So what has Adam Levine got up his sleeve?

[jodymarie aimee]

Adam Levine:

He added he consulted many people before making the decision to perform amid the controversy over the NFL's handling of players like Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem. "I silenced all the noise and listened to myself and made my decision based upon how I felt."

He says the band is doing the show to make sure people of color and others who don't feel like their voices are being heard understand, "We got you."

He added, "They will be heard – that's all I want to say because I don't want to spoil anything."

[Codeine]

1. A moribund career and a back catalogue

of absolute mediocrity?

[democratisphere]

5. You might need another dose.

Miserable much?

[Codeine]

7. Nah. Just not a fan of focus-group-tested,

pre-digested, artless Generic Music Product.

[rufus dog]

9. I'm not a big fan (or even fan) either

But the American public seems to like him. I don't think people like you and I are the target market.

[Codeine]

10. That's a fair enough point.

Ive long since ceased to be the target demo for anything musical, if we’re being honest.

I just think it’s silly to laud the most white bread thing ever that didn’t come out of a Wonder bag because they’re going to make positive noises about Colin Kaepernick.

[rufus dog]

12. On a semi related note, a couple weeks ago I noticed

Well actually the wife notices that Sirius XM had somehow gone up to over $450 for four cars. (Kids are in college so I cover them)

Pissed me off so much I canceled even when they offered to cut the charges in half.

I basically just left SiriusXM on the Jam channel or would flip to 90's alternative. (Although the Tom Petty channel occasionally runs some TP led sessions where he picked a lot of old Blues tunes and played them for an hour or two)

So set all the FM channels I could pick up from the SD and LA market, expecting to get the same few Eric Clapton songs, Queen, Pink Floyd and pop hits. First fugging thing was Twilight Zone by Golden Earring. Hell I am hoping I get Money or Another Brick in the Wall at this point. They literally play the same 100 songs on loop across all stations, each one having 15 to 20. I guess the Bastards at Sirius XM may get my money back.

So, I don't expect much from Maroon Five, but if they do something to piss off tRump I wll be laughing my ass off.

[Codeine]

13. LA radio is a nightmare.

Even KROQ isn’t worth listening to anymore. I’m reduced to NPR in the morning and podcasts from my phone the rest of the day. San Diego radio is just out of range for me in Riverside.

[Mr. Quackers]

17. being crotchety

is the cheap way to be an "iconoclast" nowadays.

[tavernier]

6. Really?

Interesting how different are people’s tastes.

[DontBooVote]

19. I just love music snobs! They remind us that those of us who like shitty music from the likes of

Maroon 5 have no taste for real music and that we are oblivious to that music which is considered to be worthy of their attention.

[Codeine]

20. Happy to help. nt

[aikoaiko]

2. I'm hoping its Cardi B.

eta: It looks like she definitively said no. She might play coy, but not at the expense of Colin and the take a knew movement.

https://news.avclub.com/cardi-b-confirms-she-turned-down-a-lot-of-money-to-pl-1832291563

[UniteFightBack]

3. OK now you made me want to watch it. He hates that racist muthafucka. nt

[democratisphere]

4. Adam is a lifelong outspoken Democrat and will do a great job with the

other band members of Maroon 5 to put on a spectacular Superbowl Halftime Show. Really looking forward to this one!

[BannonsLiver]

8. My guess

He will rip off his shirt to reveal a Kaepernick Jersey.

[jodymarie aimee]

11. I wasn't talking about his music

I have only heard one song of his "Jagger" as my Julliard sis used it in a dance piece a few years ago..I am talking about his being a strong DEM.. his political surprise.

[Iggo]

14. Soooo...what was the big thing? What did he not want to spoil?

I didn't watch halftime, but all I see on the tubes is dude took off his shirt.

[Autumn]

15. He lost his sleeves and the shirt with it so it looks like we'll never know.

[jodymarie aimee]

16. nothing up his sleeve

big teasing liar...

[cbdo2007]

18. It was terrible. He always makes it about himself and his looks...

and his falsetto, and his guitar playing, and his tattoos. Nobody even knows who the rest of his own band is, and then he brought out the two rap guys, and he managed to make that about him too.

What would have been great is if he had Mick Jagger and Christina Aguilera make a surprise appearance on that one song, and don't they have other guests on their other songs? I'm indifferent to their music...some of it sounds decent, but he needs a lot more humility and appreciation for other artists.