Originally Posted by Beaky (Post 1121862)

Covers all the bases I think, good shout.

It's not even that I don't like Water, it's an okay tune but it's mid-paced, just like BoB was.

But as I said in my first post on the thread, it's not just about the song, it's about the energy and whether I was there or I wasn't (I have a feeling someone ain't gonna let that one go) if Jon crouching down a few times, bobbing his left shoulder a bit, staring out at the crowd with a little smile for the ladies and then walking over to Bobby is deemed as enough energy for an opening tune in some people's books, great; knock yerself out, have fun.

For those who say 'it's really easy to criticise when you weren't there,' or 'they'll never please everyone' etc... this is a discussion board... I don't think I am alone in believing that discussing how the band have transitioned as a live act is a valid point to make.

I have standards that THIS BAND set long ago... Just a shame it took Richie leaving again for Jon to start wiggling his shoulder a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6B_pnwdKe8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBfGjG_6Q3c Now THAT is energy with a guitar...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEvTOdqqVD4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yaaf3Krp_o

Then it starts to get a little Springsteen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TyB8njEAqk

Then he brings it back a bit in 2011...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWmuXuZUlug

Originally Posted by Panda (Post 1121863)

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I'm all for sharing videos from the bands peak, but are you seriously comparing todays shows to ones from twenty years ago? Come on then...

Originally Posted by Beaky (Post 1121864)

Well done. Just take one segment from several posts, in isolation and spin it. Read the thread, hell, even just read the whole post; it was about their evolution as a live band. One of the live performances was from 2011.

God, it gets boring when people just troll through, pick out one comment and try to take you down. Put some flamin' effort in.

Originally Posted by steel_horse75 (Post 1121869)

Why are you so negative? I dont think Ive ever seen a positive post from you?
Just asking like.

Originally Posted by Crushgen24/88 (Post 1121857)

I know I'm a broken record with this, but IML should be the opener. It's a massive hit that the crowd goes apeshit for anyway, so it would skyrocket the energy at the star of the show. Plus the crowd would be so into singing that the live deficiencies of the song could be masked. Plus think about it: Pitch black arena, crowd read for the start of the show:
*Bwuam Bwuam*
"This ain't a song for the broken hearted."