Prince playing halftime... [Archive] - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

Rob WS6

02-04-2007, 07:23 PM

Oh man, that HURT to listen to. There was a few moments where, like when you eat something real sour, one side of your face tenses up and the eye almost closes... you know what Im talkin about if youre a musician! Im hoping it was because of the rain he was playing so horribly, but damn that was some of the sloppiest playing Ive heard... I could EASILY smoke him, and that aint sayin all that much! :rofl:

I heard that he was a good player, but after tonight I think Im gonna have to go ahead and disagree with that.

BonzoHansen

02-04-2007, 07:27 PM

With all due respect, you would be wrong. I'm guessing you're a metal guy. And when you can play every instrument on as many platinum records as he has get back to me. :)

Prince also puts on great concerts. Quite the showman. I think there is a reason almost every big name musician think Prince is great must mean something. Guys like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page & BB King right off the top of my head.

Tsar

02-04-2007, 07:34 PM

worst hafltime show ive seen..

BonzoHansen

02-04-2007, 07:36 PM

Worse than Aerosmith & Brittany Spears? Please.

Edit: Or the Stones last year? Or Justin Timberlake? Yikes.

Rob WS6

02-04-2007, 07:46 PM

Im not saying hes not a great musician, because he is... all Im saying is that he cant play guitar to save his life.

hardline_42

02-04-2007, 07:47 PM

Not sure what the age spread is on this forum but my guess is that a lot of people on here haven't experienced the majority of Prince's music. He rules, hands down and while his music may not be what's "in" right now you have to recognize the sheer skill with which he shreds that guitar - in the rain no less.

hardline_42

02-04-2007, 07:48 PM

Im not saying hes not a great musician, because he is... all Im saying is that he cant play guitar to save his life.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
What half-time show were you watching?

enRo

02-04-2007, 08:13 PM

Prince also puts on great concerts. Quite the showman. I think there is a reason almost every big name musician think Prince is great must mean something.

You should have your mod powers revoked for that statement :rofl:

BonzoHansen

02-04-2007, 08:25 PM

It was. He brings a great band and does great stuff. How many concerts have you seen?

enRo

02-04-2007, 08:27 PM

Hes a great singer... if you like the sounds of a screetching chalkboard :lol:

BonzoHansen

02-04-2007, 08:29 PM

They can't all be Lemmy!

Tsar

02-04-2007, 08:40 PM

Worse than Aerosmith & Brittany Spears? Please.

Edit: Or the Stones last year? Or Justin Timberlake? Yikes.
yes

Rob WS6

02-04-2007, 09:10 PM

It was. He brings a great band and does great stuff. How many concerts have you seen?

Not sure if that was aimed at me or not, but Ive been to well over 40 concerts.

LS1Hawk

02-04-2007, 09:11 PM

What exactly about Prince says football?

bubba428

02-04-2007, 09:14 PM

What exactly about Prince says football?

men wearng tights grabing each other

baddest434

02-04-2007, 09:14 PM

worst hafltime show ive seen..

hell no last years justin timberlake/janet jackson was worst, even with that custom malfaction.

i actually thought his show was entertaining even though i really don't care for him as a musician he does put a good show on. even if he sang 20 year old songs.

BonzoHansen

02-04-2007, 09:15 PM

Not sure if that was aimed at me or not, but Ive been to well over 40 concerts.

No, it was the mod revoked comment.

BonzoHansen

02-04-2007, 09:15 PM

What exactly about Prince says football?

You could say that about any performer they've ever had.

Rob WS6

02-04-2007, 09:17 PM

you have to recognize the sheer skill with which he shreds that guitar

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: *breath* :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

SHRED? Did you say SHRED? Are you KIDDING ME?!?!?! Calling that performance shred is pure blasphemy.

Ian

02-04-2007, 09:19 PM

prince sucks

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enRo

02-04-2007, 09:19 PM

Ive been to a cpl concerts, not Prince ones thats for sure. Thats not the point tho. And the mod revokation comment was OBVIOUSLY a joke, a duh

baddest434

02-04-2007, 09:26 PM

... I could EASILY smoke him, and that aint sayin all that much! :rofl:

I heard that he was a good player, but after tonight I think Im gonna have to go ahead and disagree with that.

come on rob maybe we could all petition for you to play the 08 or 09 halftime show. :mrgreen:

it's so PC anymore . we need some ozzy, acdc, maybe even talyor hicks:rofl: some year.

