I don't think it had to do with mics giving out. Cold weather can warp the sound produced by stringed instruments, which of course will ruin the quality of the music. Good thing is that they did a recording specifically for the super bowl a day or two before so it isn't like they ripped from a cd. The NFL didn't want to risk their biggest show being ruined by weather.

"warp the sound produced by the stringed instruments"
Eh, I guess you're kind of right (bit of background, I've been playing guitar for ten years, i gig regularly, i'm from canada so i know what cold is and i've played some festivals in some pretty goddamn cold weather) a sudden change in temperature will throw the guitars out of tune and it does suck to play when your hands are cold, but other than that we weather doesn't mean that much unless its pissing rain or something. It honestly doesn't matter why they were asked to mime. I didn't know they did a recording but thats pretty cool. My opinion on the band still hasn't changed.

Are you kidding me? Oh well, I still love them, and I love Flea. Still they should've let them preform how they have been since like ohhh Idunno 1983?

Yeah, thats true. Doesn't change my opinion on the band either. they'll always be in my top ten for sure.

I don't think it had to do with mics giving out. Cold weather can warp the sound produced by stringed instruments, which of course will ruin the quality of the music. Good thing is that they did a recording specifically for the super bowl a day or two before so it isn't like they ripped from a cd. The NFL didn't want to risk their biggest show being ruined by weather.

"warp the sound produced by the stringed instruments"
Eh, I guess you're kind of right (bit of background, I've been playing guitar for ten years, i gig regularly, i'm from canada so i know what cold is and i've played some festivals in some pretty goddamn cold weather) a sudden change in temperature will throw the guitars out of tune and it does suck to play when your hands are cold, but other than that we weather doesn't mean that much unless its pissing rain or something. It honestly doesn't matter why they were asked to mime. I didn't know they did a recording but thats pretty cool. My opinion on the band still hasn't changed.

I honestly have no idea what happened. All I know is they preformed or something.
Care to inform me?

Yeah man, sure. They were basically forced to mime because the super bowl didn't want to risk something small like an amp or a guitar or mic giving out (which is understandable I guess, but the i honestly doubt something would have happened.. although you never know...) but rhcp ended up making it right by not trying to hide the fact they were miming (clearly unplugged guitars, tweets from flea etc...). I donno i just dont like how the big company had to go and basically tell them how to do what they've been doing on tour for the past 20 years...

Are you kidding me? Oh well, I still love them, and I love Flea. Still they should've let them preform how they have been since like ohhh Idunno 1983?

Yeah, thats true. Doesn't change my opinion on the band either. they'll always be in my top ten for sure.

I don't think it had to do with mics giving out. Cold weather can warp the sound produced by stringed instruments, which of course will ruin the quality of the music. Good thing is that they did a recording specifically for the super bowl a day or two before so it isn't like they ripped from a cd. The NFL didn't want to risk their biggest show being ruined by weather.

"warp the sound produced by the stringed instruments"
Eh, I guess you're kind of right (bit of background, I've been playing guitar for ten years, i gig regularly, i'm from canada so i know what cold is and i've played some festivals in some pretty goddamn cold weather) a sudden change in temperature will throw the guitars out of tune and it does suck to play when your hands are cold, but other than that we weather doesn't mean that much unless its pissing rain or something. It honestly doesn't matter why they were asked to mime. I didn't know they did a recording but thats pretty cool. My opinion on the band still hasn't changed.

whoever it is, she almost caught a shiny snorlax