Black Eyed Peas' Super Bowl halftime show: Um, thoughts? [poll]
The Black Eyed Peas' Super Bowl halftime show seems to have left some folks less than impressed, if the, um, impassioned comments on our related 2011 Super Bowl posts are any indication.
Personally, the Ministry sort of loved the light-up dancing people and would like to keep one as a pet. Then again, we always like shiny things. Plus, Guns N' Roses' Slash showed up, and he looks cool no matter what. (Never mind that you won't be hearing any GNR tune in the "Glee" episode after the game, or any other "Glee" episode, for that matter.)
Regarding the music, however -- was being three-sheets-to-the-wind drunk a requirement to enjoy this Super Bowl halftime show? Are the folks who said it's still cool to like the Black Eyed Peas eating their words? Do you sympathize with the not-an-old-fart-at-all editor who sent me a frantic note about that "horrific caterwauling by Fergie," proclaiming her ears had been violated?
Did the Peas suddenly make lyrics-flubbing Christina Aguilera look ... good? You might want to read Todd Martens' take on the Peas, "Pop Absurdity at Its Finest."
Take the poll, and post your own review in comments. (Keep it clean!)
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Photo: The Black Eyed Peas perform during halftime at the 2011 Super Bowl XLV on Sunday in Arlington, Texas on Feb. 6, 2011. Credit: Charlie Krupa / Associated Press
They totally brought it! Their set list was great (although all their songs make me want to move). Their costumes were fun. The dancers on the field added to the eye candy. Lighten up people, it was a great performance!
Posted by: Amber Dawn | Feb 06, 2011 at 06:28 PM
ugh! This halftime performance exemplifies everything WRONG with music today! If I hear another Autotune, robotic song I'm going to puke!!!! Please someone STOP this madness!!!
Posted by: jen | Feb 06, 2011 at 06:30 PM
The show would have been good if not for the sound .... at least over the TV. Music and singers weren't meshed well or something. Sounded pretty bad. Disappointing because I know they can put on a good show. Too bad. However, I would have perferred country western singers at the Cowboy Stadium to better represent us (Texas).
Posted by: wildhart | Feb 06, 2011 at 06:34 PM
WHY OH WHY DO WE ALLOW MUSIC LIKE THIS TO BE PLAYED AND PERFORMED IN THE MAINSTREAM CIRCUT?! I THOUGHT AS PEOPLE WE WERE THE POWER! WHY CAN'T WE FIGHT THIS TERRIBLE JUNK!!! MUCH MORE TALENTED WELL DESERVING ARTISTS OUT THERE! RECORD LABELS AND YOUR AWFUL ARTISTS!
Posted by: WHY | Feb 06, 2011 at 06:36 PM
Aguilera messes up the anthem....Peas half time show was bad...game...okay...commericals...need some work
Posted by: Doug Smith | Feb 06, 2011 at 06:39 PM
I give the halftime an 8 out of 10 performance! However, I think Kool and the Gang would have been a better choice to bring the house down!!! :-)
Posted by: AKD | Feb 06, 2011 at 06:45 PM
It's such a shame when "singers" try to perform without all of their studio enhancements. Large venue performances like the super bowl really separate the true performer from the fake. Sorry, Fergie, I knew you were a fake all along.
Posted by: paula | Feb 06, 2011 at 06:48 PM
i thought they were awesome! Best half time show in a long time, i enjoyed the whole thing. The sound was messed up but that wasn't the singers fault that was the stadium's fault. The dancing was incredible and loved the lights on the outfits!
Posted by: crystal | Feb 06, 2011 at 06:55 PM
One word: TERRIBLE
Posted by: p Andreev | Feb 06, 2011 at 06:59 PM
The perfomance would have been awesome with a qualified sound person
Posted by: phy | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:00 PM
It was like a bad MC Hammer impersonation.
Posted by: QDC | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:01 PM
We thought it was wonderful What do you nay sayers want, Lady Gaga? Now THAT is talent........not. Great show.
Posted by: Not clueless | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:12 PM
Fergie...sorry you're so fake you can not sing at all in real life. Better stick to singing in a studio.
Posted by: doma | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:13 PM
At least this sewage problem that was created diverted us from thoughts of war for a time.
Posted by: Manny Gaspar | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:14 PM
Pure Crap. If you cant sing I guess you just run your howls thru a synthesizer so it sounds like electronic crap.
Posted by: Butcherbay | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:21 PM
Turrible. Just turrible. Knew Fergie can't sing.
Posted by: Bebe Young | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:24 PM
Bring back the Beavis and Butthead halftime...
Posted by: Peter North | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:27 PM
that halftime show sucked the music was terrible they cant sing live that auto tune garbage isnt real music i want those 15minutes of my life back.
Posted by: EmFan91 | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:31 PM
The performers were excellent. The sound was brutal. Could barely hear any music. People's mics not on. The mix was horrendous. I feel sorry for the performers. It's impossible to perform at your best when you can't hear the music, and you're wondering what's going to go wrong next.
How does that happen? It's not as if nobody's ever mixed a stadium show before. Somebody (producer, engineer, soundman, ???) really screwed the pooch. Unforgiveable. They got the easy stuff wrong, and the hard stuff right.
Posted by: Jimbo | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:31 PM
OMG this year the halftime show suckd so bad playing black eyed pea's was the worst idea ever
Posted by: Krzysztof | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:35 PM
It had the potential to be a good show, but personally i think they could have done something else with Sweet child o' mine because Fergie butchered it, and TV people cant mix a concert so the sound came through on television horribly. im sure that it sounded better there live but on TV it was a big let down...
Posted by: Wes | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:40 PM
The game was Great, Green won....dont hate!!!!! the half time was great. We all knew Fergie was no Whitney Huston but she doin her damn thing. Dont hate!! All together very happy. Congrats Green Bay....
Posted by: Audie | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:46 PM
There was everything but the big tub to boil the missionaires.
Posted by: Moot | Feb 06, 2011 at 07:47 PM
Fergie's voice was so disgusting, as her face usually is.
Visually- amazing. Audibly- total wreck.
Usher's dancing and Slash saved them a little bit, but overall it was awful & made Janette Jackson look like a saint.
Posted by: EricH | Feb 06, 2011 at 08:03 PM
Bad, bad, bad! The youth of today have been complaining for quite sometime about the NFL using those old "has been" groups and artists for their halftime shows. Well, tonight we got to see why! Those old has beens had (have) real talent! They're true musicians! The majority of these new "performers" are created in the studio. They can't play instruments or write music. They sing and dance. They perform. Just like circus acts. Maybe in the future we'll have more appreciation for some of these old "has beens", huh?
Posted by: Edwin Matheson | Feb 06, 2011 at 08:08 PM