BonzoHansen

02-04-2007, 09:27 PM

Ive been to a cpl concerts, not Prince ones thats for sure. Thats not the point tho. And the mod revokation comment was OBVIOUSLY a joke, a duh

I know. Duh. :-P

unstable bob gable

02-04-2007, 09:33 PM

BRICKA! BRACKA! FIRECRACKA!
SIS! BOOM! BAH!
BONZO HANSEN! BONZO HANSEN!
RAH! RAH! RAH! :mrgreen:

Brando56894

02-04-2007, 09:36 PM

Worse than Aerosmith & Brittany Spears? Please.

nothing can be worse then that

Tsar

02-04-2007, 09:42 PM

nothing can be worse then that
um...if you put tv on mute, britney isnt that bad. at least i could enjoy watching her. prince on the other hand, was complete gayness...

Savage_Messiah

02-04-2007, 11:14 PM

why can't slayer do the halftime show???

Rob WS6

02-05-2007, 06:18 AM

why can't slayer do the halftime show???

**** yeah dude! Could you imagine: 4,000,000 people watching the halftime show... everything goes black. Then out of nowhere, Araya screams "BEFORE YOU SEE THE LIGHT, YOU MUST DIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!" As he says die, the stadium erupts in flames, red lights and lasers. Holy **** that would be the best ****ing thing ever! :twisted:

BonzoHansen

02-05-2007, 06:36 AM

why can't slayer do the halftime show???
That would be cool.

Frosty

02-05-2007, 06:45 AM

I didn't see the half time show, Prince makes my stomach turn. My family played a quick round of Texas Hold 'em and I won so my half time show was much better :D

bubba428

02-05-2007, 09:50 AM

i'd love to see GWAR do the show...they pretty good if you acually listen to it and the stage show is incredible...not a family thing tho...

hardline_42

02-05-2007, 10:52 AM

i'd love to see GWAR do the show...they pretty good if you acually listen to it and the stage show is incredible...not a family thing tho...

LOL! And then Grossman gets fed to the World Maggot.

foff667

02-05-2007, 11:06 AM

not a big prince fan, wife is though, so i had to endure through the entire halftime show :(

alamantia

02-05-2007, 11:14 AM

I dont know if prince actualy plays the gutar of its sync'd in, but whatever, it still sucks, accordin to Dave Chapelle Prince can ball though.

I remember getting front row tickets like eons ago to White Zombie, Pantera, Deftones (when no one knew who the tones were back then) i coned my girlfriend into coming with me by jokingly telling her Prince was opening, she went and durring the deftones she says to me "when does prince come out" i just looked at her and said "yoru kidding right?" never the less, she was pissed

bubba428

02-05-2007, 11:20 AM

THE MAGGOT!!!!!! the show i saw in atlantic city...they played imortal corruptor and killed the pope...then gor-gor ate satan...it was awsome...and for those of you who have heard the pit stories or been there...i was front an center...then drove my camaro home...took a long time to clean the seats...

o yea...and as a guitarist...i would have liked to see prince fall of the stage and have the guitar impale him...it would be more epic that way

hardline_42

02-05-2007, 12:24 PM

o yea...and as a guitarist...i would have liked to see prince fall of the stage and have the guitar impale him...it would be more epic that way

I think what it comes down to is that there's different types and levels of showmanship. While the "performance art" of GWAR definitely has it's niche (back when Slymenstra was in the band that fire dance of hers was killer!), in a venue like the SuperBowl, the idea is to pick a performer that will appeal to the widest audience, including children. If you had your hopes on a Nailbomb reunion show or a GG Allin tribute band, it ain't gonna happen. Prince has been making music since the late 70's and has released thousands of songs since then. He also recently released a record which makes him somewhat current. That makes him a logical choice, IMO. Is he kinda girly? Sure, but that's the performer image that made him famous and what he's known for. Guitar impalement is almost always cool, but probably not his style 8-)

Rutgers00

02-05-2007, 12:53 PM

hardline_42

02-05-2007, 01:03 PM

Hey prince fans I hate to break it to you but prince sucks, I keep hearing he is a real great musician etc. In what way? No voice, average guitar player, and looks like shat, he looked more like those girls dancing next to him.

