Yes, clearly her double digit grammy wins do not speak to her immense pool of talent.

Seriously dude.....seriously?

Just watch the vids i linked, you'll see why she has 10's of millions of fans.

BTW: You have missed some GREAT Grammy performances over the years with your self-imposed boycott.

Like this one:

This may be the best live singing performance i have ever seen.

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Ok, i just watched 45 seconds of the 'survivor' thing you posted.

C A N N E D G E N E R I C C O R P O R A T E S H I T

Mixed with a few cups of thuggish attitude thrown at the camera.

they should have hired Slash.... simple & to the point YouTube - Slash Playing The National Anthem of USA at the X Games

Yes, but the chicks are HOT!!!! They don't even really start dancing until about a minute in. haha, short attention span! :D

PS: I readily admit that I like dance music.

I finally saw The Who at the Gorge Amphitheatre a few years ago, before Entwhistle passed. Amazing band. Being a former bass player and having heard all their music hundreds of times, I was apparently still unprepared for the skill of that man.

Yesterday's performance was pathetic.

Okay, two more suggestions:

• Jane's Addiction

•*Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Never heard of the second, but does jane's addiction have any song besides, "Jane says"?

I've never heard any other song of theirs, but that one i've heard about 10 gillion times. And i hate it.

Hillary Clinton won a Grammy for her audio version of "It Takes a Village." Rush and Kiss get regularly passed over for the R&R Hall of Fame.

Seriously dude, Grammy's have as much to do with talent as the Nobel Peace Prize does with peace. Sometimes they do get it right, but not much more often than a broken clock being right and for the same reasons.

Hey, how about Amy Lee/Evanescence? They kick serious ass.

Did Sniper ever have a man card? :p

I am sure you'd acknowledge that someone has 10 grammys, they have them for a reason, right? 1 or 2, ok, maybe you've got a point. But once someone starts winning mountains of grammys, you have to take note.

Beyonce' is a great singer and dancer. You might not like her music, but her talent is undeniable.

I traded it for a Miata. ;)

Ruh roh, Shaggy.

Light show and production: A+
Performance: C
Roger Daltrey doing it as well as he did at 65 years old: A
Pete Townshend: Scores a WTF.

I never said she's not talented. It's just that her music is not timeless. It will not stand up in 20 yrs. and getting a Grammy because she's popular or sells a ton of CD's or downloads means nothing to me. Watching synchronized dancing is the last thing any music fan cares about. When I see someone dancing with a headset mic on, I think of Beavis and Butt Head taking orders at the Burger World drive-thru. Having a bunch of others, usually gay men, dance with them really doesn't help the already weak, computer-made, drum-machine-laden, written-by-someone-else "music."

Snipe, part of the difference is the ONLY female singer that got me to buy a CD or album was Janice Joplin. No amount of alcohol can make Janice look good.

I just don't care for Whitney Houston. I don't care if she has a thousand awards from the hand me an award community. I just don't care for female singers for the most part.

Someone dissing Houston? Ummmmmm..........

Nearly every singer you hear does a poor job of hitting, holding and backing away from the notes. Not to mention that vibratto thing they do which usually includes losing the pitch of the note. If you want to see a clinic on voice control, watch Whitney Houston's video "I Will Always Love You." Major show-off stuff, if you understand singing.

And quite frankly, I don't ever expect to hear a rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner like the one she did at Super Bowl XXV. Click below. If your cheeks are not wet at the end, then either something is wrong with your ears, or something is wrong with your patiotism.

YouTube - Whitney Houston sings the National Anthem -- Star Spangled Banner

GH85: I love Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. I suspect it's the closest i'll ever hear to an Angel singing in my ear. ;)

I love female vocalists in general. Amy Lee is probably my current fave.

YouTube - Jane's Addiction - Stop (Video)

People that like it now will like it then.

Old School Rap, techno, etc, etc, is still very popular in clubs and with people our age.

You're just not one of the people that like it. :)

I already posted this exact video in praise of Whitney Houston, as well as one of her Grammy performances.

IMO she is tied for the greatest voice of my life time, with Mariah Carey.

OK, yep...i don't like it.

LOL

I vote for KISS next year, in costume with Beyonce dancing!

I'd pay a dollar to see that. :D

Obviously music is a very personal taste. I can't define what I like but I know it when I hear it.

I'd like to raise my glass and toast all the bands and musicians that have brought me joy and happiness in my lifetime, the Who being one of them. My life would not be as rich but for them.

I saw that on wikipedia as well. The bassist looked more like Townsend than not. Seeing that Simon was/is a member, maybe he switched to bass for this show?

lol, youtube comments:

I understand that next year it's Neil Diamond!

I don't see the Jonas Bros, or Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana or Selena Gomez on yyou playlist. LOL That what on my Eyepod because my 7 y.o. like to listen to them.

