barry Manilow live twice in my lifetime, and if I see one more time then I’m required by federal law to be gay.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Wait
it’s not the three-strikes law?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
In my defense
Manilow show #1: I’m 14 and my grandmother says I can go see Tripping Daisy, Funland and Reverend Horton Heat at Artist’s Park with my friends, but I have to go to Manilow at Starplex with her first.
Manilow show #2: Houston Rodeo. I went to see manly Cowboy shit and play ring-toss, and I ended up with Mandy and Copa Cabana.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
I thought he was very good
But hasn’t he had enough huge hits that he doesn’t have to pull out Born to Run? That song makes me power down.
I know what you're saying...
…but I’m even more amazed that he didn’t pull out “Born In The USA.” That seems like a tailor-made Super Bowl halftime song. Not saying it was the right song, but just that it seemed appropriate.
But closing with Glory Days was the way to go, no doubt.
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Glory Days?
I don’t like that song for some reason.
And Born in the USA is kind of an anti-USA anthem.
Born in the USA
I kept waiting for it and I guess that is the reason I hated the show so much. That’s by far my favorite Springsteen song.
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You must not have listened to much Springsteen
Pretty much anything he did in the 70’s beats that lameass song/mediocre album…
Nah, noob.
"I'm Going Down" "No Surrender" "Bobby Jean"
weren’t bad offerings from Born in the USA.
I would have like to have heard “Badlands” on Sunday night instead of that new song.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
I also like that one
though, heh, it’s probably not Super Bowl material.
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Agreed
it would have been nice to see Born to Run replaced by Thunder Road, Atlantic City, even Blinded by the Light would have been cool, as much as that song whips me
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Uuuuggghh
Please no Blinded. Such a terrible, terrible song.
Thunder Road and Atlantic City are pretty good songs, though.
I think Springsteen is overrated in general
so I agree with you, even though I’m old enough that I guess I “should” like him.
But half time shows are almost always lame. 4 songs on a stage built in 10 minutes? You’re not exactly going to hit the best acoustics like that. I remember even being disappointed in Paul McCartney a couple of years ago – and he’s a Beatle, they could tape him singing to himself in line at Taco Bell and I’d be happy. Half-time shows just never live up to their hype.
You were disappointed in that one?
I was skeptical about that whole thing, but I thought McCartney had one of the best half time shows that I can remember seeing.
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thank you
Superbowl
"If you have a problem with me, you're probably a doucher."
by red shoe ranger on Feb 2, 2009 6:34 PM CST up reply actions
Born In The USA
Is a very harsh anti-war protest song. Probably not really a tailor-made celebrate the Super Bowl/America song
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 2, 2009 9:38 AM CST reply actions
Nobody gives a shit what it's about.
It’s tailor-made because it’s a huge stadium anthem with a very singable chorus.
Precisely.
Just because “We Are The Champions” is an anthem for the gay community doesn’t stop people from playing it.
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Yeah
but they don’t roll Freddie Mercury’s aids corpse out there in buttless chaps to lead the singing.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
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AIDS corpse
Who are you now, Gordon Keith?
Seriously, though, that was kinda funny.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
Oh lord
I hope I’m not picking up his schtick…the guy beats me into submission with fake Michelle Wie, Sports Panties and his hijacking of Biggest Show Coming to Town…
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Gordon
He drives me insane as well. Though I did appreciate that he provoked Nasty Nestor (an even bigger douche) into assaulting him last Friday…
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You are right
I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man
who cares about those lyrics…it’s an anthem…SING IT BRUCE!!! Screw the Asians in this country who find that term offensive, SING IT BRUCE!!!
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 2, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions
That's right.
That’s how most people feel.
Time to grow the fuck up and realize not everybody wants to hold your fucking hand dude. Don’t be a dense shit.
wow
that was a mature and well-thought out response. Did you come up with that on your own or were you doing the early adoloscent thing where you see how many cuss words you can use at one time. What about my statement leads you to say I need to grow up and have my hand held? You have a large Asian population in this country who might have been enjoying the Super Bowl and didn’t want to see a song referencing killing Asians.
