Yeah, that is pretty pathetic they did that. It is so obvious. And so unnecessary.

I know, why stick Bernard under the stage???

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I don't M.I.A. "matters" nor do I like anything about her "music. And guess what? I'm not a racist. I just don't like her or what she does.

Why would you be a racist if you don't like an artist?

Well what about next year? Seams no matter who is onstage people hate.

What about a dog show? Yeah that'll teach them.

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Yeah, that is pretty pathetic they did that. It is so obvious. And so unnecessary.

its not really a big deal (they did the same thing last tour with the b-stage mini set). It just meant the stage wasnt cluttered with additional musicians and the visual impact was improved as a result. The performance was still 100% live. The Superbowl is just a glorified cabaret - not an exercise in musical authenticity.

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I don't M.I.A. "matters" nor do I like anything about her "music. And guess what? I'm not a racist. I just don't like her or what she does.

Why would you be a racist if you don't like an artist?

Earlier in this thread, someone else also said they didn't like M.I.A., and they were then accused of racist overtones.

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Its all about being entertained. She did just that.

Watching pretend singing is not entertaining to real music lovers. But for those that don't care, I don't understand.

You answered your own question - Madonna in her 2012 guise is for people who are undiscerning about music. She is decades past her use-by date as far as creativity goes.

I find this highly amusing especially since I didn't see the half-time show and only caught the last 4 minutes of the game.

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Its all about being entertained. She did just that.

Watching pretend singing is not entertaining to real music lovers. But for those that don't care, I don't understand.

You answered your own question - Madonna in her 2012 guise is for people who are undiscerning about music. She is decades past her use-by date as far as creativity goes.

Like The Rolling Stones?

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I don't M.I.A. "matters" nor do I like anything about her "music. And guess what? I'm not a racist. I just don't like her or what she does.

Why would you be a racist if you don't like an artist?

Earlier in this thread, someone else also said they didn't like M.I.A., and they were then accused of racist overtones.

I accused that particular person of racism because they made a racist remark concerning M.I.A. I didn't say someone was racist because they don't like M.I.A. The person I was referencing as racist was so ignorant they didn't even realize M.I.A. is not black, she's Sri Lankan.

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Well what about next year? Seams no matter who is onstage people hate.

What about a dog show? Yeah that'll teach them.

You can always watch the Puppy Bowl.[animal.discovery.com]

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Well you said all you can when you said "once you get past the Foo Fighters"...another corporate rock group making safe sounds. But I struggle to understand the appeal of MIA for someone who says they like rock? Really?
Fair enough, she had some tough knocks during the war in SL. But that doesn't make her music any better. Funny though that you didn't have an original retort other than reusing my words and injecting The Black Keys, quite ironic.
Jack White is great, and I look forward to hearing what he comes up with on his new album. And there are a lot of other udnerappreciated groups out there making some vital and fun rock and roll. With a lot more depth and substance than MIA psuedo R and B/rap.

since when were the foo fighters a corporate rock band? their first album was pretty much a demo and no record label wanted them. its only funny now that so many bands try to sound like the foo fighters and get signed like that when in fact no label wanted the foo's at first because no one sounded like that

I admire any rock band that doesn't bury their sound with synthisizers (doesn't mean I like them, but I respect them.) Music is personal taste.

As for the Foos, all I know is that Wasting Light it is one of the very few releases the past few years that I have listened to in its entirety at least 50 times, and I am no where near tired of it. I guess Social Distotion and Pearl Jam are also corporate rock?

Madonna 2012 Tour:

On Monday, the CEO of Live Nation Global Touring announced that Madonna would launch her 2012 world tour in support of her upcoming MDNA album on May 29 with a show in Tel Aviv, Israel. He told Billboard magazine that the outing will be the singer's most extensive tour in terms of total dates and will take her to Australia for the first time in 20 years.

She'll play a combination of arenas, stadiums and outdoor sites, hitting 26 European and Middle Eastern markets (including London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Abu Dhabi and Berlin) before turning her attention to the U.S. Her North American shows start with an August 28 gig in Philadelphia and include 25 dates. Among them are a September 6 show at New York's Yankee Stadium and an October 10 stop at the Staples Center in Los Angeles before she heads to Latin America after Thanksgiving.


