WANNAMAN Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Paul McCartney will be playing at the halftime show and promises no costume malfunctions. I hope he plays mostly Beatles music as his solo stuff never really impressed me much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 For me it doesn't matter what he does. He's Paul McCartney and that's good enough for me. Still I'm betting he does at least one solo song.Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindy Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Darn...just think of how disappointing it will be not to see Paul's nip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Of course he will! He's #@%^$@!@ Paul McCartney!(Did *I* say that???!!!)Not gonna sign this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WANNAMAN Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 Awesome mini concert from Paul. Had a video tribute with music of "Cant Buy Me Love" and rare film footage of Paul with and without the Beatles then he played "Drive My Car" , "Get Back" , "Live and Let Die" (complete with Kiss like rockets exploding around one of my favorite of his solo songs. Finished with the audience participation number "Hey Jude" had all the fans singing along and holding up lights. Still a class act at 60+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Paul is GREAT, no doubt about it! His last tour was unbelievable, as he was singing some of those old Beatles tunes as good as he did back in the early '60s. Still, I had this uncomfortable feeling that Sir Paul was lip synching on the Super Bowl. Take another look (if you taped it). His 'ad-libs' sound like they were EQ'd differently than the main vocals. Also, I was a bit weirded out by the count downs before all of the tunes. That also sounded 'canned.' And if I'm not mistaken, Paul didn't completely make it to his keyboard when the piano intro on "Live And Let Die" began. Hmmm.BerniePS: This isn't a knock on Paul, just a knock on producers who demand perfection on these big and 'all-important' events. The only act I ever saw perform live on the Super Bowl was U2 a few years ago and their performance was electrifying. Mostly due to the fact that it was 100% live -- with vocal errors and sloppy this and that -- all adding up to that intangible live excitement that most of us are shielded from today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 That was U2 performing at Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans back in 2002 when the Patriots won their 1st of 3 Super Bowls. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Oh boy. I didn't catch it live. We should have taped it, but we didn't. We had the stereo set to "stadium," so we felt like we were right there.We saw Mac in the mid '90s, and he was nothing short of spectacular. LOVED him! Bernie, have to come over and see that tape. --D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCraft Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Not sure about the lip sync thing--I re-watched the tape again. If it was it was as good as it gets, and if it was, they left a few vocal "jazz notes" in.Still I could hear the fireworks going off here at the house and it was freakin' McCartney mann!!!!!JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I saw it on tape. Looked fine to me.Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WANNAMAN Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 Raspbernie I think maybe it was a tape delay type of problem that made it seem like it was lip synched. I will have to check my tape again. Your right about U2 that was quite a show they put on.Oh and Trindy no nip just took his jacket off before playing Hey Jude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindy Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Now I'm sorry I missed it...anyway, if it seems that Mac either lip-synched or there was a tape delay, it's probably because the NFL is not taking any chances anymore after last year, that's all. Not that they thought Sir Paul would try to pull anything funny, but just in case of the unexpected...you know, a streaker for thaat stupid Internet gambling site somehow making it onto the stage or something...I think they just wanted to make sure that no one at the FCC could whine that they didn't do their utmost to ensure a lack of unpleasant surprises this year. No insult to Mac's skills intended, and I'm sure none taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 And it might be the natural delay that such big places have. Echo varies from stadium to stadium...not to mention feedback...Minnesota's is by far the worse....So I don't think it's lip-synching---just natural echo from the stadium. Paul was one of the first to get the DBX DriveRack(monitor speaker processor)so he's doing much better than most, equipment. But even with that, it is extremely hard to get a good sound in a large stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Might Sir Paul be redeemed? --D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamacote Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 .......but what about his red sweatshirt fixation????????.....he's gotta find a color that doesn't make him look like angela landsbury!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindy Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 LOL...anyway, it's funny, David Letterman last night was saying it looked like Paul was lip-syncing...then he showed what was supposed to be a picture of him singing, and it was a picture of a really old man...the audience did NOT laugh! That was the interesting part. There's not too much his audience holds reverent, but apparently they do not think it is funny to ridicule Macca as an "old man"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 I wouldn't have laughed either. Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argee Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Those with HD setups were treated to Dolby 5.1 for the Superbowl and the mix for Paul was fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindy Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I guess Letterman has learned that there are some things you just don't joke about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmen Smalley Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Is very strange they let Paul sing Get Back.Is a song about a transexual,just like Darlene´s fave Lola by The Kinks.Do you imagine Ray Davies and Paul Mc Cartney writing a song together about the marriage of Lola and Jojo/Loretta? Of course Elton John would play piano in the song.What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkevinw Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 i think marvin and trindy need to relax. sir paul is still a performer in the public eye and as such is fodder for people like letterman (who has passed on very few subjects over the years).imo (i have paul cd's, beatle cd's and am a huge fan), the half time show was ho-hum....i'd seen it all before.i think they should go back to 2 or 3 artists during that 12 minutes or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NH Bushman Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 oh yeah, the superbowl. i'm so glad i live on the other side of the world, far away from that foolishness. i had completely forgotten about it and then i came to ec.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NH Bushman Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Originally posted by marvin:[QB] I wouldn't have laughed either. do people ever laugh at letterman? is he still on tv? wow. amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Bushman--Back from the dead (or at least out of the bushes)! Where DO you go, Michael? Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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