That’s cool though, we’ll have a rapper on there next year singing about killing white folks. That shouldn’t bother you either as long as most people want to hear that song.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 2, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions
That's right
It wouldn’t. I’m not a child who cries to mommy when I hear something out of the ordinary.
I couldn’t care less who the song offends, because (1) the song is clearly not using that term in the pejorative sense from the songwriter’s perspective; (2) offended people have plenty of recourse to address it. We don’t have to preemptively censor a huge hit because somebody might be ignorantly offended.
by brettgardner on Feb 2, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions
You seem
to be bothered by the guy who called you a douchebag. Or is that not out of the ordinary for you either?
I didn’t really care what songs he played. It was shortened versions with bad sound. Born in the USA doesn’t offend me. I think Springsteen realized it might have possibly offended some and even though in most cases he is very politicaly active, he realized that the Super Bowl is the wrong place to spout those beliefs so he stayed away from the song.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 2, 2009 10:18 AM CST up reply actions
I don't think so.
I think he’s tired of playing that song.
The Superbowl halftime show is NOT about lyrics, it’s about sound and lights.
It’s not that the message of the song means nothing to me, it’s that nobody in the world cares about what the Superbowl halftime act is singing about, especially when the song is a huge international hit.
by brettgardner on Feb 2, 2009 10:21 AM CST up reply actions
Brett gardner
Professional douchebag.
"Obama is a Christian - He's always been a Christian...But.........what if he is[a Muslim]? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is no, that's not America." Colin Powell on Obama/Muslim assertions.
I thought that
blunt response and calling him a dense shit contained high qualities of douchbagness.
"Obama is a Christian - He's always been a Christian...But.........what if he is[a Muslim]? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is no, that's not America." Colin Powell on Obama/Muslim assertions.
Well
I thought his sloppy sarcasm was bashing a fantastic strawman.
by brettgardner on Feb 2, 2009 10:24 AM CST up reply actions
Sir
my sarcasm is never sloppy. It is well thought out, well worded, and incredibly intellectual
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 2, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
great sarcasm
has to be spontaneous, if its well thought out, then your trying to hard.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
I agree
when you are talking about spoken sarcasm. Written sarcasm must be thought out or it doesn’t work.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 2, 2009 1:43 PM CST up reply actions
he would have changed the lyrics
Sent me off to Iraq
To go and kill the Arab man
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
That doesn't rhyme
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
how do I know you're wrong?
I let Sil do all the talking…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyghIEIUZHk
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
Next years halftime show...
HANNAH MONTANA.
That’s right. Get your tickets now MiIes.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Not kidding
I heard people speculating about a combo of her and the Jonas brothers for next year. I see no possible way that happens.
"Obama is a Christian - He's always been a Christian...But.........what if he is[a Muslim]? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is no, that's not America." Colin Powell on Obama/Muslim assertions.
Jonas Brothers
were ridiculously horrible at the Cowboys game. Where did you go lingerie bowl?
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 2, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
Is Miley Ray Cyrus
old enough for one of the Jonas Brothers to legally expose her breasts?
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 2, 2009 10:29 AM CST up reply actions
I'll call in a bomb threat
to stop that monstrosity to music.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I'm betting on Cougar Mellencamp
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 1:19 PM CST up reply actions
From the East Coast...
…to the West Coast
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Concur per Mellencamp.
I’m not a Springsteen fan but he was fine last night.
I wonder if Pearl Jam would be considered by the NFL?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
the foo
wont happen, they are on a break. Last time they played was ACL, i was there.
