Well, it’s been a week. I hope that my Super Bowl hangover is over now. One thing I have not commented on thus far since the Super Bowl is the halftime show! I have seen and heard a lot of negative things about it and I am just going to leave my two cents here.
Granted, the Maroon 5 halftime show was not anywhere near the Prince halftime show by any means or even the Bruno Mars halftime show but the part of me that stores the memories from my mid 20s was very appreciative!
Sean was not feeling well so he stayed home with me to watch the game. That was the first time in a few years that he watched the game with me. The first half of the game was not great because I wanted the Rams to win.
I had written a post a while back and re-posted it on Facebook about the songs I wanted Maroon 5 to sing. I think I was 24 the first time I saw Maroon 5 at the Palace in Auburn Hills. Sara Bareilles opened for them and it was just her and her piano on stage. I remembered really liking her but I was excited to see Maroon 5.
I saw Maroon 5 two more times at DTE Energy music theater with my cousinT, Shannon. They co-headlined with Train. Gavin Degraw joined the bill for the first show and the second show we saw, included The Script.
The first time I saw Maroon 5 when I was 24, Adam Levine really showcased his musical talent! He not only shredded it on the guitar but he showcased how well he played the drums. I was really impressed!
The second and third shows I saw, I was more in to Train and Maroon 5’s sound was changing. I wasn’t sure what songs they were going to sing so I posted five songs I really wanted them to play. They didn’t play any of the songs I wanted BUT…
To start the show off with, “Harder to Breathe” made me gasp and get excited! To say that I did not throw my hands up in the air and scream as if I were in my mid 20s would be a lie. Because I did! Toward the end of the show, the fact that they included, “She Will Be Loved” made me scream and throw my hands in the air again.
I guess it did not have the, “Wow” factor that Beyoncé, Katy Perry, or even Lady Gaga but the fact that it touched my feelings from when I was younger and more able-bodied meant a lot to me! I appreciated it!
The show will not live in my memory as great halftime shows like Prince or Bruno Mars but my Maroon 5 playlist on my phone have been playing a lot more now!