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Why didn't they have P.J. play "The Who"

OnTheEdgeOnTheEdge Posts: 1,300
edited February 2010 in The Porch
Watching the superbowl halftime show and realized The Who can not even perform The Who as well as Pearl Jam can perform The Who.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjB1r77JljM
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  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    I agree with you but I bet if Ed and the boys last 46 years as a band, I'll bet there will be a younger act that could cover their songs with more energy and precision.
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  • OnTheEdgeOnTheEdge Posts: 1,300
    Maybe if the Seatle Seahawks go to the superbowl Pearl Jam will be asked to play.
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,870
    yeah, Pearl Jam can make their millions in one night, rather than having to do a full tour
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  • benjsbenjs Posts: 9,102
    mookeywrench wrote:
    yeah, Pearl Jam can make their millions in one night, rather than having to do a full tour
    The Who weren't paid for this event. It's already been posted that, generally, when a band plays the Superbowl, the songs performed see an average of 555% increase in sales.
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  • billtospillbilltospill Posts: 60
    it was good advertising for cbs shows to have all of their themes songs played during the most watched sports event, but really, pj would have been an amazing pick for a half time act. they could have played all the csi 'theme' songs and gotten the crowd into it. of course their own songs would have been great too...
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  • PJ Fan est. 1990PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    The who could have done better, but let's admit, it was the best HTS in a long long time...

    and not to mention that stage...though showy...was fuckin kick ass
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 41,828
    PJ Fan est. 1990 wrote:
    The who could have done better, but let's admit, it was the best HTS in a long long time...

    and not to mention that stage...though showy...was fuckin kick ass

    I thought they were real good. Much better than previous shows. Loved the lights show and good song selection.
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  • mrshock13mrshock13 Posts: 472
    I do agree they were great, probably my favorite in quite a while. I did enjoy, however, a lot of Prince's performance, as well as The Boss's a year or 2 back.
  • OnTheEdgeOnTheEdge Posts: 1,300
    mrshock13 wrote:
    I do agree they were great, probably my favorite in quite a while. I did enjoy, however, a lot of Prince's performance, as well as The Boss's a year or 2 back.

    And let's not forget Janet Jacksons nipple shot.
  • theserialthrillatheserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    well me being a brit..i recorded all 4 plus hours of superbowl 46ish(dont know which)..and i enjoyed every one of the 13 mins of it i watched..with out a man in body armer in sight( :shock: sorry just dont get it)....the who on the other hand i think pulled off a great show for the time allowed..and yes they are not spring chickens...put ill take pearl jam still doing shows when they get to that age.any day every day.

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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,799
    I thought they did a damn fine job.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,468
    PureandEasy wrote:
    I thought they did a damn fine job.
    Damn Right!!

    I thought it was great....

    I woke up this morning, and watched it again....
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  • coachchriscoachchris Posts: 749
    I'm surprised that most of you liked it. To be honest, I thought the stage swallowed them up and besides Townshend ripping for about 10 seconds, the show seemed boring. :o

    Prince on the other hand was arguably the greatest performance I've ever seen.....not just at a halftime show. That guy was ridiculous!!
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  • guypjfreakguypjfreak Posts: 2,281
    mb262200 wrote:
    Watching the superbowl halftime show and realized The Who can not even perform The Who as well as Pearl Jam can perform The Who.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjB1r77JljM
    love the WHO, who dosnt but listening to ed voice on that gave me shivers fantastic :twisted:
    heres another if any one wants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XSUcg_B ... re=related :D:D
  • J.J. Posts: 41
    coachchris wrote:
    I'm surprised that most of you liked it. To be honest, I thought the stage swallowed them up and besides Townshend ripping for about 10 seconds, the show seemed boring. :o

    Prince on the other hand was arguably the greatest performance I've ever seen.....not just at a halftime show. That guy was ridiculous!!


    I agree 100% with both statements.. I am a Who fan, but It was pretty boring, and I am sorry but it's just about time for Roger to hang it up. I can appreciate the 46 years they have been around, but he sounds like he is laboring really badly to even sing a note. I found myself listening more to him struggling than anything else. :o(

    I am also surprised that no one else mentioned the Prince show from a couple of years back! He sounded amazing and ripped the guitar to shreds. Do people on the board not really care for him? I am curious becasue that was on of the best half time performances ever IMHO.. anf the Boss has been mentioned before that which I find very strange..
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,468
    J. wrote:
    coachchris wrote:
    I'm surprised that most of you liked it. To be honest, I thought the stage swallowed them up and besides Townshend ripping for about 10 seconds, the show seemed boring. :o

    Prince on the other hand was arguably the greatest performance I've ever seen.....not just at a halftime show. That guy was ridiculous!!


