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Old 03-07-2008, 01:15 AM
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I think this is a debate that can never end, and happens on almost every artist's boards. Hell, we have a HUGE topic going about this on the Billy Joel boards I'm on. The bottom line is that Jovi is middle of the road here. They change their sets more than a lot of other acts (Hell Joel plays the same show, minute for minute, every night for about a year) but for every Billy Joel and Iron Maiden that don't change, you've got Bruce and and Pearl Jam who pull out different sets a lot, and people always compare to that minority. Bon Jovi is about on par with U2 as far as set changes in that there seem to be several set sets of songs, and then a few interchangables. I also think some people here don't want variety, as much as they want to hear their favorite songs. Hell, setlist wise, they change up more now than they did on the TD, yet because those shows were so damn good. And honestly, if they played Dry County, Hey God, WITW, and I Believe every night in the exact same order, people would love it. And there's nothing wrong with that, but I hate that it gets masked as wanting variety. Hell, I wish they'd play 5 or 6 different songs every night, but I also understand that 80-90% of people at concerts want hits, combined with them pushing a new album. Funnily enough, I actually think a future GH Tour would delve deeper into the back catalogue than any tour in support of an album.
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