|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 396
All Pro
|
OP
All Pro
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 396 |
Its was about time the Super Bowl had someone that knows how to deliever the goods. Don't know about you guys/gals,but Prince nailed it tonight.
He was so unpredictable with his choice of songs.
Only a genius like him could pull off a a medley of "Proud Mary", "All Along the Watchtower" ,"Baby I'm a Star"......
Then he goes throws everyone a curveball by doing that Foo Fighters song,which sounded better than the Fighters version....
yet Dave Grohl and the Fighters just butchered "Darling Nikki"
How cool was it him doing "Purple Rain" in the rain...
Alot of musical acts should take a look at Prince and see how its done...
His guitar tone is off the charts.....funny thing though,the drums and keyboards weren't mixed all that well.....
amazing amazing guitar player.....
He just buries the Justin Timber-Fakes and Janet Jackson's of the world.....
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 413
1st String
|
|
1st String
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 413 |
your title was misleading..... I thought he had literaly been killed.. 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 4,458
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 4,458 |
Definitely one of the better performances for a halftime show.
Better than any of the garbage that is popular these days.
I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch......
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 13,358
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 13,358 |
Couldn't agree more Playa. Best I can remember (of course, my memory ain't that great). The lightning effects were amazing. 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 805
All Pro
|
|
All Pro
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 805 |
THOSE 2 CHICKS DANCING WERE HOT FOR SURE
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,711
Dawg Talker
|
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,711 |
i'm pissed i missed it....got called out on a run and missed the end of the second quarter till almost the end of the third....
Attitude is everything....FEAR THE ELF!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 13,358
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 13,358 |
Quote:
THOSE 2 CHICKS DANCING WERE HOT FOR SURE
does your mom know you're up? Don't you have school tomorrow?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 805
All Pro
|
|
All Pro
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 805 |
Quote:
does your mom know you're up?
NO BUT YOUR MOM SURE KNOWS 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 13,358
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 13,358 |
nice.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,333
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,333 |
Quote:
your title was misleading.....
I thought he had literaly been killed..
it's slang for "great"
Just like bad=good...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 19,144
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 19,144 |
I'm not a prince fan by any means, but he entertained the crowd....in a downpour. I'll give him props for that.
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
- John Muir
#GMSTRONG
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 533
All Pro
|
|
All Pro
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 533 |
Dang dude, I thought he might of got electrocuted, with all that rain. Throw an it after the killed next time. 
"They had it before you, They had it during you, They"ll have it after you're gone."
Al McGuire on Kentucky basketball tradition.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 76
Practice Squad
|
|
Practice Squad
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 76 |
What colour was the rain?
I too found the title of this thread disappointingly misleading.
Up the Rabbitohs!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 250
2nd String
|
|
2nd String
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 250 |
Prince was very good. I was glad to see some great quality half time entertainment.
Ted Nugent said,"that Davy Crockett shooting at Santa Anna's Army was the right thing to do, he just wouldn't get the Hispanic vote today".
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 473
All Pro
|
|
All Pro
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 473 |
I love Prince and I thought he was disappointing. What about all his awesome original songs? The dancers were very distracting too.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,836
Steeler
|
|
Steeler
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,836 |
I thought he was great. I've always been a fan, especially back in the 80's. I used to have his movie "Purple Rain"....don't know what happened to it.  He puts on an amazing show.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 39,681
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 39,681 |
He is a great guitar player but I can't help but think about a thin Aunt Jemima when I see that guy.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn. GM Strong ![[Linked Image]](http://www.dawgtalkers.net/uploads/small-gator-chomp.gif)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,276
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,276 |
LOL! and he makes me look tall! 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,371
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,371 |
Can't say I like Prince's music but I respect his talent. However it was better than watching a tired old Rolling Stones performance.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 15,098
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 15,098 |
A good show at halftime... something we aren't guaranteed. Ever.
Prince delivered the goods on time like FedEx... and it wasn't one of his more memorable sets. Just goes to show how lame some of the past shows have been. Li'l dude nailed the tunes, and never allowed that downpour to distract him. A real pro's pro. I was impressed.
And to the poster who's reminded of Aunt Jemimah... sorry, I just don't see it. It would take 3.5 Princes to even start resembling her. Get past the head wrap, please.
"too many notes, not enough music-"
#GMStong
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,950
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,950 |
Good Show, I enjoyed it, always liked prince, Strange guy, great talent
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 998
Dawg Talker
|
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 998 |
They were playing that medley on the Stern show on Sirius all last week. Apparently, Prince's people sent Stern the tape and asked him to play it on the air, then discuss if he and his crew felt Prince would play it during the half time show. Just a ploy to garner interest, and Howard kinda busted them on it.
