Originally posted by RUMMY:[..]
Well, if I am to be honest, the past two albums might not be great enough to merit a full on world tour.
I'm not too sure if that last statement came out right as PJ is still one of the biggest R&R bands in the world but for many (myself included) I don't get too excited when I listen to songs off Backspacer and Lightning Bolt on the bootlegs (or even at the shows). Sure, they have their moments (well, at least LB does - Pendulum is awesome) but for the most part the crowds seem to be much more into their earlier stuff - and from reading the 10c forums, even the longtime, die hards would rather hear stuff from Binaural and Riot Act over songs like Supersonic and Let The Records Play.
I get what you are saying here Matt , but you listed the 2 weakest songs off Backspacer and LB . I personally would rather hear 90% off LB then Riot Act .
With bands like PJ DMB Radiohead , the more they release newer material , the more the sets will be watered down with the weaker , "not as good as the old stuff" material .
DMB barely played material off their last LP , Away From The World (2012) . Old geezer fans like me loved it . They even brought back Steve Lillywhite to produce . But for some odd reason , they ignore it ,and are still forcing some of their weaker tunes from Big Whiskey (2009) and Stand Up (2005) in the sets .
PJ tend to do this as well , by still playing Got Some over and over , and sprinkling in Green Disease and or Save You in sets . IMO ,those tunes should not be played anymore , when classics like Garden and or Leash can be busted out instead .
) but I think they've touched on some really interesting (and less heavy) sounds over the past decade and a half but have never allowed it to reach its full potential. Songs like Of The Girl, Parting Ways, I Am Mine, Severed Hand (a relatively heavier one!), and Pendulum seem to have something very fresh about them but in other instances they seem to regress to generic rockers that I feel they (or maybe it's just me) have outgrown.