Tired of the same songs live

Bern wrote: I think King Crimson is the band for you then.

If the Kinks say "Give the people what they want" Fripp would say something like "...people?"

Ghandi 2 wrote: Hatters wrote: Stop your complaining darksideof. I'm only 17 and would kill to go back in time to see Pick Floyd, Yes Zappa etc. Just be happy that you got to see good bands no matter what they played. That's not a very positive attitude. And I'm almost positive he's talking about classic prog groups touring today.   People want to hear those. I don't know why: I've heard DSOTM enough times that nothing would induce me to pay money to go see/hear it live unless I were traveling back in time. Just like I can't imagine anyone in the whole world paying a lot of money to go hear the Rolling Stones play Satisfaction on their 2005 tour. But obviously it works, or they wouldn't do it.

exactly.!!!! Zappa is dead and Floyd I doubt they will tour again. Yes is still tour but i refuse to see them live unless the do the whole Topographic or some songs from relayer which i doubt it. I guess I was blessed to these bands live but I am not complaing about their whole intire concert I am talking about songs like in my examples and their dvds when does have the same bring stuff over and over.

I also want to say that if a band feel the presure to play the hits because the fans won't come if they don't. If that's true, then where is true genuine loving true fans that apreciate their art form. Musicians should have the freedom and greatful desire to please themselves because by doing that his fans will also respect , admire even more their talent. I am a grafic designer /Ilustrator and even thougth I do have to please my clients to a limit I also have the choice and freedom to express my design and drawing in my own unique way. regasdless if they like or not. if they don't them tuff. however If they like my style they wouldn't hire in the first place. I am the one who make the chioces and musicians should allow to do the same.
That's sucks if that is true.!!!!!!

I would give several parts of my body to be able to see groups like Yes and King Crimson live, though I doubt we will ever see them here in NZ. I don't mind what they play, however it is always exciting when new material or material that is not well known is put into the play set. Most bands these days play their well known material and if they are on the verge of  releasing a new album, will include one or two "teasers" from the new album to keep the fans happy and ready to rush out and buy the new release. A good example of this was Porcupine Tree's latest tour when they included material from FOABP.I have also been to a Jethro Tull concert where tracks from their then upcoming album, "War Child" were included in the set and U2 including tracks from "The Unforgetable Fire" which was also at that stage not released.

Edited by valravennz - May 17 2007 at 06:30

^ I guess you can't satisfy everyone. As the saying goes "horses for courses"...

Talkin' about PINK FLOYD i want say that LEARNING TO FLY is a very good song specially in the live performance; on the live album PULSE i think that song was awesome (and the light show too).

Jethro Tull will come in November at La Place Des Arts in Montreal ( something like 3 thousands people), and the tickets are from 50.00$ to 70.00 $ CDN. This is quite good, and this venue is excellent for this kind of show.

Live Gigs have certainly changed over the years, i remember when everybody loved those extended guitar solos and drum breaks, designed within a 2 1/2 hour set to give members the chance to grab a cup of tea, a Jack Daniels, or maybe a puff!

sometimes a band needs to stick to the hits, but I for one love it when the new material is brought out. On Rush in Rio, all of the Vapor Trails material breaks free from the studio "production" (if you could even call it that) and can be much better appreciated. It's so boring when my parents go to some old 70s band that hasn't released an album of new material in 15 years on the nostalgia circuit just to hear three or four songs.

Depends who it is really.

I saw all 3 ELP shows at Royal Albert Hall in 92, and each show was identical, same set list, each song played identically each night, same between song banter. I understand their music is complex to play, but these shows were identical down to the minutest detail. Although I was pleased to have finally seen ELP live by the 3rd gig I felt a bit cheated.

I went to see VdGG 5 times this year on tour. Each setlist was different; they had a core set of tracks, but they varied what was played and how they played it.  With VdGG it is a fine line between a tune being a disasterous car crash or a tear-jerking epic, they play right on the edge, and audiences sense this and react to it. Each show was different and unique. Quite unforgettable.