because it has to be said.. Bruno Mars

[andgar923]

KILLED IT!!!!

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

Amazing performance, perhaps the best this decade. Im not even a big fan, but he ripped it.

[Heavincent]

he was solid

[Jameerthefear]

He was outstanding.

[Brujesino]

I didnt watch the performance but i did hear a bit of it and to me it sounded like the drummer was actually playing the drums:eek:

[B-Low]

He did amazing. I've always loved his old school vibe/style. The dancing when he was singing Treasure was pure James Brown-esque. :applause:

[red1]

was good

[Akrazotile]

Amazing performance, perhaps the best this decade. Im not even a big fan, but he ripped it.


In terms of superbowl halftime shows? Not exactly a lot of competition there. But it was a good performance nonetheless.

[andgar923]

In terms of superbowl halftime shows? Not exactly a lot of competition there. But it was a good performance nonetheless.

I'll even take it a step further since I agree with you (very slim pickings).

One of the top 5 all time.

It's usually some shitty pop act or a tribute to an older group. Bruno is a pop act, but he still ripped it.

The fact that he actually performed LIVE and not rely on lip syncing alone warrants it>>>>>

[Heavincent]

I have to be honest here...I ignorantly thought he was just another pedestrian/mediocre pop artist, but he surprised me.

Talented dude.

[Pra]

I have to be honest here...I ignorantly thought he was just another pedestrian/mediocre pop artist, but he surprised me.

Talented dude.

He's legit live. For my wife's birthday last yr I bought us tickets to see him.. I didn't really know any of his songs and it's been the best concert I've been to. Just the vibe, the audience involvement etc.

[L.Kizzle]

The Chilli Peppers were better.

It was an alright performance, better than most Super-Bowls in recent memory, but that's not saying much. I've never been a Bruno fan, but his performances are always better than his songs. It was a poor mans attempt at James Brown. It was better than Beyonce last year. I will never top Prince's performance (PS, he was great on New Girl.)

I don't think it was complete live though, I could be wrong. That first song he performed sounded just live the record.

[andgar923]

I have to be honest here...I ignorantly thought he was just another pedestrian/mediocre pop artist, but he surprised me.

Talented dude.

No shame in that.

I used to think the same, until I was surprised at some of the song he made. They'd play his music all the time and I'd think some of the music being played wasn't bad. Then I found out it was him and I admired and respected his diverse styles. I payed more attention to his work and he's actually very talented.

I take back all of the ignorant comments I made about him.

[andgar923]

The Chilli Peppers were better.

It was an alright performance, better than most Super-Bowls in recent memory, but that's not saying much. I've never been a Bruno fan, but his performances are always better than his songs. It was a poor mans attempt at James Brown. It was better than Beyonce last year. I will never top Prince's performance (PS, he was great on New Girl.)

I don't think it was complete live though, I could be wrong. That first song he performed sounded just live the record.

Everything was live and NO it didn't sound like the record, nothing close to it actually.

[Akrazotile]

Everything was live and NO it didn't sound like the record, nothing close to it actually.


I dunno dude. Watching it at the time I thought there was a mix of live and recorded songs. I don't think it was entirely live.

[B-Low]

The Chilli Peppers were better.

It was an alright performance, better than most Super-Bowls in recent memory, but that's not saying much. I've never been a Bruno fan, but his performances are always better than his songs. It was a poor mans attempt at James Brown. It was better than Beyonce last year. I will never top Prince's performance (PS, he was great on New Girl.)

I don't think it was complete live though, I could be wrong. That first song he performed sounded just live the record.

I was shocked that you could possibly prefer the Chilli Peppers over Mars' performance, but then I looked it up and realized Mars doesn't have any black in him, thus making you a neutral spectator.

[Dbrog]

You've all got to be kidding me. This was one of the worst performances ever during halftime. Props to not lipsinging though. How you gonna put Bruno Mars in a football game? Only reason is to give the ladies something to watch :facepalm

[Jameerthefear]

You've all got to be kidding me. This was one of the worst performances ever during halftime. Props to not lipsinging though. How you gonna put Bruno Mars in a football game? Only reason is to give the ladies something to watch :facepalm
Stop hating. Dude was awesome.

