From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-moderated-digest) To: seven-seas-moderated-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-moderated-digest V2 #272 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-moderated-digest Thursday, October 30 2003 Volume 02 : Number 272 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:17:33 -0000 From: "Barry Whiting" Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re: seven-seas "play it safe" setlist - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Red" > I also said I'd die a little happier if they'd ever play No Dark > Things which I know they at least rehearsed.....but I'll still never > EVER tire of hearing Crocodiles, Heads Will Roll, Back of Love or the > Cutter live!! > > And especially Over The Wall....I get chills EVERY time I hear the > first note of that one live!! :-) Certainly, you can't really argue with the setlist. There's a core of songs (see Ivan's post) that the Bunnymen are expected them to play. I'd be the first to gripe if I left a gig without a rendition of NLF, Killing Moon, Ocean Rain etc etc. Personally, I don't think (e.g.) Bedbugs falls into that group of songs but if that's the case, fair enough, crank it out (...and I appreciate there is a U.S./U.K. perspective to all this). But I do think they could mix it up a little. Not wholesale changes but maybe 3 or 4 songs not in the usual diet. Not obscure B-sides (half the venue disappears to the bar) and I'm not too bothered about HUH/Porcupine tracks, either, because I don't believe they would fit..... ....but why not include a choice moment or two off the well-received "Evergreen" ("Just A Touch Away", "I'll Fly Tonight" for example)...the lead track from "Flowers" (only lasted one tour, IIRC)..."The Game" (one of their best selling singles)..."The Fish Hook Girl" (Ok, it's a B-side but it was always popular live)...etc You know, just something to catch you a little unawares. Anyway, all this is really nit-picking as it's still The Bunnymen live - a great night guaranteed. - -- Barry Whiting barry@urquell.freeserve.co.uk ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:36:52 -0500 From: Red Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re: seven-seas "play it safe" setlist At 06:17 PM 10/29/03 -0000, you wrote: >....but why not include a choice moment or two off the well-received >"Evergreen" ("Just A Touch Away", "I'll Fly Tonight" for example)... They did 'I'll Fly Tonight' in NJ!! :-) Red ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:43:21 -0500 From: "David & Bernice Whiting" Subject: seven-seas-moderated Re:"play it safe" setlist Valid points and I think that there are obviously some tunes they probably feel an obligation to do, but I know a couple of longtime fans who have quit going to the shows, because they keep running a very similar set. I have tried to convince these people that it's still worth the price of admission, but they want a different type of set at this point and I can't say that I blame them. I'll keep going to the shows, but I hope they give it some thought, because they are losing a few of the original hardcore devotees by staying so devoted to the poppier stuff. I'm happy to hear that they have had a good strong draw on this tour though...I just want to see them keep that core coming back. Cheers, David > From: Red > Subject: Re: seven-seas "play it safe" setlist > > At 08:30 AM 10/29/03 -0800, you wrote: > >I do agree with Chris' comment yesterday that perhaps we all have > >just too > >many shows - the majority of ticketbuyers, who are the thousands of people > >NOT active in the web community - EXPECT to hear a lot of the songs > >in the > >setlist that we're getting tired of... > > and I'll repeat what I said over on VT... > I just told a long time friend of mine > (who has been a mild bunnyfan for as long > as I've been a hardcore fan)......told her the NJ setlist > and how the fans are all bitching coz they want different stuff... > > and she said: > > having never seen the band live, i wouldn't mind that setlist. :) > but you > hardcore fans, on the other hand...i can see where you'd be like, > "play that unreleased b-side from 1986" or something. > > There.....that must be the band's exact logic. > > I also said I'd die a little happier if they'd ever play No Dark > Things which I know they at least rehearsed.....but I'll still never > EVER tire of hearing Crocodiles, Heads Will Roll, Back of Love or the > Cutter live!! > > And especially Over The Wall....I get chills EVERY time I hear the > first note of that one live!! :-) > > Red ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 04:50:42 +0000 From: "Peter Burnand" Subject: seven-seas-moderated later Anyone know if the Bunnymen are recording for / have recorded for Jools Holland this year? _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. 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