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This is how I wish the next phase of PJ live would go... Play an album front-to-back, or some variation of it (LB live mix, Binaural alt-mix, etc), Intermission, and then play a unique set of rare gems, greatest hits, and covers. Hell, they could even try a similar stage setup for the time of whatever album they decided to play. For example, if you go in and see the five lantern towers in the background, you know they're playing Yield... If you go in and see typewriter keys, then you know it's Backspacer (and you quickly run out and try to scalp your ticket stub to someone
I've also thought about the residency idea in a theater, in each city. Or maybe a theater warm-up show for a bigger show in the same city...
Any other daydreamers with thoughts on how this band can make the live show interesting again?
1. Rehearse 2. Mix up the placement of tried and true songs. 3. Tour a main set night after night, become a well oiled machine. Pearl Jam was the best live band in the world at one point and it had nothing to do with their set list or playing uber cool b sides that are so good they never got worked into real songs. 4. They need to Understand their own limits it is not 1992 anymore Here is how I would set up a tour for let's saying the Lightning Bolt tour. There would be two main sets like this 1.YLB/ Footsteps 2.Hail, Hail/ Cordaroy 3. Lightning Bolt 4. Mind Your Manners 5. Grievance 6. Not For you 7. Daughter 8. Evenflow 9. Sirens 10. In My Tree/ Tremor Christ 11. I Got Id/Jeremy 12. Black 13.Do The Evolution 14.Lifewasted/ Unthought Known 15. Down/ Wishlist 16.I am Mine/ Nothing As It Seams 17. Blood 18. RVM First encore is a flexable sit down set geared to the traveling super fan this would be an example 19. Let Me Sleep 20. Of a Girl 21. Oceans 22. Nothing Man 23. Parting Ways 24. Man Of The Hour 25. Immortality 26. Acoustic Porch or SOLAT
27. Betterman 28. Given To Fly 29. Elderly Woman 30. Alive
Joined: Wed February 26, 2014 12:08 am Posts: 3085 Location: the afterlife...
Am I the only one who thinks they need to do something different live? Many bands have done the whole-album thing, and it's pretty fucking cool! I've seen Floyd do DSOTM, Waters do The Wall, Primus Sailed the Sea of Cheese, SG Superunknown, A Perfect Circle did a whole tour where they played 3 nights in each city, and each night they played one of their albums.
I may be mistaken, but I don't think PJ has ever done anything like this yet, and I think it'd be cool if they toured like this... fans would know they're doing an album, but have no idea which one they will get until the show begins. I could take this stupid hypothetical even further... whichever drummer played on the album plays that night
Seriously, this band needs to change shit up, and they're trying... it's just fucking pathetic! Go followed by Why GO??? You Are>Who You Are??? Hanging lights to hang on like a fucking monkey... Woohoo! There goes Eddie flying by! They're turning into the Rolling Stones of 1997, but without the elaborate stage setup. At least Mick could remember how to sing the fucking songs, FFS!
How 'bout some REAL ideas, or is all the creativity 'round here taken up by the Best Decade tournament and the RM draft?
I honestly have no desire to see an album played in its entirety. I'd love them to tighten up their playing and put on focused shows. That's really the only thing that could ever make me excited to see them live again. If that means they cut the length of their performance back to two hours and change, then so be it. I'd rather see them kill it for twenty-one songs than meander through thirty.
Joined: Wed February 26, 2014 12:08 am Posts: 3085 Location: the afterlife...
I agree with you on tighter, more focused sets. What about a smaller, more intimate, acoustic-ish run of theater shows? I really think PJ is too drunk off the 20-50K fans at each show (well, there's also the wine). We need some Hope and Change in PJ live.
I'd like to think you're right that playing in smaller venues might help eliminate some of the party atmosphere. But then again, Ed plays in pretty small places for his solo shows and those still have a party atmosphere. So there's a good chance that even in a venue with 3,000 people it's still gonna feel like a BBQ.
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I'd like to think you're right that playing in smaller venues might help eliminate some of the party atmosphere. But then again, Ed plays in pretty small places for his solo shows and those still have a party atmosphere. So there's a good chance that even in a venue with 3,000 people it's still gonna feel like a BBQ.
The atmosphere at the solo shows is goddamned scary. I felt like I was at a lunatic convention.
I would like to see some changes in their live shows. I think the whole album idea is great, with whatever added to it.
For instance, I've been thinking about a whole Binaural-era show. Something like all of Binaural played, with most of the b-sides, and perhaps other songs that fit the Binaural mood.
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