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treaclefingers
I guess that's the price you pay for a band with such and expansive catalogue. But maybe they're a victim of their own conservatism? I think of Springsteen, Dylan, McCartney. They play the hits but also the lesser known and it doesn't seem to matter to their fans.
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It did happen on the 1978 Some Girls US exclusive tour. On most of the dates, the Stones played 8 out of the 10 songs from the new album, put together in the middle of the 19-song set rather than spread over and mixed up with other old songs.
I wonder how each member of the audience reacted to this on site. Anyone who was there?
The Stones were still a contemporary act, though. Miss You being a billboard #1, with Some Girls proving hugely successful, too. I don’t think they became a nostalgia-act until Steel Wheels. That tour changed everything.
I should also add that many of those in attendance would’ve surely already bought the Some Girls album, or, at least, would’ve been familiar with the tracks played on the radio.
The Some Girls album was already huge by the time the tour started & a majority of the tracks were well known. Miss You was the song of the summer that year. @ the stadium show I saw in Boulder, all of the new material was very well received. It was a short tour & the band was playing great especially Keith.
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It did happen on the 1978 Some Girls US exclusive tour. On most of the dates, the Stones played 8 out of the 10 songs from the new album, put together in the middle of the 19-song set rather than spread over and mixed up with other old songs.
I wonder how each member of the audience reacted to this on site. Anyone who was there?
The Stones were still a contemporary act, though. Miss You being a billboard #1, with Some Girls proving hugely successful, too. I don’t think they became a nostalgia-act until Steel Wheels. That tour changed everything.
I should also add that many of those in attendance would’ve surely already bought the Some Girls album, or, at least, would’ve been familiar with the tracks played on the radio.
The Some Girls album was already huge by the time the tour started & a majority of the tracks were well known. Miss You was the song of the summer that year. @ the stadium show I saw in Boulder, all of the new material was very well received. It was a short tour & the band was playing great especially Keith.
Let me set the record straight. The Some Girls album was released on 9 June, 1978, and the tour started immediately the following day, the 10th, and lasted until 26 July. They played 25 shows in total, and the Boulder date was 16 July (show #19). By the time the tour reached there, the fans had had a sufficient time to familiarize themselves with the songs on the new album. But what about the initial few dates where the audience was presented with a show consisting of a cluster of 8 brand new songs played back-to-back to them? Did they feel the same way as those who were present at the latter-tour dates when the new songs had sunk in a month or so after the album was released? I wouldn’t be surprised there was a sense of bewilderment spreading across the crowd.
Saying that, like Gazza states above, it was a different time…
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On the upcoming tour of the same name, not necessarily the entire 17 tracks...
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On the upcoming tour of the same name, not necessarily the entire 17 tracks...
But... "play their new album in full" is part of the thread title.
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I guess that's the price you pay for a band with such and expansive catalogue. But maybe they're a victim of their own conservatism? I think of Springsteen, Dylan, McCartney. They play the hits but also the lesser known and it doesn't seem to matter to their fans.
No, he doesnt. Far from it. Hes never really done that kind of show. And if he does play them, the songs invariably get rearranged.
It certainly matters to a lot of people who complain about him playing obscure songs and avoiding crowd pleasers. Not me, personally. I saw him last weekend for the 48th time, yet 10 of the 17 songs were numbers I'd never seen him play before. Suits me. I dont need to hear 'Blowin' In the Wind' or 'Maggies Farm' again.
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Imagine a Let it Bleed concert - would be that different but good
Street Fighting Man
"Gimme Shelter"
"Live with Me"
"Love in Vain"
"Country Honk"
"Let It Bleed"
"Midnight Rambler
"Monkey Man"
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Tumbling Dice
Out Of Time
Honky Tonk Women
--- Band introductions
Slipping Away (Keith)
"You Got the Silver"
Midnight Rambler
Paint It Black
Jumping Jack Flash
--- Band off stage
Sympathy For The Devil
Satisfaction
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I guess that's the price you pay for a band with such and expansive catalogue. But maybe they're a victim of their own conservatism? I think of Springsteen, Dylan, McCartney. They play the hits but also the lesser known and it doesn't seem to matter to their fans.
No, he doesnt. Far from it. Hes never really done that kind of show. And if he does play them, the songs invariably get rearranged.
It certainly matters to a lot of people who complain about him playing obscure songs and avoiding crowd pleasers. Not me, personally. I saw him last weekend for the 48th time, yet 10 of the 17 songs were numbers I'd never seen him play before. Suits me. I dont need to hear 'Blowin' In the Wind' or 'Maggies Farm' again.
I think perhaps I didn't make myself completely clear...that is also what I've said.
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guyrachel
There was always meant to be room for a nuanced wiggle, but I was suggesting a LARGE number of new songs(say 6+), INTERSPERSED throughout the length of the set… for me, I would rather play the whole album… but I know that’s not very realistic…
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I guess that's the price you pay for a band with such and expansive catalogue. But maybe they're a victim of their own conservatism? I think of Springsteen, Dylan, McCartney. They play the hits but also the lesser known and it doesn't seem to matter to their fans.
No, he doesnt. Far from it. Hes never really done that kind of show. And if he does play them, the songs invariably get rearranged.
It certainly matters to a lot of people who complain about him playing obscure songs and avoiding crowd pleasers. Not me, personally. I saw him last weekend for the 48th time, yet 10 of the 17 songs were numbers I'd never seen him play before. Suits me. I dont need to hear 'Blowin' In the Wind' or 'Maggies Farm' again.
I think perhaps I didn't make myself completely clear...that is also what I've said.
But he's not playing his 'hits'. At all. I dont agree that it doesnt matter to his fans. To the hardcore fans thats probably the case, but a lot of people go to Dylan shows and dont go back because he doesnt play what THEY want and in a way that makes them recognisable. Bob seemingly doesnt give a shit. Artists who play it 'safe' like the Stones do are more likely to get repeat customers.
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Imagine a Let it Bleed concert - would be that different but good
Street Fighting Man
"Gimme Shelter"
"Live with Me"
"Love in Vain"
"Country Honk"
"Let It Bleed"
"Midnight Rambler
"Monkey Man"
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Tumbling Dice
Out Of Time
Honky Tonk Women
--- Band introductions
Slipping Away (Keith)
"You Got the Silver"
Midnight Rambler
Paint It Black
Jumping Jack Flash
--- Band off stage
Sympathy For The Devil
Satisfaction
They did this pretty close on the Licks Tour.
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ProfessorWolf
for half the crowd it'd suddenly be like 1965 all over again and there 12 year old girls in the audience of the ed sullivan show screaming themselves hoarse while ripping out fistfuls of there own hair and passing out
the other half will take a collective 1hr piss break
at the end one half will leave on stretchers those still able to walk will stumble around in a euphoric trance for days after
the other half who haven't left already will walkout b-tching about what a rip off it was that they didn't play miss you