Review: MADONNA Live at Super Bowl XLVI

I have to say first off and it’s something you may have picked up on earlier if you read the music post that I’m not really Madonna’s biggest fan, not even of her older music so this was going to have to be some show to convince me. I’m not arguing that she’s a talented lady who has had and still has a very successful career, it’s just not for me.

They certainly do spend some money on these Superbowl half time shows, don’t they? Last years Black Eyed Peas performance was pretty impressive with all the neon lighting, now Madonna makes somewhat of a gladiatorial entrance surrounded by guys who looked like extras from Gladiator whilst miming to Vouge, one of her hits from back in the 80’s. It was ok I suppose then she broke into Music one of her more recent hits again, not really a bad job.

I’ve seen a lot of people slating LMFAO, ok they can’t sing at least not very well, I think they were miming to, but you have to admit they did liven up proceedings convincing 53 year old Madonna that she’s sexy and she knows it, any thought’s? LMFAO have just really come into the lime light last year, how do they bag a Superbowl gig so quick? Things got worse for me when Nicki Minaj and M.I.A came onto the stage to help Madonna perform (mime) her latest release Gimme all You Luvvin  which I talked about earlier today. I’ll be honest I would rather have seen ZZ Top up their performing their hit of the same name, a big sporting event calls for big ass guitars from guys with big ass beards who would probably have rode onto the stage on their motorcycle’s saving the organizers a fortune, I bet Madonna wasn’t paying for the Gladiator extras.

From Nicki and M.I.A, I thought I was in Edinburgh for the Military Tattoo festival when all those guys came out with their drums accompanied by Cee Lo Green, an artist I love but hadn’t read to many good things about for this performance. However, I thought he done a pretty good job at first then they broke back into one of Madonna's songs that spoilt it for me, sorry Cee Lo.

That circus act guy was pretty impressive using that wire line like some sort of bouncy castle, I imagine that would take some balance, if you fall wrong it’s going to hurt, right guys? All in all I thought it was ok, I liked the Black Eyed peas performance last year better although that was helped big style by the inclusion of Slash and his guitar. I suppose they have to appeal to a global audience and out of the 160 million or so people who watched the show I’m sure that some of them were fans of Madonna.

Remember yesterday I put out the movie sneak peaks for The Avengers and The Hunger Games which featured during The Super Bowl.

New Music Releases: October 3rd 2011, EVENESANCE, DELILAH, LMFAO and MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS

A new post for you now to go along with the new (.com) status of the site, I’m going to give you a run down every week of the new singles released along with the regular Midweek MixTape post (upcoming music) and another new post in relation to albums, they will hopefully be on a Monday but don’t hold me to that.

Nine new singles in total for you this week from all sorts of genres, from absolute head banging mayhem to the rather more mellow rock then onto the hip hop beats, I’m really looking forward to this new post already.  Your feedback is appreciated as always.

Formed in 1995 Evenesance would probably be regarded as one of the biggest rock bands on the go right now, probably more favourably with the head banging attire than main stream music.  I’m not their biggest fan but but I do like some of their music.  Their new single What You Want was released on Monday October 3^rd (UK) and has been out since August 9^th (US).  The band have won some Grammys in their time and their self titled third album is due for release on October 11^th, Maybe I’ll take a listen and review it for you here.

A few I haven’t heard of!



Clock Opera (top), Delilah

 CRADLE OF FILTH – LILLITH IMMACULATE (Don’t know anything about the band as I’ve never heard of them but their name would sort of point me to thinking that they are some sort of heavy metal band, please correct me if I’m wrong.)

CLOCK OPERA – LESSON No. 7 (Another band I ain’t heard of and unfortunately can tell you nothing about!)

DELILAH - GO (A girl who is pretty famous from what I have heard, I think she got there covering a Chase & Status single.)

Back to the norm now with Marina and the Diamonds, the band fronted by Welsh singer songwriter Maria Lambrini Diamandis, they shot to fame with that song lead by Marina informing us all that she was not a robot, it was pretty catchy I saw them do it live on Jools Holland's annual Hootenanny last new year, maybe I had to much to drink but I enjoyed it and now they are back with their new single Radioactive.

Some others I ain't heard of!



Imelda May (top), LMFAO

 GIVERS - MEAN (A band I have not heard of, they are an Indie group from Louisiana in the US.  Most probably similar to but not as good as Foster The People)

IMELDA MAY - ROAD RUNNER (I have heard of her, why have I heard of her?  I can't remember But she is an Irish singer songwriter who started her career at the age of 15)

VISIONS OF TREES - SIRENS (Never even heard of them, I can't find to much about them on the net!)

Last one to mention are a couple of hip hop guys who featured on my must have songs for your iPod post some time ago now.  LMFAO are DJ's Redfoo and SkyBlu who would probably be remembered in their first track more for the dancing than anything else.  Their first single is annoyingly catchy though and I heard this one a week or so ago, for me Sexy And I Know It does not have quite the same ring but, who knows maybe if I listen to the radio enough in the next few weeks it will grow on me like their last effort did.