I'm saying it. Prince at the Superboil is just a sad day for america.

[Porcupine]

I LOVED Prince.......in 1985. Since then he has hit refresh dozens of times and had no luck.

For the US to pull a 20 years past it's prime act for the biggest media event of the year is just acceptance of total decay. We have no pride or willingness to take a risk in the US anymore. We're replaying the same old movie hoping it has a different ending.

So, so, sad.

[Connie_Corleone]

1. I thought it was the best halftime show ever.

And the people there sure did love it.

[derby378]

8. I concur - Prince was da BOMB tonight

Remember that huge rivalry he and Michael Jackson had 20 years ago? How many people back then would have predicted that Prince would ultimately have a longer shelf life?

[RiffRandell]

38. Absolutely. Beats Britney.

Prince rocks!

[Initech]

44. I definitely agree. I was pretty impressed.

It was way better than seeing tons of replays of Janet Jackson's nipple.

I'll even go so far as to say that the Prince halftime show was better than the Stones halftime show last year.

[LynneSin]

47. I was thinking the same exact thing - it was Prince and nobody but Prince

I hated those Super Bowls where they felt that they had to cram as many 'superstars' into a 15 minute show as possible.

Prince is amazingly talented, one of the best guitar players out there today - he doesn't need some teeny-bopper popstar of the moment honing in on his music.

Great job Prince - I am glad I stuck around to watch that show!

[driver8]

59. So did I!!

Prince rocked the place!

So he's twenty years past his "prime"...the guy can still put on an amazing show.

[Frank Cannon]

67. I agree wholeheartedly, and I'm not a real big Prince fan

But he was undeniably great. He showed more energy and technical skill in that performance than probably all the acts from the last five Super Bowls put together.

He raised the halftime-performance bar for all to follow. No longer can you just go out and slop through a set just because you're ultrafamous and you think you can.

[ikojo]

2. Hey, the white house correspondents dinner

is being anchored by Rich Little...talk about reaching into the past.

Anyway, Prince rocked.


Didn't the Rolling Stones do the half time last year? They are WAY past their prime.

[zonkers]

6. Rocked in an understatment. Prince shredded that show. Wow.

[ikojo]

23. I got goose bumps watching it on

TELEVISION...can you imagine being there and experiencing his energy?

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

66. I think he is an amazing performer.

It was all about Prince that night. Some like it , some don't . Some of his music is part of the soundtrack to my life. Especially the Purple Rain era because that's a time when I was really happy. I was 4 years old then but it mattered to me. The Purple Rain album was played all through my house - so when I hear " Baby I'm A Star " I got out of my seat and danced because damn it I need to feel good sometimes.

[Missy Vixen]

3. Did you WATCH him?

He was amazing. Twenty year old songs or no, they still sound fresh and relevant.

He still has more talent in his little finger than Britney/Alicia/Fergie/Justin or any others have in their entire bodies.

Julie

[spooky3]

11. just cancel the rest of American Idol and show us Prince videos

absolutely stunning show--so professional under the worst conditions.

[Missy Vixen]

12. No kidding

I have "Musicology" upstairs. My CD-ROM isn't working in the computer, but you know I'm breaking the plastic off that one when the Super Bowl's over, and turning it up LOUD.

Julie

[driver8]

60. Amen, JulieRB...Amen!! n/t

[C_U_L8R]

4. Did that just change your mind ?

Prince slam dunked it.. IMO

in the pouring rain no less.

[Zookeeper]

5. I thought it was a great choice and a great performance....

It's not jock rock.

[KeepItReal]

7. Past his Prime?? I saw Prince perform in Vegas 2 mos. ago and he ROCKED IT.

I feel sorry for you, not Mr. Nelson.

[KurtNYC]

9. Prince was way ahead of his time and now is his time

I saw Prince get harrassed off the stage in 1980 in front of a Stones show at Anaheim stadium. He was so far ahead of everything. He smokes. Phenomenal performer who blazes with energy and talent.

