It ain't been The Who for over 30 years since Keith Moon died.
Posted on 11/26/2009 4:07:11 PM PST by WillT
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- For many, the World's Greatest Rock Band, The Who, will be seen by one of the largest television audiences in history when the group headlines the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show on CBS Sports at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida on Sunday, February 7.
The Bridgestone Super Bowl halftime show is one of the most anticipated musical events of the year. More than 151 million viewers in the U.S. watched last year's show. The Super Bowl and halftime show will be broadcast worldwide in more than 230 countries and territories. Many of the classic songs the band will perform are just a few of those included on Greatest Hits (Geffen/UMe), released December 22, 2009. The largest single-disc "best of" collection from The Who in more than ten years, it is the first to span the group's entire recording career to date, from 1964 to 2006. The 19-selection Greatest Hits brings together some of rock's most important, influential and incandescent touchstones, along with an essay by renowned music critic Dave Marsh.
The Who stands alone in rock music. The most explosive live act ever to appear on stage, propelled by the most staggeringly brilliant rhythm section in all popular music, layered with deafening power chords and thunderous vocal fury, The Who transcended its original billing as "Maximum R&B" to become the most musically inventive and structurally innovative band of all time. Together, the four divergent personalities of The Who produced a hurricane.
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It will be a Holographic Michael Jackson its already in the works
Not a football fan but I did notice who played at halftime during the Lions/Packers game. Some band called “The Sickest kids”. I also noticed that it appeared to be a United way ad.
I’ll be too nervous to care if the Colts are in a close one.
Why nothing but retro acts for the SB? Stones, Springsteen, and now this. The WHO was a stale, way past it’s prime stage act in 1983. Daultry standing there swinging a mic by the cord for an hour or so, before mumbling “that’s all we got” and leaving the stage. It’s hard to image the last 26 years have brought new energy to the act.
If its anything near as good as their performance in the Concert for NYC in 2001, this should be exciting.
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I guess you haven’t seen them live over the past 20 years then. I’ve seen them many times during the recent past and they are still very good live. Did you seem them at the Concert for NYC in 2001? They brought the house down.
They’re people you can count on to remain clothed.
” most staggeringly brilliant rhythm section in all popular music,”
That would be John Entwistle, on Bass and keith Moon on Drums.
Both deceased. RIP.
Your opinion - Pete and Rog seem to disagree with you.
The way things are with them it would be more accurate to call them “The Who’s Left.”
I guess you haven’t seen them live over the past 10 years. They are still an excellent live band, with Zak Starkey on drums and Pino Palladino on bass - two excellent musicians.
It ain't been The Who for over 30 years since Keith Moon died.
Keith Moon was a physical disaster the last few years with The Who. At his peak, he was untouchable. But he went downhill quickly and hurt the band’s live performances toward the end.
I was listening to John Boy and Billy (Morning radio show out of Cahrlotte NC) and Pat McCrory Mayor of Charlotte met Roger Daltry of The Who backstage. Said he was a real nice guy...Roger mentioned how the US was trying to nationalize health care. He told Pat McCrory flat out....do not do it like we did in England. He said the health care is AWFUL.
Ever since Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Superbowl halftime, they've been playing it safe and avoiding any controversy. Nothing but "classic" old time acts since then.
Who will be on the 50 Yard Line?
No. Who’s on first.
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