    I agree 100% with both statements.. I am a Who fan, but It was pretty boring, and I am sorry but it's just about time for Roger to hang it up. I can appreciate the 46 years they have been around, but he sounds like he is laboring really badly to even sing a note. I found myself listening more to him struggling than anything else. :o(

    I am also surprised that no one else mentioned the Prince show from a couple of years back! He sounded amazing and ripped the guitar to shreds. Do people on the board not really care for him? I am curious becasue that was on of the best half time performances ever IMHO.. anf the Boss has been mentioned before that which I find very strange..
    Two years ago, Im sure 99% of us were on this board, commenting about the show Prince put on. He was tremendous!
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  • JB273968JB273968 Posts: 61
    The Who wrote great music. Daltry's voice is done. I don't care what anyone says, he can not match his vocal range (understandable) anymore, and I think he sounds like crap trying to. Very dissapointed, as I was when I saw them on tour 2-3 years ago.
  • PJ Fan est. 1990PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    JB273968 wrote:
    The Who wrote great music. Daltry's voice is done. I don't care what anyone says, he can not match his vocal range (understandable) anymore, and I think he sounds like crap trying to. Very dissapointed, as I was when I saw them on tour 2-3 years ago.

    as did i, and i gotta tell you, you go to Who concerts these days primarily to see Pete for both his fame and his talent...you only go to see Roger because he's famous, but you don't go to see him for his current talent.

    here would be the percentage of reasons why you go see the who based on band members

    70% Pete
    20% Roger
    10% Back up members
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    I love The Who and listen to them all the time but it was aweful. They didn't have the timing right, Daultry's voice is gone, Pete even seemed irritated by it during the opening Pinball Wizard and the backup band looked and played like a bunch of props. I listen to The Who for 3 distictive musicians and 1 great voice unfortunately only Townsend sounded any good.
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  • PJ Fan est. 1990PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    i will say this though, Roger's voice sounded better last night than usual.
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,262
    Yeah being a WHO fanatic thru the late 70's & 80's i will just keep my memories intact as far as they are concern, last night i was saddened by what i saw . enough allready !!
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    mb262200 wrote:
    Watching the superbowl halftime show and realized The Who can not even perform The Who as well as Pearl Jam can perform The Who.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjB1r77JljM
    I agree that was exactly what I said during the show- Pearl Jam does the Who better than the Who. Maybe we will see PJ in the halftime show before the next decade is out. That would be fun
    I also thought when Eddie did City of Ruins man his voice was so much more beautiful than Springsteen's- the range, depth and emotion. I almost thought Bruce was thinking the same when Eddie took the stage like uh oh this guy can sing.
  • HollisBrownHollisBrown Posts: 4,325
    mb262200 wrote:
    Why didn't they have P.J. play "The Who"
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  • T-Bone 82T-Bone 82 Posts: 412
    I was surprised at that performance last night. I last saw the Who in 2002 and they were awesome. Not awesome for their age, but just plain awesome. And that was after Entwhistle died. I know Daltrey's voice is basically shot but I was surprised that Townshend seemed pretty sloppy. Usually he is on fire.

    It's certainly a tough venue for any rock band to perform. I think The Who should have just stayed out of this one. I know it'll be a nice boost of sales to them and might help them reach a younger audience, but I don't think they really did themselves justice last night.

    They are still and always will be a great band, so I don't think people should be killing them for their performance but I cannot honestly say that I thought it was good.
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  • HollisBrownHollisBrown Posts: 4,325
    From reading some of the posts, you'd think people went to see The Who and they just so happened to play a football game before and after their performance. For all the guys complaining, you' ll probably be on Viagra long before your 50 let alone 60. And for all the gals, you'll be able to find water in the desert soon enough.
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  • ShawshankShawshank Posts: 1,018
    mb262200 wrote:
    Watching the superbowl halftime show and realized The Who can not even perform The Who as well as Pearl Jam can perform The Who.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjB1r77JljM

    It's been a long time since I watched that, but damn....that has to be one their BEST performances ever as a band. Absolutely sick!!
  • armsraisedinaveearmsraisedinavee Posts: 133
    Maybe if the Seatle Seahawks go to the superbowl Pearl Jam will be asked to play.

    the seahawks did make the superbowl.........the rolling stones played
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