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Post by Mike on Feb 1, 2015 23:29:00 GMT -5
I thought it was entertaining. Certainly pre-recorded for most of it, but it didn't really take away from the performance as her lipping was virtually flawless. There were just a couple moments where the sound of the vocals didn't match up with her facial expressions. And honestly it was just too pitch perfect to be a Katy performance, especially during a 12 minute medley. Missy didn't even bother re-recording her parts lmao, she just went straight up with the album version.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2015 1:58:42 GMT -5
The performance was mediocrity personified and she has absolutely no identity as a performer. But one thing I thought was kind of interesting is just how fickle/out of sight, out of mind the GP views celebrities. Obviously this is relative but all the people I was with commented that Katy Perry was "so 3 years ago" and complained that she was kind of a random choice because there's nothing going on with her recently. Obviously Katy is doing well for herself as she's a big pop radio staple and her album sells well but I thought it was interesting how much people are ready to discount and forget contemporary pop stars once their past their career highs; even if they're still technically a massive success.
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Post by slamina on Feb 2, 2015 2:17:54 GMT -5
Fantastic reviews online from many outlets:Time: Katy Perry’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Was All About Showmanship time.com/3690105/katy-perry-super-bowl-halftime-show-xlix/Rolling Stone: Rolling Stone: Katy Perry Roars, Soars During Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-roars-soars-during-super-bowl-xlix-halftime-show-20150201USA Today: Katy Perry blew away the Super Bowl halftime show ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/katy-perry-halftime-show-review-super-bowl
The Guardian: Katy Perry Super Bowl half time show review – epic, lung-busting kitsch www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/01/katy-perry-super-bowl-half-time-show-review-epic-lung-busting-kitschSeveral celebs praising her as well! Quote: Neil Patrick Harris @actuallynph · 3h 3 hours ago katyperry just crushed it at the Super Bowl! But, umm, that was my entire opening number for the #Oscars. Soooo, uhhhh... @theacademy Quote: Katy Perry absolutely crushed it!! What a performance... So proud of you katyperry you deserve it! Quote: Anderson Cooper @andersoncooper · 3h 3 hours ago I thought Katy Perry was great, the dancing cartoon characters I didn't love, but what do I know. Quote: Adam Shankman @adammshankman · 3h 3 hours ago All BS aside, katyperry just dominated, vocally, production wise, messaging, boobs. all were as real as it gets. Bravo honey. Mic DROPPED! Quote: Tori Kelly @torikelly · 3h 3 hours ago KATY. LENNY. MISSY. MY HEART Quote: Chris Crocker @chriscrocker · 3h 3 hours ago Katy KILLED it. Sorry about it. That was fantastic. Quote: Charlamagne Tha God @cthagod · 3h 3 hours ago Proud owner of all 3 Katy Perry albums. All 48 songs. Been to 4 concerts cause that's what real ****** do....... Quote: Jim Beaver @jumblejim · 3h 3 hours ago I think Katy Perry has just been elevated to sainthood and lifted up to heaven. Quote: Becky G. @iambeckyg · 3h 3 hours ago Wow wow wow katyperry you never fail to amaze..... Today was the best super bowl halftime show I've ever seen. ❤️ Quote: Britney Spears Britney Spears · 3h 3 hours ago That half-time show! ���� katyperry you rocked it!! #HalftimeShowKatyPerry Quote: Kevin Hart @kevinhart4real · 3h 3 hours ago Amazing performance by katyperry ....congrats!!!! You did that....woooooow!!!! Production was amazing and she sounded great Quote: Usain St. Leo Bolt @usainbolt · 3h 3 hours ago Definitely a firework katyperry #SuperBowlXLIX #HalftimeShowKatyPerry Quote: Olly Murs @ollyofficial · 3h 3 hours ago Ooooooh F% k yeahhhhhh katyperry what a performance!! Bit of missy & Lenny in the mix too! I'd have been one of the sharks just saying FYI�� Quote: CHARLI XCX @charli_xcx · 3h 3 hours ago omg Katy and Missy just killed it - i think I just peed my pants that was so good Quote: Timbaland @timbaland · 3h 3 hours ago Correction Katy prince and b where the best I ever seen missy wowwwwwwwwwwwwww love my sister!!!!!!! Quote: ♕DinahJane @dinahjane97 · 3h 3 hours ago katyperry @lennykravitz @missyelliott BY FAR MY FAVORITE HALF TIME SUPER BOWL SHOW! THAT WAS AMAZING!! Quote: Jake Miller @jakemiller · 3h 3 hours ago Holy shitttttt Katy Perry just MURDEREDDDDDDDD it Quote: Connor Franta @connorfranta · 3h 3 hours ago if katy perry isnt your queen she is still your queen don't deny it Quote: Anna Kendrick @annakendrick47 · 3h 3 hours ago It's official. Katy Perry is magic. Quote: Mary Lambert @marylambertsing · 3h 3 hours ago BEST HALFTIME EVER I WILL EVEN OVERLOOK THE FACT SHE SANG I KISSED A GIRL WITH A DUDE Quote: k.d. lang @kdlang · 4h 4 hours ago Half time ���������������� katyperry @lennykravitz @missyelliott A triumph. Perfect Super Bowl entertainment. ✔️%1000������������������ Quote: Austin Mahone @austinmahone · 4h 4 hours ago Katy Perry is murdering it ������ 5 albums in the top 20 on iTunes. The general public has spoken. Brava Katheryn! She was fantastic!