Unfortunately, I missed it due to party festivities....
They were talking this morning on the show about the guitar solo on Purple Rain - and felt Prince pulled back on some notes because the guitar was out of tune. The way the guitar is made - would be hard to not hit it somehow, and the weather and humidity made it hard to be in tune. The acoustics in the stadium did not help either.
Prince is one of the greta guitarists though. There was a list just released a few weeks ago of the 100 greatest guitar solos.....forget where Prince fell in it though...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 998
Dawg Talker
|
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 998 |
Here's the top 10....should prolly start a new thread on it:
1.
song: Stairway to Heaven
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
album: Led Zeppelin IV
more: Stairway To Heaven solo details
2.
song: Eruption
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
band: Van Halen
album: Van Halen
more: Eruption solo details
3.
song: Freebird
guitarist: Collins/Rossington
band: Lynyrd Skynyrd
album: Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd
more: Freebird solo details
4.
song: Comfortably Numb
guitarist: David Gilmour
band: Pink Floyd
album: The Wall
more: Comfortably Numb solo details
5.
song: All Along the Watchtower
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix Experience
album: Electric Ladyland
6.
song: November Rain
guitarist: Slash
band: Guns n' Roses
album: Use Your Illusion I
7.
song: One
guitarist: Kirk Hammet
band: Metallica
album: And Justice for All
8.
song: Hotel California
guitarist: Don Felder/Joe Walsh
band: The Eagles
album: Hotel California
9.
song: Crazy Train
guitarist: Randy Rhoads
band: Ozzy Ozbourne
album: Blizzard of Ozz
10.
song: Crossroads
guitarist: Eric Clapton
band: Cream
album: Wheels of Fire
![[Linked Image from sternfannetwork.com]](http://www.sternfannetwork.com/forum/images/smilies/Props/munch.gif)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 32
Rookie
|
|
Rookie
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 32 |
I thought it was a great half-time performance, especially for Prince to not be even slightly phased by the rain and still be able to get the crowd into it all! (I'd also like to know what hair products those dancers used, because their hair still looked rockin' in the downpour, not to mention what the secret is to dancing in killer heels on a wet surface and not wiping out! If that were me, I would have wiped out at least 6 or 7 times, so kudos to them!!) 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 9,955
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 9,955 |
Who's top 10 is that?? Wouldn't be mine.
#gmstrong #gmlapdance
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 13,341
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 13,341 |
I'm not a Prince fan, but I thought he did a great job. I was really impressed with his guitar playing - I never thought he was as good as he is. He's not a GREAT guitar player, but he was smokin' last night.
![[Linked Image from i28.photobucket.com]](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/shadedog/mcenroe2.jpg) gmstrong -----------------
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,671
Dawg Talker
|
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,671 |
Didn't they at some time years ago have championship rounds of Punt Pass and Kick for the kids?
I realize that Super Bowl is all about the bucks and ratings but I'd prefer to see Prince and Michael Jackson in a "Cage match" to the end...if they are going to be performing.
The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, .
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,483
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,483 |
I would have a better idea of how good the show was had I turned off my streaming radio so I could hear the halftime show. But from what I did see and hear....he kicked ass out there in the rain. I was very impressed with that. Most performers would have cancelled due to the weather or made themselves total asses whining about it. Props to the little dude with the attitude.....great performance by him. (wish more would take a page out of his book and play rain or shine, warm or cold, dry or snow.)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 998
Dawg Talker
|
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 998 |
Quote:
Who's top 10 is that?? Wouldn't be mine.
I googled it - couldn't find the one they discussed on the Stern show (it was from one of the leading guitar magazines, Guitar World). I remembered Eruption being #2 though - so I think it was close....
Here is where that came from:
http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatest.htm
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 13,341
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 13,341 |
Oh, what the heck... Quote:
Here's the top 10....should prolly start a new thread on it:
1.
song: Stairway to Heaven (YES )
guitarist: Jimmy Page
2.
song: Eruption (YES, the guy influenced millions of guitarists)
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
3.
song: Freebird (NO!!! This solo sucks and is a bore)
guitarist: Collins/Rossington
4.
song: Comfortably Numb (YES, this solo is awesome)
guitarist: David Gilmour
5.
song: All Along the Watchtower (YES)
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
6.
song: November Rain (NO.... this guy is so over-rated)
guitarist: Slash
7.
