Beyoncé Silences Doubters With Intensity at Halftime
The main requirement for a part-time artist in the Super Bowl is indestructible. There is too much at stake for the opposite. The halftime show is the limited time, highly choreographed and responsibility to keep hundreds of millions of people around the world between aggressive outbursts entertaining football and extremely expensive ads bursts. This is a show, but more importantly, is the glue that holds together the night, the little money that keeps the money flowing long.
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Beyoncé opened the halftime performance with a serious tone, singing his hit "Love on Top." His voice was strong and powerful for "Crazy in Love". More Photos »
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But there was no way to anticipate that malfunctioning reliably without Beyoncé get to New Orleans for his role in immortality would be vulnerable. In the presidential inauguration ceremony last month, sang the national anthem in a prerecorded vocal track, which leads to a small scandal, being defensive. Beyoncé, bionic, not used to his reputation impugned. Vulnerability is not your bag,
She is, however, up to the challenge - in this case, the dilemma of how to make your Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show, she had been planning for months, not only is a show in itself, but also to the conclusion of a complicated issue.
And so for 12 minutes or so in the midfield Superdome on Sunday night, she balanced explosions and humanity, imperiousness of warmth, an arena-ready sense of the scale with a focus microscopic details of their voices . Amid all the sound were small things to indicate Beyoncé was answering his doubters, quietly but effectively.
First, there was the voice, or rather, multiple voices. After leaving the stage accompanied by a speech Vince Lombardi - "The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel, these are the things that endure," and so on - playing with "Love on Top" as Play-Doh , extending some parts, tearing bits here and there, changing from fast to slow, more or less a cappella.
At the end of "Crazy in Love" was practically growling, giving the song a ferocity never before had. During the "Baby Boy", she screamed like a maniac "dutty wine!" Again and again, and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," his voice became dirty, digging into primary Bessie Smith territory.
What's more, filled the television screen, a human jackhammer intensity, constantly bouncing and ringing. This is part of what distinguishes it from some past artists, whose songs were big enough, but whose attitude and presentation were not. At the beginning of "Crazy in Love", she dropped to one knee, then lay on his back, continuing his choreography for the cameras in the sky.
Opened "End of Time" with fierce stomping madly shaking "Single Ladies", and "Baby Boy", was accompanied by a screen full of Beyoncés arranged in careful placement as Vanessa Beecroft installation.
Beyoncé Image restoration campaign actually began days before the game. In Instagram and Tumblr, who posted photos of casual moments between what were undoubtedly strenuous trials, including one in which he wore a shirt that said: "I can live?" On Thursday, divebombed in the official press conference with a rendition of the national anthem sterling, which made for reporters and photographers accumulated at attention and ended with the cousin of dirt off your shoulder mockery " Any questions? " (Maybe just one. Regarding the inauguration, a brave, or comic, the reporter asked: "Did any sound out of your vocal cords?")
These are little Beyoncé looks. She's not the type to resort to vulgarity, or subversion, or insubordination. She retaliates with intensity and fervor, and the sort of wink that invites a response.
His program was never going to be outrageous, even if the scandal hanging over him. Certainly, she would never be so bold as Prince, who played in 2007, and she said that was her favorite actor part time in an interview with the NFL Network. She would never risk a malfunction, wardrobe or any other, reminiscent of Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake imbroglio 2004.
(That year, Beyoncé happened to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in his hometown of Houston, where Destiny 's Child was still a going concern, and that had not yet fully come to your mojo.)
The greatest uncertainty was allowed was the will-they-or-won't-they talk about a meeting of Destiny Child as a whole, but on Showtime, it was clear what was happening. Late in his set, Beyoncé joined Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, his former cronies, to fragments of "Bootylicious" and "Independent Women Part I"
Rowland and Williams then helped out at Beyoncé "Single Ladies".
This was not just an act of generosity towards his former bandmates, and a bone thrown to fans of all life, but also a tacit admission that the biggest solo hits like Beyoncé - except "Single Ladies" and " Crazy in Love "- Don 't have the quality caffeine that makes for great halftime entertainment.
The best songs of Destiny 's Child were its strongest, and the trio had fireworks - both harmonies and real fire around them on stage - were awesome. (Luckily, jumped deeply tuned "Nuclear" Destiny Child's first new recording in eight years, which was released last month).
After Rowland and Williams left the stage, Beyoncé took a silent sand with "Halo", the ethereal ballad that closed their set.
His voice sounded a little deflated here, but by design. After 10 minutes of show, she wanted to go with something tactile.
Beyoncé the machine had made his point. This was proof of life.