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 2, 2015 2:44:36 GMT -5
Very fun halftime performance. I was entertained.
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Post by Robert J on Feb 2, 2015 7:56:21 GMT -5
I dug it. I see all sorts of memes coming (those dancing sharks, man). Very glad she didn't even attempt to sing live.
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Post by icefire9 on Feb 2, 2015 8:01:48 GMT -5
Katy tops Google Trends' 'Trending Searches' listing with 2,000,000+ searches.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Feb 2, 2015 8:02:53 GMT -5
Welp. Those tweets are just proof that even singing celebrities can be deaf. At least people are supporting her! Charlemagne's tweet tho...either he is being sarcastic or was high AF. Also, I'm not surprised that teenyboppers and people that appeal to them think that was the BEST. SHOW. EVER!11!! I mean...come on.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Feb 2, 2015 9:27:39 GMT -5
It wasn't the "best", but it was very entertaining like a halftime show is supposed to be.
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Post by BDGeek on Feb 2, 2015 10:23:50 GMT -5
I know everyone hears music differently, but I can't help but think a lot of posters here were predisposed toward hating Katy's performance before it even happened. I'm super unforgiving when it comes to poor live vocals and haven't been so kind to Katy in the past, but she gave some pretty great vocals last night. No, she's not as consistent as Kelly or Pink, but that was far above the standard I'm used to hearing from her and she deserves the accolades she's getting.
And I'm not normally a huge fan of "circus" shows, but the visuals she used were fun and tasteful. Like, how could those sharks or the "More You Know" star not make you smile?
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Feb 2, 2015 10:29:27 GMT -5
fun, colorful, exciting, and an ending that was breathtaking.
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Post by surfy on Feb 2, 2015 10:57:38 GMT -5
Guys... she wasn't even singing live, so stop talking about the vocals. The sets were great and Missy was entertaining, so it was an okay halftime show for me.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Feb 2, 2015 11:40:52 GMT -5
Guys... she wasn't even singing live, so stop talking about the vocals. The sets were great and Missy was entertaining, so it was an okay halftime show for me. Precisely my point. Although, could you imagine what would have happened if she DID sing live?? I never said the show wasn't entertaining but all of this hyperbole from ass-kissing celebrities saying it was the best show ever when you had Bruno singing, dancing, playing instruments, working his ass off...all LIVE...just last year. I think that's what bothers me the most. For a Katy Perry show, it was definitely well-done and overall, a crowd-pleaser. Plus, there were dancing sharks, Missy, Lenny, and a 3D chess board which were all great.
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Post by Tea-why on Feb 2, 2015 11:46:41 GMT -5
Of course there will always be haters, look at this board. But let's be real, in terms of the Katy Perry "brand", this performance will make it skyrocket. Like a million %. Not even joking. She is here to stay and she is in it to win it. That being said, I understand the negatives. But if you compare them to her previous performances, she hit a homerun. Gotta give her credit. It's due. Exactly! In terms of promotion of Katy Perry, mission accomplished. It was good, and it worked. I didn't give "Prism" a fair shot before but I just bought it and do like it. The performance will open more people up to her.
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Post by floridagrl on Feb 2, 2015 11:48:41 GMT -5
Great job last night, Katy. We ALL (my party) enjoyed it. I especially loved the entrance.
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Post by tamed09 on Feb 2, 2015 11:49:19 GMT -5
Whether you pre record a vocal or not, there's not enough reverb,delay,pitch shift,tune,melodyne,or vocal align to make you sound good if what you sing in the studio sounds a hot mess. Katy's vocal was spot on and she did a great job. I challenge any engineer or vocal producer to come in here and tell me otherwise as what I've stated about the VOX(let's get technical) is true.
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Post by surfy on Feb 2, 2015 12:00:12 GMT -5
Whether you pre record a vocal or not, there's not enough reverb,delay,pitch shift,tune,melodyne,or vocal align to make you sound good if what you sing in the studio sounds a hot mess. Katy's vocal was spot on and she did a great job. I challenge any engineer or vocal producer to come in here and tell me otherwise as what I've stated about the VOX(let's get technical) is true. They can edit prerecorded vocals hun. Anyways OB, I was talking to people praising them vocals.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Feb 2, 2015 12:01:51 GMT -5
Whether you pre record a vocal or not, there's not enough reverb,delay,pitch shift,tune,melodyne,or vocal align to make you sound good if what you sing in the studio sounds a hot mess. What. in. the. actual. f**k?? I swear, with her stans first defending her vocals and now this, I feel this thread is angling for Funniest Thread of the Year at the next PMAs. Unbelievable!