[zonkers]

10. What are you smoking?

[Porcupine]

17. Hey, you're living in the past.

Nothing new, nothing fresh, no act that emerged in the 90's even. We just keep dragging out the same tired old horses to sing the same tired old songs.

Purple Rain is a freaking funeral dirge now. They play that shit at Safeway.

[Shine]

13. I disagree. I thought he was awesome.

in the pouring purple rain, no less. :applause:

[RevolutionaryActs]

Duuuude

:popcorn:

[AlCzervik]

14. he was great, thats the only part of the superbowl i watched.

he sounded amazing.

[BlueJazz]

15. Prince always reminds me of the "True Musician" Joke

"The Band Sucked so bad the crowd Loved them"

Prince is for people that think Art works at the corner Home Depot.

[RegimeChange2008]

16. Guess you're really gonna hate all the hot concert tours this summer....

Heaven & Hell (aka Black Sabbath 2.0) - broke up 1983

The Police - broke up 1984

Van Halen - broke up 1985

And while I'm admittedly guilty of not paying much attention to Prince in recent years, I thought his halftime show was fucking outstanding.

[Porcupine]

19. Yap, make sure you bring the new teeth.

The old ones are getting a bit yellow.

[spooky3]

22. you're going to be old one day

think about it.

[Porcupine]

26. I think I'm not going to listen to Queen and Rush in my 60's.

I'm going to attempt to grow up a little and listen to music that reflects my emotional state.

I also listen to the local indy station most of the time. I think listening to the canned music of my past is a recipe for decay.

[RegimeChange2008]

28. Well, here ya go then......

Ah wonderful ah wonderful....... and now the champagne lady Norma Zimmer will sing "Fat Bottomed Girls"

[Zookeeper]

33. I stay totally up-to-date with music....

I listen to two Indie stations every day and the CDs I buy are from current artists. I'm not particularly nostalgic.

But, I do know good music and it doesn't age. (Rush is crap, BTW.)

[Left Is Write]

39. "Good music...doesn't age."

A-freaking-men!

[spacelady]

43. You will be lucky to be able to hear Queen & Rush in your

60's. N/t

[RegimeChange2008]

25. Did you ever consider that the reason the 80's are so popular right now....

Is that everything about THIS decade sucks ass, including most of the music??

If I had a choice of re-living the 80's or staying in this decade, I'd go back in a heartbeat. Even re-living puberty and tolerating Reagan again would be better than this fascist Chimpocracy, with corporate shit music.

[Porcupine]

29. There is good music out there. But you have to hunt for it.

There are a ton of indy stations, community stations and college stations playing new, exciting music. The Media Gods just aren't willing to take a risk. They demand a sure thing.

Demanding a sure thing is a path to decay.

[MonkeyFunk]

32. LOL

you think some indy band from your local college is gonna get to play the Superbowl halftime show?

Prince was great.

[Spider Jerusalem]

36. New and exciting?

Most of the "indie rock" I hear sounds more or less the same (like the singer is doing his impersonation of Morrissey with a head cold...Death Cab For Cutie comes to mind), and most of it sounds vaguely derivative of stuff from 20 years ago...we already had the Smiths. Why do we need these guys? Please, tell me where this "new and exciting" music is, because I'm not hearing anything coming out of the "indie" scene.

[HughBeaumont]

74. I'd be happy with something that sounds like the Minutemen at this point . ..

"Bands" like Of Montreal and Death Cab for Cutie make me vomit a car. Twice.

[soswolf]

63. don't forget

to invest in a few tech stocks while you're back there.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

18. We'lll have to disagree.. here's another vote for best halftime SB show ever.

[LostInAnomie]

20. I'm not going to lie. I thought it was pretty lame.

A marching band!? WTF!? How much of a cliche is that? Might as well have brought out a huge Choir with matching robes, and a symphony orchestra.

Speaking of cliches, "Proud Mary" and a brief medley of some Hendrix!? C'mon!