Everyone has their opinion but, "no voice, average guitar player?" Compared to who? I just wanna see what everyone's idea is of a "real" musician. Not meant to stir the pot or anything, just curious.

alamantia

02-05-2007, 01:07 PM

Max Cavelera

hardline_42

02-05-2007, 01:21 PM

Max Cavelera

Ok damn, good choice. Not sure how CBS would react to the entire audience singing along to "Dead Embryonic Cells" though (notice I'm assuming you mean Sepultura Max and not Soulfly Max :twisted: ). Still, not in the same vein.

alamantia

02-05-2007, 01:26 PM

well, just really the first main stream name that came to mind who sings and plays, I like Phill Elselmo but never saw him pick up a gutar, I like Dimebag Darrel but some ******* in Ohio had to fill him with bulletholes for no aparent reason, I like Rob Cummings (AKA Rob Zombie) but he has no voice in concert and he dont play the gutar, Sherry did throw me a pick once and I will never forget it. I have to admit that I do like Soulfly. but growing up, listening to Van Halen makes me think of a way less stressful time in my life when you could spend all day in the summer time trying to figure out how to spend a $5 bill and workin on my mongoose, everythime I hear Van Halen rifs it brings me back ya know...

Savage_Messiah

02-05-2007, 01:48 PM

hardline_42

02-05-2007, 01:57 PM

Pain of salvation = ****ing super talented on every single instrument (I'm including vocals as an instrument) and none of the dream theater pompousness. So my vote for singer and guitarist goes to Daniel Gildenlow.

OK, again Swedish prog-metal is cool but not in the same vein. I'm talking apples-to-apples comparisons (not apples-to-slabs-of-meat).

alamantia

02-05-2007, 02:04 PM

OK, again Swedish prog-metal is cool but not in the same vein. I'm talking apples-to-apples comparisons (not apples-to-slabs-of-meat).

Opeth was ok....

check out the gutar playin on these dudes, whoever thay are...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRtlG5Bs1R0

Savage_Messiah

02-05-2007, 02:08 PM

Big Opeth fan myself, too

The Fixer

02-05-2007, 02:11 PM

Bah, at least you could tell he was really playing, and really singing; not lip-synching and faking like so many other "pop stars" do. Prince's playing was a little sloppy; I'd think being hooked up to a powerful electrical PA system in a pouring rainstorm might make me a ~little~ nervous too. When he opened up at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction a few years back he played incredible.

BonzoHansen

02-05-2007, 03:02 PM

Dio is back with the Sabbath guys, that would have been great. They could have played Children Of The Sea.

…listening to Van Halen makes me think of a way less stressful time in my life when you could spend all day in the summer time trying to figure out how to spend a $5 bill and workin on my mongoose, everythime I hear Van Halen rifs it brings me back ya know...Becaue DLR era VH is friggin’ awesome. Mongoose? Slacker. Redline FTW!

The NFL should get these rockers! Crazy Horses! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyRiNZDb5EY) 3 drummers! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GjIyRGOzMA) Everyone love the Oz!

alamantia

02-05-2007, 03:19 PM

jeez who had a redline in 1985, if you were "rich" on my street you had a GT with the "cool trick brake cable neck"

BonzoHansen

02-05-2007, 03:21 PM

jeez who had a redline in 1985, if you were "rich" on my street you had a GT with the "cool trick brake cable neck"

I did...with 'flightcranks' (I think that is what they were called). I mowed many a lawn back then...more like 83 ish

Teds89IROC

02-05-2007, 05:15 PM

worst hafltime show ive seen..

QFT It goes to show they probably paid as little as possible for a halftime show :lol:

BonzoHansen

02-05-2007, 07:02 PM

Here is a clip from the media area. Not bad for a camcorder shot.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=orYH23Bgnrk

I guess to like a Prince show you need to like old school R&B shows, like BB King or Buddy Guy might do, with horns, backup singers and all. Or even George Clinton/Parliment Funkadelic or Sly & The Family Stone, or James Brown. Not normal the realm of metal heads.

That Tele sounds great.

Edit:

Better clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a1AegGKjY0

Rob WS6

02-05-2007, 07:10 PM

Thats not the show Im talking about... He was playing pretty good there. And just because Im a metalhead at heart doesent mean I dont appreciate all music. ;)

BonzoHansen

02-05-2007, 07:13 PM

I didn't say you! I meant in general. No, that is a different clip all together.

I don't think it is fair to form an opinion of an artist based on such a short performace (in the rain no less) in a very controlled setting like that. Helll, there was a marching band involved, so he could not vary the script. It would be like saying Kerry King sucks based soley on the solo he played on the Beastie Boys hit You Gotta Fight.