February 8, 201016 yr Puppy Bowl for me...THEY are AWFUL!!! :idunno::puke: I know they did this thing for FREE, but my gosh! Get the Eagles or Beach Boys at least! Half the people watchin this game don't even know what "the Who" is...like me!:isurrender:
February 8, 201016 yr For the first song, they sounded like a bad garage band. They did seem to improve through the show.
February 8, 201016 yr Puppy Bowl for me...THEY are AWFUL!!! :idunno::puke: I know they did this thing for FREE, but my gosh! Get the Eagles or Beach Boys at least! Half the people watchin this game don't even know what "the Who" is...like me!:isurrender: Don't know who "The WHO" is? :ohbrother: Other than the "wardrobe malfuntion" of the missing button on the guitar player's shirt, I thought it was great! I didn't need to see his belly button though. LOL
February 8, 201016 yr I must have been watching a different halftime show or else my standards are much lower because I thought they were great. Not great for 65, just great period. I've always been a big Who fan and thought Daltry sounded pretty darn good. My son has 15-20 boys over right now and even they thought they were "pretty decent" (which I'm assuming meant "very good" but weren't going to say it knowing it was a band from my heyday). BTW, was the drummer the guy from Spinal Tap?
February 8, 201016 yr A lot of people seriously don't know much about what goes into making music. The Who is one of the greatest bands of all time, and if it wasn't for acts like them, the Stones, Cream, Beatles etc. coming out of Britain in the late 60's, you wouldn't have a lot of the music you have today. Another thing that The Who is known for is their amazing live performances, and regardless if you liked the halftime show or not, The Who will always be one of the best live acts of all time. They were the first band to really make instrument destruction a part of a live act, and influenced many performers when it came to playing live shows. The main thing to know, whether it being The Who, or any band, it takes a good band to sound good live. Especially in front of that many people and that kind of set-up. There is a lot of people out there who expect to hear the same music they hear on their cd's or mp3's when they listen to a band live, and thats not the case at all. Some bands are better live than in studio, most are not, however, live music is something special. One thing you have to ponder, whether you liked it or not is this. Pete Townsend (guitarist/backing vocals) and Roger Daltrey are both pushing 70. Who knows how often they still play, and no that wasn't a pun. For the past five years or so they have been basically only playing one off gigs meaning they only play a handful of shows a year, and they're spread out. So you take into account the age factor, how often they now play live, the set-up, the circumstances, then you have good reason for not sounding as good as some people think you should have sounded. On a side note, I liked this Halftime performance but it wasn't no where near as good as Tom Petty was a couple years ago. I would much rather see acts like TP and The Who as to some of the acts that normally take the stage.
February 8, 201016 yr I must have been watching a different halftime show or else my standards are much lower because I thought they were great. Not great for 65, just great period. I've always been a big Who fan and thought they sounded pretty darn good. My son has 15-20 boys over right now and even they thought they were "pretty decent" (which I'm assuming meant "very good" but weren't going to say it knowing it was a band from my heyday). I thought it was one of the coolest halftime shows I've ever seen. The laser light effects added a lot of thrill for me though.
February 8, 201016 yr I must have been watching a different halftime show or else my standards are much lower because I thought they were great. Not great for 65, just great period. I've always been a big Who fan and thought Daltry sounded pretty darn good. My son has 15-20 boys over right now and even they thought they were "pretty decent" (which I'm assuming meant "very good" but weren't going to say it knowing it was a band from my heyday). BTW, was the drummer the guy from Spinal Tap? :lol: Sure looked like him. At least he didn't get lost on the way to the stage though, and at least he made it through the whole set. If something would have happened though, Pete and Roger have pretty good experience replacing someone on the skins, they've kind of dealt with that type of thing before. RIP Keith Moon. If it makes you feel any better Coop I'm twenty two and I agree right with you. Amazing job all around, from the lighting, on down to the mixing.
February 8, 201016 yr Puppy Bowl for me...THEY are AWFUL!!! :idunno::puke: I know they did this thing for FREE, but my gosh! Get the Eagles or Beach Boys at least! Half the people watchin this game don't even know what "the Who" is...like me!:isurrender: :ohbrother: The Who is one of the most influential bands of all time... I have a hard time agreeing with your assessment that they are awful.
February 8, 201016 yr I thought they did a fine job, and they look much bette (physically) than the Stones. The drummer reminded me of Dana Carvey.
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