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**penguinz** · 02-08-2010, 11:07 AM

One of the worst half time shows ever.

wild1 · 02-08-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by blaise

Tommy was glad he was deaf, dumb and blind when it came on.

Inspector · 02-08-2010, 11:17 AM

I kept looking for the nipple display.

Have they done away with that now?

Fish · 02-08-2010, 11:18 AM

Why did they keep showing shots of the drummer that nobody knew? The one that was 84 years younger than the rest of the band....

siberian khatru · 02-08-2010, 11:19 AM

The Who is one of my all-time favorite bands. I have long and loudly proclaimed them the Greatest Rock Band in History. I am a Who homer to the max.

Yeah, the guys were, uh, "ragged." I totally expected that. It would've been better if they had simply shown concert footage from 1973 or 75. I still enjoyed seeing them; I'm glad they got the "honor" of the SB (I seriously doubt Yes or Genesis will). I thought the stage design was fantastic. That alone, IMO, kept it from being one of the worst halftime shows ever.

siberian khatru · 02-08-2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by KC Fish

Why did they keep showing shots of the drummer that nobody knew? The one that was 84 years younger than the rest of the band....

Zak Starkey, son of Ringo.

siberian khatru · 02-08-2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RJ

I think they sounded pretty good considering half the original band is dead.

And the other half just looks and sounds that way.

tyton75 · 02-08-2010, 11:21 AM

the Stage design was cool.. but it almost just looked like they pulled a couple of drunk old geezers out of the stands and gave one a Mic and the other a guitar

kstater · 02-08-2010, 11:22 AM

Abe Vigoda appeared twice last night. Once in a commercial, once singing at halftime.

JD10367 · 02-08-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by beach tribe

"They're a 135 years old" Of course they were off. Roger Daltry has fried his vocal chords like a strip of bacon, and they are still better than 9 out of the 10 crap bands that are out today.

Look up "hyperbole" in the dictionary. I would rather see a current hip band that actually sounds good. Hell, I'd rather have an old 70s/80s band that actually sounds good.

I know they're old. I appreciate that they can still walk around without needing a Hoverchair and an Emergency Alert Necklace and Depends. That doesn't mean they're still any good. I can appreciate an 80-year-old woman who was once a beautiful Playboy centerfold, but that doesn't mean I want to ogle her coochie NOW.

There are plenty of "old guys" who can still carry a tune and play a note. Eric Clapton. Jeff Beck. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss. Aerosmith. Yes. Rush. Roger Waters. Ian Anderson and Martin Barre of Jethro Tull. Paul McCartney. Elton John. You can go on and on.

The bottom line is, The Who sounded like shit. Daltrey was out of tune, Townsend played like he was drunk (for crissake he was hitting his guitar at odd points when he wasn't even supposed to), and they basically were awful. A Who cover band would've sounded more like The Who than they did.

Now, how much of that can be attributed to age, and how much to alcohol or simply bad soundboard people, we don't know. Maybe they couldn't hear themselves; the Super Bowl doesn't exactly provide the endless practice time and well-oiled roadie team that a traveling band has.

I love The Who. But I won't knobslobber them just because they USED to sound good. They don't give brownie points to musicians for what they used to sound like. If you can no longer sing and no longer play, then save us the ear pain and don't try.

siberian khatru · 02-08-2010, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tyton75

the Stage design was cool.. but it almost just looked like they pulled a couple of drunk old geezers out of the stands and gave one a Mic and the other a guitar

Quick story: In 73 at the Cow Palace, Keith Moon passed out on stage. The band asked the audience, "Can anybody here play drums?" Some young guy in front said "I can!" and they brought him up and he finished the set with Pete coaching him. He did OK.

**BigRedChief** · 02-08-2010, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tyton75

the Stage design was cool.. but it almost just looked like they pulled a couple of drunk old geezers out of the stands and gave one a Mic and the other a guitar

there was a vegas betting line of who would fall and break a hip first?

Fish · 02-08-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Zak Starkey, son of Ringo.

I'll be damned..... thanks...

I thought he was just some young douchebag with bad hair stealing camera time from the old fellas....

Mr. Laz · 02-08-2010, 11:25 AM

One of the worst threads ever

JD10367 · 02-08-2010, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Quick story: In 73 at the Cow Palace, Keith Moon passed out on stage. The band asked the audience, "Can anybody here play drums?" Some young guy in front said "I can!" and they brought him up and he finished the set with Pete coaching him. He did OK.

And then he exploded into flames? /SpinalTapMode

blaise · 02-08-2010, 11:26 AM

They're only half as painful to watch as the CBS studio halftime show.

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