With the announcement of their retirement as a full time band, I thought it'd be a good time to start doing threads like this. What is your dream final set? Try and keep it around 20 songs.
This is incredibly difficult, and I kinda just let myself throw this together quickly. I'm sure it would change or rotate tomorrow. I think I got most of my big-time necessities though. Picking a closer hurt. Messes Torches Nice and Blue Fox's Dream Cattail Down King Beetle Mexican War Streets Julia Gentleman Red Cow Jan 79 Feb 78 Paper Hanger A Glass Can Another Head Bear's Vision O, Porcupine Bethlehem, WV Son of a Widow Rainbow Signs
For me, I think its something like three tracks off each album. I'm not married to the order or anything outside of the opener and closer. Would be cool to see them do one from each album in order. I think I've actually seen them do that encore. lol Bullet to Binary Paper Hanger A Glass Can Only Spill What it Contains Every Thought Fox's Dream Lilac Queen Flee thou Matadors Timothy Hay Watermelon Ascot Tortoises All the Way Down Nice and Blue Fiji Mermaid O, Porcupine Tie Me Up doormouse sighs Mexican War Streets In a Sweater Poorly Knit encore: All Circles Torches Together Rainbow Signs
Bullet to Binary The Ghost Nice and Blue Torches Together Paper Hanger Four Word Letter (Pt. Two) Messes of Men Wolf Am I! (And Shadow) In a Market Dimly Lit Timothy Hay Cattail Down The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate East Enders Wives Aubergine Fox’s Dream of the Log Flume Four Fires Red Cow Dorothy Rainbow Signs 9:27 a.m., 7/29 Julia (or, ‘Holy to the LORD’ on the Bells of Horses) 2,459 Miles Wendy & Betsy Bethlehem, WV August 6th Encore: January 1979 Chapelcross Towns Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore In a Sweater Poorly Knit
Messes of Men Watermelon Ascot Gentlemen Tie Me Up! Untie Me! Wolf Am I! (And Shadow) Red Cow Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses) Disaster Tourism The Fox, the Crow and the Cookie Fiji Mermaid Paper Hanger Mexican War Streets Winter Solstice Blue Hen Wendy & Betsy Fox's Dream of the Log Flume Torches Together O, Porcupine January 1979 Rainbow Signs
I had such a hard time choosing between this and Rainbow Signs but it's gotta be Rainbow Signs for me.
9:27a.m. Wolf Am I! (And Shadow) Red Cow Yellow Spider O, Porcupine Gentleman Another Head for Hydra 2,459 Miles/ Wendy & Betsy Orange Spider Julia (or, 'Holy to the Lord' on the Bells of Horses) Mexican War Streets Fox's Dream of the Log Flume Flee, Thou Matadors! Brownish Spider Paper Hanger Nice and Blue (Pt. 2) Timothy Hay New Wine, New Skins Encore: January 1979 In a Sweater Poorly Knit
Messes of Men Red Cow Julia (or, 'Holy to the Lord' on the Bells of Horses) Leaf Nice and Blue (pt 2) Grist for the Malady Mill Winter Solstice Mexican War Streets A Glass Can Only Spill What it Contains The Angel of Death Came to David's Room Seven Sisters Flee, Thou Matadors! Bethlehem, WV O, Porcupine Fox's Dream of the Log Flume January 1979 Silencer - - - - - - - - - Goodbye, I! Rainbow Signs In a Sweater Poorly Knit
Will do this later. This is a hard one because they have way too many songs that would be amazing closers and openers.
August 6th Julia (or, Holy to the LORD on the Bells of Horses) Another Head for Hydra Grist for the Malady Mill A Glass Can Only Spill What it Contains Fox’s Dream of the Log Flume Red Cow/Dorothy Son of a Widow The Sun & the Moon Cattail Down 2,459 Miles/Wendy & Betsy Watermelon Ascot C-Minor Paper Hanger O, Porcupine! January 1979 Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore Encore: Messes of Men Carousels In a Sweater Poorly Knit
A thread like this makes me really hope they film their final show like they did for the [A—>B] Life anniversary run.
Pale Horse 9:27a.m., 7/29 Watermelon Ascot D-Minor February 1878 Red Cow Wolf Am I! (And Shadow) The Dryness and the Rain Goodbye, I! Mexican War Streets Nice and Blue Pt. II Torches Together Julia (or, ‘Holy to the LORD’ on the Bells of Horses) O, Porcupine Rainbow Signs January 1979 Allah, Allah, Allah Encore: Bullet To Binary In a Sweater Poorly Knit
honestly Brother, Sister in it's entirety followed by Gentlemen and Tie Me Up! Untie Me! would be perfect for me.