Bruce Springsteen is, in the truest sense, a performer and he and the E Street Band did not disappoint those who were looking for just that on Sunday's Superbowl Halftime show. He started the show in a typical Springsteen fashion by telling the whole crowd to get up and get ready for the show, and even calling out those people at home telling them to "put down their chicken fingers and turn their TV's all the way up." He then ripped in to a fan favorite of "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" and then going straight into his signature "Born to Run." Springsteen and crew next brought out a huge gospel choir for his new title song "Working on a Dream" off of his newly released album "Working on a Dream." and they closed the show with one of his signature hits "Glory Days."
I thought all together this was a great show, being a big Springsteen fan myself, but I thought the second half of the performance could have used some livening up. He came out with two up beat and fun songs, which got everyone really excited and pumped up, but then he slowed things way down with "Working on a Dream" which, don't get me wrong, is a great song, but it was a huge change of pace. If he was going to slow the tempo down and play something a bit more mellow, I thought he should have played the Golden Globe winning "The Wrestler." Then when he went into "Glory Days" he seemed to revive everyone and get their spirits back, but the audience didn't have the flare they had in the beginning of the show. Springsteen also added a little comedy into "Glory Days" by joking he was running into "penalty time". At the end of the song, he poked fun at the age old tradition of going to Disney Land after winning the Superbowl.
All and all, the performance was a success and it lived up to the Superbowl Halftime Standard and has been set by performers such as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Rolling Stones, and Paul McCartney.
Post by John Geraghty
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