[kj] KJ Asking For Votes On Songs Played!

[Alexander Smith]

I'm quite hoping they wheel out a lot of the new material on this tour, actually. The album deserves better (certainly more so than MMXII -- which I wasn't over the moon about) than to simply act as excuse to tour. 

Alex in NYC 




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> On Oct 21, 2015, at 4:52 PM, T.B. <planetary at socal.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Matt Tibbits wrote:
> 
> Won't effect the UK dates now (although G told me today the set's been
> shaken up a bit, expect some surprises) maybe the Stateside ones.
> 
> I did once have the temerity, during a discussion about setlists with them,
> to suggest that many gatherers would not be too upset to see Wardance given
> a rest. Some nods of approval. Jaz silent. There it was in the gigs.
> Important to him, that one. I also recall being asked "Change or
> Complications?" by Jaz in Prague about ten years ago before that weird
> Motley Crue support slot at Wembley. I said "Change" and Geordie grimaced
> and groaned to general amusement. Jaz is not keen on Follow The leaders, we
> all know Jaz, Geordie and Paul love The Hum but Youth not so much, bad
> memories.. They do disagree so I guess the compromise tends to lead to the
> same core of songs. Does seem like they've listened to the murmurings this
> time around though. They also disagree on setlist length. Jaz would happily
> do two hours plus. Geordie likes it short and sharp. As some have said I'm
> just delighted they're still recording and performing.
> 
> +++++++++++++++++
> 
> I don't mind hearing the usual 80's 4 - 6 core burnout tunes every show like
> The Wait, Wardance, Requiem, Love Like Blood, etc and I appreciate the fact
> they do make a conscious attempt to slot in at least one or two older, rare
> or deep cuts every tour.  What baffles me is especially on the last 3 tours
> how they've ignored obvious choices (that have been singles, no less) from
> the post Y2K albums after maybe a few airings early in their respective
> tours - songs like In Cythera, Endgame, Loose Cannon.  I can only guess
> judging from what I've heard the few times such songs were performed is that
> Jaz has a hard time with the vox.
> 
> I would guess they are probably collectively surprised at several of the
> never-performed songs that have thus far consistently shown up as requests
> on the Pledge poll like Zennon.
> 
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