Was that not the best halftime performance?

[Rambos]

This for me anyways was one of the best halftime shows ever. It was one artist, not two or three trying to out perform the other. Which usually sounds like a train wreck. Prince brought his "A" game, he sounded great, kept it simple and played the hell out of that guitar.



Super bowl XLI - 2007 - Prince Halftime Show

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...ime+show&hl=en

[Nick]

Eh, I wasn't really feeling it. You think Prince kept it simple, but I thought the opposite happened - he tried to squeeze six different songs into a twelve-minute show and it sounded rushed to me.

It started well with Let's Go Crazy, ended well with Purple Rain. But everything in between was rather iffy to me. I was indifferent to Baby I'm a Star -> Proud Mary, didn't know what to think about the 20 seconds we got of Watchtower, and I thought vocally he was pretty off during Best of You. Guitar solos were very good though.

Personally I would have rather heard simply three of his own songs with him playing more of them.

[r8rh8rmike]

I'm not a big Prince fan, but he deserves credit for giving it his all in a driving rain with an electrical instrument in his hands.

[Rambos]

vocally he was pretty off during Best of You

Ok Randy...

http://www.americanidol.com/videos/view/?vid=431

[RealRam]

Hmm. Had never seen Prince perform (did not see the SB this time either). I certainly would not know if this ought to be considered one of the best halftime performances -- out of 41 SBs, I've seen only a few of these shows.

I'm glad Prince took off that Aunt Jemima hair cap for his last song; I thought it looked ugly. Yes, he masters the guitar alright but I agree with Nick, I didn't care much for the interpretations of the first songs. Purple Rain came across very well, even with a nice big band sound from the field.

To me, fortunately, the dancer gals on stage made up for an otherwise average concert.

Thanks Rambos for posting the links.

[general counsel]

I think the Wiggles would have been a better choice. I thought prince was lousy, but i am not a fan of his.

ramming speed to all

general counsel

[Rambos]

I am a U2 fan that was the best, but I liked this show. He is not in his sixty and he at least plays and writes his stuff. I’m from the 80's it sounded great; I just built a media room last year. The goal was to have it done by the Rams first preseason game. I finished it just before the second game. I have 7.1 denon AVR-3806 receiver, he sounded very good.

Maybe it’s just me living in the past.

[Nick]

Ok Randy...

http://www.americanidol.com/videos/view/?vid=431

I just wasn't feelin' it, dog

[Dr. Defense]

I wouldn't know I walked out of the room and went to play an insane game of foosball............as did everyone else I was watching the game with

[RealRam]

Maybe it’s just me living in the past. -- Rambos

Now there's something I like! In fact, if it were up to me, I'd like a good, heartfelt late 60s - early 70s show by Jethro Tull. And not just because of their song Living In The Past.

For a halftime presentation, let's see:

1. Nothing is Easy
2. Too Old to Rock'n Roll - Too Young to Die
3. Living in The Past
4. Aqualung

[RealRam]

Rambos, BTW, here's some material that agrees with your view -- and then some.

http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.jsp?cat=ENTERTAINMENT&fn=/2007/02/06/580227.html

[BigGameMN]

I was not a fan of trying to go from Hendrix to the Foo Fighters. Please, let's not let that happen again. I guess I'll never really like the halftime shows because they will never have the type of music I like involved, plus it just lasts to long. I watch the game for football, which I guess puts me in the minority. Most people just use the game as an excuse to get drunk and don't care about the game, which is why I never attend any SB parties.

[Layziebones]

Is it just me or do you see it to? Qhwn prince has the white sheet over him, that "object" off the end of his guitar....

[RealRam]

...I guess I'll never really like the halftime shows because they will never have the type of music I like involved, plus it just lasts too long. I watch the game for football, which I guess puts me in the minority. Most people just use the game as an excuse to get drunk and don't care about the game, which is why I never attend any SB parties.

Well then, you and I make the minority! As mentioned earlier, out of 41 SBs I have only watched a few halftime shows, count them with the fingers of one hand -- no, not even five.

[tomahawk247]

he should have just played his own songs