Also, Bruce is something you have to be at in person to appreciate. I thought it was great, except that he shouldve played fucking born in the usa
This is our year.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/1/29/739765/the-socket-joint-rotator-c
by FormerLSBUser on Feb 2, 2009 10:32 AM CST reply actions
meh...
i worked the concert when he was in dallas last april and he didnt even play it then
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by studcrackers on Feb 2, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
They're on a break
but that doesn’t mean they won’t get together for a Super Bowl show. One 12 minute concert isn’t asking too much.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
and you know they are getting like 1M a minute too
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
I read that the halftime performers aren't paid
Old article, FWIW
With the exception of travel and production expenses, the NFL has never paid appearance fees to the Stones, Paul McCartney, U2, Michael Jackson, Shania Twain, Britney Spears, Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan, Diddy, Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Kid Rock or other halftime performers.
Why do they sing for free? For the chance to perform on the world’s biggest stage. And their ability to cash in later.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/super/2006-02-02-super-bowl-entertainment_x.htm
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 2, 2009 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
Interesting
well they are indirectly paid, assuming all of that free exposure leads to more album sales.
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album sales...
check iTunes top album sales right now,
"If you have a problem with me, you're probably a doucher."
by red shoe ranger on Feb 2, 2009 6:38 PM CST up reply actions
They're only on break
Cause they just release an album (towards end of 2007) and spent all of last year on tour and promoting the album. Now they’re taking a break to relax with family/friends and work on side projects, but will be back in the studio during the summer working on their next album.
If asked, they will do a Super Bowl, but the only question is if they would be asked
Is it Spring Training Yet?
Its also the Fighters first real break
They’re pretty much always touring or working on a new album
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
foo and rhcp
were random names I threw out there. I do get that halftime shows skew towards older demographics but I think that is more of a result of band recognition rather than strictly age. Still, they could think outside the very tightly constructed box and go a bit younger without sacrificing so much.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
Do you think Metallica...
would ever be considered? Perhaps a little to hard rock for a SB halftime show, but they have some slower songs and the popularity.
Somehow I doubt I’ll ever see it though.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I sincerely doubt that
way too hard for the masses.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 2, 2009 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
One issue is song length
“Enter Sandman” is probably the only one of their truly big hits (Load/Reload don’t really count, except maybe “Fuel” has the popularity and the reasonable length) to clock in at under six minutes. 1980s Metallica did an excellent job of making an eight-minute song not be boring, but they have 12 minutes to do the whole playlist for the day. I mentioned above an idea of Metallica doing a long jam session of “Master of Puppets” (since no one cares about the lyrics and that one’s about being addicted to nose candy). Maybe they could do “One,” since they could make the intro sound really good with fireworks/pyrotechnics, although that song is about having your arms, legs and face blown off by a land mine and being kept alive by machine. Maybe they could do “Ride the Lightning,” a light-hearted ditty about a guy’s last moments before execution by electric chair.
I think most songs...
from the “Black Album” would be fine and popular enough.
I could see them doing any combo of “Enter Sandman”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “Don’t Tread On Me”, then “One”, then “They Day That Never Comes” off their new album . Then end it all with “Battery” (joking) just to kick everyone in the ass.
Of course you may have to cut some of the solo’s short becuase of how long the songs are, like you say, but I think it could be done.
Damn that would be great, but will probably never happen. I would think they would be as likely as AC/DC though wouldn’t they?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I think AC/DC
is more likely just because they have slightly more “pop” to their songs.
But, you’re probably right — neither is likely to happen.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 2, 2009 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
I could see...
“Back in Black,” “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Thunderstruck.”
Which would I WANT to see?
“It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Want to Rock ‘n’ Roll)” (including bagpipes), “Big Balls” and “Let There Be Rock.”
Thunderstruck and Back in Black are givens if they ever play.
And yeah, those three would be pretty good live if they ever got to play. Not a bad list, really.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
My guess would be...
“Fuel,” “Enter Sandman” and the radio-shortened version of “One.”
