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Originally Posted by Rdkopper
Is it? Look, I agree that there are some duds that could/should be replaced with better choices and as a community, set list are fun to discuss...
However, my only issue is with people complaining about the set-lists being the same when they are not at the shows to begin with...
And yes, even with one new member and shifting responsibilities, a few vanilla set-list should be expected at the start of the tour... Jon, Richie, and the band had 30 plus years of chemistry... These guys are all getting adjusted to each other. Jon is a perfectionist and is not going to risk mistakes to make people on JoviTalk happy... When he feels the band is ready for the next step, I'm sure he'll take it...
He is not ignorant to the fact that people will be buying these sets, hence the reason for rehearsing 100 songs...
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My main issue is not just about the static setlists, but with the overall performance of the band. As I said ... they still put on a good shows for the casuals, but for the majority of the diehards they don't. And it's not about watching it on youtube: I was there in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013. You might ask: How can you complain about the 2017 set if you didn't watch one gig ? Simple ... because it's clear that Jon is glued to the mic stand, his voice is gone (and that means that most of the GOOD rarities won't be played) and most of all:
1. This House Is Not For Sale
2. Knockout
3. You Give Love A Bad Name
4. Born To Be My Baby
5. We Weren't Born To Follow
6. Lost Highway
7. Roller Coaster
8. Work For The Working Man
9. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
10. We Got It Goin' On
11. Who Says You Can't Go Home
12. It's My Life
13. We Don't Run
14. God Bless This Mess
15. Scars on This Guitar
16. The Devil's in the Temple
17. Lay Your Hands On Me
18. Blood on Blood
19. Have a Nice Day
20. Bad Medicine
21. Keep the Faith
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22. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
23. Wanted Dead or Alive
24. Prayer
I have seen these songs played to death a hundred times. It's just not fun anymore. So for me and for a lot of diehards, an excelent performance of Lost Highway, Born to Follow and Who Says still is boring, because the songs are boring.
As for the setlists ... They can easily shake things up. Phil was able to learn songs in between shows in 2011 and 2013, and Shanks has been with the guys for 12 years now.