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It was awful grim, the music was awful, looked like they had pre-recorded crap and were lip synching over it, the sound sounded just bad (prolly ford field, not built for that), all in all just sad. I would have much rather seen a tit.

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hey, i wasn't much for the halftime show; but what about that PRE-GAME one. I thought that was great with Stevie Wonder, India Arie, John Legend. They should have chosen someone more motown since it was in Detroit for the Half time show.

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I didnt see the pre-game this year, but a majority of the time they do seem to be better. I agree, as Wilbon said, Smokey Robinson is playing in Detroit a day before the super bowl, get him.

Like when Bono (Irish) after Septemeber 11th revealed the American flag inside his jacket, something just didn't seem right.

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The sound was horrible for the Stones, they definitely were singing and playing though, so I can at least respect that over previous acts they've had.

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The sound was bad and the band was just as bad. I thought the Stone's would have done a better job than what they did. I have worked sound before and it is tough to roll out a band and just kick it on as they have to do with that kind of show. When the sound is set the stadium is empty and gives totaly different sound than when it is full. You think they could find an American band.

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The Stones are about 100 years old, so I wasn't expecting much from them. I wonder if there are bets on which dinosaur they'll resurrect for next year's halftime show? I also thought the National Anthem was horrible as well.

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[QUOTE=firstdown]You think they could find an American band.[/QUOTE]

Do you also complain when Paul McCartney does the half time SB show? Nationality doesn't matter - though sensitivity towards the genre of music that origniated in Detroit does. Joss Stone, who also sang yesterday in pre-game is British as well.

I'm a big Rolling Stones fan, and have seen them in concert about 10 times, but I'm also absolutely in agreement that there was no need for the league to bring the Stones in given that the game was being played in Motown. Huge snub to the motown legends.

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I have been patiently waiting for this thread to be spawned! I saw more career destruction yesterday than the back street boys, when the dvd player went down. it made the Watergate Seven look like a success story! Ohhhhhhhhhh, the humanity of it all. It was the musical Hindenburg (actually the Hindenjburg was more humane). What THE HELL WAS THAT...............THING they iterated b4 the game. It could NOT have been the national anthem? It made Rosanne look like a Patriot. Is there any doubt that, ANY DOUBT, it is WAY past time for Mick and the boys to hang up their stilletto heals and call it a career? I shudder to think what it will cost in psychiatric fee's to get this outta' my head!

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I like the stones but that show was terrible. All the songs sounded the same.

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I thought the national anthem was very very bad. Just sing it how it was ment to be sang. Halftime just as bad. Bring back the tit.

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The RSs were aweful. Worst halftime show ever. I don't know how it could be any worse.

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definitely not the best performance by the rolling stones. They should just retire, they are getting too old for this.

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[quote]Just sing it how it was ment to be sang.[/quote]
Exactly, I hate how people are determined to put their own flair on something and end up ruining it.

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I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought the Stones suck! I've seen Stones concerts in the past and they never sounded as bad. They look like a retirement band and sounded like a New Orleans funeral band.

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[QUOTE=hurrykaine]Do you also complain when Paul McCartney does the half time SB show? Nationality doesn't matter - though sensitivity towards the genre of music that origniated in Detroit does. Joss Stone, who also sang yesterday in pre-game is British as well.

I'm a big Rolling Stones fan, and have seen them in concert about 10 times, but I'm also absolutely in agreement that there was no need for the league to bring the Stones in given that the game was being played in Motown. Huge snub to the motown legends.[/QUOTE]I could have worded it a little better. I thought they should have had a Motown band or a Motown theme. Paul McCartney was great a few years back. I would like to see them have a couple of top College Bands play it would be a nice change. Thats college marching bands.

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The whole Superbowl hoopla lasts too long. The halftime, more like a liftetime. The commercials are overhyped. Everything is way over the top. The game seems meaningless. It can't live up to the hype.

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[QUOTE=Bushead]hey, i wasn't much for the halftime show; but what about that PRE-GAME one. I thought that was great with Stevie Wonder, India Arie, John Legend. They should have chosen someone more motown since it was in Detroit for the Half time show.[/QUOTE]

i thought they all sounded awful. AF was the only one that was halfway decent.

The problem with the motown thing is a lot of the really really popular original artist are either ancient or dead now.

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[QUOTE=firstdown]I could have worded it a little better. I thought they should have had a Motown band or a Motown theme. Paul McCartney was great a few years back. I would like to see them have a couple of top College Bands play it would be a nice change. Thats college marching bands.[/QUOTE]

Besides, McCartney has done some work with MoTown artists in the past. So maybe he's not entirely seen as someone from "over there", if you will.

I will say the National Anthem was atrocious. I couldn't believe it. The year the Whitney Houston did the National Anthem was the best!

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It was so bad I made dinner!!! How could they[the NFL] make the Stones look so bad?

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[QUOTE=cpayne5]The RSs were aweful. Worst halftime show ever. I don't know how it could be any worse.[/QUOTE]

the britney spears/nsync/aerosmith(I think)/and nelly(I think) goes down as the worst HT show as I can't even remember everyone involved cuz I've tried to block it from my mind. the stones were absolutely pathetic though and I made use of the second half of their performance to make a bathroom run. I liked parts of the pregame show, but I couldn't hear what Stevie was singing half the time and the National Anthem has become painful to listen to. I like the idea of school marching bands and I'd like to see the National Anthem done by professional singers like broadway performers or people with a voice like the guy who does the NA for the NY Yankees. the last few National anthems performers that I really enjoyed were Ray Charles, Boyz 2 Men, and Whitney Houston.

