to clarify: I think it’s a really cool thing to do as a release show but people not understanding how some might not want to watch one band play for four hours is...insane
i mean i guess some ppl prefer to go to shows that are an hour-ish of the band playing their latest album and a few predictable "deep" "cuts" back to you, no adlibs, nothing even vaguely spontaneous, and then taking their $13.57 per customer (after ticketbastard fees) and getting back on their tour bus by 9:55 p.m. local time...but that shit bums me out man. great way to get me to not go to another one of your shows. vw is a band i loved the shit out of 5-9 yrs ago. they dropped off the radar for like forever, i was paying attention to other stuff musically and etc. now they're back and it appears that they're going in a direction that is decidedly up my ALLEY and as interesting to 2k19 me as contra was to senior-in-high-school me. i'm very excited about it (bc like ben said even if tonight was a special thing it is still indicative of the direction they might be taking re: the rest of the tour), sorry to those who are not.
I'm sure they'll probably typically play 2 hours on the tour because there are openers and stuff, maybe 2 and a half but they can't play much longer with openers and stuff
thread-wide palate cleanser: what's everyones favorite non-HH song on the album, at least so far? think I gotta go with "This Life" but "Stranger" is close
ya boy had some questionable takes pre-release, can't believe i doubted ezra and co. honestly ashamed.
if you love this album I HIGHLY recommend listening to the new episode of Time Crisis as Ezra, Jake Longstreth, and Ariel Rechtshaid break down the album and give some amazing insight behind the scene. Episode 92.
Album has grown on me in a big way. There’s still kind of a middle stretch that I get bored during (Rich Man-My Mistake) but I love pretty much everything else.
personally if theres zero opening bands id love to see any band i like play for 4 hours, given there are intermissions /shrug
I think about this piece by the great Steven Hyden a lot. I really do wish more bands I liked—especially ones with more sizable catalogs—would mix up their setlists and show structures a lot, lot more. Phish’s Commitment To Unique Live Shows Is A Lesson For Other Bands I realize that the prospect of listening to Phish do an a cappella cover of Fleet Foxes’ “White Winter Hymnal” or a mind-blowing 24-minute version of the ’90s chestnut “Chalk Dust Torture” might seem like actual torture to many. But take Phish out of the equation: Don’t you wish your favorite artist behaved this way? Wouldn’t it be great to have access to a treasure trove of streamable live recordings that’s instantly updated after every show? Why in the world don’t more bands follow this example?