Willie G. Moseley Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Just ended. Townshend looked pretty much into it. Good choice of songs, and the Missus pegged 'em to some of her favorite TV shows.Buncha fireworks...maybe too much, a la a Kiss concert.I didn't pay attention to the pre-show publicity, but I presume that was Pino Palladino on bass. Who was the other guitar player (black-guard Tele)?Interesting to note Nigel Tufnel on drums. Worth the watch, IMO.
atquinn Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Eh. The problem with the Who is that so many of their songs are epic in length that the medley approach was unavoidable. That and you knew they were going to hit all the CBS CSI them songs which took out some of the spontaneity. Not bad though. Although someone should have been riding the volume on Pete's mic.-Austin
bubs_42 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Is Pino like 7ft tall. They didn't even start and I think I could tell it was him before they zoomed in. He is great with the John Mayer Trio. I thought it was a solid performance, good to see they are still out and playing.
Punkavenger Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 The stuff that bugged was ... All Fender gear, Tele at a WHO show? Strat sounded like shit, and several shots of Townsends fat belly Plus side ... Daltry's voice was actually pretty good and the drummer nailed it although no crazy Moon energy ... Bass was pretty weak ... Great light show! Prince is still the superbowl halftime king IMHO of course edited to add ... no guitar smashing? WTF?
lonote049 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Is Pino like 7ft tall. They didn't even start and I think I could tell it was him before they zoomed in. He is great with the John Mayer Trio. I thought it was a solid performance, good to see they are still out and playing.As a matter of fact he is very tall. I'm trying to figure out what he was playing, he has a signature P-Bass but what he was playing had what appeared to be 2 humbuckers...and no decal on the headstock.
Turdus Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 I thought Zak was great. Unfortunately, I never dug the whole "Pinball Wizard" thing... Would've liked to have heard some better material.
BubbaVO Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 I thought it was pretty darn good. Not Prince. Or U2. But way better than the botched abortions that were Brittney/Aerosmith or Justin/Janet. Not much room to warm up and build up into a groove in that format. My kids usually complain about the "old people" playing music, but they were all bobbing their heads to the songs.
specialk Posted February 8, 2010 Author Posted February 8, 2010 Meh. I thought the vocals were really weak, although Pete's playing was good.
atquinn Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 ...edited to add ... no guitar smashing? WTF?I was half-disappointed since I was getting my fingers warmed up to post a screed if he had been lame enough to do that.-Austin
HSB0531 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 It was good to hear Daltry singing ok.Pino to me is the wrong choice for The (WH)Two.Backing keys were great.Zak Starkey definately breathes life into the band.He got his drum skills and kit from Keith Moon.
Punkavenger Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 ... edited to add ... no guitar smashing? WTF? I was half-disappointed since I was getting my fingers warmed up to post a screed if he had been lame enough to do that. -Austin Ah no man ... what are you thinking? It woulda been cool. Some aggression, fight corporate oppression
BubbaVO Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 ... edited to add ... no guitar smashing? WTF? I was half-disappointed since I was getting my fingers warmed up to post a screed if he had been lame enough to do that. -Austin Some aggression, fight corporate oppression ... at the Bridgestone Halftimeshow.
Punkavenger Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 ... edited to add ... no guitar smashing? WTF? I was half-disappointed since I was getting my fingers warmed up to post a screed if he had been lame enough to do that. -Austin Some aggression, fight corporate oppression ... at the Bridgestone Halftimeshow. sponsored by Fender ... and Doritos Of course I know Rollerball , I mean the Superbowl is probabaly the biggest corporate brew ha ha on the planet. But does every single person involved have to go along with the conformity? Musicians included? Wheres James Caan when we need him??
hamerhead Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 It was good to see my Gramma and Grampa on stage again.
mirrorimij Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 I thought the halftime show was good for what it was. It's difficult for me to think it's The Who without Entwistle and Moon.Commercials were lame. Congrats to the Saints. They played an excellent game.
mathman Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 I enjoyed it. Two old guys who are immense talents still jamming at around 60. They earned it and they played it. Good show. Not the who? yea, two of the icons, moon and the ox are gone, but what was left rocked.
The Shark Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Prince is still the superbowl halftime kingI'm no Prince fan and I've never bought anything other than Jesse Johnson's solo effort, but I have to agree. Prince was fabulous. The show tonight was well done and it was nice to see Roger and Pete having fun. The songs were a no-brainer. No Eminence Front, but that's okay. The scream on "Won't Get Fooled Again" was taped. Thank God for Baba O'Reilly. In my top five of all time. I enjoyed it. I'm guessing Pete no longer wishes he'd "die" before he gets old.
Ethan Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Dude.....80-90% of the bands out there right now wouldn't have shit to go by without the Who. They brought it as good as anybody and deserved to be up there. WHO dat!
HamerHokie Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 The best thing about the show, to me, was that the Who weren't surrounded by dancing girls.I hate medleys but as they go this was OK. I hate Fender endorsement deals because we invariably get both guitars and amps. Pete needs a HiWatt the way Clapton needed a Bluesbreaker during the Cream reunion shows.
thecajunboy Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Unfortunately I had to sit in a room full of cackling hens worried more about everything but the Who. I saw 'em, just didn't hear 'em very well. I was hoping for the big hammer chop with the guitar at the end.
Ethan Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 PS Pete has been using the red Clapton Strat w/fishman setup/Bassman amps for his live rig for YEARS. He used a Gretsch hollowbody into a Fender Bandmasterfor ALL of Who's Next back in the day as well as other stuff in the studio and Strats in the 60s...http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/gu...bandmaster.html
Jack C Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Zak's kit was completely badass. I want those Zildjians!
mkadowaki Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Anyone who thought that was good never saw the Who in the day. What a pitiful caricature of what they were. Vocals unable to reach the range required. How many windmalls in a 10 minute performance? Only half the band there anyway being propped up by a backing band who was carrying the show, for what it was. It's okay to not die before you get old but stop performing stuff that doesn't carry well on bloated old men. Gracie Slick said it best: no one wants to see a grandmother hopping around on stage.
JohnnyB Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Anyone who thought that was good never saw the Who in the day. What a pitiful caricature of what they were. Vocals unable to reach the range required. How many windmalls in a 10 minute performance? Only half the band there anyway being propped up by a backing band who was carrying the show, for what it was. It's okay to not die before you get old but stop performing stuff that doesn't carry well on bloated old men. Gracie Slick said it best: no one wants to see a grandmother hopping around on stage. You mean The Who had more energy and vocal range at age 25 than 65? Stop the fuckin' presses! When Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton & co. did their reunion concert at Carnegie Hall in 1964, the audience marveled at how well they still played in their mid-50s. What the surviving members of The Who did today in a stadium setting was little short of phenomenal. Hell, even Zak Starkey turns 45 this year.
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