Yeah, but the kids nowdays know that Bruno Mars is an up-and-comer, while RHCP - if the youngsters even know who they are - are just a bunch of washed up has-beens whose day in the limelight has long since passed. I mean, they don't even have dance routines! How could they possibly be relevent today?
So is part of getting old hating on younger generations for not knowing about what music you consider significant? Because I'm pretty sure your parents probably thought you were a moron for not knowing about Elvis or the Allman brothers, or whatever was trendy in their day.
Actually I never had music conversations with my parents; they had their stuff and I had mine. While my dad pretty much fits the stereotype of only really liking the stuff he grew up with, my mom enjoys old and new music of her preferred genre, Blues. I take after her in this regard, but since my favorite genre's heavy metal, and most ignorant fucks only think of 80's pop and glam metal and hence dismiss it, I'm bitter and resentful. So it's not that I think my generation of music is better than modern pop, it's that I think my genre is better.
This was my first superbowl. I am by no means a sports fan, but was absolutely engrossed watching that asskicking. It was f'n hilarious. At the end of the second quarter we turned it into a drinking game. Everyone on The Broncos got fucking fired at about 10:01 EST. Every time the camera panned over to Manning he looked like he was about to call his agent to make sure his Papa John's deal was still good so he had something to fall back on. I've seen sexually abused teens look happier. Bruno Mars looks like Elvis fucked James Brown and this midget showman fell out. He actually impressed the hell out of me. Kid can sing and dance for real, do splits, and channeled some old school Soul. Never heard him before, so I expected some pop garbage. We also made bets on how many Chili Peppers would come out without shirts on. I won with two. Anthony Keidis does not own a shirt. This is a fact. Every instance of him wearing a shirt is actually special effects.
I'll give you their hey-day probably passed 5+ years ago, but if you look at the 2 and compare hits, name recognition, overall grammys, total albums sold, there's no question. No one ever asked Elvis to open on arguably the biggest stage, for his ursurper. I get that RHCP isn't considered "modern rock" anymore, but it seems like every time the grammys go for a rock group, they go for some cornerstone like The Stones, or Springsteen, or Dylan. my argument is that they could draw more attention with a quality group, playing an awesome, 20 minute set, than with trying to excite the audience with some lazy twist of a new group/person.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Well good thing you didn't watch this halftime show and was too busing using this. Spoiler RHCP are in their fucking 50s. Pepsi who put this thing together, and paid a ton of money for, aren't going after the 50 year olds that are their fans. Also, you can't compare them. RHCP has been around for ages. Bruno Mars has been out for three years and appeals to more than the white male demographic. If you span out their life time, Bruno Mars will probably be a "bigger name" than RHCP based on non-whitey appeal alone. If you haven't noticed, the halftime shows have been increasing in color to appeal to the mass audience. The ratings and approvals have been increasing accordingly. Last years Beyonce show blew the last 10 halftime shows out the water. Also Grammys are a shitty fucking measure, Macklemore beat out Kendrick Lamar and fucking Macklemore didn't even think he should have won.
Holy crap, Anthony Kiedis is 51 and from Grand Rapids, Michigan? Really shocked by the Michigan part. My oldest brother keeps trying to convince my dad to retire to Grand Rapids because thats where he lives and hates to fly. My dad has lived in San Diego for the last 8 years. Never going to happen. Its like going from paradise to something average thats cloudy for 7 months out of the year.
Remember how John Madden hates to fly so much he bought a RV and drove everywhere? My oldest brother has to get absolutely loaded on xanax to fly. Once he took too many and they couldn't wake him up when he landed. He's not an addict, he's just very anxious. He's also deluded and thinks western Michigan is one of the most scenic, best parts of the country. He's never travelled and is perfectly happy living the rest of his life in small town middle America. My dad has travelled extensively and has been to every continent except Africa. MIddle America is not appealing to him whatsoever.
Re: Re: THE SUPERBOWL WDT To be a little fair to my home state and former city which I used to live in, Grand Rapids in the summer is quite nice, Lake Michigan is also awesome during the summer. Retire there? Fuck off, you must be joking, there are 100 places I'd rather be.
I don't even think Hank Scorpio would buy the Broncos after last night's performance. They collapsed on their own.
You could have said that about 50 Cent in the mid 2000s too. Let's see if Bruno Mars is still around in 15 years or so. And yeah I'm old and white so get off my lawn.
I am more shocked at these two statements than how bad Denver got beat. I don't even comprehend the first statement. Even my mom watches the Super Bowl. As far as Bruno Mars and RHCP and why it was "with the RHCP." Bruno Mars was the half time show, announced at the beginning of football season. He's fantastic, writes his own music, plays about every instrument, and will be around for a long time. He's not just an up-and-comer, but has had several albums with enough commercial and critical success that Pepsi didn't have to get a nostalgia act. And, the RHCP were not announced until January. They were there because Bruno Mars suggested it and personally invited them.
The man can dance. I don't personally care for his music or huge retarded pompadour but it is a hyper commercialized event and he fits into that segment of entertainment, as Beyonce or Madonna with LMFAO did.. I'd love to see some bitching hard rock or metal group with huge tittied bitches strutting around the stage. THAT would represent what I see as the nature of football in general.
I enjoyed the halftime show a lot. I knew who Bruno Mars was but wasn't really that familiar with the group other than just knowing a couple of their songs - but I thought it was a great show. RHCP still sounded good, the dancing and performance by Bruno Mars was fun and had a great throwback vibe. I don't at all see the comparison to a terrible group like LMFAO. The guy is a talented musician and songwriter, danced his ass off while putting on an entertaining-without-being-stupid performance, and he's getting compared to a band who does bland and repetitive synthesized dance music? Or a washed up, old singer who was certainly good in her heyday, but now relies on slutty clothes, shock value and history to get paid?