“The Day that Never Comes” is 7 1/2 minutes (they’re trying to make a return to the old days) and not as recognizable to the general population as those three songs would be, particularly “Enter Sandman” which is their biggest hit of all. Springsteen didn’t do any songs off his new album, either (and Death Magnetic would be like a year and a half old by the time the next Super Bowl comes around). If they could somehow get 14-15 minutes for the show, they could cut off the gunfire at the start of “One,” put that as the last song of the set and end it with the solos.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Pearl Jam. They would be perfect. But they'll never do it.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
What The Who?
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Which songs besides "Alive" would really work for a Super Bowl though?
Maybe “Given to Fly” but that’s not as well-known, I don’t think. “Evenflow” might work.
They would play one new song, break into "Alive", cut to something fast like "Hail Hail" and then bring it on home with "Evenflow".
I’d love to see Eddie bouncing off amps like he did in his youth, but he’d probably just stand there playing guitar.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 1:41 PM CST up reply actions
Pearl Jam would be worse than the Springsteen show
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Go on.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
They annoy me
I won’t really argue this since its completely my opinion, but I really just hate listening to their songs.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Probably tough for you to understand Pearl Jam
or listen to their songs when you think Wham is high brow music.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Feb 2, 2009 11:37 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Since I've always been declaring my love for WHAM here...
Its funny how much of a stuck up ass you are on every subject
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
If you don't like Pearl Jam
go get your AARP card, a walker and a nice pair of Depends.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Because I don't like a band
that’s been around for nearly 20 years, I’m an old man???
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Cash your chips in and move
to the country where life is a little slower.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Corduroy, Alive, New track
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
As much as I hate them, the Dave Matthews Band.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 1:41 PM CST up reply actions
hootie and the blowfish
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
So The Who, and AC/DC are next up.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Interesting...
I am not a big fan of Springsteen or his opinions, however, I was actually somewhat looking forward to the halftime show last night, for several reasons:
1) I was almost 100% sure the E Street Band would be playing “live”, which would be nice.
2) I saw them back in the day (Born in the USA tour), and have to say they put on one hell of a show. 4 hours each night and not one minute of it was boring.
3) Everybody would at least recognize their songs, even if they weren’t hits in everybody’s generation.
As far as the banter between Bruce and Little Steven Van Zandt during Glory Days, that’s actually part of the song, even if the exchange was a little stupid. Definitely better than them just going “it’s alright, alright; oh yeah, oh yeah”.
After seeing boring, but decent shows by the likes of Petty and the disasters like the Jonas Brothers et al, a live E Street Band actually made me watch.
Like I said, not a fan of Springsteen himself, but definitely a fan of a live E Street Band show…..even if it was 12 minutes.
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
NY TIMES agreed
The Boss Takes Over Halftime, With a Few Edits but Little Imagination
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
I'm just waiting for the halftime show everyone wants:
Scott Feldman for 2009 AL Cy Young
Scott Feldman for 2010 AL Scott Feldman
old people are OK...just pick people that are cool still
ZZ Top
AC/DC
Metallica (yes, I’m calling them "old")
Just quit trying to cater to people like my mother. You already had her at “Dorito’s commercial”.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
ZZ Top don't have it live anymore though.
See: Rolling Stones.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
I wouldn't be surprised to see ZZ top though.
I’d figure “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Gimme All Your Lovin’” and “either "Tush” or “Legs.”
I think that ZZ Top would probably be a good choice for then Jerry World hosts the Super Bowl, being a Texas band, assuming they don’t go country that year. I can think of another Texas band I’d really like to see… but I don’t think the Butthole Surfers would go over too well with the older demographic. Especially if Gibby Haynes has sex with a backup dancer on stage… again.
Fair enough.
That’s probably not far from the area that they will choose in when the SB gets to Jerry World. I’ll hold out hope that they come to their senses and pick a slightly less-old band who is awesome live.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
That's plausible
I’ve always thought Jerry would go with some-sort of Texas music mash-up headlined by Willie Nelson…maybe Norah Jones, Toby Keith, etc. to support.
