i thought it was awful
why would you have a (live) halftime show be done by a band who is only good in studio
i liked their clothing though

edit: it would have been a lot more tolerable if they hadn't murdered sweet child o' mine

StutteR

United States1903 Posts

February 07 2011 04:34 GMT

#24

The audio was terrible. You could only hear the vocals and basically no music on their bass heavy songs. I thought Usher was definitely the best part. I feel dirty just typing that out. And the Guns and Roses bit was awkward as hell.

GenesisX

Canada4267 Posts

February 07 2011 04:38 GMT

#25

They were all really bad at some point, some more times than others.

Enervate

United States1769 Posts

February 07 2011 04:41 GMT

#26

I enjoyed it. Let's face it. Even in studio, the Black Eyed Peas' vocals aren't that great. I'm sure they weren't chosen for amazing vocals but rather entertainment value and their energy. Visuals were great, Slash was cool, and Usher is definitely talented. I'm not a fan of Black Eyed Peas anyways but it was entertaining enough.

relyt

United States1073 Posts

February 07 2011 04:42 GMT

#27

The sound was terrible.

Bosu

United States3247 Posts

February 07 2011 05:10 GMT

#28

I thought it was fine. It wasn't an optimal settup for a concert. And it wasn't all lipsycned so kudos to them for that. The lights were cool.

GHOSTCLAW

United States17042 Posts

February 07 2011 05:34 GMT

#29

On February 07 2011 12:56 M155_G33k wrote:
Audio guy fucked up big time. Plus half the stage wasnt lit and you couldnt hear Usher half the time. One of the worst Ive seen..

I thought this about the tv show as well. I bet that it was better in the stadium, and they just had a lot of trouble tuning out feedback from the music while still getting crowd noise and stuff. Every time the music/musical setting changed you could tell that they were having a lot of trouble getting the audio right.

Joementum

787 Posts

February 07 2011 05:35 GMT

#30

On February 07 2011 14:34 GHOSTCLAW wrote:

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Which totally ruined the whole show. It was alright. Not that great, but if they could have timed the music correctly, then the show would have been much better. It was an improvement from last year's show, which I actually stopped watching 2 minutes in to go play a Halo 3 match.

I've got to say that Fergie was the worst of them all. Whenever she started singing, I wanted to mute my TV. She was just lucky that my remote was too far away for me to reach. I was in super lazy mode and was not going to get up from my comfortable position I was laying down in.

OmniEulogy

Canada6595 Posts

February 07 2011 05:43 GMT

#31

On February 07 2011 14:34 GHOSTCLAW wrote:

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I'm not sure if it was any better... maybe the audio but the actual singing... it sounded bad on tv I'm sure it sounded bad there too. I've never seen them perform live before but if that is their norm performing live... ouch.

Suspense

United States500 Posts

February 07 2011 06:53 GMT

#32

A few thoughts...

Anyone who says any of these people have "no talent" are completely wrong. Regardless of your personal feelings about a persons music there are a lot of things that these people do that get them where they are.. If it's songwriting, performing, singing or producing, these people possess talent regardless of whether or not a certain performance goes well... And that goes for ALL genres of music. Most acts in any genre now are paid for the digital sound of their music not for a stage show which is why many of the Halftime shows aren't any good..

The Who would have been great to see... 30 years ago.. Last year I thought one of them fell asleep. He apparently was thinking what I was..

Now to my thoughts on the actual show.. I was disappointed. This is a group that is known for high energy songs and they started the first 5 minutes looking like they were zombies... The microphones didn't seem to be working in the beginning and things were just very dull.. As things progressed it got a bit better because the surrounding atmosphere was really thought out and well planned.. But the effects and stage crew along with the audio people seemed to drop the ball tremendously. Usher was more entertaining on stage but it was again lessened by the technical issues.

All in all it looked as if they didn't put enough work and rehearsal into the actual show and the result is what was seen... Mediocre at best.. But yet better than last year.

zOula...

United States898 Posts

February 07 2011 07:49 GMT

#33

Halftime show was horrible, but I did find it kinda hilarious when Christina Augiuleara messed up the words to the national anthem ..... >_<

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

February 07 2011 07:52 GMT

#34

The show was like the movie 2012: my eyes were stimulated, but everything was brutal torture.

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

February 07 2011 07:53 GMT

#35

It seems that by doing a live performance of their songs, everything just seemed much less refined from a musical point of view. All the audio refinements that went into their widespread recordings were not present during the live performance, and the autotune wasn't able to completely mask their weak pitch and singing.

I'm sure they are more capable of having a fantastic live performance, but tonight just wasn't their night considering the technical shenanigans happening all over the place.

eLiE

Canada1039 Posts

February 07 2011 07:59 GMT

#36

Didn't see it, but I hear it was terrible. NFL's been playing it safe the last couple years. My professional opinion: needs more wardrobe malfunctions!

Comeh

United States18919 Posts

February 07 2011 08:26 GMT

#37

This was one of the worst half time shows I can remember.
And that's saying a lot.
The only redeemable factor was that usher can dance.

AyeH

United States534 Posts

February 07 2011 08:37 GMT

#38

Having been to a black eyed peas concert before, I wasn't surprised by the bad vocals. That's not what they are known for. They are known for catchy songs that are great for parties and they can definitely work the crowd, no doubt. They may not have been amazing, but honestly, it was epic when slash came out and played sweet child o mine.. In order to enjoy their performances, you need to be there live experiencing it yourself and the lively atmosphere.