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Originally Posted by semigoodlooking
Isn't it more likely that the casuals would prefer not to listen to neither a cut from the first two records, or album songs from post 2000? Wouldn't the casual "Bon Jovi are coming through town, they have some cool songs, let's check them out" fan prefer a setlit built entirely of singles?
Whether those singles were popular at the time or not, when they head to YouTube or Spotify, for example, those are the songs they will see/hear. There are plenty of singles that would appeal to both the casual and die-hard as much as Shot Through the Heart or Whole Lot of Leaving would. In fact, Whole Lot of Leaving was a single in some markets, so I guess people would prefer to hear that as a casual listener.
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Yea, but the casual fans and nostalgia fans are not the same though.
The casual fans are the ones that only know Cross Road or The Greatest Hits. The songs have have been played on the radio (or get the most YouTube views/Spotify plays).
The nostalgia fans are the ones that aren't interested in anything post 1995 (earlier for some).
And then there are the fans that are familar with all albums from all eras, mostly the hardcore fans.
Let's be honest there are no fans, or at least very few, that like 2000 onwards only....
Just because a song was released as a single is some territories it doesn't mean it will go over better than a non single. All of the Lost Highway singles flopped in the UK, including Make A Memory. No casuals here know that song.