Bruno Mars to be Super Halftime act this year (1 Viewer)

[badmojo1006]

I like it

 

[fruity pebbles]

ugh, skip that

 

[otello]

God no.

 

[shadyridr]

Hes awesome!

 

[pantherclub]

Who

 

[Buffaloes]

Who

you are probably better off not knowing

 

[Raider Nation]

Who

 

[Beetlejuice]

I'm a fan....

 

[Eephus]

Good choice. Still hope it snows.

 

[msommer]

Hmmm. I guess I will have to put on some pr0n for that half hour then

 

[Riversco]

This is the guy who sounds like Sting, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c13zJHHHCT4

 

[BroadwayG]

Eddie Murphy was great in that movie!

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

never heard of him

 

[Sinn Fein]

never heard of him

Character from Spike Lee

 

[One]

Nice choice. He's not my favorite, but he's a great entertainer.

 

[Premier]

Definitely getting old. First time I recall not knowing even one song by a Super Bowl act.

 

[bushdocda]

Like this guy.

 

[Major]

I like it

Nice. They'd kill it if Robin Thicke made a cameo with Blurred Lines. May rank as best SB performance like evers.

 

[wazoo11]

Why not have Miguel instead?

 

[EYLive]

Old football guys don't like anything.

Fine we'll get off your lawn, buncha old farts.

 

[Quint]

Foo Fighters were busy?

 

[Buffaloes]

Foo Fighters were busy?

Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, Shakira Beyonce, Keith Urban, Ryan Seacrest, Bruno Mars. The target audience=middle-aged white suburbanite women.

 

[flapgreen]

The wrestler?

 

[Jewell]

Why not have Miguel instead?

No way. Far too many concerns about Miguel potentially landing a Leg Drop from Hell on an unsuspecting fan.Good Ol' J.R. with the call...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE1jJ45DVnU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Quint]

Foo Fighters were busy?

Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, Shakira, Keith Urban, Ryan Seacrest, Bruno Mars. The target audience=middle-aged white suburbanite women.

i woulda figured "Target Audience" as men 25 to 54....you know, the people actually watching the SB.

and i agree: Bruno Mars will get you soccer mom, hipster doofus, and Gen Y co-eds.

 

[Jewell]

Does anyone else think that Bruno Mars looks like a miniature version of Tedy Bruschi?

 

[Quint]

Does anyone else think that Bruno Mars looks like a miniature version of Tedy Bruschi?

the Tedy Bruschi who saved puppies from a burning car?

 

[Wooderson]

Good choice

 

[Thunderlips]

I don't care for him....but he's a safe and decent choice for just about every demographic except: White male 35-75.

 

[Usual21]

His concert this past summer was the best I've seen in a long time. His band is KILLER.

 

[pantherclub]

I have honest to God never heard of this dude until today. I thought I was still somewhat in tune with pop culture and music. He seems to have a small devoted following but not as huge as Beyonce and the other past acts.

I guess they are running out of vanilla acts that will not cause a stir

 

[rizzler]

This all stems from the fact that a good chunk of you #####es watch the SuperBowl with your girlfriends/wives

Bunch of #######.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Why not have Miguel instead?

Because he's no where as near as big a crossover star?

Hey, I like Prince 2.0 as much as the next guy, but he's not there yet.

 

[grateful zed]

who?

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

I have honest to God never heard of this dude until today. I thought I was still somewhat in tune with pop culture and music. He seems to have a small devoted following but not as huge as Beyonce and the other past acts.

I guess they are running out of vanilla acts that will not cause a stir

If someone has done the host/musical act SNL double, it's a safe bet that he or she is a pretty big pop star. You'd have to pretty studiously avoid pop music to have not heard of him.

 

[Guest]

He is very entertaining. Good choice.

 

[Riversco]

Best mars:

Veronica, Bruno, Blackmon, Bar

I have honest to God never heard of this dude until today. I thought I was still somewhat in tune with pop culture and music. He seems to have a small devoted following but not as huge as Beyonce and the other past acts.

I guess they are running out of vanilla acts that will not cause a stir

If someone has done the host/musical act SNL double, it's a safe bet that he or she is a pretty big pop star. You'd have to pretty studiously avoid pop music to have not heard of him.

Music is getting too fractured for one act to permeate the noise and be universally recognized by all demographics.

Looking at the list of the top selling albums of all time, there is only one album in the top 15 in the 21st century. And its the Beatles.

In the top 40 most selling albums of all time, only one modern artist is listed. Adele with the album 21 (2011), ranked at #36. Norah Jones: Come Away With me (2002) is ranked at #43. Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory (2000) is ranked #49. Eninem: The Marshal Mathers LP (2000) is ranked at #54. Britney Spears: Oops I Did It Again (2000) is ranked #58. Usher: Confessions (2004) is ranked #70. That's it. Unless you want to say the 21st century started in 2001, then only 3 albums made the top 70 this century.

