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So what did people think of Nickelback?

I actually thought they were pretty good. Their show was tight, crisp, had some nice pyrotechnics..... Wouldn't say it was the best of all time but I thought it was probably top 3 or 4 of the recent era.
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They were fine. I don't think anyone disputes that Nickelback is a tight band and delivers a solid show. It's just that their music is derivitive with lyrics that lean towards the cheesy side. Personally, I would have preferred Drake to reach a younger, hipper audience.

You're right - the pyrotechnics and light show was impressive. "That's When We All Win" was note-for-note the same performance as the Thanksgiving Day game performance in Detroit last week.


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Are you guys kidding me? His voice cracked repeatedly, and he sounded horrid. The fact that they were basically lip syncing with the recorded song most of the time was even worse. Nickelback is an insult to pretty much any musician. Bc place still sounds horrible as well imo
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Ahh, no don't think we are kidding. Let me check........nope. Not kidding. You may not like them but saying they are an insult to all musicians is pretty far fetched. The records that they have sold also says that is is pretty far fetched. It terms of recent half time shows, this was not bad. Maybe wasn't the best but no complaints either.
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Why couldn't they make the stage so that both sides of the field could see.All i saw was the back of the stage.
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woody wrote:Why couldn't they make the stage so that both sides of the field could see.All i saw was the back of the stage.
Pretty tough to do when you're surrounded by viewers on all sides. Someone's gonna be looking at the back of it. IMHO, this was a production aimed at the TV audience, not those in attendance. How was the view on the video board?
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woody wrote:Why couldn't they make the stage so that both sides of the field could see.All i saw was the back of the stage.
Isn't that what the screen is for ? :wink:
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I enjoyed the show, better than the Black Eyed Peas. The only negative is the smoke from the pyrotechnics that hung around for the 2nd half. Couldn't they open the roof a bit to let the smoke out ? Wonder how the people in Level 4 enjoyed watching the game in the fog.
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jcalhoun wrote:Half time shows have gotten better over the years, but I still think the CFL sells themselves short on what they think they can get.
The CFL can get anyone they want to play halftime. They could get U2 to play if they throw enough money at them. But even with a huge-for-this-country TV viewership of 6 - 7 million is it economically viable to drop millions on 3 songs?
It was clear the deal with Nickelback and their record company involved promotional angles for the band beyond the 15 min 3 song (or was it just one long song?) halftime appearance thus the costs to hire the band were reduced. Perhaps substantially.

I hear what James is saying - the bigger the halftime act the bigger the credibility for the game.
Thankfully the Grey Cup doesn't need to rely on a big music act to sell out the championship game - the game itself does that now and yes even in Toronto!
Does having an internationally renowned act bring in higher TV numbers?
Of course having the suggested AC/DC playing at halftime would bring in viewers who might not normally watch but it is impossible to gauge just how many.
For marketing and brand purposes the optics of having AC/DC playing at halftime would be the greatest benefit - especially in the 'we're all world' market of southern Ontario.

It's virtually impossible to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for a halftime show when so many of the benefits are impossible to measure.
But if the league is thinking of opening the vault and bringing in an A list halftime act then I can't think of no better time than next years 100th GC in Toronto.
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TheLionKing wrote:I enjoyed the show, better than the Black Eyed Peas. The only negative is the smoke from the pyrotechnics that hung around for the 2nd half. Couldn't they open the roof a bit to let the smoke out ? Wonder how the people in Level 4 enjoyed watching the game in the fog.
I've noticed that smoke lingers any time pyrotechnics are used in the stadium. The smoke from the halftime show never fully cleared.
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I really enjoyed the show. I used to be a big Nickelback fan during their first two albums which I still listen to. After that they started writing cheesy lyrics and basically mailing it in so they stopped being fun to listen to. But that show was excellent. Very good performance and the pryo added to it a lot. As much as I like BTO they just didn't have the energy that Nickelback did. It may not have been for everybody but I'm glad they went with them and not some abomination like the Black Eyed Peas or Sloan which would have been infinitely worse. Nickelback delivered last night as far as I'm concerned. :rockin:
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TheLionKing wrote:I enjoyed the show, better than the Black Eyed Peas. The only negative is the smoke from the pyrotechnics that hung around for the 2nd half. Couldn't they open the roof a bit to let the smoke out ? Wonder how the people in Level 4 enjoyed watching the game in the fog.
LOL. I was in the upper bowl and thought "If only there was some way they could put a hole in the roof to suck the smoke out of it..."

Nickleback provides serviceable rock that is just right for stadiums and half time shows. The band played tight, they didn't go on too long, the pyro was fun and overall I'm glad they went with a big name band rather than some rapper or something ghastly like the Black Eyed Peas.
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