The main requirement for a part-time artist in the Super Bowl is indestructible. There is too much at stake for the opposite. The halftime show is the limited time, highly choreographed and responsibility to keep hundreds of millions of people around the world between aggressive outbursts entertaining football and extremely expensive ads bursts. This is a show, but more importantly, is the glue that holds together the night, the little money that keeps the money flowing long.
Enlarge this image
Jed Jacobsohn for The New York Times
Beyoncé opened the halftime performance with a serious tone, singing his hit "Love on Top." His voice was strong and powerful for "Crazy in Love". More Photos »
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But there was no way to anticipate that malfunctioning reliably without Beyoncé get to New Orleans for his role in immortality would be vulnerable. In the presidential inauguration ceremony last month, sang the national anthem in a prerecorded vocal track, which leads to a small scandal, being defensive. Beyoncé, bionic, not used to his reputation impugned. Vulnerability is not your bag,
She is, however, up to the challenge - in this case, the dilemma of how to make your Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show, she had been planning for months, not only is a show in itself, but also to the conclusion of a complicated issue.
And so for 12 minutes or so in the midfield Superdome on Sunday night, she balanced explosions and humanity, imperiousness of warmth, an arena-ready sense of the scale with a focus microscopic details of their voices . Amid all the sound were small things to indicate Beyoncé was answering his doubters, quietly but effectively.
First, there was the voice, or rather, multiple voices. After leaving the stage accompanied by a speech Vince Lombardi - "The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel, these are the things that endure," and so on - playing with "Love on Top" as Play-Doh , extending some parts, tearing bits here and there, changing from fast to slow, more or less a cappella.
At the end of "Crazy in Love" was practically growling, giving the song a ferocity never before had. During the "Baby Boy", she screamed like a maniac "dutty wine!" Again and again, and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," his voice became dirty, digging into primary Bessie Smith territory.
What's more, filled the television screen, a human jackhammer intensity, constantly bouncing and ringing. This is part of what distinguishes it from some past artists, whose songs were big enough, but whose attitude and presentation were not. At the beginning of "Crazy in Love", she dropped to one knee, then lay on his back, continuing his choreography for the cameras in the sky.
Opened "End of Time" with fierce stomping madly shaking "Single Ladies", and "Baby Boy", was accompanied by a screen full of Beyoncés arranged in careful placement as Vanessa Beecroft installation.
Beyoncé Image restoration campaign actually began days before the game. In Instagram and Tumblr, who posted photos of casual moments between what were undoubtedly strenuous trials, including one in which he wore a shirt that said: "I can live?" On Thursday, divebombed in the official press conference with a rendition of the national anthem sterling, which made for reporters and photographers accumulated at attention and ended with the cousin of dirt off your shoulder mockery " Any questions? " (Maybe just one. Regarding the inauguration, a brave, or comic, the reporter asked: "Did any sound out of your vocal cords?")
These are little Beyoncé looks. She's not the type to resort to vulgarity, or subversion, or insubordination. She retaliates with intensity and fervor, and the sort of wink that invites a response.
His program was never going to be outrageous, even if the scandal hanging over him. Certainly, she would never be so bold as Prince, who played in 2007, and she said that was her favorite actor part time in an interview with the NFL Network. She would never risk a malfunction, wardrobe or any other, reminiscent of Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake imbroglio 2004.
(That year, Beyoncé happened to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in his hometown of Houston, where Destiny 's Child was still a going concern, and that had not yet fully come to your mojo.)
The greatest uncertainty was allowed was the will-they-or-won't-they talk about a meeting of Destiny Child as a whole, but on Showtime, it was clear what was happening. Late in his set, Beyoncé joined Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, his former cronies, to fragments of "Bootylicious" and "Independent Women Part I"
Rowland and Williams then helped out at Beyoncé "Single Ladies".
This was not just an act of generosity towards his former bandmates, and a bone thrown to fans of all life, but also a tacit admission that the biggest solo hits like Beyoncé - except "Single Ladies" and " Crazy in Love "- Don 't have the quality caffeine that makes for great halftime entertainment.
The best songs of Destiny 's Child were its strongest, and the trio had fireworks - both harmonies and real fire around them on stage - were awesome. (Luckily, jumped deeply tuned "Nuclear" Destiny Child's first new recording in eight years, which was released last month).
After Rowland and Williams left the stage, Beyoncé took a silent sand with "Halo", the ethereal ballad that closed their set.
His voice sounded a little deflated here, but by design. After 10 minutes of show, she wanted to go with something tactile.
Beyoncé the machine had made his point. This was proof of life.
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