Big C Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Real McNasty said: It's cool, I know due to kids and prob one of the only newer music I can stand in all honesty. I'd say If you like/d Prince you would like Weeknd You can't actually think that, can you? Prince had much more range and pizzazz. I will say, I only like The Weeknd's original trilogy of mixtapes. They were darker and deeper. House of Balloons is one of the top releases of the 2010s. Ever since he blew up it's all vapid pop that kind of bores me. And I say this as a fairly big Drake fan. Admittedly I haven't given the new album a shot because I hated the previous three so much. Edited November 13, 2020 by Big C
IslandBillsFan Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 Some thoughts on the halftime show: I looked up the halftime show history. Mostly from the 60's until 1991 the halftime show was marching bands or performers mixed in with marching bands. Super Bowl XXV (Bills v. Giants) was the real first year where they really had a major artist (Michael Jackson) and have went that route since. In general I like the modern Super Bowl Halftime show. I break it down in 3 categories: CAT 1- Good Artists and Bands- About 40% of the time it is a band or artist I care about. Some examples are: Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, The Stones, Tom Petty. For these artists, I like I don't mind seeing a 15 minute medley of their songs. CAT 2- Horrible Artists and Bands- About another 40% of the time, it is bands or artists, who I think are completely worthless and it is funny for me to watch. Examples include Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5. I usually watch these acts drunk and laughing the whole time. They provide entertainment on how horrible they are. Cat 3- Ehhhh Don't Care Acts- The last 20% is the group that is tough for me. These are the groups were my overall feeling is ehhhhhhh. These are decent enough acts but just not really my thing. Not good enough for me to care about and not bad enough for me to laugh at. Unfortunately, The Weeknd falls in this category. Other examples include Coldplay and Beyonce.
Buffalo ill Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 He needs to play the cocaine song just to make all the Karens of America angry.
JMF2006 Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 13 hours ago, JohnNord said: Damn I was really hoping they’d wheel out 70 year dinosaurs like Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne or AC/DC. Works for me.....if you still got it tour
JMF2006 Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 2 hours ago, IslandBillsFan said: Some thoughts on the halftime show: I looked up the halftime show history. Mostly from the 60's until 1991 the halftime show was marching bands or performers mixed in with marching bands. Super Bowl XXV (Bills v. Giants) was the real first year where they really had a major artist (Michael Jackson) and have went that route since. In general I like the modern Super Bowl Halftime show. I break it down in 3 categories: CAT 1- Good Artists and Bands- About 40% of the time it is a band or artist I care about. Some examples are: Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, The Stones, Tom Petty. For these artists, I like I don't mind seeing a 15 minute medley of their songs. CAT 2- Horrible Artists and Bands- About another 40% of the time, it is bands or artists, who I think are completely worthless and it is funny for me to watch. Examples include Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5. I usually watch these acts drunk and laughing the whole time. They provide entertainment on how horrible they are. Cat 3- Ehhhh Don't Care Acts- The last 20% is the group that is tough for me. These are the groups were my overall feeling is ehhhhhhh. These are decent enough acts but just not really my thing. Not good enough for me to care about and not bad enough for me to laugh at. Unfortunately, The Weeknd falls in this category. Other examples include Coldplay and Beyonce. In the Category 1..... I would suggest Bruno Mars.... to be honest I had never heard of him/them. I decided to watch this half time show to see what they were all about. I was highly entertained and thought it was one of the best half times ever. I am not going to run out and buy his CD or whatever they sell now but I enjoyed the performance.
skibum Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 Face it, it's never going to be Led Zeppelin.
frostbitmic Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 Meh, nothing to divert me from my normal halftime ritual.
frostbitmic Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 20 hours ago, PetermansRedemption said: Don’t super bowl performers do it for free? I'm pretty sure the performers have to pay the NFL to play the halftime show.
DrDawkinstein Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: I'm pretty sure the performers have to pay the NFL to play the halftime show. What is this, Ozzfest?!? 1
CaptnCoke11 Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 Took wife to see him early last year before Covid. I was unaware he was solo. Pretty talented guy
DrDawkinstein Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 No offense to the Weeknd or any other SB halftime performer past, present or future... but the standard has been set, never to be broken, by the man, the myth, the legend... Prince Everyone needs to watch this 8min documentary. "Can you make it rain harder?" 2
Irv Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 I’ve never heard of Weekend. I didn’t read the whole thread but if the NFL didn’t select an African American there would be a s-storm
Malazan Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 22 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: No offense to the Weeknd or any other SB halftime performer past, present or future... but the standard has been set, never to be broken, by the man, the myth, the legend... That's kind of the opposite of 'standard' then. An 'abnormal' performance that "no one can ever live up to" wouldn't be standard.
TheElectricCompany Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 Geezus, some of you dudes need your 97 Rock bubble burst. 2
DrDawkinstein Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 17 minutes ago, jeremy2020 said: That's kind of the opposite of 'standard' then. An 'abnormal' performance that "no one can ever live up to" wouldn't be standard. You are correct. The "bar" has been set?
jimmy10 Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 My kids and wife like a bunch of his tunes. I saw him on SNL once or twice. Not really my bag, but good pop songs are good pop songs. And besides, I decided a long time ago never to get into a “that’s not music, THIS is music” argument with my kids or nieces/nephews. There’s good stuff in every genre and era. 1
Joe Ferguson Posted November 13, 2020 Posted November 13, 2020 I wish AC/DC would be playing in the Super Bowl halftime.
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