song: One (NO, another over-rated guitarist)
guitarist: Kirk Hammet
8.
song: Hotel California (NO, makes me sleepy)
guitarist: Don Felder/Joe Walsh
9.
song: Crazy Train (YES)
guitarist: Randy Rhoads
10.
song: Crossroads (OK, Clapton deserves a spot)
guitarist: Eric Clapton
Triumph guitarist Rik Emmett's solo on Rock 'n Roll Machine (live version) is as good as any on this list. Jazz, classical, volume swells, all the tricks, lightning technique...). he's a master.
gmstrong -----------------
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 858
All Pro
|
|
All Pro
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 858 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,739
Dawg Talker
|
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,739 |
I give a lot of credit to Prince! I have never been a big Prince fan.............but last night impressed me! He rocked that stadium................loved the lights and the stage set-up! I loved the song selections..............and he threw in a Hendrix song as well. So much better then watching the burnt out Stones............Maria Carie, Micheal Jackson (or any other Jackson), any of the boy bands, and even McCartney! It is going to be hard to beat this show next year.......................I wish that would be one of the goals for the Super Bowl.................try to improve on the halftime show every year.............I mean try really had to make it better every year! We do not need the Rolling Stones every other year...............they were one of the best in their prime...............but that was twenty some odd years ago! 
![[Linked Image from i96.photobucket.com]](http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l197/thazen/brownsflag2.jpg) GO BROWNS!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 40,399
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 40,399 |
Quote:
I wish that would be one of the goals for the Super Bowl.................try to improve on the halftime show every year.............I mean try really had to make it better every year!
I'm sure that is a goal. The problem is with a hundred million viewers, of all ages, races, backgrounds, etc.... it's impossible to please them all... They could have one next year that I think is better and you might think it's a step backwards....
yebat' Putin
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,246
Legend
|
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,246 |
I thought it was great too because I fast-forwarded through the whole thing. DVR is a God-send!!!
My wife and I didn't start watching the game until about 9:00 and we were done with the game (and stopped to watch a few commercials, too) at about 10:40 or so.
I am unfamiliar with this feeling of optimism
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 326
1st String
|
|
1st String
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 326 |
I thought it was terrible.... The tone of his guitar was far from great. His best song, Purple Rain wasn't even performed that good. It's a shame to see someone life Prince stealing the half-time performance from some of the great talents we have out there today. I am not talking about your Aguilerras and Timberlakes and stuff like that. There is someone by the name of John Mayer who can deliver great lyrics and even better guitar playing. He can put on one hell of a show, and if it's covers you want...he can do anything from Hendrix to The Police right back to SRV. He is the closest we will hear to Clapton and so on in the mainstream While, many think he doesnt fit the mold of a half-time performance, I don't think Prince does either. There is some real talent out there in the world, we just have to find it and accept it. As much as I love Clapton, Hendrix, SRV, Zeppelin, and Floyd, we all have to stop living in the past and make way for the future.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,431
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,431 |
John Mayer ...hmmm..if you are a college kid or gay he is the man for ya. 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,642
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,642 |
Quote:
John Mayer ...hmmm..if you are a college kid or gay he is the man for ya.
Amen to that. Where's the pukey smilie????
![[Linked Image from i75.photobucket.com]](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i302/lrhinkle/d5eaf0b9-e429-4211-b53f-b843bfcf6aa9_zps2ac17420.jpg) #gmstrong
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 71
Practice Squad
|
|
Practice Squad
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 71 |
I enjoyed the Half time show also. Way better than Paul McCartney and the Rolling stones performances the past couple of years that I turned the channel on 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 71
Practice Squad
|
|
Practice Squad
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 71 |
Quote:
There is someone by the name of John Mayer who can deliver great lyrics and even better guitar playing. As much as I love Clapton, Hendrix, SRV, Zeppelin, and Floyd, we all have to stop living in the past and make way for the future.
Hopefully John Mayer isn't the future
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 4,458
Hall of Famer
|
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 4,458 |
My Morning Jacket is the future of good ole RawknRoll.
But in the list of Great guitar heroes. How about that Frampton guy.
I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch......
|
|
|
DawgTalkers.net
Forums DawgTalk Tailgate Forum Prince just killed at the SB 1/2
time Show
|
|
![[Linked Image from fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net]](https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/276870_6711658857_1403067853_q.jpg)
![[Linked Image from i6.photobucket.com]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/rottenspice/witness.jpg)
![[Linked Image from i8.photobucket.com]](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/jlq112atomicdog/janstags/browns%20tags/atomic.jpg)