I’m also surprised nobody has mentioned Clapton.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Good point Jeezus...
There could be a very strong country music theme to the halftime show when it rolls through Dallas.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
ZZ Top
played in the super bowl in the 10 years IIRC. I doubt they’d double-dip.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Did they?
Which year?
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Oh wow. So they did then.
Was that the year GB beat NE, or the year Denver beat GB?
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
eh
close enough :)
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 4, 2009 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
Bruce
I thought he was pretty good, but nowhere near the apex that was the Prince halftime show a couple of years ago. That will never be topped.
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
Disagree.
The year Aerosmith headlined it (along with the 6-7 other people) when the Giants played the Ravens was the best one I’ve ever seen.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
The U2 homage to 9/11 was pretty riveting.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 2, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
It would be cool if...
Whoever picks the bands narrowed it down to 3 or 4 bands/artists and let the fans decide who they want to see.
Like that will ever happen though…
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Wouldn't we end up with whoever China likes the best?
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Seriously...
212 comments about Bruce Springsteen’s SB halftime show…
Please, baseball gods, let pitchers and catchers about 2 weeks early….
by TxStCa on Feb 2, 2009 4:28 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Wrong again
Long live the Boss.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
You clinging onto an aging has-been
makes me puke.
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Oh please
Bless us with your superior taste in music! I’m sure it’s rather comical
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
My favorite music as listed on my facebook page
The Beatles, The Bravery, Autovaughn, The Killers, Tears for Fears, Fleetwood Mac, Tupac, Death Cab For Cutie, Guster, Keane, Shiny Toy Guns, Vampire Weekend, Kooks, Fleet Foxes, Clear Static, Ra Ra Riot, Cut Copy.
Soak it in, sweetie.
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those bands have such limited appeal
i mean, you could ask for them in the superbowl but you’re never going to get it.
(well, you could get fleetwood mac but they are pretty old)
The most famous band up there is what – Death Cab? I like them but that would be a bad halftime show
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
He didn't list those
because he thought they should do the super bowl.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 2, 2009 10:00 PM CST up reply actions
Ummmm...
I think the most famous bands/performers on his list would be something like:
1) The Beatles (Yes, two dead)
2) Fleetwood Mac (some look dead)
3) Tears for Fears (Not dead, but songs don’t fit well…Shout, Mothers Talk, and Break it Down Again are the only ones that could work…not good enough medley)
4) Tupac (Dead…..maybe)
5) The Killers (Not enough to bring to the table)
Everything else is, well, not going to be SB worthy at any point in time. They don’t have “it”.
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
It wasn't a Super Bowl list
rather just my favorite bands.
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Understood and my mistake
This was supposed to be a reply to ab03, regarding his comment that the most famous band on the list was Death Cab. But, I did point out that most of those bands couldn’t be the halftime show.
Sorry ’bout the confusion
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
Right again, BZA
Whenever I read asshat opinions like this diary, my faith in a better tomorrow is tested.
Thanks for canceling out the early 20’s demographical suck that agreen spawned in this diary…
Nah, noob.
Haha
Oh Brian Thomas. One day you will be my friend.
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Personally,
I think you should go for more abrasively.
Abrasive and over the top is always the way to roll.
Get off my lawn.
Maybe, but
occasionally faking us out with niceness could make the next jab all the more satisfying if you catch someone off guard.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I wrote about the spectacle that is the Super Bowl Halftime Show...
Beware, however, it’s pretty racist, sexist, contains nudity, and is, frankly, disgusting. Clearly, NSFW. However, it is safe for education.
by ghostofErikThompson on Feb 2, 2009 10:06 PM CST reply actions
Hey! What about Santana?
That guy has a bucket full of well-known songs. Maybe he can get Rob Thomas to show up for the final song so they can do “Smooth” which would give the “sing-along” moment.
