Music: Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Performance

[Neutrinos]

I don't get what all the fuss is about

All I saw was an oddly dressed woman dancing badly to equally bad music

And why do all these pop stars need back up dancers? I just don't understand who is entertained but this stuff. It's the same **** every time

 

[Neutrinos]

Can we all agree the worst choice for the halftime show was back in 2006 when The Rolling Stones performed in Detroit?

I didn't even see the performance, but how do you have the Super Bowl in Motown and not have someone like Stevie Wonder as the musical guest

That borders on criminal negligence

 

[kihei]

Can we all agree the worst choice for the halftime show was back in 2006 when The Rolling Stones performed in Detroit?

I didn't even see the performance, but how do you have the Super Bowl in Motown and not have someone like Stevie Wonder as the musical guest

That borders on criminal negligence

No. We can't agree. It is an alternative fact that all the Stones are from Detroit (except Charlie who is from Saginaw).

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

worst super bowl halftime performance was the black eyed peas

ainec

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

super bowl half time shows need to be more hardcore

i know pop stars have a broader appeal but having said that it is football

the super bowl needs less main stream fluff and more of this:

 

[FLYLine27*]

The fact she didn't bring politics into it I give it an A+.

And yes, it was very good.

 

[Osprey]

I don't get what all the fuss is about

All I saw was an oddly dressed woman dancing badly to equally bad music

I like her music, but I don't get what the fuss with that performance is, either. My only thought is that people liked seeing her perform so many of her hit songs that she probably hadn't performed publicly in years... and doing so while looking and acting relatively normal for her for once (i.e. no dress made of meat or climbing out of an egg). If we're comparing to past Gaga or Super Bowl performances, I can maybe see it, but, just taking it on its own, it didn't strike me as exemplary.

 

[Yung Rotini]

super bowl half time shows need to be more hardcore

i know pop stars have a broader appeal but having said that it is football

the super bowl needs less main stream fluff and more of this:

Bring less mainstream fluff to something that's extremely mainstream? Makes sense.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Bring less mainstream fluff to something that's extremely mainstream? Makes sense.

Well, if you're cool with Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Katy Perry, etc, then I guess it is working for you.

Me? Considering the violent, testosterone fueled sport that is football, I believe bands like Gorgoroth, Marduk, Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, Mayhem, Deicide, etc are more apt.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

I like her music, but I don't get what the fuss with that performance is, either. My only thought is that people liked seeing her perform so many of her hit songs that she probably hadn't performed publicly in years... and doing so while looking and acting relatively normal for her for once (i.e. no dress made of meat or climbing out of an egg). If we're comparing to past Gaga or Super Bowl performances, I can maybe see it, but, just taking it on its own, it didn't strike me as exemplary.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, having only one performer works well. More coherent and fluid.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Well, if you're cool with Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Katy Perry, etc, then I guess it is working for you.

Me? Considering the violent, testosterone fueled sport that is football, I believe bands like Gorgoroth, Marduk, Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, Mayhem, Deicide, etc are more apt.

It's never going to happen. It's not so much that the former are great artists - they're not - but they're always going to go with fluff and mainstream appeal for the half-time show. Millions upon millions of people are watching and these are the acts with the marketing machine behind them to bring viewers in. It's a family event, at the end of the day.

 

[BonMorrison]

I like how this narrative of Lady Gaga being a super weirdo that does super weird things in public is still going when she has significantly done less of that for the past half a decade.

lol metal fans.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

I'm not even sure why she's always being considered a '' weirdo '' anyhow. She just did what pop stars often do; '' edgy '' actions to bring attention upon themselves.

 

[nameless1]

For full disclosure, I am not a fan of her music, but this was one of the best halftime performance in years. I never watch the half-time performances, but I actually stayed for the whole thing this time. Katy Perry's show last year was impressive, but the props had a large part to do with it. GaGa, on the other hand, captured the crowd's attention mainly through her music and performance, so that is what the big fuss is.

Plus, in past shows, NFL forces the performers to lip-sync, in order to prevent any technical issues, or "malfunctions". GaGa eschews the restrictions, and actually performed live, in front of one of the largest crowds in any venue. That is impressive, no matter how you look at it.

 

[Neutrinos]

Plus, in past shows, NFL forces the performers to lip-sync, in order to prevent any technical issues, or imperfections. GaGa eschews the restrictions, and actually performed live, in front of one of the largest crowds in any venue. That is impressive, no matter how you look at it.

What does that say about the music industry when a singer is given credit for actually singing?

I have zero interest in any "artist" who would agree to lip-sync their performance

 

[TheBeastCoast]

She falls just behind Bruno for the best performance in the past decade in my opinion.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

I was worried she would get political but it ended up being probably my second favorite Half Time Show behind Prince. She was great last night and very entertaining.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

 

[Spring in Fialta]

She falls just behind Bruno for the best performance in the past decade in my opinion.

Not a fan of music but what a freaking showman.

 

[BonMorrison]

lol metal fans

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

qft
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[RiceCooker]

I don't listen to her music but she has a lot of talent and put on a good show....same way I felt about Bruno Mars' halftime performance.

 

[Buckets and Gloves]

So true...

Metallica would be a fantastic half time show

 

[SJSharksfan39]

So true...

Metallica would be a fantastic half time show

Maybe back in the 90s. I'm not sure how they would go over on today's younger audience.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I don't listen to her music but she has a lot of talent and put on a good show....same way I felt about Bruno Mars' halftime performance.

lol bruno mars was on the field longer than peyton manning that game bwahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaahahahahahhaa