The Black Eyed Peas!!

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Originally Posted by BigBear

It's a little slow and the kids are YOUNG, but this is how the National Anthem should be sung. From my alma mater: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCVS57j284

*If that doesn't give you pride and chills, check your pulse, you're dead.

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Outstanding [Beer]

+1 on the BEP suckage

not sure if they were worse than the National Anthem mutiliation or not

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

I missed the Nation Anthem by Christina Aguilara.

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Brother, you missed absolutely NOTHING. In fact anyone who'd butcher the National Anthem like she did, could get shot for treason or at least domestic terrorism. Just my opinion of course.

Yeah and what's with all the AutoTune? Ugh, that really pissed me off.

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Originally Posted by al-x

Yeah and what's with all the AutoTune? Ugh, that really pissed me off.

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Apparently it's the new fad in music (relivin' the 80's I guess).... horrible, just horrible.

I didn't even watch the game. Ernest Goes to Camp > Superbowl

Yes they did! I didn't even like the commercials this year.

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Originally Posted by BigBear

Apparently it's the new fad in music (relivin' the 80's I guess).... horrible, just horrible.

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It's so stupid! I think it's more because their voices suck live without editing. I'm glad I didn't watch the whole thing.

Two fold problem with that now a days:

1. Singers are too reliant on technology instead of their own ears to bring their voices into the correct key when they are off pitch. This technology can also be used to brighten or darken their natural voice so what we (the general populace) hear as "such and such artist" is not what we hear in a "live" show and thus they automatically suck.

2. The general populace has their ears trained to the "studio" and pre-recorded sounds of pop music that a natural and neutral acoustic show is now boring.... hence the need to show skin or have other amazing effects (lights, fire, etc).


To prove the point: I've asked several people at work what they thought about the SSB. Main answer: "It was boring, there was like totally nothing going on with it!" (No mention of the left out stanza, mixed lyrics, melismatic overkill, etc.)

Melisma is a musical device. Basically means taking one word and drawing it out using repeated patterns. For instance, in Agulerias (or however you spell it) rendition of the SSB, the word "Brave" had about 17 different vocalizations. This is called a melissma.

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

I missed the Nation Anthem by Christina Aguilara.

I understand that she is taking some sort of heat over that performance.

Anyone know what that's all about?

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Yeah...little Miss Diva flubbed the lyrics to the National Anthem whist trying to "make it her own".... [Rant1]