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Post by tamed09 on Feb 2, 2015 12:03:18 GMT -5
Whether you pre record a vocal or not, there's not enough reverb,delay,pitch shift,tune,melodyne,or vocal align to make you sound good if what you sing in the studio sounds a hot mess. Katy's vocal was spot on and she did a great job. I challenge any engineer or vocal producer to come in here and tell me otherwise as what I've stated about the VOX(let's get technical) is true. They can edit prerecorded vocals hun. Anyways OB, I was talking to people praising them vocals. You clearly didn't understand what I said Hun...let's just keep it cute and let God today
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Post by bat1990 on Feb 2, 2015 12:21:58 GMT -5
They have to be f**king. Their chemistry is so undeniable! #YouHeardItHereFirst #PrinciplesOfLust #UltimateSeduction #SexySexy Lenny Kravitz is so sexy that he has chemistry with practically everyone, regardless of gender.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2015 12:36:05 GMT -5
Whether you pre record a vocal or not, there's not enough reverb,delay,pitch shift,tune,melodyne,or vocal align to make you sound good if what you sing in the studio sounds a hot mess. Katy's vocal was spot on and she did a great job. I challenge any engineer or vocal producer to come in here and tell me otherwise as what I've stated about the VOX(let's get technical) is true.
1. Katy wasn't even singing live, and she still sounded horrible 2.Studio trucks can make a dying cat Taylor Swift sound decent, so, yeah.
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Post by icefire9 on Feb 2, 2015 12:40:14 GMT -5
1. Katy wasn't even singing live, and she still sounded horrible
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Post by tamed09 on Feb 2, 2015 12:48:58 GMT -5
Didn't say she sang live ????
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Post by surfy on Feb 2, 2015 12:49:06 GMT -5
They can edit prerecorded vocals hun. Anyways OB, I was talking to people praising them vocals. You clearly didn't understand what I said Hun...let's just keep it cute and let God today ...I'm pretty sure no one understood what you were saying then. Please explain.
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Post by tamed09 on Feb 2, 2015 12:59:56 GMT -5
"The Katy Perry-led halftime show did roughly a 50.8/73 in the overnights from 8 to 8:30 p.m. ET, up from a 48.6/71 for Bruno Mars’ concert a year ago on Fox."
Well alright Slayty, keep your foot on their necks!
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Post by james518 on Feb 2, 2015 13:13:19 GMT -5
Saw both of these on Facebook at one point or another, but was this Katy's way of referencing Taylor? Kidding, of course, I just found both of these hysterical
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Post by Active Aggressive on Feb 2, 2015 13:31:05 GMT -5
Good for Katy that her halftime show did better than Bruno's. In other (related) news, millions of Americans drink whole milk, eat white bread, and go to McDonald's. Doesn't mean they have common sense or know what's good for them!
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Feb 2, 2015 13:34:24 GMT -5
She should start a new album after this. Or maybe she already is..
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Post by Mic Technique on Feb 2, 2015 13:45:50 GMT -5
Before I go any further, I would like to remind everyone that I've been very critical of Katy Perry in the past. With that being said, I adore her Halftime show and have returned to it twice now. Perry restored the fun, glamour and variety that is or was woefully missing from the pop performance. Like, that was a lot of fucking fun for me. In addition, the beauty of Perry's set is she incorporated so many hit songs from the last several years. She's at an advantage because of this, certainly, but each one seems not to have left our collective memory. These hits—and, like them or not, she has many megawatt hits to her name—are a testament to her success, her place in pop culture and the honor she received last night.
I also enjoyed Missy for nostalgia's sake but I will not delude myself into thinking she was the highlight. Yes, it's nice to see old faces, hear old tunes but her presence was about as necessary as LMFAO's appearance during Madonna's set a few years back. The only thing that sets Missy and LMFAO apart is the latter's feature felt intrinsically of its era. I am however glad Katy extended the invitation and you can tell there lies a mutual respect between the two ladies.
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Post by icefire9 on Feb 2, 2015 13:55:02 GMT -5
Good for Katy that her halftime show did better than Bruno's. In other (related) news, millions of Americans drink whole milk, eat white bread, and go to McDonald's. Doesn't mean they have common sense or know what's good for them! Just because someone likes an artist you don't like, it doesn't make them inferior to you, it just means they have different tastes in music than you do. That's the thing about music, unlike the healthiness of certain types of food, music is mostly subjective, everyone has a different opinion and they're all equally valid. If you don't like Katy Perry and want to post about it, that's (obviously) completely fine, but you don't need to be condescending and judgmental about it.
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Post by surfy on Feb 2, 2015 13:59:28 GMT -5
Yeah I enjoy Katy's music. It's just fun and catchy pop... I wouldn't call her talented, but I still support her music. Just not live. Lol
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