The Stubborn Voice of a Troubadour - New York Times

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nytimes.com - 2/5/2008

The Stubborn Voice of a Troubadour - New York Times

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The four-song set by the veteran rockers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at halftime of Super Bowl XLII balanced aspiration and disappointment.

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reality blurred — ... "started quiet, breathy and seductive. By the end of the lone verse, she was belting elaborately ornamented, show-stopping, contest-worthy high notes," The New York Times says. She "[nailed] what has been called the best anthem since Whitney Houston," ...

Where we saw a giant Super Bowl halftime penis, the NY Times saw a "mildly suggestive graphic"
tabloid baby — New York Times music critic Jon Pareles validates our controversial Super Bowl halftime penis sighting this morning with the blasé insouciance of a New York City hipster who's seen it all before. As in: where we saw a giant illuminated phallus travelling through the darkened stadium to penetrate a heart-shaped box, Jon saw Jon's identification of the guitar that was a logo on Petty's first album will boost his cred. Then again, in his praise of American Idol Jordin Sparks ' rendition of The Star Spangled Banner, the Timesman neglects to mention that the girl was lip-synching.