Post by kds on Feb 7, 2019 8:30:19 GMT -5
I posted a similar thread in PSF a year or two ago.
Super Bowl LIII was a few days ago, and the public opinion of the halftime performance from pop band Maroon 5 has been mostly negative. I have a few FB friends who actually like their music, but they had nothing positive to say about the performance.
The overwhelmingly negative reactions to the Maroon 5 Super Bowl performance and the Imagine Dragons halftime performance at the NCAA Football Championship might actually open up the door to get some veteran rock acts back in the spotlight again, just as we had for a few years with McCartney, Springsteen, Petty, Prince, The Stone, and The Who with the Super Bowl.
I'm a fanatic, but I'm also realistic, so I know that the greatest live band on planet earth, Iron Maiden, will never be considered. But, that's OK. There are still plenty of great acts out there who would be worthy.
Queen + Adam Lambert - Brian May and Roger Taylor have been touring Queen's catalog for about 14 years now (first with Paul Rodgers, now with Adam Lambert), and it's amazing that they've not been asking considering We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions are two of the all time sports anthems in history. This seems like an absolute no brainer to me. Especially since you have a legacy act to satisfy us classic rock fans, sung by a younger pop star for the young 'uns.
Guns N Roses - Defying logic, we're now in year four of one of the most improbable reunions in the last few decades. And, the one time unreliable Axl Rose seems to have straightened himself out and become far more professional in recent years.
Van Halen - This is another one that feels like a no brainer. Arguably the best hard rock band to ever come out of the States, yet with plenty of pop appeal.
Billy Joel - Speaking of pop appeal, seriously, how has this one not happened yet?
John Fogerty - OK, his signature solo song is a baseball song, but with Fogerty's resume, a 12 minute set of CCR tunes would undoubtedly be amazing.
Bon Jovi - While massively popular, I'm not sure if Bon Jovi has the mass appeal to span generations like a Queen, Joel, or a Fogerty, but if you've ever been to a tavern when somebody plays Livin on a Prayer on the jukebox, I think it's obvious why this would be a good pick.
Journey - This one might be a tougher sell since Journey is on their third replacement singer since the departure of Steve Perry, probably the greatest voice of the AOR movement of the late 70s / early 80s. But, I don't think anybody will really mind once Jonathan Cain goes into that Don't Stop Believin' piano riff.
Super Bowl LIII was a few days ago, and the public opinion of the halftime performance from pop band Maroon 5 has been mostly negative. I have a few FB friends who actually like their music, but they had nothing positive to say about the performance.
The overwhelmingly negative reactions to the Maroon 5 Super Bowl performance and the Imagine Dragons halftime performance at the NCAA Football Championship might actually open up the door to get some veteran rock acts back in the spotlight again, just as we had for a few years with McCartney, Springsteen, Petty, Prince, The Stone, and The Who with the Super Bowl.
I'm a fanatic, but I'm also realistic, so I know that the greatest live band on planet earth, Iron Maiden, will never be considered. But, that's OK. There are still plenty of great acts out there who would be worthy.
Queen + Adam Lambert - Brian May and Roger Taylor have been touring Queen's catalog for about 14 years now (first with Paul Rodgers, now with Adam Lambert), and it's amazing that they've not been asking considering We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions are two of the all time sports anthems in history. This seems like an absolute no brainer to me. Especially since you have a legacy act to satisfy us classic rock fans, sung by a younger pop star for the young 'uns.
Guns N Roses - Defying logic, we're now in year four of one of the most improbable reunions in the last few decades. And, the one time unreliable Axl Rose seems to have straightened himself out and become far more professional in recent years.
Van Halen - This is another one that feels like a no brainer. Arguably the best hard rock band to ever come out of the States, yet with plenty of pop appeal.
Billy Joel - Speaking of pop appeal, seriously, how has this one not happened yet?
John Fogerty - OK, his signature solo song is a baseball song, but with Fogerty's resume, a 12 minute set of CCR tunes would undoubtedly be amazing.
Bon Jovi - While massively popular, I'm not sure if Bon Jovi has the mass appeal to span generations like a Queen, Joel, or a Fogerty, but if you've ever been to a tavern when somebody plays Livin on a Prayer on the jukebox, I think it's obvious why this would be a good pick.
Journey - This one might be a tougher sell since Journey is on their third replacement singer since the departure of Steve Perry, probably the greatest voice of the AOR movement of the late 70s / early 80s. But, I don't think anybody will really mind once Jonathan Cain goes into that Don't Stop Believin' piano riff.
