Was this the worst performance ever in a superbowl?

[JeremyHight]

I agree with Jeff, other than Prince, I would say this is the best one in a long time. What I find funny is that it could really be argued that the weakest part of the entire show was the RHCP. I love them and know they are a great live band, but I really don't think they fit great. I think they were there to support Bruno's limited song choice, which made sense, but overall, were kind of weak.

[dave]

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Can't deny it. I thought that was cool.

[Primetime]

I agree with Jeff, other than Prince, I would say this is the best one in a long time. What I find funny is that it could really be argued that the weakest part of the entire show was the RHCP. I love them and know they are a great live band, but I really don't think they fit great. I think they were there to support Bruno's limited song choice, which made sense, but overall, were kind of weak.

The Lazy Song, Just the Way You Are, Grenade, Locked Out of Heaven, Treasure, When I Was Your Man, and Gorilla were all pretty big hits for him. He had plenty to choose from. Think he just wanted to give the fans something different.

[Maynard]

turns out that great performance by RHCP wasnt so great

UPDATE: Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has released a statement on the issue (via RedHotChiliPeppers.com):

When we were asked by the NFL and Bruno to play our song Give It Away at the Super Bowl, it was made clear to us that the vocals would be live, but the bass, drums, and guitar would be pre-recorded. I understand the NFL's stance on this, given they only have a few minutes to set up the stage, there a zillion things that could go wrong and ruin the sound for the folks watching in the stadium and the t.v. viewers. There was not any room for argument on this, the NFL does not want to risk their show being botched by bad sound, period.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers stance on any sort of miming has been that we will absolutely not do it. The last time we did it (or tried to) was in the late 80's, we were thrown off of 'The Top Of the Pops' television program in the U.K. during rehearsals because we refused to mime properly, I played bass with my shoe, John played guitar atop Anthony's shoulders, and we basically had a wrestling match onstage, making a mockery of the idea that it was a real live performance.
We mimed on one or two weird MTV shows before that and it always was a drag. We take our music playing seriously, it is a sacred thing for us, and anyone who has ever seen us in concert (like the night before the Super Bowl at the Barclays Center), knows that we play from our heart, we improvise spontaneously, take musical risks, and sweat blood at every show. We have been on the road for 31 years doing it.
So, when this Super Bowl gig concept came up, there was a lot of confusion amongst us as whether or not we should do it, but we eventually decided, it was a surreal-like, once in a life time crazy thing to do and we would just have fun and do it. We had given this a lot of thought before agreeing to do it, and besides many a long conversation amongst ourselves, I spoke with many musician friends for whom I have the utmost respect, and they all said they would do it if asked, that it was a wild trippy thing to do, what the hell. Plus, we the RHCP all love football too and that played a big part in our decision. We decided that, with Anthony singing live, that we could still bring the spirit and freedom of what we do into the performance, and of course we played every note in the recording specially for the gig. I met and spoke with Bruno, who was a beautiful dude, a real talented musician, and we worked out something that seemed like it would be fun.
We recorded a track for the day, just banged one out from our hearts that was very like in spirit to the versions we have been playing live the last few years with our beloved Josh on guitar.
For the actual performance, Josh, Chad, and I were playing along with the pre recorded track so there was no need to plug in our guitars, so we did not. Could we have plugged them in and avoided bumming people out who have expressed disappointment that the instrumental track was pre recorded? Of course easily we could have and this would be a non-issue. We thought it better to not pretend. It seemed like the realest thing to do in the circumstance. It was like making a music video in front of a gazillion people, except with live vocals, and only one chance to rock it. Our only thought was to bring the spirit of who we are to the people.
I am grateful to the NFL for having us. And I am grateful to Bruno, who is a super talented young man for inviting us to be a part of his gig. I would do it all the same way again.
We, as a band, aspire to grow as musicians and songwriters, and to continue to play our guts out live onstage for anyone who wants to get their brains blown out.
Sincerely,
Flea
---End of update---

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers joined Bruno Mars for the halftime show of Super Bowl XLVIII, and the performances were generally met with positive reviews.

The legendary alternative rock band is known for putting on a show for its fans, but it would appear that freedom of movement and top-notch theatrics called for some trickery—the Chili Peppers did not even plug in their guitars.

[Glenbino]

Were people really paying attention to RHCP with the greatest live performer of his generation out there lighting the stage on fire?

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[ram29jackson]

Beastie boys didn't care about getting the sync right either

[Youk]

Were people really paying attention to RHCP with the greatest live performer of his generation out there lighting the stage on fire?

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Even at that, they recorded it live this week. Obviously they cannot play live, but they did as much as they could. I'm happy they kept the integrity of it, and instead of fucking around with their instruments, they subtly made it known it was bullshit. We all knew, no one should be shocked. It's still a solid performance all around.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

What about the drum solo ?
I definitely understand why NFL mandates it...plenty that can go wrong with an on the fly roll it out setup.

[Glenbino]

What about the drum solo ?
I definitely understand why NFL mandates it...plenty that can go wrong with an on the fly roll it out setup.

I dunno if it was recorded for the SB or not but I saw him do it live a couple months ago.. it's part of one of his encore acts.

I don't get the Bruno Mars hate at all.. he kills it in every live performance and is a legit musician, not some A&R creation.

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[Houston]

Eh, I guess if this is the kind of stuff you're into...

The only time I'm entertained by guys doing choreographed dances is when I'm watching either Micheal Jackson's Beat It, Bad, or Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock(in my opinion the GOAT).

Bruno Mars twisting and shaking to no name songs does nothing for me.

[Glenbino]

I thought this album was a step back from Doo Wops and Hooligans, but Treasure is a great song.

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Yeah it was ok...just ok. Kinda sucked they put the RHCP on mute tho...playing unplugged.

Flea respended to a tweet that the band was trying to trick us...
"No trickery. No choice, but not trickery."

[dave]

The Chili Peppers get a pass for this "trickery." They have the career stats to get a pass for something like this. And they tried to kick Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves' asses in Point Break.

[BigBucs]

Eh, I guess if this is the kind of stuff you're into...

The only time I'm entertained by guys doing choreographed dances is when I'm watching either Micheal Jackson's Beat It, Bad, or Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock(in my opinion the GOAT).

Bruno Mars twisting and shaking to no name songs does nothing for me.

U want to be accepted so bad Such a cornball.