[Porcupine]

24. An old act with lame dancers.

Even the announcers sounded bored. "Purple Rain in the rain, how about that"

Oh, yeah they were exited. The idiots in the crowd at a Superbowl will cheer anything that moves. They'd cheer a high school garage band playing thrash. If they don't they have wasted the $4k per person it cost them to be there.

[stuntcat]

21. He Rocked it.

Purple Rain totally made me cry, he will always tough me, right here.
So I cried at the super bowl, and me and my friends all had to call each other :p
That was an amazing Halftime, the crowd loved it too.

[bbernardini]

27. So, what would have been acceptable to you?

You obviously know what would be best, so please tell us what you would have found acceptable.

[Porcupine]

30. An act that emerged after '95. Something challenging? nt.

.

[Zookeeper]

35. I'm sure that Prince was challenging for lots of viewers...

He's still gender-bending, he's black, he's versatile...

I doubt that many of the people who LOVED the Stones last year, felt quite as comfortable with Prince.

[conscious evolution]

31. Not a Prince fan

But I gotta say he sure did tear it up out there tonite.

[Missy Vixen]

45. He was just amazing

I had to call my friend, too -- "did you SEE that?"

BTW, I live in Seattle. The person who said that Jimi Hendrix is no longer relevant? His music is still played here daily. It's been covered hundreds of times by other more "relevant" musicians. I seem to remember a blistering version of "Axis: Bold As Love" on the Katrina fundraiser by none other than John Mayer. I'm not necessarily a Mayer fan, but the man can play.

Julie

[smoogatz]

34. Boring game--the midwest bowl, who cares?

Great halftime show. C'mon, admit it--he was great.

[Lex]

37. I was just glad it wasn't a bunch of red, white & blue USA#1

propaganda crap.

[bedpanartist]

40. I can't believe Porcupine is dissing my band!

We're new. We're challenging. We're even critically acclaimed and indie to the max. We're even on DU for CHRISSAKES!

And here Porcupine TOTALLY overlooks us.

Foiled Again!

Prince rocked the house though. Not much of a surprise.

[Meshuga]

41. Prince kicked ass!

He was great and I was very impressed. This was the best halftime show ever!

[Dean Martin]

42. 2nd best halftime show ever

Behind another bunch of oldtimers you'd probably dis, the Stones. They did the best halftime show ever for me, and Prince comes in a close 2nd.

[smoogatz]

52. Nah.

The Stones were out of tune, off key and out of synch. And I love the Stones. Prince was perfect--and playing some ripping guitar. In the rain, yet. Great show, IMO. I felt slightly embarrassed by the Stones, prancing around in their leather outfits at their age.

[Dean Martin]

53. Well it might be sound

because here at work Prince's sound sounded really off at the beginning. I thought there was something wrong with the equipment when it first started. But we just have a tv with no external stereo or anything.

[Dean Martin]

54. After watching some on Youtube, it's a 3 way tie for me

I didn't pay any attention to the Super Bowls or their halftimes until last year (I missed Janet Jackson's famous performance, blast it!)
I watched the Stones again on Youtube on a better stereo and they sounded just fine, Prince sounded great, but then I caught U2's 2002 9-11 tribute. So for me it's a 3 way tie.

[BuddhaGirl]

70. I thought the Stones sucked last year!

It was sooo disappointing. And they did look rather ridiculous.

Prince was awesome. Especially loved the fun silouhette ;-)

[TroubleMan]

46. Singing "Purple Rain" in the rain....that was classic.

It's the best Superbowl halftime show they've had in a long time.

[Patiod]

72. I always hate the halftime shows. Always. Except this year

It was great, and I'm not a huge Prince fan (I like him, but don't own any of his music or go to his concerts).

Plus the silhouette thing was funny.

[madrchsod]

48. i guess i`m to old to like prince cause i`m 60

the guy is a musical genius and is just whacky enough to pull off the legend status.

[AngryAmish]

51. James Brown and Johnny Cash were "before my time"

But they have the gift. Just like Prince does.

