I was at that show! Totally agree!


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I don't get it either, much more with Shot Through The Heart. That song sounded really good (not forced like some other tunes) in 2010 and he was able to pull it off nicely without straining too much. Should've stayed in there.

I thought all of the early songs sounded good to be honest.

Roulette
Only Lonely
Shot Through The Heart
Get Ready
Let It Rock

I still watch them to this day. Odd dodgy part on one or two but certainly nothing embarrassing.

Jon and the band actually look like they really enjoyed performing them too so I don't quite get why they got stopped.

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I think that Jon doesn't really like them. That's why a big part of the songs from the first 2 records stopped getting played consistently on the New Jersey tour.

Very nice performance. They shouldn't have kicked out of the setlist so early in the tour.

Besides The Hardest Part Is The Night which truly sounded awful, I also think that the old stuff was quite decent.
I think they got dropped because the songs didn't get any reaction from the US crowds. Would've probably been much different if the tour had kicked off in Europe. So the stuff got replaced with the old and dragged LH / WLOL combo early on. The reception of these songs isn't better, but Jon likes to play them and he gets the easy cheers with the "Do we got it anymore?" part in WLOL.

It's funny because that was probably the tour that Jon said that comment about US fans only knowing the choruses to songs.

He's a bit of a weird one sometimes.

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I actually agree with him. Overall, the US audience is definitely more chorus driven.

When I listen to audience recordings, it's very obvious. You might hear the first line but then it goes silent until the chorus.

Sure there are a few exceptions but overall global comparisons, I agree with Jon 100%

I'm not saying I don't agree. I'm saying that's probably what made him say it?

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That Roulette sucks! (The verses especially, chorus is a little better, Richie is okay)

I didn’t like these songs live 2010..., but at moments they bring me some memories of what BJ was... and enjoyed them a little! -_-

Remember this:
“Dublin expect greatness. They don’t accept any nonsense. It’s always a great crowd. They love us as much as we love them.” -JBJ (talking about set list in WWWB book)