Songs unused as openers?

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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Baba o'riley.


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  • CantKeepMeHere
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    for a "soft opener" I would say Hard To Imagine (I know "soft" doesn't really apply) and I am kinda bias because they used that at Bonnaroo
    another "soft opener" would be acoustic Oceans - just that song acoustic then back to full electric

    for a "hard opener" I would love for Brain of J or Got Some
    those first few lines to Got Some work so well and especially the way the whole band comes in at once right from the beginning
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  • made us stars
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    Thin Air

    Has Arc ever been used as an intro to the opener? I think it would go really well at the start of almost anything.
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  • RiotZact
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    made us stars wrote:
    Thin Air

    Has Arc ever been used as an intro to the opener? I think it would go really well at the start of almost anything.

    Wierd that you'd say that because Ed actually CLOSED with it at the solo show I went to in baltimore.
  • Kevinman
    Kevinman Atlanta, GA USA Posts: 1,923
    CantKeepMeHere wrote:
    for a "soft opener" I would say Hard To Imagine (I know "soft" doesn't really apply) and I am kinda bias because they used that at Bonnaroo
    another "soft opener" would be acoustic Oceans - just that song acoustic then back to full electric

    for a "hard opener" I would love for Brain of J or Got Some
    those first few lines to Got Some work so well and especially the way the whole band comes in at once right from the beginning


    Hard To Imagine would be awesome.

    Green Disease would be cool.
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    Breath
  • Aaron 23
    Aaron 23 Allen, TX Posts: 543
    I am a fan of the traditional Oceans, Long Road, etc, openers, but I would love to see them come out and open with a blistering performance of Deep.
  • pjamaholic
    pjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    made us stars wrote:
    All these are sounding good.
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    I saw a show in Melbourne back in '03 where they opened up with Can't Keep (think it was the third show). 'Twas brilliant too. They should play it more.
  • Father Hubbard
    Father Hubbard Chicago Posts: 1,675
    made us stars wrote:
    Thin Air

    Has Arc ever been used as an intro to the opener? I think it would go really well at the start of almost anything.

    they (he) opened the iowa 03 show performing it. not on the boot though (none are). was there ever an answer as to whether it was left off all the boots for audio/soundboard reasons or due to the band's wishes? i've heard both
  • Aaron 23
    Aaron 23 Allen, TX Posts: 543
    Father Hubbard wrote:
    made us stars wrote:
    Thin Air

    Has Arc ever been used as an intro to the opener? I think it would go really well at the start of almost anything.

    they (he) opened the iowa 03 show performing it. not on the boot though (none are). was there ever an answer as to whether it was left off all the boots for audio/soundboard reasons or due to the band's wishes? i've heard both
    From wikipedia: The track entitled "Arc" was recorded as a vocal tribute to the nine people who died at the festival. Vedder only performed this song nine times on Pearl Jam's 2003 tour, and the band left the track off all released bootlegs as an act of respect.
  • titchinello
    titchinello Posts: 3,139
    how about Untitled/ Mfc , i think that would be a good opener, or something like Rearviewmirror or Wishlist, or just hit you strait in the face with Lukin- into- Not for you.
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  • veddertown
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    titchinello wrote:
    how about Untitled/ Mfc , i think that would be a good opener, or something like Rearviewmirror or Wishlist, or just hit you strait in the face with Lukin- into- Not for you.

    I can't remember offhand which boot RVM started with but I think it was from Binaural tour and it worked really well. Wishlist was my reason for this thread and I love the Untitled/MFC idea instead of just MFC on it's own :D
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  • Black Diamond
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    Breakerfall's got a great opening sequence that would work for a beginning of a show.

    Of course I would love Brain of J for my middle one...

    And Last Exit was terrific in SD last year...
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  • Drop1The0Leash
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    Mac Dog wrote:
    Breath

    Yes, this would be a perfect start to a perfect night!
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  • airblue1
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    Footsteps
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  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,984
    RVM.

    I got my hands on the 72nd bootleg from 2000 recently, and I put the first disc in while I was driving to work one day last week. RVM was the third or fourth song and it really surprised me to hear it so early on in the set. 8-)
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  • jonbond1779
    jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,642
    Drop1The0Leash wrote:
    Even flow.....might as well get it over with as early as possible

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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    A lot of these songs have already been used as openers before.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Eraserhead wrote:
    RVM.

    I got my hands on the 72nd bootleg from 2000 recently, and I put the first disc in while I was driving to work one day last week. RVM was the third or fourth song and it really surprised me to hear it so early on in the set. 8-)

    Find the St. Petersburg boot from 1994. RVM opens. Seems like it opened a show in 2000 or 2003 as well.
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  • Bearfan80
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    jones wrote:
    thinkin 1/2 full would be a good opener with that first riff. dunno.

    or ghost..

    really in a riot act mood

    Those are really good too. My dram opener would be Leash!

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