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[QUOTE=That Guy]i thought they all sounded awful. AF was the only one that was halfway decent.

The problem with the motown thing is a lot of the really really popular original artist are either ancient or dead now.[/QUOTE]Gladis Night would have been great show. I'm not sure if she was a Motown person but she is from that time period and she is still a great singer and performer.

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Why not Stevie Wonder himself? He goes with the over the hill theme that the NFL has taken because of the Janet Jackson incident.

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Whoever was working the board for the Stones should be flogged. Everything was off, which is pretty inexcusable for a 10 minute set.

I agree with the anthem - there are things you can do to "personalize" it without trashing the whole song.

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[QUOTE=onlydarksets]Whoever was working the board for the Stones should be flogged. Everything was off, which is pretty inexcusable for a 10 minute set.

I agree with the anthem - there are things you can do to "personalize" it without trashing the whole song.[/QUOTE]When the sound is tested the stadium is empty and you have to kind of guess on how much it will change with a packed stadium. I would say it was about 50/50 both the sound and the Stones sounded rough. Another thing I noticed is that the sound for TV sounded like it was coming from microphones and not a direct feed from the board and that can realy screw with the sound.

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[QUOTE=firstdown]When the sound is tested the stadium is empty and you have to kind of guess on how much it will change with a packed stadium. I would say it was about 50/50 both the sound and the Stones sounded rough. Another thing I noticed is that the sound for TV sounded like it was coming from microphones and not a direct feed from the board and that can realy screw with the sound.[/QUOTE]

I'm talking about timing, not the initial mix. They forgot to turn up Ron Wood's guitar for his solo until about 5-10 seconds into it. Jaggar's mike was all over the place, although, you're right, it's hard to tell whether that was the board or just Mick forgetting to use the mike.

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[QUOTE=onlydarksets]I'm talking about timing, not the initial mix. They forgot to turn up Ron Wood's guitar for his solo until about 5-10 seconds into it. Jaggar's mike was all over the place, although, you're right, it's hard to tell whether that was the board or just Mick forgetting to use the mike.[/QUOTE]I would guess that the RS would have had their own person running the board. most bands of any size have a sound crew which after everything is set up they take over and run the system.

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Sound was terrible, performance was weak--though that could have been a result of the sound. But whatever: this is the biggest sporting event. Take some friggin time to make it all work!!! Pathetic. Bring back the boob!

(I don't know if this is the worst ever--lots of them suck. But it was up there...)

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that dude Simon would toss all their ass's

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the halftime doesnt compare to the natinal anthem,that was butchered by neville,I just heard rome play it back,it might be the worst I've ever heard,he even apologized during the song!! and said it would get better,it didnt

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[QUOTE=htownskinfan]the halftime doesnt compare to the natinal anthem,that was butchered by neville,I just heard rome play it back,it might be the worst I've ever heard,he even apologized during the song!! and said it would get better,it didnt[/QUOTE]I had just cut on the radio in my car waiting for my wife to go to a SB party. The anthem was playing and I to listen for a while to figure out if this was some kind of joke or maybe I had the wrong channel on. It was just the worst thing I had ever hear.If anyone has a link to it I would love for my wife to hear it she did not believe me that it was that bad.

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Your correct f-down! It was a joke! Sadly, the performers didn't realize it.

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Neville can sing; i just don't think his voice is suited for anything other than love ballads.

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what do u expect when a bunch of guys who should be in retirement homes are singing. dont care how great they were, they are old and should call it quits

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As bad as it was I'll still take it over crap they've had in previous years.

The real halftime show as on Animal Planet. Anybody else catch the Puppy Bowl II yesterday? Exciting stuff!

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I thought it was pretty cool when they had Kiss for a half time show.

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Anyone else catch the wardrobe malfunction?

When Stevie Wonder had his whole family up there and sounded like crap the dancer on left in the last song had her right strap break. She did the entire second half of the song with her right hand holding her top up as she danced her way off the stage.

We here all laughed.

The music sucked.

If you paid for a Stevie Wonder show you got ripped off as he had every inlaw and child onstage sounding like dallas.

I NEVER want to hear my National Anthem butchered like they did EVER AGAIN!
~barfs

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[QUOTE=Sammy Baugh Fan]Anyone else catch the wardrobe malfunction?

When Stevie Wonder had his whole family up there and sounded like crap the dancer on left in the last song had her right strap break. She did the entire second half of the song with her right hand holding her top up as she danced her way off the stage.

We here all laughed.

The music sucked.

If you paid for a Stevie Wonder show you got ripped off as he had every inlaw and child onstage sounding like dallas.

I NEVER want to hear my National Anthem butchered like they did EVER AGAIN!
~barfs[/QUOTE]Will Mara's grandaughter did a better job at Giants stadium.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]As bad as it was I'll still take it over crap they've had in previous years.

The real halftime show as on Animal Planet. Anybody else catch the Puppy Bowl II yesterday? Exciting stuff![/QUOTE]

Puppy Bowl is awesome. I can watch it for hours. It's the perfect switch after watching all that network crap. :biggthump

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[QUOTE=firstdown]I thought it was pretty cool when they had Kiss for a half time show.[/QUOTE]

lol :laughing2

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i for one would have loved a motown reunion at halftime.the stones are easily 10 years past retirement age and are in strictly for the money.keith richards looked like he could care less.the anthem was also horrible.might have been better if neville would have gone at it alone(sorry aretha)maybe time for all time best ,whitneys rendition