[ScreamingMeemie]

65. My husband's uncle, a true blue country fan, used to play the Purple

Rain album over and over... If he were alive, he'd be about 65 today. :D

[momophile]

49. Prince is soooo coool. He's got so much style.

I don't agree with you, my fellow DUer. I still love Prince.

[AngryAmish]

50. There were many things wrong with the Super Bowl this year

Primarily, the Beloved lost.

However, for the first time in my life, the halftime show kicked ass.

Prince is awesome. When he first got big, I hated him. But when one listens to his music, and if one is a fan of music, one has to conclude the guy is a genius. And a hell of a basketball player. Just ask Eddie Murphy's brother.

[idgiehkt]

56. roflmao

someone posted that skit here recently, it's hysterical.

:rofl:

I agree about Prince, he can play just about any instrument there is. What I object to is kicking artists to the curb like what has happened to the artists Gen X grew up with. The boomers got to keep their icons; The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, and all others left alive, and the dead ones are revered, too. But our generation's artists were shoved out the back door of the labels when they first started getting crows feet and frown lines, because apparently the belief is that they can never equal the contributions of those musicians that were around when rock was born. That gripes me to no end. It is so nice to see people like Stevie Nicks and Debbie Harry and Ann Wilson, and yes, Prince, being pulled back into the limelight while they still have something to contribute. The agism against that generation of musicians is just awful and I think it is getting worse. Now that there is a slew of franchise 'singers' like Paris Hilton and Lohan and all those others, will artist expire once they hit the ripe old age of 25?

[SayWhatYo]

55. Not a fan of Prince... Or it is Artist Formerly Known As Prince?

but I was more or less indifferent about his appearance. I was more interested in his dancers. They were running around in those high heels on the wet stage. I was just waiting for one of them fall.

[gmoney]

57. Who would you suggest?

Super Bowl halftime is actually a pretty thankless gig. Nobody wants to watch a musician, the show has to be larger than life to play in a stadium setting, and you only get 10 minutes or so to make it happen.

I thought Prince did a great job considering these factors and the crazy purple rain.

And at least it wasn't some Toby Keith Lee Greenwood jingopalooza...

[Beausoir]

58. It was a great performance. We LOVED it. Even my 10 year old son loved it.

I had to load his ipod with Prince tunes last night! (After I screened the lyrics...Prince can get pretty raunchy!)

[PVnRT]

61. Cirque du Soleil at the Super Bowl is a sad day for America

Not Prince.

[Robeson]

62. You are not alone. I agree 100%.....

...:thumbsup:

[soswolf]

64. Prince was great, as expected

It beat the hell out of the last two tame acts. I love the Stones. But last year was pretty sad.

My two favorite halftime shows were U2 and Prince.

[MissMillie]

68. Prince NEVER does the same thing twice

He has taken more risks, musically, than you can count.

I'm just sure that the producers of the half-time show wanted the Purple Rain stuff. That's the stuff that was his most popular.

[deutsey]

69. I thought he gave a pretty good performance

Nothing great (and maybe a little rushed), but I enjoyed the show overall.

[Coyote_Bandit]

71. I have to ask

who you would have had as the Super Bowl half-time entertainer. Just curious. After all, it is easy to criticize the choice that was made. Might be a bit more difficult to offer a suggestion that has a broad appeal across the many, many segements of viewers.

[eyepaddle]

73. I'm of the opinion that many live performers just get better with practice

I've never cared to listen to Prince's recordings, but he at definitely knows how to put on a show and work a crowd. It was nice to see somebody ad libbing rhythym guitar parts as well instead of some two bar solo in a rigidly orchestrated crafted tune.

Plus, I think there is about a twenty year lag between when an artist becomes popular and the time when his/her fans become wealthy enough to dictate that their tastes are catered to. A question could be who will be the half time show in 2026? Will eminem come out of retirement? Maybe Disturbed or System of a Down? I'm just throwin' out some names--these are necessarily acts I'd want to see, just illustratin' the point.