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stonehearted
I think they should dispense with opening songs and just get to the main part of the set list.
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ryanpow
If they end up butchering a song, it's OK because they won't be playing it again.
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Thrylan
Is GOMC really a strong opener? I am curious what people think. I love JJF myself, great punch, unsettles the "warhorse" section, makes way for SFM, and is generally shorter due to the nature of the placement. Thoughts?
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Wild Slivovitz
"If You Can't Rock Me" would do it for me. However, "Get Off Of My Cloud" sounds nice as well.
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drbryant
I think that it is their weakest opener ever. It made sense at the very beginning of the Tour, when they seemed to have a concept of going chronologically for the first half of the show (see the exerpt from the first London show below), but they bailed on that concept fairly quickly. If they have to start with an early hit, far better choices would be The Last Time or Under My Thumb (or 19th Nervous Breakdown done at original tempo), all of which start with a well-known guitar riff.
London I (first ten songs)
I Wanna Be Your Man
Get Off Of My Cloud
It's All Over Now
Paint It Black
Gimme Shelter
Wild Horses
All Down The Line
Going Down (with Jeff Beck)
Out Of Control
One More Shot
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drbryant
I think that it is their weakest opener ever. It made sense at the very beginning of the Tour, when they seemed to have a concept of going chronologically for the first half of the show (see the exerpt from the first London show below), but they bailed on that concept fairly quickly. If they have to start with an early hit, far better choices would be The Last Time or Under My Thumb (or 19th Nervous Breakdown done at original tempo), all of which start with a well-known guitar riff.
London I (first ten songs)
I Wanna Be Your Man
Get Off Of My Cloud
It's All Over Now
Paint It Black
Gimme Shelter
Wild Horses
All Down The Line
Going Down (with Jeff Beck)
Out Of Control
One More Shot
Out Of Control and Saint of Me should be played as often as the warhorses.
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Roll73
Although thinking about it - if they played an arrangement of GOOMC closer to the original ie a drum intro of a few bars followed by Keith's guitar and the rest joining in - it might have a little more impact.
The way they're playing it now - it just kind of starts quite unceremoniously.
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Thrylan
Is GOMC really a strong opener?
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Munichhilton
I Go Wild
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Rip This
Bitch would be a great opener..Heartbreaker even...but then again...Honky Tonk Women in 75/76 was one of the greatest openers and that was hypnotic...excellent groove to open the show...
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Munichhilton
Sparks Will Fly
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Sparks Will Fly
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Sparks Will Fly
i told you not to play with matches
It's just that I'm usually stuck in the beer tent when they surprise me by hitting the stage. Since I miss the opener I've come up with quite a few helpful suggestions to make my experience that much better...
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Sparks Will Fly
i told you not to play with matches
It's just that I'm usually stuck in the beer tent when they surprise me by hitting the stage. Since I miss the opener I've come up with quite a few helpful suggestions to make my experience that much better...
...Sad Sad Sad...
didn't know there was a beer tent. what kind of beer is it made of? i gotta see this.