[Beatlezz]

You guys need to put down the haterade. Bruno's performance was A+. :applause:

[Akrazotile]

You guys need to put down the haterade. Bruno's performance was A+. :applause:


Actually, when they announced it was Bruno Mars doing the halftime show I decided to check out one of his concerts. I had never really paid much attention to whether he was some contrived, corporate pop act (which I have a natural proclivity to assume these days) or a reasonably talented chap. I checked out this concert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbKZzmnB-UA) on youtube and was very impressed. So I have no hate for the dude. That said, I thought the halftime show in particular was good, but I wouldn't go so far as great. For me it wasn't some performance I'll remember for a long time.

[DonDadda59]

Dude did work. He definitely has an old school, 80s vibe to him. Definitely would've fit right in during the Prince era. First time I heard locked out of heaven, I thought it was an old Sting/Police track I had never heard before.

[ace23]

Don't **** with his music, but it was a good performance.

[DaSeba5]

Although some times I wonder what people expect out of a performance when they say it was only decent or solid. I don't think he could have done any better without flying in the air and singing.

[russwest0]

Bruno Mars is beta as fcuk:

http://cdn.novafm.com.au/sites/default/files/TaylorSwiftGiant.jpg

[Akrazotile]

Although some times I wonder what people expect out of a performance when they say it was only decent or solid. I don't think he could have done any better without flying in the air and singing.


I guess for me its probably because I don't have any real particular affiliation to his music. If it had been one of my favorite musicians doing the same show but with some of my favorite songs, I'd probably have thought of it as more memorable or spectacular. But whatever. Everyone has different tastes. Some people wanna put everyone in the hall of fame, others are more selective. Just because not everyone is rushing to call this a performance for the ages doesn't make them the mayors of haterville. Im just sayin

[Myth]

Probably my favorite superbowl halftime performance ever. Combine that with the first time Seahawks have ever won, and it is the greatest superbowl ever. :rockon:

[BasedTom]

He's like up to my hips, at best. :biggums:

Chick at bottom right wants the d.
She's laughing at his manlet status

You'd be surprised at how many famous people are actually really short.

[ALBballer]

It was a good performance. Better than most superbowl acts and he is much more talented than I gave him credit for.

RHCP were good as well tho I wish they would have went with another song.

[Norcaliblunt]

Shit was lame. Seen the style a million times already, and liked it those first million better. James brown, Michael Jackson, and Prince you name'um, been there done that.

[Akrazotile]

Shit was lame. Seen the style a million times already, and liked it those first million better. James brown, Michael Jackson, and Prince you name'um, been there done that.


Yeah but have you ever seen them done by a man that small???

[blablabla]

bruno mars is dope

[SuperPippen]

Yeah but have you ever seen them done by a man that small???

Prince is like 5'3", and he's a legend.

[Akrazotile]

Prince is like 5'3", and he's a legend.


Forreal??

Damn, World B. Short these days.

[oarabbus]

Bruno Mars was very good, but the Chili Peppers were the real halftime show MVP.

[BlazerRed]

this thread is tetrrible :facepalm :facepalm :coleman: :biggums:

[Myth]

Forreal??

Damn, World B. Short these days.

Google search actually says 5'2".

[Akrazotile]

The weird thing about height tho is that some guys are visibly small and everyone knows it, like Joe Pesci, and then with other guys people never realize it until its shown in a completely obvious context.


Wonder why dat is doe

[Akrazotile]

Bruno Mars was very good, but the Chili Peppers were the real halftime show MVP.

They did like half a song

[Myth]

Shit was lame. Seen the style a million times already, and liked it those first million better. James brown, Michael Jackson, and Prince you name'um, been there done that.

So him having a similar style to those guys is a bad thing? I guess you'd prefer to see Justin Bieber perform with Kesha or something.

[Myth]

Prince is like 5'3", and he's a legend.

Prince is a legend, but as far as Superbowl performances go, Bruno was better than Prince.

[DonDadda59]

Prince is a legend, but as far as Superbowl performances go, Bruno was better than Prince.

Nah.

[andgar923]

Here's the whole performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxaGugRXcs4

How is this not live?

