# Discussion of superbowl ads/halftime? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [February 12, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473 "2024-02-12T14:15:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473/121 "2024-02-14T18:20:36Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Just watched the solo again. Can anyone explain to me what was spectacular about it? Just impressed me as standard rock guitar noodling. I mean, it was fine. But I’ve been hearing hair bands play that sort of thing for decades What made anyone think of Prince? The way she looked. I couldn’t really hear her playing. But her aesthetic seemed to derive from Prince. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473/122 "2024-02-14T18:39:34Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > The way she looked. I couldn’t really hear her playing. But her aesthetic seemed to derive from Prince. Prince was an amazing guitarist. My impression - not knowing her music, and not recalling having seen her other than at the SB halftime - was that she appeared to be more about image than musicality. Which is why I referenced hair bands, which were more about looking a certain way, than displaying a high level of musical proficiency. The likes of Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle are amazing guitarists - with no need for patent leather platform boots. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473/123 "2024-02-14T18:49:36Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > That’s a joke, right? Please say it is. Nope, it’s a legit product and in my opinion an excellent one. I have a package in every bathroom. I lurve my Dude Wipes. (My wife thinks it’s gross which I just cannot comprehend. Dry toilet paper is fine but moist wipes are gross? Huh?) ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473/124 "2024-02-14T19:27:56Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@snowthx](#): > > > > But, the [Dude Wipes](https://youtu.be/GbSZomz9COU) commercial did have me LOL! > > That’s a joke, right? Please say it is. They were on Shark Tank and got a $300,000 investment from Mark Cuban. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473/125 "2024-02-14T20:20:17Z")
> [@MeanJoe](#): > > (My wife thinks it’s gross which I just cannot comprehend. Dry toilet paper is fine but moist wipes are gross? Huh?) So… ideally you aren’t flushing those moist wipes, right? That may make it a lot more gross than toilet paper. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473/126 "2024-02-14T22:05:28Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Just watched the solo again. Can anyone explain to me what was spectacular about it? Just impressed me as standard rock guitar noodling. I mean, it was fine. That was my impression. It was a solid, competent solo. It was fine. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473/127 "2024-02-14T22:17:47Z")
I’d agree. I thought it was fine. I was definitely impressed with her rendition of [America The Beautiful](https://youtu.be/qTrYd6o-OR8?si=YPWeYKYMMkuIn-nF) from Super Bowl LV. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473/128 "2024-02-14T22:21:22Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > My impression - not knowing her music, and not recalling having seen her other than at the SB halftime - was that she appeared to be more about image than musicality. I’ll help out a bit and clarify that she’s also not a rapper just in case there was some confusion. Her musical proficiency is more than adequate to get invited twice to the perform at the Superbowl. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473/129 "2024-02-15T04:15:59Z")
Matt Damon is the Super Bowl MVP. The Dunkin commercial was a good set up for his lines. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473.md?page=6)