"The first seconds of this concert tell you everything you need to know about its quality. The announcer is shown on camera - shot dead center from the chest up - before leaving viewers in silence for several seconds as a guitarist turns on his amp. He plays the national anthem, eventually joined by two others who simply ... walk onstage."
"Brantley Gilbert performs first. I hadn't heard of him before this, but he made a comment when he was announced for the TPUSA show about how "it's been more than 20 years since a country artist has been asked to play the Super Bowl halftime show." Now that I've heard his music, I can see why. Gabby Barrett is next, and this is when I start to notice a trend. We're about four songs in, and they've gone: upbeat, slow, upbeat, slow."
Turning Point USA produced an 'All-American' Super Bowl halftime concert that felt like a filmed, low-energy concert rather than a spectacle. The lineup included Brantley Gilbert, Gabby Barrett and Kid Rock and lacked choreography, dancers, or a set beyond LED screens. Camera work alternated predictably between close and wide shots and the pacing followed a repetitive upbeat/slow pattern. The opening featured an announcer and a quiet guitarist playing the national anthem, with weak pyrotechnics. Brantley Gilbert's comment about country artists and the Super Bowl preceded performances that failed to engage or showcase artistic direction.
Read at Advocate.com
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