:confusedshrug: :confusedshrug:

Sure he's using auto tune for correction problems and it's EQd and mixed like crazy (specially possible on a delay) but this is obviously all performed live.

The dude is an old school artist.

He was brought up the old school way, performing at a young age, doing tons of shows live honing his act in different venues.

Is he comparable to MJ, James, Prince or others from the past? :coleman: of course not. But this dude for is great for this era. Once you factor in all facets I don't have a hard time listing him amongst one of the best when you consider how he produces, writes, sings, most of his music unlike some of the greats from the past. So I'd say he's a top 25-30 all time, dude does have some good songs that aren't the run of the mill pop songs.

[rufuspaul]

I dunno dude. Watching it at the time I thought there was a mix of live and recorded songs. I don't think it was entirely live.


There was definitely a mix going on, which I guess is preferable for a stadium performance. People have learned from the debacles of The Who and The Stones, although Prince, McCartney, Springsteen, Petty and U2 didn't have the same vocal audio troubles.

The dancing and light show were very polished. I'd give him an A-.

As for RHCP, aging rock stars need to keep their shirts on.

[cos88]

it was very good :applause:

[hateraid]

I've seen Bruno Mars live on The Jungle Tour. This looked pretty authentic.
I loved this performance even though I'm not a Bruno Mars fan (My son's favorite singer in case people ask why I went to a concert)
I am comfortable with people saying this was better than the Prince halftime. I don't think people are saying Mars is greater than Prince, I think Mars brought that currentness that inflicted energy to this SB. I was at the bar and I saw oldie biker men bobbing their heads, Something that probably wouldn't have happened during Prince.

[-p.tiddy-]

wow, heard on the radio that SB performers pretty much always do their acts for FREE because of all the publicity they get from it, and that after Beyonce did her SB act her sales and fan base went up over 40%

for Beyonce performing at the SB almost doubled her already gianormace fan base...that is amazing

[-p.tiddy-]

also, I don't know much about Mars at all, I thought his performance was pretty good...however my wife claims that in real life he is a massive d-bag who is openly full of himself

not sure how accurate that is, she could be completely wrong, but thought I would share...

[nightprowler10]

He did amazing. I've always loved his old school vibe/style. The dancing when he was singing Treasure was pure James Brown-esque. :applause:
Brown-esque would suggest that it was influenced by James Brown. This dude totally ripped him off right down to the hairstyle! I'm not complaining though, I thought it was very enjoyable.

[hateraid]

Brown-esque would suggest that it was influenced by James Brown. This dude totally ripped him off right down to the hairstyle! I'm not complaining though, I thought it was very enjoyable.

I wouldn't say ripped off, I would say more of a tribute.

[nightprowler10]

I wouldn't say ripped off, I would say more of a tribute.
Yeah that's a better way to put it. My point was that it wasn't similar to Brown, it WAS Brown.

[hateraid]

Yeah that's a better way to put it. My point was that it wasn't similar to Brown, it WAS Brown.

The treasure video was a tribute to the Jackson 5, but that performance would have been too cliche. I like this performance a lot and the way he infused his band. Very stylish. In a way maybe these young cats now have a chance to research James Brown based on that performance.

[ace23]

for Beyonce performing at the SB almost doubled her already gianormace fan base...that is amazing
You have to be the worst speller on this forum.

[-p.tiddy-]

You have to be the worst speller on this forum.
I'm an awful speller, but I seriously doubt that...

[Dbrog]

Or maybe it's because most people aren't like you and they recognize talent.

He's pop music dude...stop.

[hateraid]

I'm an awful speller, but I seriously doubt that...
It's got to be me before foxfire :oldlol:
I was horrendous. In fact I can never go through a post without at least 1 auto correct.
I just got corrected twice!

[Myth]

Brown-esque would suggest that it was influenced by James Brown. This dude totally ripped him off right down to the hairstyle! I'm not complaining though, I thought it was very enjoyable.

I actually pointed out to my gf that he reminded me of a modern James Brown before he started doing the dance moves. I actually told her he reminded me of a mix between Otis Day and the Knights and James Brown seconds before he started doing Shout, and followed up with some James Brown.

