am watching it on youtube i think its nice man you cant say they were bad or anything and if you want to compare this to the real who then thats just crazy
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The Who? Superbowl
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Well...since the guys can still play/sing MUCH better than 95% of the folks here, and they DID play the Super Bowl (unless I missed it - nobody here has) - *I* think some of youse guy could cut them a little slack 
Granted, their best days may be behind them...but from what I witnessed - no foul/no penalty
Granted, their best days may be behind them...but from what I witnessed - no foul/no penalty
Well...since the guys can still play/sing MUCH better than 95% of the folks here, and they DID play the Super Bowl (unless I missed it - nobody here has) - *I* think some of youse guy could cut them a little slack
Granted, their best days may be behind them...but from what I witnessed - no foul/no penalty
You guys said it JUST RIGHT!
And how many people noticed that the keyboard player was using a Hammond B3? That's doing it the way it should be done!
nope. pino was brought in 2 days before a tour and i doubt there was much thought except about getting the first guy who could learn their set in 2 days.
Pino was doing his job, and doing it very well. I have a surround-sound with sub-woofer on the TEE vee, and it was a bit buried in the mix, but he was right there. Sometimes you just have to allow your playing to take a backseat to the overall reason you're there, which in this case was twelve minutes of retrospective rock.
I went back this morning and re-visited a few of the things he did with Paul Young, and you know what? That fretless stuff he did was some pretty incredible work. His bass was the featured instrument, like the alto was in the fifties and guitar has been forever, but with a beautiful voice and innovative progressions. A good listen is Young's cover of Marvin Gaye's "Wherever I Lay My Hat." In the bridge, Pino and Paul trade phrases, almost scatting, and Pino's phrasing is way more imaginative than Paul's. Solid body of work spanning thirty-some years. And are any of us jealous of playing, even in the background, to a 100 million-plus audience?
I went back this morning and re-visited a few of the things he did with Paul Young, and you know what? That fretless stuff he did was some pretty incredible work. His bass was the featured instrument, like the alto was in the fifties and guitar has been forever, but with a beautiful voice and innovative progressions. A good listen is Young's cover of Marvin Gaye's "Wherever I Lay My Hat." In the bridge, Pino and Paul trade phrases, almost scatting, and Pino's phrasing is way more imaginative than Paul's. Solid body of work spanning thirty-some years. And are any of us jealous of playing, even in the background, to a 100 million-plus audience?
I thought overall it was entertaining, and they did a great job. not a big fan of medley type performances.
I believe they had array's on the ground along the sidelines.
Pino is a great player. Fits in whatever project he is doing The Who to John Mayer. His 80's fretless stuff (Every Time Yo Go) is classic if you ask me.
John Entwistle and Keith Moon were great musicians, but The Who became as big as they did because of Pete's writing and Roger's singing.
Don't want to upset people, but the two most important members of the band are still alive and have every right to keep going with their music.
Plus The Who never broke up or "retired" from touring while all of their original members were still alive, unlike the wussy Beatles.
right. and nobody will ever be able to replace bon scott in ac/dc. and the beach boys can't get arrested without brian, dennis and carl wilson, even though they're playing in orlando in a couple weeks. and i guess these big oldies shows i do will have to shut down because almost everybody is dead.
now look, be honest with yourself. would you leave all that money on the table if you were them just because some internet music genius doesn't think you should? if you say yes, you are a liar. either that or you must think it's really easy to make money playing music.
John Entwistle and Keith Moon were great musicians, but The Who became as big as they did because of Pete's writing and Roger's singing.
Don't want to upset people, but the two most important members of the band are still alive and have every right to keep going with their music.
Plus The Who never broke up or "retired" from touring while all of their original members were still alive, unlike the wussy Beatles.
+1
But "important" isn't really the word I'm looking for. It's more along the lines of Roger and Pete were the face of The Who in the media...and guess what the Super Bowl is looking for? Media faces! That's why Pino gets .004 seconds of airtime.
When it comes to The Beatles, Ringo was an afterthought in the media. Cool name, over-inflated drum skills, and that's it. It was John and Paul with a little George. George is gone, John is gone...and if any Beatles incarnation plays the Super Bowl it will be: "The Super Bowl halftime show with Paul McCartney."
Besides, how many people raved about The Beatles live back in the 1960's...let alone if they were to get up in their 60's. The Who were the quintessential live act, and the The Beatles were (arguably, of course) the quintessential studio act.
let me tell you something...if paul couldn't sell out stadiums on his own, we absolutely would be seeing the super bowl halftime show with the beatles.
Zak Starkey is a great drummer but his behind-the-beat feel is a whole different thing from what Moon brought to the band. The performance as a whole seemed to lack energy and I pin a lot of that on the drummer. He needed to be kicking Roger and Pete in the ass but it felt more like he was just responding to them.
