Enough with the covers already

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  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 893
    Mirrorball, Temple, Love Bone or Into the Wild era EV I don’t really think of as covers. But that’s about it. So to me, I’m the Ocean or Setting Forth is fine, but Down By the River or Invincible would count as covers and I could kinda do without them. All that said, the band should play whatever makes them excited to perform so who am I to tell them what to skip?
  • wiscojam
    wiscojam Appleton Posts: 343
    5-7 covers per show?
  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    Hoping they play Chloe at Fenway 
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,119
    just_one said:
    at this point i dont really consider Baba , RIAFW and Sonic Reducer as covers so they can play those.

    the rest please dont 
    I would add Crazy Mary to that list. And Chloe/Crown as well. And I could do without RITFW too but that at least gives me a head start on getting out of the venue before everyone else. 
  • Vitalogensia
    Vitalogensia Posts: 2,197
    kmcmanus said:
    Mirrorball, Temple, Love Bone or Into the Wild era EV I don’t really think of as covers. But that’s about it. So to me, I’m the Ocean or Setting Forth is fine, but Down By the River or Invincible would count as covers and I could kinda do without them. All that said, the band should play whatever makes them excited to perform so who am I to tell them what to skip?
    I feel the same way.  I like learning about different songs/bands from what PJ covers.  I get there isn't a lot of variety, but if they dig it, then good for them.
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,549
    I’m fine with them playing whatever the hell
    they want. 
  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    They're increasing the number of songs in their studio catalog and reducing the total length of their concerts.  I agree, I'd rather them do their own songs rather than covers.  I'm a year or two older than the band members and totally understand the shorter sets.  I like mountain biking and even when trying to keep in shape, it's a lot harder to maintain all the stamina.  For me, RITFW, I feel it's a party on the stage and they're having fun, but I'm really not.  I'm not heading for the car on the hope there will be something afterwards.  As for the shorter sets, I hope it won't be 45% Ten, 45% Dark Matter, 10% smattering of other.  I hope for a lot of Dark Matter, and even in its entirety, but for the rest, an even distribution across the catalog.  On the Gigaton tour, I saw too heavy weight on Ten.  The stuff in-between is pretty damn good. 
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  • Kwieneke
    Kwieneke Indiana Posts: 2,107
    Veddernarian said:
    They're increasing the number of songs in their studio catalog and reducing the total length of their concerts.  I agree, I'd rather them do their own songs rather than covers.  I'm a year or two older than the band members and totally understand the shorter sets.  I like mountain biking and even when trying to keep in shape, it's a lot harder to maintain all the stamina.  For me, RITFW, I feel it's a party on the stage and they're having fun, but I'm really not.  I'm not heading for the car on the hope there will be something afterwards.  As for the shorter sets, I hope it won't be 45% Ten, 45% Dark Matter, 10% smattering of other.  I hope for a lot of Dark Matter, and even in its entirety, but for the rest, an even distribution across the catalog.  On the Gigaton tour, I saw too heavy weight on Ten.  The stuff in-between is pretty damn good. 
    Way too much ten for me 
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  • OceansJenny
    OceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,409
    Covers are usually just in the encore. Let them have fun. They could just skip the Encore.
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    I can't say I've studied the setlist stats since they've gone to the shorter sets, but it seems the way they've shortened the sets has been to scale back on the covers immensely.

    The show I saw in Austin last tour had one (1). It was Baba, as the show closer. Everything else was an original, including Out of My Mind (!!!).
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  • lexicondevil
    lexicondevil Posts: 2,246
    Said it before, but I hate Baba, now. PJ has ruined this song forever for me. I have no problem with a cover or two, but at least do something new and interesting. It would be amazing if they did a completely new cover every night of the tour. It would probably make the boots sell a lot more. I know this would be difficult, as remembering songs at their(our) age isn't easy. Hell, I always forget my own lyrics and I write them!
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    slightofjeff said:
    I can't say I've studied the setlist stats since they've gone to the shorter sets, but it seems the way they've shortened the sets has been to scale back on the covers immensely.

    The show I saw in Austin last tour had one (1). It was Baba, as the show closer. Everything else was an original, including Out of My Mind (!!!).
    I think that actually is a cover. (Oscar emoji from The Office not included)
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  • KM73780
    KM73780 Posts: 1,172
    I’m with the OP on this one 
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,829
    wiscojam said:
    5-7 covers per show?
    When they did 3 hour shows, that wasn't uncommon.
    I remembered there being a lot of covers in Wrigley 18. I just checked the setlist.  
    The covers were:

    Night 1
    Leaving Here
    Missing
    I won't Back Down
    Know Your Rights
    Rebel Rebel
    RITFW

    Night 2
    Rain
    Throw your Hatred Down (still consider this a cover)
    I am a Patriot
    We are Gonna Be Friends
    Baba

    That's not counting the Betterman or Daughter tags, I think those are fun and not usually a full song.

    1 or 2 covers are fun. 5-6 is a little much.
  • BlackSmile
    BlackSmile Posts: 95
    Being from Canada I've always wanted them to do a Tragically Hip cover.  Maybe tag the bridge of "At the Hundredth Meridian" into the middle of "Daughter".  In my dreams that works perfectly 
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  • just_one
    just_one Lisbon Posts: 2,288
    covers im hoping to hear on the 6 shows i got to : 

    it´s OK, dont bother playing daughter if you dont play this.
    sonic reducer
    i wont back down

    will get baba and RIAFW for sure

    PLEASE dont play purple rain
  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 893
    BlackSmile said:
    Being from Canada I've always wanted them to do a Tragically Hip cover.  Maybe tag the bridge of "At the Hundredth Meridian" into the middle of "Daughter".  In my dreams that works perfectly 
    I’ve always though they would kill on Bobcaygeon
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    They burned through their cover good will from me Boston N2 '18. I'm not the biggest fan of the covers but I was rolling with it until that night. 
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