[rufuspaul]

How I'd rank the last 10 halftime performers:

1. Prince
2. Bruno Mars
3. Springsteen
4. McCartney
5. Tom Petty
6. Madonna
7. Beonce
8. Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson/P-Diddy
9. The Rolling Stones
10. The Who

[Myth]

How I'd rank the last 10 halftime performers:

1. Prince
2. Bruno Mars
3. Springsteen
4. McCartney
5. Tom Petty
6. Madonna
7. Beonce
8. Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson/P-Diddy
9. The Rolling Stones
10. The Who

Black Eyed Peas were so bad they don't even make the list. :applause:

[BrooklynZoo]

How I'd rank the last 10 halftime performers:

1. Prince
2. Bruno Mars
3. Springsteen
4. McCartney
5. Tom Petty
6. Madonna
7. Beonce
8. Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson/P-Diddy
9. The Rolling Stones
10. The Who

how the heck do u remember all these performances? I have probably seen them all and only remember the janet/justin incident for obvious reasons.

Though I hate some of his songs (lazy song), he's obviously got a voice and put on a great show

[Derka]

Love love love the Chili Peppers...but they were completely unnecessary.

That Bruno Mars guy...dude and his band really brought it.

[Myth]

how the heck do u remember all these performances? I have probably seen them all and only remember the janet/justin incident for obvious reasons.


I can't rank them for the same reason. Most of them were mediocre. I don't remember any sounding better than Bruno Mars with me actually enjoying the songs/performance (RHCP was fun even though unnecessary as mentioned above), and Black Eyed Peas were by far the worse. The Justin/Janet one is memorable because of the clothing "mishap," but that is actually 11 Super Bowls ago.

[Bless Mathews]

Bruno s drums killed it too.

Dude ripped it in half.

[Myth]

Bruno s drums killed it too.

Dude ripped it in half.

Agreed. I didn't know he drummed at all, which made it cool that he started out drumming.

[ace23]

Agreed. I didn't know he drummed at all, which made it cool that he started out drumming.
That wasn't him. It was his brother. I originally thought it was him as well and was impressed/surprised.

EDIT: Or maybe not. I don't think it was him, though. There were shots of him and the drummer in the same picture.

[Myth]

That wasn't him. It was his brother. I originally thought it was him as well and was impressed/surprised.

EDIT: Or maybe not. I don't think it was him, though. There were shots of him and the drummer in the same picture.

I'm thinking you saw pics of when another drummer took over and Bruno got off the set to sing.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/03/article-2550734-1B29A75100000578-498_634x416.jpg

[JohnFreeman]

It was ok, Prince was better

[ace23]

Oh

[chosen_one6]

Bruno s drums killed it too.

Dude ripped it in half.

What? His drumming wasn't anything special. It was simple beats with a couple of drum fills. Sh*t that I can do :lol

[Bless Mathews]

What? His drumming wasn't anything special. It was simple beats with a couple of drum fills. Sh*t that I can do :lol
Hater

[rezznor]

That wasn't him. It was his brother. I originally thought it was him as well and was impressed/surprised.

EDIT: Or maybe not. I don't think it was him, though. There were shots of him and the drummer in the same picture.


he was the drummer starting off solo, his brother was the drummer for the rest of the performance

[rezznor]

wow, heard on the radio that SB performers pretty much always do their acts for FREE because of all the publicity they get from it, and that after Beyonce did her SB act her sales and fan base went up over 40%

for Beyonce performing at the SB almost doubled her already gianormace fan base...that is amazing
Bruno Mars' album was number one the day after the SB

[andgar923]

What? His drumming wasn't anything special. It was simple beats with a couple of drum fills. Sh*t that I can do :lol

to be fair he isn't a drummer by trade.

He was trying to prove that he's a musician and all around entertainer. He wanted to pay tribute to the old school acts which is why he performed live.

I would also like to see Danny Carey sing and dance like Bruno did.

Ha may not have been Carey good, but he displayed that he's not some run of the mill 'pop' artist.

[GOBB]

His live performances have always been good. Album? A bit lesser in value.

His hairdo screams homo tho.

[Akrazotile]

how the heck do u remember all these performances? I have probably seen them all and only remember the janet/justin incident for obvious reasons.