 

[Riversco]

Looking at sales, the top artists this century are Adele, Norah Jones, and Usher.

 

[Riversco]

Bruno Mars sold 6 million copies of Doo-Wops & Hooligans, and 4 million copies of Unorthodox Jukebox. #70 on the best selling list of albums, Usher, sold 20 million by comparison.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Don't we have a thread like this every year? You're not going to be able to please everybody.

And who really cares? During the Superbowl I use halftime to rehydrate and/or apologize to everyone for what I probably said in the first half.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Foo Fighters were busy?

Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, Shakira, Keith Urban, Ryan Seacrest, Bruno Mars. The target audience=middle-aged white suburbanite women.

i woulda figured "Target Audience" as men 25 to 54....you know, the people actually watching the SB.

and i agree: Bruno Mars will get you soccer mom, hipster doofus, and Gen Y co-eds.

you know who is going to watch the super bowl regardless of the halftime entertainment? men 25-54

 

[ClownDogs]

Foo Fighters were busy?

Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, Shakira, Keith Urban, Ryan Seacrest, Bruno Mars. The target audience=middle-aged white suburbanite women.

i woulda figured "Target Audience" as men 25 to 54....you know, the people actually watching the SB.

and i agree: Bruno Mars will get you soccer mom, hipster doofus, and Gen Y co-eds.

Most 25-54 year old men are already gonna watch the super bowl, regardless of the halftime act.

So to appeal to the women of the world with the Bruno Mars type seems like a smart move on the nfl's part?

 

[pantherclub]

Best mars:

Veronica, Bruno, Blackmon, Bar

I have honest to God never heard of this dude until today. I thought I was still somewhat in tune with pop culture and music. He seems to have a small devoted following but not as huge as Beyonce and the other past acts.

I guess they are running out of vanilla acts that will not cause a stir

If someone has done the host/musical act SNL double, it's a safe bet that he or she is a pretty big pop star. You'd have to pretty studiously avoid pop music to have not heard of him.

Music is getting too fractured for one act to permeate the noise and be universally recognized by all demographics.

Looking at the list of the top selling albums of all time, there is only one album in the top 15 in the 21st century. And its the Beatles.

In the top 40 most selling albums of all time, only one modern artist is listed. Adele with the album 21 (2011), ranked at #36. Norah Jones: Come Away With me (2002) is ranked at #43. Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory (2000) is ranked #49. Eninem: The Marshal Mathers LP (2000) is ranked at #54. Britney Spears: Oops I Did It Again (2000) is ranked #58. Usher: Confessions (2004) is ranked #70. That's it. Unless you want to say the 21st century started in 2001, then only 3 albums made the top 70 this century.

So get the beattles for next year

 

[grateful zed]

i say we give brit another shot.

 

[Riversco]

Don't we have a thread like this every year? You're not going to be able to please everybody.

And who really cares? During the Superbowl I use halftime to rehydrate and/or apologize to everyone for what I probably said in the first half.

I dunno if it really helps the music industry to have Bruno Mars out there. Might be good for his fans, but for everyone else, it risks reminding people just how irrelevant modern music is.

 

[McGarnicle]

Who

Gay guy from Austria

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Don't we have a thread like this every year? You're not going to be able to please everybody.

And who really cares? During the Superbowl I use halftime to rehydrate and/or apologize to everyone for what I probably said in the first half.

I dunno if it really helps the music industry to have Bruno Mars out there. Might be good for his fans, but for everyone else, it risks reminding people just how irrelevant modern music is.

Damn kids with their hair and their music. Come on.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

The year they announce the halftime show will be Neo-Nazis stomping on puppies with a New Radicals tribute band providing musical backing is the year I really give a tin ####.

 

[Buckna]

They had been focusing on big, internationally established brand name artists that in many cases spanned multiple decades and years of recording albums.

Bruno Mars has been a recording artist for what? 3 years tops? Even though they sold like hotcakes, he has put out only like 2 albums so far in his career. I like his music well enough but definitely seems like an abrupt shift in approach compared to the past artists.

 

[Riversco]

Don't we have a thread like this every year? You're not going to be able to please everybody.

And who really cares? During the Superbowl I use halftime to rehydrate and/or apologize to everyone for what I probably said in the first half.

I dunno if it really helps the music industry to have Bruno Mars out there. Might be good for his fans, but for everyone else, it risks reminding people just how irrelevant modern music is.

Damn kids with their hair and their music. Come on.

I'm not talking about that. I'm just saying he hasn't sold a lot of records. So he's relatively an unknown.