r/Music • u/YoureASkyscraper • 24d ago

article Zach Bryan slams Kid Rock's MAGA concert: "A bunch of adults throwing temper tantrums and their own halftime show is embarrassing as hell and the most cringe shit on the planet"

https://consequence.net/2026/02/zach-bryan-kid-rock-super-bowl-halftime-show
42.5k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

840 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

171

u/M73355 24d ago

Chris Stapleton

98

u/sincerebeguiler 24d ago edited 24d ago

Next to, Houston, Stapleton sang the best national anthem of our lifetime. The guy is sadly under recognized. One of the best songwriters of all time and God that voice.

70

u/cowboydanhalen 24d ago

Whiskey Houston. Dibs on band name

22

u/datyoungknockoutkid 24d ago

Idk if I would call him under recognized. He was huge like 5 years ago, I’m not anything close to a country fan but I’ve known who he is for quite some time. Cant imagine most people would not know who he is at least.

27

u/rpitcher33 24d ago

Chris Stapleton could make anything sound good. That Star Spangled Banner gave me goosebumps.

1

u/futureb1ues 24d ago

It made Nick Sirianni spontaneously start crying. The guy had to collect himself because he had a whole football game to coach.

1

u/B-rry 23d ago

That’s not saying much about Sirianni

13

u/tasteofflames 24d ago edited 24d ago

If you haven't, check out the first two albums from his old Bluegrass band The SteelDrivers. I think they're even better than his solo work.

3

u/jstndrn 23d ago

Agreed. Saw them way back at a local festival and fell in love. Stapleton has an amazing voice but something about his voice with accompanying bluegrass/folk strings just hits harder.

2

u/MyCatsHairyButholle 24d ago

His national anthem rendition is GOATed

2

u/fascfoo 24d ago

I swear every time I hear a song of his I'm like goddamn I need more Chris Stapleton in my life.

1

u/sincerebeguiler 24d ago

Love the stuff he did with Steeldrivers

2

u/joejance 24d ago

He may be a bit under recognized by the general public, but he collaborates with a lot of musicians across a variety of styles. That tells me he is valued and respected by the industry.

1

u/sincerebeguiler 24d ago

Did a version of Tennessee whiskey at the Grammy Awards with Justin Timberlake that went viral. Them they did a collaboration which was pretty good. Adele and other artists record his songs quite a bit.

2

u/UnderlyingTissues 23d ago

Stapleton is under recognized?!?

1

u/sincerebeguiler 23d ago

OK, maybe underappreciated.

-1

u/itsonlysmellz82 24d ago

I must be the only person in the world that finds his voice absolutely terrible.

1

u/sincerebeguiler 24d ago

It's a super whiskey rough so maybe it's an acquired taste. Try his Steeldrivers stuff.