Did you like the Super Bowl halftime show?
Feb 15, 2022 10:07:30 #
Although it offered a supposedly stellar lineup, I wasn't overly impressed by the half time "music." I can somewhat appreciate Rap and Hip Hop but the performances all seemed to consist of the usual dark narratives, offered with an uninteresting, pounding orchestral beat, "sung" by performers who expressed their emotion by grabbing their crotch every few seconds while surrounded by dancers twerking, grinding and making lewd contortions.
I was, however, impressed by the '60's Impala convertibles parked in the front.
I was, however, impressed by the '60's Impala convertibles parked in the front.
Feb 15, 2022 10:09:43 #
Feb 15, 2022 10:13:42 #
317tman
Loc: Indianapolis, In
I agree, although I didn't watch much of it as I switched channels. I just don't like rap nor hip hop. Perhaps more a generational thing as my parents greatly disliked rock & roll when I was growing up.
Feb 15, 2022 10:17:05 #
fourlocks wrote:
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I totally agree. I focused on identifying the years of those Impalas and came away believing they were one each, 62, '63, and '64. All were beautiful vehicles.
Feb 15, 2022 10:17:50 #
fourlocks wrote:
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I totally agree with you it seems to me that we turn in to dark America, as what advertisers pushing for.
Feb 15, 2022 10:22:49 #
Feb 15, 2022 10:24:26 #
Ioannis wrote:
I totally agree with you it seems to me that we turn in to dark America, as what advertisers pushing for.
Why would anyone think you would like it. It was black, you are white. It was younger, you are not. It would never appeal to you.
Feb 15, 2022 10:27:20 #
I agree! Never could understand what the lyrics were and I'm too old to appreciate that genre anyway.
Feb 15, 2022 10:30:26 #
Ioannis wrote:
I totally agree with you it seems to me that we turn in to dark America, as what advertisers pushing for.
Turning to dark America? These were iconic hip-hop artists from the 90's performing iconic songs from that same decade coupled with the link to LA as they were all based out of there.
So if 30 years after these songs/artists were not only popular in just the hip-hop scene, but also in modern (for that time) pop culture, then we may have larger issues than just giving "them" 15 minutes of TV time during the Super Bowl.
I will say that the halftime show wasn't everyone's cup of tea, and there isn't a single halftime show that will speak to everyone's likes or interests. My peer group (who were teens/early twenties in the 90's) really had a blast revisiting some stuff we grew up with. Even if hip-hop isn't or wasn't our preferred genre of music.
Feb 15, 2022 10:35:19 #
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Feb 15, 2022 11:56:30 #
Super Bowl, what Super Bowl? Stopped watching several years ago just for the some of the things cited above.
Feb 15, 2022 12:18:28 #
Feb 15, 2022 12:38:49 #
fourlocks wrote:
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The rap culture is one I may not understand, but I'm glad that it finally got a day in the sun. These were top rap artists with millions of record sales and ticket sales behind them.
That said, as a concert, it was lacking in sound mix quality. I could barely understand every tenth word or so, and I was listening with Sony Professional 7506 headphones!
This has been a perennial beef of mine. I like to be able to hear every word of any vocal performance, and do not subscribe to "the voice is just another musical instrument in the mix" approach. There's a message there, somewhere, so let it out, sound board operator! I mixed sound for visiting bands at my college, so I know a thing or two about the process. There's an art to articulate vocal processing.
To be fair, the mix was probably very different in the stadium. But I doubt it was better.
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