Madonna tour dates:

»August 28 ------Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
»August 30 ------Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
»September 1 ----Quebec City, QC @ Plains of Abraham Site
»September 4 ----Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
»September 6 ----New York, NY @ Yankee Stadium
»September 10 -- Ottawa, ON @ Yankee Scotiabank Place
»September 12 -- Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Center
»September 15 -- Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
»September 19 -- Chicago, IL @ United Center
»September 23 -- Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
»September 29 -- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
»October 2-------Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
»October 6 ------San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
»October 10 -----Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
»October 13 -----Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
»October 16 -----Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
»October 20 -----Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
»October 24 -----Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
»October 27 -----New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
»October 30 -----Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
»November 1 -----St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
»November 3 -----St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
»November 10 ----Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
»November 15 ----Charlotte, N.C. @ Time Warner Cable Arena
»November 17 ----Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

A special stop in San Jose for SCL.

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Madonna 2012 Tour:

On Monday, the CEO of Live Nation Global Touring announced that Madonna would launch her 2012 world tour in support of her upcoming MDNA album on May 29 with a show in Tel Aviv, Israel. He told Billboard magazine that the outing will be the singer's most extensive tour in terms of total dates and will take her to Australia for the first time in 20 years.

She'll play a combination of arenas, stadiums and outdoor sites, hitting 26 European and Middle Eastern markets (including London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Abu Dhabi and Berlin) before turning her attention to the U.S. Her North American shows start with an August 28 gig in Philadelphia and include 25 dates. Among them are a September 6 show at New York's Yankee Stadium and an October 10 stop at the Staples Center in Los Angeles before she heads to Latin America after Thanksgiving.


Madonna tour dates:

»August 28 ------Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
»August 30 ------Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
»September 1 ----Quebec City, QC @ Plains of Abraham Site
»September 4 ----Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
»September 6 ----New York, NY @ Yankee Stadium
»September 10 -- Ottawa, ON @ Yankee Scotiabank Place
»September 12 -- Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Center
»September 15 -- Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
»September 19 -- Chicago, IL @ United Center
»September 23 -- Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
»September 29 -- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
»October 2-------Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
»October 6 ------San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
»October 10 -----Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
»October 13 -----Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
»October 16 -----Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
»October 20 -----Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
»October 24 -----Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
»October 27 -----New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
»October 30 -----Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
»November 1 -----St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
»November 3 -----St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
»November 10 ----Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
»November 15 ----Charlotte, N.C. @ Time Warner Cable Arena
»November 17 ----Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

A special stop in San Jose for SCL.

Got your tickets yet.Or you saving all your money for the Coldplay tour.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

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A special stop in San Jose for SCL.

Got your tickets yet. Or you saving all your money for the Coldplay tour.

I was hoping you would invite me out to see her with you.

Madge may not have impressed all of you, but she certainly made a mark with the consipacy nutters!





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Not sure whether this is sad or funny. Remember when Mick used to be "Satan" ?

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Madonna 2012 Tour:

On Monday, the CEO of Live Nation Global Touring announced that Madonna would launch her 2012 world tour in support of her upcoming MDNA album on May 29 with a show in Tel Aviv, Israel. He told Billboard magazine that the outing will be the singer's most extensive tour in terms of total dates and will take her to Australia for the first time in 20 years.

She'll play a combination of arenas, stadiums and outdoor sites, hitting 26 European and Middle Eastern markets (including London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Abu Dhabi and Berlin) before turning her attention to the U.S. Her North American shows start with an August 28 gig in Philadelphia and include 25 dates. Among them are a September 6 show at New York's Yankee Stadium and an October 10 stop at the Staples Center in Los Angeles before she heads to Latin America after Thanksgiving.


Madonna tour dates:

»August 28 ------Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
»August 30 ------Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
»September 1 ----Quebec City, QC @ Plains of Abraham Site
»September 4 ----Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
»September 6 ----New York, NY @ Yankee Stadium
»September 10 -- Ottawa, ON @ Yankee Scotiabank Place
»September 12 -- Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Center
»September 15 -- Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
»September 19 -- Chicago, IL @ United Center
»September 23 -- Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
»September 29 -- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
»October 2-------Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
»October 6 ------San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
»October 10 -----Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
»October 13 -----Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
»October 16 -----Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
»October 20 -----Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
»October 24 -----Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
»October 27 -----New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
»October 30 -----Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
»November 1 -----St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
»November 3 -----St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
»November 10 ----Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
»November 15 ----Charlotte, N.C. @ Time Warner Cable Arena
»November 17 ----Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

A special stop in San Jose for SCL.

coming soon to a lip sync arena near you!!!!!!!!, step right up folks and pay top dollar for fake music

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A special stop in San Jose for SCL.

