Portugal. The Man Band • Page 7

I was so happily surprised to get Chicago at the last show

 

It was "Don't Look Back In Anger" by Oasis

They killed at Berkeley the other night. Such a good show.

 

I’m seeing these guys next week in Boston. It’ll be the first time I’ve seen them since Waiter or Church Mouth days. I’m really excited, but their setlist looks like they only play songs from the last 3 albums.

 

I've been a fan since the band started, but only got to see them last year for the first time. I was a little disappointed when they introduced an 'old song' and it was from In the Mountain in the Cloud. Regardless, the set was great. I'll be seeing them next week again.

 

Yeah, at this point it's going to be hard to see anything prior to ITMITC. The last three shows I've seen have not had anything from before, and I've only seen them one time after Woodstock released.

Edit: How does this band page have only seven pages and no action for over a year?

 

The furthest they went back when I saw them was playing 'People Say'

 

This was my favorite setlist I've seen them play:
And I
People Say
AKA M80 the Wolf
Shade
60 Years
The Sun
Do You
Everyone Is Golden
Moonage Daydream (David Bowie cover)
New Orleans
The Dead Dog
Guns & Dogs
My Mind
Church Mouth

Portugal. The Man Setlist at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis

 

1. For Whom the Bell Tolls
   (Metallica cover)
2. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
   (Pink Floyd cover)
3. Purple Yellow Red and Blue
4. Number One
5. Live in the Momen
6. tFeel It Still
7. Creep in a T-Shirt
8. Children of the Revolution
   (T. Rex cover)
9. Atomic Man
   (with Gimme Shelter)
10. Noise Pollution
11. Modern Jesus
12. All Your Light (Times Like These)
    (with I Want You (She's So Heavy)
13. Feel It Still
14. Hip Hop Kids
15. Holy Roller (Hallelujah)
16. 
    
17. Encore:
18. Evil Friends / Day Man
    Play Video
19. So American
    Play Video
20. People Say

That was my set list, I would have loved to catch some stuff from Church Mouth, especially something like Children but I feel like they're not that band anymore.

 

We'll see what the future brings. It's possible that Feel It Still put them on a different path, but this band has always been evolving and changing. While Woodstock is my least favorite PTM album, and unfortunately by a large margin, I still think they have plenty left in store and will continue to surprise us with what they produce. You're right though, I haven't seen a band so heavily ignore their past catalog as much as I have with Portugal. The Man. I've been listening since Waiter as well so I would love to see a more eclectic setlist. Hell, I've seen them play Feel It Still like eight times live already considering they play it twice every show. I'm good on that.

 

Funnily enough, I got into these guys because I heard they got weird and proggy like Volta. That couldn't be further from the truth nowadays. I still love the band's more recent work though.

 

To be honest I think the biggest problem with their setlists is how much time they spend on covers

 

They do make time for a weird amount of baby boomer rock-and-roll worship

 

The covers thing is only recent for this album cycle. I dunno why they did so much, but they never used to

 

Weekly Poll: Favorite Portugal. The Man Album • forum.chorus.fm

 

Just listened to "In the Mountain in the Cloud" for the first time since... probably 2011 when it was released? I forgot how much I loved this one

 

Need a new album from them so bad!

 

In The Mountain... has aged well I think. I was really into the band when it came out so it didn’t hit me like Waiter or Satanic. Though I was a fool to think it would considering they change their sound on every album.

 

Been throwing on church mouth & censored colors a lot recently after not listening to ptm for a long while, so damn good

 

censored colors is so underrated.

 

New live/stripped down EP out next week. New album still being worked on:

ULU SELECTS VOL #1 (LIVE)

We are putting out a stripped down and live EP. Mostly Woodstock songs with a cover of "Don't Look Back in Anger". Ya'll have asked us to put these versions on streaming so you could listen more easily. Well, we heard ya so here they are. All of it comes out on the June 16th. 4 years to the day since Woodstock was released. Yes, we know, new music. Working hard. Actually in the studio right now as you get this. We have a clear plan for our next album. Dozens of songs written, just need to plan which make the cut. See you soon

Pre-save / pre-add the EP here:

Portugal. The Man Official Website Official Website

 

I'll take what I can get

 

Out today and it's pretty good. This version of "So Young" sounds like it could fit in on Satanic Satanist.