As much as I despise his politics...I thought it was a very good performance. The E Street Band are a force to be reckoned with. 12 minutes is not much time to get the crowd in a frenzy...but he did it.
Its not difficult to get a super bowl crowd into a ‘frenzy’.
As I indicated, I don’t ‘get’ Springsteen, to me he’s an overblown hypocrite, as his deal with Wal Mart, and how he’s handled union roadies throughout his ‘career’ demonstrate conclusively.
If you like wallowing in navel gazing, Springsteen’s the guy for you.
JMHO.
Ahhh....you've never been to a live TV show, have you?
"OK folks, we want a few of you that can really give a good show for the TV viewers; be exciting, and you'll be on camera! Who wants to be on camera?"
I work with media. Some people will do anything to get on camera or meet the stars. When you have thousands to pick from, you will have no trouble getting your frenzied crowds.
“get the crowd in a frenzy...but he did it.”
Yeah, the camera and sound work sure gave that impression, and the first three rows of the people allowed on the field sure were enthusiastic.
The band should not have worn black, imo.
Bruce’s singing was blurry and the sound crew took pains to bury his vocals in the layers of backup.
Which crowd? The paid one on the field, or the one in the stands?
I was watching another channel for most of the halftime show, but I tuned in toward the end, when the crowd we could hear was “in a frenzy”.
I looked closely, and I didn’t see much movement from the crowd in the stands, not compared with the movement by the crowd on the field.
I expected to see Conan O’Brien onstage with the E-Streeters; practically his whole band was there.
The "crowd" near the stage was more of a cast. They were hand chosen and rehearsed.