Pendulum overkill

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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Pendulum is however the most overrated song on LB.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    I'm in no way complaining (I'm not even seeing any shows this tour), but I am surprised at how many times pendulum opens the show. They've never done anything like this that I can remember.. And part of the fun of a PJ concert experience is soaking in that first note because they used to be semi unpredictable.
    This is just weird.
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  • I'm shocked, they opened with pendulum again
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  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,980
    Love it and the double-opener thing they're doing too. :)
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  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    Go to less shows. Maybe won't bother some of you as much. The new record is less than 4 weeks old and songs played live are called tiresome? :lol:

    To me it seems fairly obvious they are using the song as new entrance music, followed by a traditional opener. If it has grown tiresome, when the lights go down, leave your seat for four minutes, come back, and boom...you have a traditional opener to add to your collection. I seriously can't belief we are using the word tiresome to describe a song that has been officially released for 14 days. These guys just can't win with this fan base sometimes.

    I find it hilarious and quite sad at the same time that people can say "I've been 6 shows on this tour and got Pendulum every time. I'm sick of it". Go less shows then. Just be grateful you can see them so many times on a tour. I'd love to be in the position to see them 6 times in one tour.

    Threads like this just smacks of spoilt people.
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  • tune at pj radio..interviews of the band explain alot..
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,211
    I hope they retain it for the tour next year...personally love it
  • pdalowsky wrote:
    I hope they retain it for the tour next year...personally love it
    yeah,i want to see it at every show
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • BLACK35
    BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,965
    I like the song and it doesn't bother me if they open with it, just want to hear it :)
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  • I do like the song, but I also love guessing what the opener will be with everyone around me at the shows and that mystery is gone this tour. Oh well, guess I will have to guess the 2nd song.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,596
    What are the odds that after this tour Pendulum becomes one of those rare gems that they never play? Get it while you can, kids.
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  • i think people have to realize that while there are plenty of us that go to multiple shows, the band still has to view each show as a new crowd to a certain extent. I bet there were plenty of people in VA that didn't make it north for the other shows. Last night was certainly someone's first time hearing pendulum. Personally, I like the song a lot, but even if I didn't, I wouldn't get all pissy that they open each show with it.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,996
    I think it can be argued that Pendulum is their best opening song ever :corn:
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  • oysterjar
    oysterjar NH Posts: 1,235
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I think it can be argued that Pendulum is their best opening song ever :corn:


    4 out of 5 suburban housewives agree.

    Wind this thing up.

  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,596
    I like Pendulum. I enjoyed hearing it open both Worcester 2 and Hartford. That said, what was the best opener of the tour so far? Release --> Long Road at Worcester 1.
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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    Why can't you see it as a bonus? They play a fucking awesome song as an intro followed with a "traditional" opener afterwards. What are you missing? Have fun guessing that "opener" they'll play after Pendulum. What's to complain about?
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,996
    october22 wrote:
    Why can't you see it as a bonus? They play a fucking awesome song as an intro followed with a "traditional" opener afterwards. What are you missing? Have fun guessing that "opener" they'll play after Pendulum. What's to complain about?

    34 songs and 3 hrs is the norm

    No other year matches it :D
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • bobasfeet
    bobasfeet Posts: 1,195
    you cray.
  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    october22 wrote:
    Why can't you see it as a bonus? They play a fucking awesome song as an intro followed with a "traditional" opener afterwards. What are you missing? Have fun guessing that "opener" they'll play after Pendulum. What's to complain about?


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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,057
    just when you think you've seen it all around here...

    80% of the people in the crowds go to one show per tour. these aren't just shows for fan club members that follow the band for weeks at a time.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.