Got your tickets yet. Or you saving all your money for the Coldplay tour.

I was hoping you would invite me out to see her with you.

Not a madonna fan. But if you want to come out to San Jose and see a real hockey team play. I'll take you to a Sharks game.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

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Madonna tour dates:

»August 28 ------Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
»August 30 ------Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
»September 1 ----Quebec City, QC @ Plains of Abraham Site
»September 4 ----Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
»September 6 ----New York, NY @ Yankee Stadium
»September 10 -- Ottawa, ON @ Yankee Scotiabank Place
»September 12 -- Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Center
»September 15 -- Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
»September 19 -- Chicago, IL @ United Center
»September 23 -- Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
»September 29 -- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
»October 2-------Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
»October 6 ------San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
»October 10 -----Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
»October 13 -----Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
»October 16 -----Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
»October 20 -----Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
»October 24 -----Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
»October 27 -----New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
»October 30 -----Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
»November 1 -----St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
»November 3 -----St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
»November 10 ----Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
»November 15 ----Charlotte, N.C. @ Time Warner Cable Arena
»November 17 ----Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

Curiously, no show in Detroit, where she is supposedly from. It's not the first, or even the second Madonna tour that's bypassed her "hometown".



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I never got the whole Madonna craze. I think she is one of those artists that was in the right place at the right time as opposed to being a whirlwind of talent. I don't even think she sings very well. When you hear the voice of Karen Carpenter or Chrissie Hynde it makes Madonna sound like an early exiter on American Idol.

"Lyin' awake in a cold, cold sweat. Am I overdrawn, am I going in debt?
It gets worse, the older that you get. No escape from the state of confusion I'm in.

...it was the best showcase for lip-syncing I ever did see...

That was Madonna???

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I never got the whole Madonna craze. I think she is one of those artists that was in the right place at the right time as opposed to being a whirlwind of talent. I don't even think she sings very well. When you hear the voice of Karen Carpenter or Chrissie Hynde it makes Madonna sound like an early exiter on American Idol.

I remember seeing her first video for Lucky Star and I thought she would be a flash in the pan. I found Cindi Lauper to be much more talented, with more emotional depth. I still feel that way, but I've enjoyed a song or two of Madonna's, but the only one I've kept is 'Live To Tell'.

Madonnas brother, Anthony Ciccone, lives under a bridge and listened to the concert outside the arena on a parkinglot together with his homeless friends:

Anthony Ciccone

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I never got the whole Madonna craze. I think she is one of those artists that was in the right place at the right time as opposed to being a whirlwind of talent. I don't even think she sings very well. When you hear the voice of Karen Carpenter or Chrissie Hynde it makes Madonna sound like an early exiter on American Idol.

I know where you're coming from. But it's not all about the voice - to continue the TV show theme she has what none of the winners of the actual show ever had - the X Factor. Focus, determination, hard work and never being shy about utilising the talents of others have all played a part in her staying power. And she's not without talent - there was widespread agreement that she did very well in Evita for example.

Press has alot to do with the hype. Look at Lady Gag Gag....I'm sure she didn't start up singing in a bar, strugling night after night getting her vocal chops down. She is just a corporate made product.

Here is a picture of Madonna and her homeless brother, Anthony Ciccone, if the video above didn't work for you:

If Madonna would only leave away here "peace in the World" symbols and talk. This is so disgusting.

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Press has alot to do with the hype. Look at Lady Gag Gag....I'm sure she didn't start up singing in a bar, strugling night after night getting her vocal chops down. She is just a corporate made product.

Actually, thats precisely what she did.

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Press has alot to do with the hype. Look at Lady Gag Gag....I'm sure she didn't start up singing in a bar, strugling night after night getting her vocal chops down. She is just a corporate made product.

Actually, thats precisely what she did.

for how many weeks? 2?