Originally posted by blueeyedboy:anybody else besides me want to see the BBC version of AIWIY/WTTW?
Originally posted by blueeyedboy:anybody else besides me want to see the BBC version of AIWIY/WTTW?
Originally posted by deanallison:I think the band get an overly hard time. They are doing at least as much as most other bands out there when it comes to setlists if not more. When it comes to the show as a whole they defintely do more than anyone else. It would be so easy for the band basically post HTDAAB to play only greatest hits sets with the albums that followed not being a major commercial success. However they’ve always brought new material into the setlists and always looked to bring back songs that aren’t obvious choices. I think people struggle to accept when the band don’t meet there preferences and I don’t think that’s fair, there really should be a level of acceptance that the band aren’t going to totally satisfy your wants and that will only grow as they release more stuff because the competition for a Setlist spot increases and things need dropped. Looking at what the band have been rehearsing I defintely accept certain negative views but as a whole the Setlist is very good, it’s risky, full of new stuff, bringing back songs from SOI which was clearly a far from obvious choice as none of us had predicted it. Acrobat could well be a regular, they’re looking at bringing back wild horses, Staring at the sun, the ocean, ABOY, 4 songs that could easily be replaced by the likes of overplayed stuff such as mysterious ways, ISHFWILF, Bullet, and angel Of Harlem, but no they’ve looked a little outside the box. Only around 1/3 of the Setlist is hits which is not a lot for a band as big as u2. I honestly feel people who aren’t happy with the rehearsals want too much from the band. As i said I’m not dismissing every negative opinion but it’s the wave of negativity that I think is unfair.
Originally posted by deanallison:I think the band get an overly hard time. They are doing at least as much as most other bands out there when it comes to setlists if not more. When it comes to the show as a whole they defintely do more than anyone else. It would be so easy for the band basically post HTDAAB to play only greatest hits sets with the albums that followed not being a major commercial success. However they’ve always brought new material into the setlists and always looked to bring back songs that aren’t obvious choices. I think people struggle to accept when the band don’t meet there preferences and I don’t think that’s fair, there really should be a level of acceptance that the band aren’t going to totally satisfy your wants and that will only grow as they release more stuff because the competition for a Setlist spot increases and things need dropped. Looking at what the band have been rehearsing I defintely accept certain negative views but as a whole the Setlist is very good, it’s risky, full of new stuff, bringing back songs from SOI which was clearly a far from obvious choice as none of us had predicted it. Acrobat could well be a regular, they’re looking at bringing back wild horses, Staring at the sun, the ocean, ABOY, 4 songs that could easily be replaced by the likes of overplayed stuff such as mysterious ways, ISHFWILF, Bullet, and angel Of Harlem, but no they’ve looked a little outside the box. Only around 1/3 of the Setlist is hits which is not a lot for a band as big as u2. I honestly feel people who aren’t happy with the rehearsals want too much from the band. As i said I’m not dismissing every negative opinion but it’s the wave of negativity that I think is unfair.
Originally posted by deanallison:I think the band get an overly hard time. They are doing at least as much as most other bands out there when it comes to setlists if not more. When it comes to the show as a whole they defintely do more than anyone else. It would be so easy for the band basically post HTDAAB to play only greatest hits sets with the albums that followed not being a major commercial success. However they’ve always brought new material into the setlists and always looked to bring back songs that aren’t obvious choices. I think people struggle to accept when the band don’t meet there preferences and I don’t think that’s fair, there really should be a level of acceptance that the band aren’t going to totally satisfy your wants and that will only grow as they release more stuff because the competition for a Setlist spot increases and things need dropped. Looking at what the band have been rehearsing I defintely accept certain negative views but as a whole the Setlist is very good, it’s risky, full of new stuff, bringing back songs from SOI which was clearly a far from obvious choice as none of us had predicted it. Acrobat could well be a regular, they’re looking at bringing back wild horses, Staring at the sun, the ocean, ABOY, 4 songs that could easily be replaced by the likes of overplayed stuff such as mysterious ways, ISHFWILF, Bullet, and angel Of Harlem, but no they’ve looked a little outside the box. Only around 1/3 of the Setlist is hits which is not a lot for a band as big as u2. I honestly feel people who aren’t happy with the rehearsals want too much from the band. As i said I’m not dismissing every negative opinion but it’s the wave of negativity that I think is unfair.
Originally posted by blueeyedboy:anybody else besides me want to see the BBC version of AIWIY/WTTW?
Originally posted by deanallison:I think the band get an overly hard time. They are doing at least as much as most other bands out there when it comes to setlists if not more. When it comes to the show as a whole they defintely do more than anyone else. It would be so easy for the band basically post HTDAAB to play only greatest hits sets with the albums that followed not being a major commercial success. However they’ve always brought new material into the setlists and always looked to bring back songs that aren’t obvious choices. I think people struggle to accept when the band don’t meet there preferences and I don’t think that’s fair, there really should be a level of acceptance that the band aren’t going to totally satisfy your wants and that will only grow as they release more stuff because the competition for a Setlist spot increases and things need dropped. Looking at what the band have been rehearsing I defintely accept certain negative views but as a whole the Setlist is very good, it’s risky, full of new stuff, bringing back songs from SOI which was clearly a far from obvious choice as none of us had predicted it. Acrobat could well be a regular, they’re looking at bringing back wild horses, Staring at the sun, the ocean, ABOY, 4 songs that could easily be replaced by the likes of overplayed stuff such as mysterious ways, ISHFWILF, Bullet, and angel Of Harlem, but no they’ve looked a little outside the box. Only around 1/3 of the Setlist is hits which is not a lot for a band as big as u2. I honestly feel people who aren’t happy with the rehearsals want too much from the band. As i said I’m not dismissing every negative opinion but it’s the wave of negativity that I think is unfair.