Getting Bored With The Setlists - Page 4 - Forever Delayed

Deets · #46 19-10-2010, 16:30

I strongly disagree with anyone who's moaning on the setlists. I am pretty sure that the people who are doing more than 10-15 dates a tour can be a bit bored but the others? why? I completely don't understand. if you want the other songs being played then go to the gig by someone else! how can the Manics give up playing classic hits? what the hell do you want?! b-sides?? playing 23 songs a gig is a nice number and we're getting really good stuff.

and to lovesean4ever, yes, I would like to hear other songs from the new album. but I can't moan, really, I heard my top 4 songs during the gig, now I'm just happy. yay.

Takk · #47 19-10-2010, 16:46

Yeah, you think that but we have a different opinion and not from doing that many gigs on a tour either!

riot_star · #48 19-10-2010, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Deets

I strongly disagree with anyone who's moaning on the setlists. I am pretty sure that the people who are doing more than 10-15 dates a tour can be a bit bored but the others? why? I completely don't understand. if you want the other songs being played then go to the gig by someone else! how can the Manics give up playing classic hits? what the hell do you want?! b-sides?? playing 23 songs a gig is a nice number and we're getting really good stuff.

I agree with you, there. Every band plays the 'classics'. If you are seeing the Manics on the majority of the dates then you should know what to expect. I think it's nice to have a surprise sometimes anyway. I bet there are loads of songs the Manics would do live but it's all about trying to have a wide spread to please everybody. And considering how different some of their albums are that's a very hard thing to do.

ZiZi · #49 19-10-2010, 16:53

I'm bringing about 8 casual fans with me, who all own a couple of albums, and saw about 5-6 gigs. Last year in Belgium, Lokerse Feesten, they were allready complaining about the fact that "they always seem to play the same songs". A collegue of mine told me: "they did play the same set as last years festival, no?" (which was Pukkelpop). In Pukkelpop they promoted SATT, in Lokeren it should have been JFPL, but my friends didn't seem to notice the difference ...

I'm scared to bring my friends with me again. This is what they got in Lokeren.

Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
Peeled Apples
Tsunami
Autumnsong
Ocean Spray
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Faster
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Tequila into The Everlasting (Acoustic)
Everything Must Go
A Design For Life
You Love Us
Little Baby Nothing
Stop In The Name Of Love into Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

Almost every song (only not "The Everlasting" got an airing this tour. In fact the songs in bold will be almost 100% heard by them AGAIN.

OK with the biggest hits, but rotation of the other material is a key-word.

riot_star · #50 19-10-2010, 16:57

Yes good point. They just need the right balance I suppose, I mean the crucial hits will always be ME, ADFL, YLAINE, IYTTYCWBN, YLU, MJ, Faster, JCEQT, INWJTEOL etc

Takk · #51 19-10-2010, 17:00

They are soundchecking la tris full if that helps

riot_star · #52 19-10-2010, 17:01

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They are soundchecking la tris full if that helps

The last songs they soundchecked they hadn't played haha

YouLoveMe · #53 19-10-2010, 17:07

The problem with including rarities is that one man's pleasure is another man's poison. They have to stick with what they know most people are gonna be happy with - unless of course they decide to do a tour of rarities and advertise it as thus.

Takk · #54 19-10-2010, 17:08

The odd one wouldn't hurt. Sound checking australia now

A boy called Rita · #55 19-10-2010, 17:10

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Originally Posted by riot_star

Yes good point. They just need the right balance I suppose, I mean the crucial hits will always be ME, ADFL, YLAINE, IYTTYCWBN, YLU, MJ, Faster, JCEQT, INWJTEOL etc

They have dropped MJ on some tours though

riot_star · #56 19-10-2010, 17:13

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They have dropped MJ on some tours though

True, I suppose they just go through stages.

hummingbird · #57 19-10-2010, 17:14

The tour is practically sold out so the band arent going to think they're doing anything wrong. They get consistantly good reviews and despite samey setlists people still want to go see them. I doubt they'll change much

FacelessSenseOfVoid · #58 19-10-2010, 17:14

If they're soundchecking LTD then I hope it's not in the set come next Tuesday. What a hideous song.........

That's the problem when you're a band that's produced 10 albums worth of material and 40-odd singles. You can't please everyone - BUT - the fact is that they don't have to play the same old shit over and over.

YouLoveMe · #59 19-10-2010, 17:14

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Originally Posted by Takk

The odd one wouldn't hurt. Sound checking australia now

I agree, and I wish they'd mix the set up a bit more too, but I think people will always complain that there aren't enough rarities even if they drop one or two in.

riot_star · #60 19-10-2010, 17:16

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I agree, and I wish they'd mix the set up a bit more too, but I think people will always complain that there aren't enough rarities even if they drop one or two in.

Yes I think you are right. People would accuse them of being stingy, I'm happy with the setlist anyway. I'm just pleased I get a chance to see them live.

The Manics are aware anyway that the fans want more rarities. They said in the UK people just want to hear the Holy Bible and in Japan they want to hear GT.