Who halftime show
 

So what's your opinion on the Who's halftime performance?

The Who was one of my favorite bands back in the 60's-70's, and I thought that Roger and Pete put on a good halftime show. It was kind of fun to read some of the comments on the YouTube link to the performance... Lots of youngsters dissing them as a bunch of old farts, while some diehard fans were doing their best to defend them. One comment in particular captured the spirit of the "debate" and had me rolling on the floor for some reason:

"Its incredible how stupid and ignorant ppl got nowadays. To the point of talking one of the last living rock´n´roll legends down. If those old men just squatted and erected their brown pyramids on that stage u should b grateful u got to see it. What theyve done so far is way beyond of what any of the pathetic bands u might like r ever gonna b able to do. If u cant b a normal person and respect them, b a genius by knowing u should pretend u do"

Oh man they're gettin' old....

Who cared? :p

If I was judging the WHO from tonight, I would never listen to them.

WHO the hell even watches a half time show? Seriously...they could put anyone out there...I'm hittin the head and getting a fresh drink and food.

wish i could have seen The Who back in the day..

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I thought the who where pretty good

I saw the WHO at the Metropolitan Sports Center (where the North Stars used to play) in Minneapolis in the mid 70's.

Granted I was a bunch younger then but compared to what I remember they were like in slow motion at the super bowl.

I love the Who's music but IMO, they need to be retired and living off their royalties. Time for the next gen artists.

I thought they were pretty good. Hard to take them seriously though as they're clearly doing a nostalgia performance. Something about seeing a "working" band is more real. Like seeing them "back in the day".

Daltry sounded good. Townsend over-did his trademark arm swinging. Made me think it was mostly canned.

They sucked!

But I heard they already have Kate Smith booked for next year so that should be good.

After the "wardrobe malfunction" from a few years ago, we won't see anyone under the age of 50 on that halftime stage.

Matt, I think they have to stay away from the bimbo pop performers. Their music is only palatable because of the sexy wrapper. Take away that and it's lame beyond words.

No arguments here, God knows I don't care to see Britney Spears up there. But, there's a number of younger artists that are talented and not past their prime. I was the only person in my living room that's ever owned any Who CDs, but agreed that they didn't sound great.

+1

Think the older half time artists has anything to do with the absurd ticket prices that hardly any younger people could afford?

I was never a big WHO fan, but that was so bad that I felt sorry for them.

I enjoyed it, but partly due to the light show and my new HD TV. There seemed to be a lot of "stray" notes from Townsend sprinkled in there, especially when they pulled the camera back.

Who was the bassist? Looked like maybe Pete's son?

no Entwistle and Moon makes it tough to play Who songs and the shortened songs didnt allow for Pete to cut loose..Ive always preferred the early raw Who sound..still rather see Pete up there than Janet Jackson or Rascal Flatts any day...but definitely it was not Live at Leeds

as a guitar player, i cant even imagine retaining the ability to play a song in front of 100 million people though...i would faint

Current touring members

* Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1996–1997, 2002–present)
* Pino Palladino – bass (2002–present)
* Zak Starkey – drums, percussion (1996–present)
* John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards, backing vocals (1979–1981, 1985–present)

It's what I expected. Damn, I hate medleys, but give it to Daltry for trying to hit the high notes. I bet he can't talk for a week. Light show was terrific. Rock and Roll is a young mans game.

If anyone wants a dose of the Who the way the should be, grab a copy of "Live at Leeds", (get the remastered version, it's longer, and the sound engineering is better), put on your headphones and turn it up as loud as you dare.

So who is left in Dinosaur rock band land to play in the Super Bowl?

Agreed. YOU get up there and play in front of 100 million people then get back to use saying how easy it was.

Their music was great in the old days, but lets face it, we are all getting older and not the same. Considering how many other rock n roll bands are not able to move (lying dead in their casket) they did excellent.

This is not 1975, give them a break and a toast in their direction for still being able to play!

