Well, apparently, the Who are going to be playing at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. I, for one, find this a completely logical choice. When I think about the NFL, I envision a couple of decrepit Brits desperately trying to recapture their former glory. What? You don’t get that image in your mind? Odd…
But seriously…after the dynamic performance Bruce Springsteen (the ageless wonder) turned in last year, how are the husks of a couple of formerly great musicians going to be anything other than disappointing? Townshend will pull out a couple of those guitar windmills and Daltrey will, uh, be Roger Daltrey. But there’s no way around the fact that the Who haven’t done anything culturally relevant in decades. Sit back and prepare to be bored.
Also, I wonder how many younger viewers will hear them and think “Hey! They’re playing the CSI theme song!”
But seriously…after the dynamic performance Bruce Springsteen (the ageless wonder) turned in last year, how are the husks of a couple of formerly great musicians going to be anything other than disappointing? Townshend will pull out a couple of those guitar windmills and Daltrey will, uh, be Roger Daltrey. But there’s no way around the fact that the Who haven’t done anything culturally relevant in decades. Sit back and prepare to be bored.
Also, I wonder how many younger viewers will hear them and think “Hey! They’re playing the CSI theme song!”
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