I thought that when we peeeed and refilled all the beer and snacks! :D

No, no miley cyrus. I think she's hideous. No Jonas, don't think i've ever actually heard one of their songs. Selena Gomez i've never heard of.

OK, so Daltrey and Townshend aren't as good as they once were. No surprise at 65, right? I think it's inherently much more fun (and interesting) to have some rock-n-roll icons from the past put on a little show at halftime (if for now other reason than to see what they've still got) than it would be to put some currently popular act on for a 12 min PR stunt. If you want to see some pop-culture bimbo strut her stuff, buy an overpriced concert ticket and get 2 hours worth of it in the company of a bunch of 12 year olds.

(I admit I'd be hard-pressed to apply this analysis to the Stones performance at the SB a couple of years back... Now that was interesting, but granted a bit hard to take. :))

The RS's Superbore performance was sloppy....the WHO has always been a bit slopppy around the edges (Keith Moon speciality)...but the energy of that band has always amazed...listen to the "Live AT Leeds" album short version.....one of the best LIVE ALBUMS EVER>..or "the Kids Are All Right" movie....

I THOUGHT THEY STILL HAD THE JUICE...

been a jane's addiction fan since 1988. one of my alltime faves. saw em in 1990 and last summer at lollapalooza with original lineup and they were great as always. i drove 11 hours to see them. however, they will never be invited to the superbowl and im not sure i would like it if they were

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Last night's performance by The Who could have been improved by a factor of 10 if Townsend's guitar hadn't been so far down in the mix. It may have sounded better in the stadium, but the TV mix was horrible.

Re: Daltrey and Townsend hitting/holding the notes: both should be professional enough not to go out there unless they can still do it... or get pretty close. They are gonna have to live with that major suckfest of vocals for the rest of their lives. It was shameful. They should have used a voice coach and done all sorts of throat therapy for a month beforehand... anything that would make sure that it didn't happen the way it did.

But if Pete had been higher in the mix, it would've covered some of it up.

Stick ZZTop out there and you've got a party. Is there a list somewhere of bands that have done the halftime show? Has Bob Seeger done it? George Thorogood? They'd both rock it.

Has anyone here ever seen Deborah Coleman or Michael Burks live? I have and they each have what it takes to put on a killer halftime performance. Just Google a few of their vids until you've seen each of them doing a few uptempo Chicago Blues songs. Either artist would absolutely bring the house down and leave people screaming for more.

Didn't read all the comments. But I saw The Who in 1973 or so, and they were amazing. I see a bunch of tired old guys now in comparison. Still OK, but a shell of their former self. Listen to an old recording of the Stones (Paint it Black) and Mick was really, really good, now not so much. I agree that they should retire and live on their royalties. But, if they want to continue playing good for them.

I saw the Shakira/Beyonce song/video. Pure sex. Music? Uhh...there was music playing?!?

System of a Down makes me laugh. Pure comedy music imho. I hope they don't take themselves seriously because they make giggle music. Kind of like CW McCall for the 90's. Living Colour would kick their arse.

I thought the worst part of the show was Townsend's wardrobe malfunction. Good gawd man, test your jacket and make sure your shirt can stay tucked in. That was ugly. I thought Daltrey actually was in good form. As for the mistakes....it's the damn Who. Go rent the Isle of Wight '70 concert. The Who are not a clinical band. Townsend is not a particularly great soloist. But he is a brilliant writer and a showman with the guitar. They came in and did exactly what people wanted them to do - do a medley of their hits (which are among the greatest hits of popular music over the past 50 years) and then leave. Btw, Pino Palladino is a monster bass player.

All things considered, they were less embarrassing than the Stones these days or any other number of geezer acts playing around. I saw a recent video of KISS. That is sad. ZZ Top however can still bring it and they have aged rather well (easier when you have 4' long beards). Clapton also has aged gracefully.

The bands that they should have had were either Green Day or Foo Fighters. They have been around long enough to have a broad recognition factor, they are awesome live, and write very hooky tunes.

Foo Fighters would have been good.

I read a rumor today that Rush might be playing the opening ceremonies for the Vancouver Olympics. They're a geezer band, but play better now than they ever have.

ok this, to me, is like snipe admitting he has britney speers on his ipod.

living color? talk about soul-less corporate pop ****.....hoy!
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Agree that Green Day would be a phenomenal choice though i personally have gotten a bit tired of that wierd little guy with the black eyeliner.

ZZ Top might be the BEST choice though. And would they let Thorougood do 'One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer'? Can you imagine the crowd singing along with that one! Too cool!!!!

+ 1 on Foo Fighters

I'm underwhelmed by all the suggestions on this page.

Daughtry would be very solid, and wow.....Hip too.

Doesn't he open for the Wiggles?