If they had gotten AC/DC up there, they'd have brought the house down.

Concur. Maybe the original Van Halen lineup would do too. Nothing else could get those kinds of ratings. I was watching VH1's Classic Albums yesterday on Who's Next. I am huge Who fan, just love them. But I forgot to watch the Superbowl.

not a big ac/dc fan but ive always thought that they are the one band that can pull off the half time gig perfectly...their sound, personality and lyrics seem made for it

The who sucked really bad last night.

I saw AC/DC in concert last summer. They completely suck now.

ZZ Top could do it. Lot's of short songs to pick from so a medley of one-verse samples wouldn't be necessary; they still are actively touring and can still play and sing as well as they ever did. They are great to watch live. They understand showmanship, which is rare in a rock band.

JR

I saw the Who in the late 60s when they opened for Herman's Hermits. I had never heard of them back then. Last night they were under-whelming.

Ozzy might be able to do it also

the idea of a band playing at half time is stupid. every time i see it im reminded of the macy's thanksgiving parade. its cheesy and not the proper venue for a rock and roll concert..a band needs to be in front of their fans and, needs a few songs to warm up and get into it

In a perfect world Amon Amarth, Opeth or Lamb of God would play some ear splitting neck breaking death metal to get the crowd going

The NFL just needs to let some new blood on stage. All these 50 and 60 year old "performers"....ugh, i just watched a replay of last years Bruce Springsteen half time show, he was even worse than the Who.

I'm an ol guy and I really appreciate the what The Who has accomplished. The Who's Next album, one of the best. Yes the voices cracked a couple of times, they looked old (because they are), but the music is timless and overall, I liked their performance. Was is their best, no......... but for me it brought back allot of memories when rock and roll and albums were good. However, I can respect the comments that the show was just fair.

Having said that, I think it's time to look at other acts beyond the Baby Boom generation.

The music only seems timeless to you because you're as old as they are and it reminds you of being young. ;)

To me, i was completely sick of the Who, and all those other British rock bands over a decade ago. Even Led Zeppelin.

ill never be sick of the original Black Sabbath. never

I am. Even getting sick of pink floyd lately. :(

Yeah, they've done that already. I can't wait to hear New Kids on the Block again. Maybe we should go way back and have Up with People, yet again.

Be careful what you wish for. Decent music from the current generation is pretty slim.

JR

There's a lot of it out there.

How about Carrie Underwood? Chris Daughtry? Alicia Keyes? Beyonce? Nickelback?

There are plenty of big young stars around.

How many Superbowl watchers are fans of those people? I wouldn't recognize a single one of them if they knocked on my door. Do those people have any fans of legal drinking age? If I were in charge of the halftime show, I'd want performers who can attract the demographic with the most cash to buy the kinds of products the Superbowl's advertisers sell. But then, I don't watch football, so I don't even know what kind of commercials are running these days.

Daughtry is the biggest rock act on earth. (his first album went quadruple platinum)

Carrie Underwood is one of the biggest country stars on earth

Nickelback is the only rock "supergroup" of this generation

Alicia Keyes is an R&B superstar with multiple platinum albums that TODAY'S generation actually knows.

Beyonce is probably the biggest female entertainer on earth at this time.

How can you possibly tell me you don't know who Beyonce is?

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Seriously guys, our old rock bands are "oldies" now.

Not true. there is so much amazing "new" music that I cant keep up with it all...and im talking about rock and roll, not mainstream hip/hop. The problem is that the super bowl is a mainstream consumer event and mainstream radio does not promote new rock and roll so, about 10 people out of 100 million people would know who they are...

for example, I heard part of Arcade Fire's “Wake Up" played constantly throughout the game and I doubt anybody knew who it was except a tiny fraction...Even though the NFL used the song, do you think they will be playing at half time? i doubt it...although, i guess you never know

if you want better rock and roll played at the super bowl, boycott commercial radio, support your local college radio stations and wait about 20 years for Clear Channel to wake up to reality