Will Kendrick Lamar perform Not Like Us at the Super Bowl?
- Thread starter Knuckle Ball
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My 17 year old son blast lamar in his car and all his friends watch the game only for him. So yeah some give a shit. But agree not old farts like us
I always give art and music lots of room for failure or success. Meaning: they're both so subjective that I dismiss people who say "that's shit, or that's amazing". I base both on my own opinions and moods etc. So since I am an old GenX-er who's lived through a LOT of musical genres that I initially hated but grew to love, I gave it a shot. I watched it. I tried. I honestly just don't get it. I'm not the target audience... I get that. But...I was just bored. I couldn't find anything to like about it. Of course my daughter and her friends loved it... so there ya go!
But... if I said next year's SuperBowl entertainment would be a spoken word artist with a backing track and dancers on stage, I'd get laughed out of the room. But...to me... what's the difference?!
Anyhoo... back to looking at boobs!
But... if I said next year's SuperBowl entertainment would be a spoken word artist with a backing track and dancers on stage, I'd get laughed out of the room. But...to me... what's the difference?!
Anyhoo... back to looking at boobs!
That is the thing. It was just boring.
There was a hype man for 5 mins who didn’t have a mic and just showing off bling and holding a football???? That is not what a hype man does.
There was no real choreography. Just some formations basically.
There was no pyrotechnics. No flashily nothing but some PlayStation buttons that most thought was from squid games so that attempted diss to Sony went over most people’s head.
This wasn’t a “show”. A lot of rappers can put on a show. This was a man walking around with a mic, saying some rhymes all to diss Drake and Sony. He got the diss in but will go down in history as one of the worst halftime shows.
There was a hype man for 5 mins who didn’t have a mic and just showing off bling and holding a football???? That is not what a hype man does.
There was no real choreography. Just some formations basically.
There was no pyrotechnics. No flashily nothing but some PlayStation buttons that most thought was from squid games so that attempted diss to Sony went over most people’s head.
This wasn’t a “show”. A lot of rappers can put on a show. This was a man walking around with a mic, saying some rhymes all to diss Drake and Sony. He got the diss in but will go down in history as one of the worst halftime shows.
That was a few weeks ago. Play stupid games win stupid prizes, in his case, he lost his life
Agreed, I think it's time they featured a rock band. It certainly couldn't be worse than Lamar's performance. The videos I saw of the fan's reaction, tell me most weren't thrilled with the show either.
Here's a memorable performance, one that the crowd was truly into.
Tom Petty... RIP
BTW, the car Lamar featured was a Buick Grand National.
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As my good friend Prem might say, "eh Roger Godell fangula". Give the people what they want.
James Hetfield has always been tough on himself, St Anger was too personal at it bombed. He doesn't see that like Prince and Bruce Springsteen, Metallica would bring the house down. We are artists, Hetfield isn't classically trained, yet he has an open mind. Embracing classical music gave Metallica legs.
The now legendary 2019 concert.
The now legendary 2019 concert.
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So does this mean that Lamar bombed, Drake must be smiling knowingly to himself.
As for Hetfield, I don't know the circumstances of his psyche. The ancient cliche, " he's his own worst enemy" could apply to him. He's been sober now since the early 2010's, he moved out of San Jose and he dumped his wife. He does look much healthier now than he did in the early 10's.
The documentary is worth watching. I felt sorry for Jason Newsted, Cliff Burton is a tough act to follow. The doc is available on YT.