Though I hate some of his songs (lazy song), he's obviously got a voice and put on a great show


I'm in this boat. A lot of them I just never watched in the first place. The ones I did I can't remember anything about. The last one I can remember watching live before this year's was MJ way back when.

Hee hee!

[andgar923]

His live performances have always been good. Album? A bit lesser in value.

His hairdo screams homo tho.

Naw, that's pimp shit.

[JohnFreeman]

What? His drumming wasn't anything special. It was simple beats with a couple of drum fills. Sh*t that I can do :lol
This

[rufuspaul]

Black Eyed Peas were so bad they don't even make the list. :applause:


:oldlol: Oh God you're right. I remember texting a friend of mine during that debacle. Their stage had these flashing light panels and my friend said "I think that one panel isn't working because Fergie peed on it'.

[rezznor]

His live performances have always been good. Album? A bit lesser in value.

His hairdo screams homo tho.
he probably wears his hair like that so he can appear a few inches taller

[Myth]

to be fair he isn't a drummer by trade.

He was trying to prove that he's a musician and all around entertainer. He wanted to pay tribute to the old school acts which is why he performed live.

.

This is exactly why I appreciated it. It wasn't that it was impressive drumming, I was just pleasantly surprised that he was the one doing. Many pop stars can't do anything but sing songs others wrote for them, and maybe dance.

[BRabbiT]

His live performances have always been good. Album? A bit lesser in value.

His hairdo screams homo tho.


:lol

[MrC1991]

I like to think that Bruno Mars is what Michael Jackson would of been if he did everything right instead of well you know.

[BRabbiT]

This is exactly why I appreciated it. It wasn't that it was impressive drumming, I was just pleasantly surprised that he was the one doing. Many pop stars can't do anything but sing songs others wrote for them, and maybe dance.



good performer. saw him live last summer.

that performance was apparently all vocals, though.






Red Hot Chili Peppers Didn't Bother To Plug In Guitars At The Super Bowl

UPDATE: A rep for the Chili Peppers notified The Huffington Post that Flea had posted a response to the halftime show buzz on the band's website. In his message, Flea admitted the vocals were live, but the bass, drums, and guitar were pre-recorded.

For the actual performance, Josh, Chad, and I were playing along with the pre recorded track so there was no need to plug in our guitars, so we did not. Could we have plugged them in and avoided bumming people out who have expressed disappointment that the instrumental track was pre recorded? Of course easily we could have and this would be a non-issue. We thought it better to not pretend. It seemed like the realest thing to do in the circumstance. It was like making a music video in front of a gazillion people, except with live vocals, and only one chance to rock it. Our only thought was to bring the spirit of who we are to the people.

link (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/the-red-hot-chili-peppers-didnt-bother-to-plug-their-guitars-in-for-their-super-bowl-performance/story-e6frfn09-1226818188711)


http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2014/02/05/1226818/189203-58f9daac-8ddb-11e3-bde5-79e0b0a6dde3.jpg

[chosen_one6]

Hater

I'm not hating. Dude said he tore it up on the drums. He really didn't though, he did some simple shit that anyone can do with practice in a month (if you're really bad at rhythm)


to be fair he isn't a drummer by trade.

He was trying to prove that he's a musician and all around entertainer. He wanted to pay tribute to the old school acts which is why he performed live.

I would also like to see Danny Carey sing and dance like Bruno did.

Ha may not have been Carey good, but he displayed that he's not some run of the mill 'pop' artist.

If you look at the quote I replied to, he acts like Bruno did something above average. The fact is, he did some beginner stuff on the drums and y'all think he's great? He probably practiced for a few weeks, if it wasn't pre-recorded.

Singing isn't something that can be learned. You can hone the skill, but you either have it or you don't. I'm sure if Danny Carey took dancing classes for a month he could pull of some beginner shit too.

I get that Bruno is a great performer (from what I hear) and it's cool that he gets down on the drums, but let's not make it more than it actually was :lol

[Myth]

good performer. saw him live last summer.

that performance was apparently all vocals, though.






http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2014/02/05/1226818/189203-58f9daac-8ddb-11e3-bde5-79e0b0a6dde3.jpg

Good response by RHCP :applause: