2017 Setlist Speculation Thread
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WixRocks!:
So many valid and accurate comments! Lots of good reading! I keep forgetting about Miami since I'm all systems go for Tampa! Miami will probably get "Birthday" AND "Yellow Submarine" he did both when I saw him on Ringo's birthday in Pittsburgh 2014. It's a strange situation. Sometimes it seems like lately, Paul just does the exact opposite of what he should. He ditches the songs he can sing, puts in the ones that he can't...and when a spot does open up...what does he throw in? Bottom of the barrel material like "I Wanna Be Your Man"! I hope we see things turn around soon. I think I'll stay off of here between Miami and Tampa and let myself hopefully be surprised by something...anything...at the show!
_____________________________________________________________ WixRocks, I think it is a good idea for you to stay off this thread (and the Refreshing the Setlist thread) between Miami and Tampa. It is only like 3 days. If you do go on, you will see the all the songs. If I were in your position, I would be just like you and rather be surprised. As you've probably seen, I live in the Tampa Bay Area but I am taking a "wait and see" approach relative to actually trying to secure tickets. It wouldn't take too much refreshment (similar to your recent list above ) but I agree with you, I don't see it. Just a day or two ago, there were pictures in London of Paul riding the train. You would think if he was going to shake up the Setlist, he would be down in Miami already with the Band rehearsing. In some ways, I understand that he is 75. He seems to be taking the "easy way out" relative to his live shows. He's going to sell the arenas out regardless of what he plays. As Yankeefan and others have pointed out, he should have been putting in those really good Solo nuggets starting in 2002. On that tour (the Driving tour I think they called it) he only did 3 Driving Rain songs. There was plenty enough room for 3-4 songs from Tug of War, Flaming Pie etc. You mention..I Wanna Be Your Man. That's a song that Paul and his Band can do in their sleep. A song like Take It Away would take more work (and rehearsing) and Paul doesn't have the drive to do it anymore. As I mentioned, he's 75 now and for all that he has given me, I will give him a pass at this stage. The first timers will love the show but I as a veteran of his shows since 1989, I'm not going to shell out that kind of money if he sticks with the Tokyo songs. Like Yankeefan feels, I'll live with the memories. Do you think there's any chance he will do "A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance" in Miami. Obviously I have no knowledge, but your idea makes a great deal of sense. As I mentioned previously, Paul and the Band have coupled them on previous tours so it would be relatively easy with little rehearsing. Plus it will help his vocal stamina throughout this long, grueling tour. Makes a great deal of sense to me but as you pointed out, what makes sense to you and me doesn't translate to Paul.
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B J Conlee:
WixRocks!:
So many valid and accurate comments! Lots of good reading! I keep forgetting about Miami since I'm all systems go for Tampa! Miami will probably get "Birthday" AND "Yellow Submarine" he did both when I saw him on Ringo's birthday in Pittsburgh 2014. It's a strange situation. Sometimes it seems like lately, Paul just does the exact opposite of what he should. He ditches the songs he can sing, puts in the ones that he can't...and when a spot does open up...what does he throw in? Bottom of the barrel material like "I Wanna Be Your Man"! I hope we see things turn around soon. I think I'll stay off of here between Miami and Tampa and let myself hopefully be surprised by something...anything...at the show!
_____________________________________________________________ WixRocks, I think it is a good idea for you to stay off this thread (and the Refreshing the Setlist thread) between Miami and Tampa. It is only like 3 days. If you do go on, you will see the all the songs. If I were in your position, I would be just like you and rather be surprised. As you've probably seen, I live in the Tampa Bay Area but I am taking a "wait and see" approach relative to actually trying to secure tickets. It wouldn't take too much refreshment (similar to your recent list above ) but I agree with you, I don't see it. Just a day or two ago, there were pictures in London of Paul riding the train. You would think if he was going to shake up the Setlist, he would be down in Miami already with the Band rehearsing. In some ways, I understand that he is 75. He seems to be taking the "easy way out" relative to his live shows. He's going to sell the arenas out regardless of what he plays. As Yankeefan and others have pointed out, he should have been putting in those really good Solo nuggets starting in 2002. On that tour (the Driving tour I think they called it) he only did 3 Driving Rain songs. There was plenty enough room for 3-4 songs from Tug of War, Flaming Pie etc. You mention..I Wanna Be Your Man. That's a song that Paul and his Band can do in their sleep. A song like Take It Away would take more work (and rehearsing) and Paul doesn't have the drive to do it anymore. As I mentioned, he's 75 now and for all that he has given me, I will give him a pass at this stage. The first timers will love the show but I as a veteran of his shows since 1989, I'm not going to shell out that kind of money if he sticks with the Tokyo songs. Like Yankeefan feels, I'll live with the memories. Do you think there's any chance he will do "A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance" in Miami. Obviously I have no knowledge, but your idea makes a great deal of sense. As I mentioned previously, Paul and the Band have coupled them on previous tours so it would be relatively easy with little rehearsing. Plus it will help his vocal stamina throughout this long, grueling tour. Makes a great deal of sense to me but as you pointed out, what makes sense to you and me doesn't translate to Paul.
The other reason why I do not want to see him any longer is partially due to his voice. I will equate it to watching an aging athlete in his prime and then seeing them struggle in the last years of their career. Being a long time Yankee fan, I went through this type of things with my boyhood baseball hero (Mickey Mantle) and later with Derek Jeter. Remembering that strong and wonderful McCartney voice of years ago it would make me wince hearing him croak his way through a song like "Maybe I'm Amazed".
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Yeah, because of his voice, this will be the last time I shell out any money to see him.
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Two new song he could be add: "Wait" and "Baby you're a rich man". Easy to sing for his actual voice.
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As for all the vocal complaints, I tend to find when you're actually at the show, you don't even notice the bum notes, for the most part. Only when you listen back and watch the YouTube do they really jump out at you. Anyway, I'm going to the Miami show on Friday with the mindset that this will be my last time. Whether he cares to admit it, I definitely see this as his "farewell" to touring. It seems rather obvious as he's doing as many shows as he can before he hangs it up. More than usual for sure. So I'm going to savor this final opportunity and just accept the show for what it is. Repeated songs. Repeated stories. It's all good. Very soon there won't be any more shows period. (And if he decides to surprise me and throw me a curveball in the setlist, even better!)
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rlj1010:
As for all the vocal complaints, I tend to find when you're actually at the show, you don't even notice the bum notes, for the most part. Only when you listen back and watch the YouTube do they really jump out at you. Anyway, I'm going to the Miami show on Friday with the mindset that this will be my last time. Whether he cares to admit it, I definitely see this as his "farewell" to touring. It seems rather obvious as he's doing as many shows as he can before he hangs it up. More than usual for sure. So I'm going to savor this final opportunity and just accept the show for what it is. Repeated songs. Repeated stories. It's all good. Very soon there won't be any more shows period. (And if he decides to surprise me and throw me a curveball in the setlist, even better!)
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B J Conlee:
WixRocks!:
So many valid and accurate comments! Lots of good reading! I keep forgetting about Miami since I'm all systems go for Tampa! Miami will probably get "Birthday" AND "Yellow Submarine" he did both when I saw him on Ringo's birthday in Pittsburgh 2014. It's a strange situation. Sometimes it seems like lately, Paul just does the exact opposite of what he should. He ditches the songs he can sing, puts in the ones that he can't...and when a spot does open up...what does he throw in? Bottom of the barrel material like "I Wanna Be Your Man"! I hope we see things turn around soon. I think I'll stay off of here between Miami and Tampa and let myself hopefully be surprised by something...anything...at the show!
_____________________________________________________________ WixRocks, I think it is a good idea for you to stay off this thread (and the Refreshing the Setlist thread) between Miami and Tampa. It is only like 3 days. If you do go on, you will see the all the songs. If I were in your position, I would be just like you and rather be surprised. As you've probably seen, I live in the Tampa Bay Area but I am taking a "wait and see" approach relative to actually trying to secure tickets. It wouldn't take too much refreshment (similar to your recent list above ) but I agree with you, I don't see it. Just a day or two ago, there were pictures in London of Paul riding the train. You would think if he was going to shake up the Setlist, he would be down in Miami already with the Band rehearsing. In some ways, I understand that he is 75. He seems to be taking the "easy way out" relative to his live shows. He's going to sell the arenas out regardless of what he plays. As Yankeefan and others have pointed out, he should have been putting in those really good Solo nuggets starting in 2002. On that tour (the Driving tour I think they called it) he only did 3 Driving Rain songs. There was plenty enough room for 3-4 songs from Tug of War, Flaming Pie etc. You mention..I Wanna Be Your Man. That's a song that Paul and his Band can do in their sleep. A song like Take It Away would take more work (and rehearsing) and Paul doesn't have the drive to do it anymore. As I mentioned, he's 75 now and for all that he has given me, I will give him a pass at this stage. The first timers will love the show but I as a veteran of his shows since 1989, I'm not going to shell out that kind of money if he sticks with the Tokyo songs. Like Yankeefan feels, I'll live with the memories. Do you think there's any chance he will do "A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance" in Miami. Obviously I have no knowledge, but your idea makes a great deal of sense. As I mentioned previously, Paul and the Band have coupled them on previous tours so it would be relatively easy with little rehearsing. Plus it will help his vocal stamina throughout this long, grueling tour. Makes a great deal of sense to me but as you pointed out, what makes sense to you and me doesn't translate to Paul.
That makes perfect sense, I don't blame you for that line of thinking one bit either! I don't think he's totally thrown in the towel. I think we'll still get "new old" songs every so often as long as this machine keeps running, which I personally think has many years left in it. As for ADITL/GPAC...I'd like to see it paired with the Sgt. Pepper reprise to close the show but I'm doubtful he will ever remove the Abbey Road medley since adding it back in during the "On The Run" tour in 2011. It really is the perfect closer and I think it's here to stay BUT, this would be the time to shake it up.
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rlj1010:
As for all the vocal complaints, I tend to find when you're actually at the show, you don't even notice the bum notes, for the most part. Only when you listen back and watch the YouTube do they really jump out at you. Anyway, I'm going to the Miami show on Friday with the mindset that this will be my last time. Whether he cares to admit it, I definitely see this as his "farewell" to touring. It seems rather obvious as he's doing as many shows as he can before he hangs it up. More than usual for sure. So I'm going to savor this final opportunity and just accept the show for what it is. Repeated songs. Repeated stories. It's all good. Very soon there won't be any more shows period. (And if he decides to surprise me and throw me a curveball in the setlist, even better!)
I agree that this is his unofficial farewell to touring, thought that the minute I saw he was going to Australia. Have a great time Friday.
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Nancy R:
rlj1010:
As for all the vocal complaints, I tend to find when you're actually at the show, you don't even notice the bum notes, for the most part. Only when you listen back and watch the YouTube do they really jump out at you. Anyway, I'm going to the Miami show on Friday with the mindset that this will be my last time. Whether he cares to admit it, I definitely see this as his "farewell" to touring. It seems rather obvious as he's doing as many shows as he can before he hangs it up. More than usual for sure. So I'm going to savor this final opportunity and just accept the show for what it is. Repeated songs. Repeated stories. It's all good. Very soon there won't be any more shows period. (And if he decides to surprise me and throw me a curveball in the setlist, even better!)
+1
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rlj1010:
B J Conlee:
Conversely the setlist from Tokyo just doesn't seem to compare. Even the additions from "One on One" doesn't do it nearly as much like the "Up and Coming" tour. Songs like 4-5 Seconds, Temporary Secretary, I Wanna By Your Man, Mr. Kite, and My Valentine just can't compare to what I was getting in 2010. And I'm so tired of Let Me Roll It! I feel exactly like Yankeefan with the Tokyo setlist in general in this regard.
And actually, a lot of these songs were already introduced during the 'Out There' tour, and were carried over into 'One On One'. My biggest "issue" with One On One, is that it's too similar to Out There. My last shows were in May 2013. Let's say the upcoming Miami show is identical to the recent Tokyo shows, the only songs I've yet to hear live are: A Hard Day's Night, Temporary Secretary, FourFive Seconds, Love Me Do, Save Us, Queenie Eye, New. (When I saw the 'Out There' tour in 2013, it was the 1st leg, and the "New" album wasn't out yet, so he hadn't yet put those songs in the show.) Whatever.... 1st world problems!
_________________________________________________________ I totally agree with you and Yankeefan. He has been touring too much over the last 6-7 years so you get little variety. A new tour should be a total "refreshment". That wasn't the case between Out There and One on One. Yes, he has to do the 12-15 signature songs but when you get a "new" tour there should be a dozen or so songs that the true fans haven't heard before. And this requires some work (e.g. rehearsing) but Paul, in recent years, doesn't seem to have the drive to do it. He just brings back a song like "In Spite of All the Danger" that he had done on a previous tour. He can do that in his sleep. Instead of "Danger" why not a song like "Early Days" which would be a real refreshment. That is just one example...there are plenty more.
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yankeefan7:
B J Conlee:
WixRocks!:
So many valid and accurate comments! Lots of good reading! I keep forgetting about Miami since I'm all systems go for Tampa! Miami will probably get "Birthday" AND "Yellow Submarine" he did both when I saw him on Ringo's birthday in Pittsburgh 2014. It's a strange situation. Sometimes it seems like lately, Paul just does the exact opposite of what he should. He ditches the songs he can sing, puts in the ones that he can't...and when a spot does open up...what does he throw in? Bottom of the barrel material like "I Wanna Be Your Man"! I hope we see things turn around soon. I think I'll stay off of here between Miami and Tampa and let myself hopefully be surprised by something...anything...at the show!
_____________________________________________________________ WixRocks, I think it is a good idea for you to stay off this thread (and the Refreshing the Setlist thread) between Miami and Tampa. It is only like 3 days. If you do go on, you will see the all the songs. If I were in your position, I would be just like you and rather be surprised. As you've probably seen, I live in the Tampa Bay Area but I am taking a "wait and see" approach relative to actually trying to secure tickets. It wouldn't take too much refreshment (similar to your recent list above ) but I agree with you, I don't see it. Just a day or two ago, there were pictures in London of Paul riding the train. You would think if he was going to shake up the Setlist, he would be down in Miami already with the Band rehearsing. In some ways, I understand that he is 75. He seems to be taking the "easy way out" relative to his live shows. He's going to sell the arenas out regardless of what he plays. As Yankeefan and others have pointed out, he should have been putting in those really good Solo nuggets starting in 2002. On that tour (the Driving tour I think they called it) he only did 3 Driving Rain songs. There was plenty enough room for 3-4 songs from Tug of War, Flaming Pie etc. You mention..I Wanna Be Your Man. That's a song that Paul and his Band can do in their sleep. A song like Take It Away would take more work (and rehearsing) and Paul doesn't have the drive to do it anymore. As I mentioned, he's 75 now and for all that he has given me, I will give him a pass at this stage. The first timers will love the show but I as a veteran of his shows since 1989, I'm not going to shell out that kind of money if he sticks with the Tokyo songs. Like Yankeefan feels, I'll live with the memories. Do you think there's any chance he will do "A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance" in Miami. Obviously I have no knowledge, but your idea makes a great deal of sense. As I mentioned previously, Paul and the Band have coupled them on previous tours so it would be relatively easy with little rehearsing. Plus it will help his vocal stamina throughout this long, grueling tour. Makes a great deal of sense to me but as you pointed out, what makes sense to you and me doesn't translate to Paul.
The other reason why I do not want to see him any longer is partially due to his voice. I will equate it to watching an aging athlete in his prime and then seeing them struggle in the last years of their career. Being a long time Yankee fan, I went through this type of things with my boyhood baseball hero (Mickey Mantle) and later with Derek Jeter. Remembering that strong and wonderful McCartney voice of years ago it would make me wince hearing him croak his way through a song like "Maybe I'm Amazed".
___________________________________________________________ The recent status of his vocals certainly is a factor holding me back attending the Tampa Show. And that goes hand in hand with the setlist. More than ever since he began touring in earnest (since 2002), the song selection now is critical. Continuing to sing MIA in my opinion is a big mistake. Not only for the quality, but think about what is does to his voice for future shows. And it is not only MIA (a true signature song)... he can no longer sing "Let Me Roll It" a song that is so tiresome to the true fans anyway. Why not do a new solo song that he can sing much better, won't be as taxing on his voice and provide a true refreshment. Then you have 4-5 Seconds. Yes it is a recent addition to the setlist but he can't sing it. The "relevance" narrative shouldn't supersede how he sounds. I do think that Hard Days Night and Love Me Do were good additions primarily because (and with the help of his Band) the songs sound pretty good. As I said, the "song selection" is critical these days. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have anyone "close enough to him" to be really honest or maybe even brutally frank. Even his children seem to be totally uninvolved regarding his tours and voice. Judging by all the PR on the internet, it seems like the "suits" are running things these days. All I see are Paul Beatle stories, working with Kanye etc.
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Nancy R:
rlj1010:
As for all the vocal complaints, I tend to find when you're actually at the show, you don't even notice the bum notes, for the most part. Only when you listen back and watch the YouTube do they really jump out at you. Anyway, I'm going to the Miami show on Friday with the mindset that this will be my last time. Whether he cares to admit it, I definitely see this as his "farewell" to touring. It seems rather obvious as he's doing as many shows as he can before he hangs it up. More than usual for sure. So I'm going to savor this final opportunity and just accept the show for what it is. Repeated songs. Repeated stories. It's all good. Very soon there won't be any more shows period. (And if he decides to surprise me and throw me a curveball in the setlist, even better!)
Great post and attitude.RLJ. You are right that the "ambiance" of actually being at the show and seeing him does supersede a bum note or two. I think that you, Wixrocks (Tampa show) and Nancy (Atlanta show) are in good positions. He's rested so I think there is a good chance that his vocals will be relatively decent. I wouldn't necessarily want to be going to some of the later shows on this US leg.
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B J Conlee:
yankeefan7:
B J Conlee:
WixRocks!:
So many valid and accurate comments! Lots of good reading! I keep forgetting about Miami since I'm all systems go for Tampa! Miami will probably get "Birthday" AND "Yellow Submarine" he did both when I saw him on Ringo's birthday in Pittsburgh 2014. It's a strange situation. Sometimes it seems like lately, Paul just does the exact opposite of what he should. He ditches the songs he can sing, puts in the ones that he can't...and when a spot does open up...what does he throw in? Bottom of the barrel material like "I Wanna Be Your Man"! I hope we see things turn around soon. I think I'll stay off of here between Miami and Tampa and let myself hopefully be surprised by something...anything...at the show!
_____________________________________________________________ WixRocks, I think it is a good idea for you to stay off this thread (and the Refreshing the Setlist thread) between Miami and Tampa. It is only like 3 days. If you do go on, you will see the all the songs. If I were in your position, I would be just like you and rather be surprised. As you've probably seen, I live in the Tampa Bay Area but I am taking a "wait and see" approach relative to actually trying to secure tickets. It wouldn't take too much refreshment (similar to your recent list above ) but I agree with you, I don't see it. Just a day or two ago, there were pictures in London of Paul riding the train. You would think if he was going to shake up the Setlist, he would be down in Miami already with the Band rehearsing. In some ways, I understand that he is 75. He seems to be taking the "easy way out" relative to his live shows. He's going to sell the arenas out regardless of what he plays. As Yankeefan and others have pointed out, he should have been putting in those really good Solo nuggets starting in 2002. On that tour (the Driving tour I think they called it) he only did 3 Driving Rain songs. There was plenty enough room for 3-4 songs from Tug of War, Flaming Pie etc. You mention..I Wanna Be Your Man. That's a song that Paul and his Band can do in their sleep. A song like Take It Away would take more work (and rehearsing) and Paul doesn't have the drive to do it anymore. As I mentioned, he's 75 now and for all that he has given me, I will give him a pass at this stage. The first timers will love the show but I as a veteran of his shows since 1989, I'm not going to shell out that kind of money if he sticks with the Tokyo songs. Like Yankeefan feels, I'll live with the memories. Do you think there's any chance he will do "A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance" in Miami. Obviously I have no knowledge, but your idea makes a great deal of sense. As I mentioned previously, Paul and the Band have coupled them on previous tours so it would be relatively easy with little rehearsing. Plus it will help his vocal stamina throughout this long, grueling tour. Makes a great deal of sense to me but as you pointed out, what makes sense to you and me doesn't translate to Paul.
The other reason why I do not want to see him any longer is partially due to his voice. I will equate it to watching an aging athlete in his prime and then seeing them struggle in the last years of their career. Being a long time Yankee fan, I went through this type of things with my boyhood baseball hero (Mickey Mantle) and later with Derek Jeter. Remembering that strong and wonderful McCartney voice of years ago it would make me wince hearing him croak his way through a song like "Maybe I'm Amazed".
___________________________________________________________ The recent status of his vocals certainly is a factor holding me back attending the Tampa Show. And that goes hand in hand with the setlist. More than ever since he began touring in earnest (since 2002), the song selection now is critical. Continuing to sing MIA in my opinion is a big mistake. Not only for the quality, but think about what is does to his voice for future shows. And it is not only MIA (a true signature song)... he can no longer sing "Let Me Roll It" a song that is so tiresome to the true fans anyway. Why not do a new solo song that he can sing much better, won't be as taxing on his voice and provide a true refreshment. Then you have 4-5 Seconds. Yes it is a recent addition to the setlist but he can't sing it. The "relevance" narrative shouldn't supersede how he sounds. I do think that Hard Days Night and Love Me Do were good additions primarily because (and with the help of his Band) the songs sound pretty good. As I said, the "song selection" is critical these days. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have anyone "close enough to him" to be really honest or maybe even brutally frank. Even his children seem to be totally uninvolved regarding his tours and voice. Judging by all the PR on the internet, it seems like the "suits" are running things these days. All I see are Paul Beatle stories, working with Kanye etc.
I guess he is too proud to change the arrangement of MIA to make it easier for him to sing. Either that, or he still believes he sings it well. I have always wondered about his family and if they were involved in his tours. I understand nobody except James is a musician but it does not take a trained ear to know he does not sound good on MIA. I have a feeling only somebody like Linda may have been able to be that frank with him regarding his voice.
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B J Conlee:
rlj1010:
B J Conlee:
Conversely the setlist from Tokyo just doesn't seem to compare. Even the additions from "One on One" doesn't do it nearly as much like the "Up and Coming" tour. Songs like 4-5 Seconds, Temporary Secretary, I Wanna By Your Man, Mr. Kite, and My Valentine just can't compare to what I was getting in 2010. And I'm so tired of Let Me Roll It! I feel exactly like Yankeefan with the Tokyo setlist in general in this regard.
And actually, a lot of these songs were already introduced during the 'Out There' tour, and were carried over into 'One On One'. My biggest "issue" with One On One, is that it's too similar to Out There. My last shows were in May 2013. Let's say the upcoming Miami show is identical to the recent Tokyo shows, the only songs I've yet to hear live are: A Hard Day's Night, Temporary Secretary, FourFive Seconds, Love Me Do, Save Us, Queenie Eye, New. (When I saw the 'Out There' tour in 2013, it was the 1st leg, and the "New" album wasn't out yet, so he hadn't yet put those songs in the show.) Whatever.... 1st world problems!
_________________________________________________________ I totally agree with you and Yankeefan. He has been touring too much over the last 6-7 years so you get little variety. A new tour should be a total "refreshment". That wasn't the case between Out There and One on One. Yes, he has to do the 12-15 signature songs but when you get a "new" tour there should be a dozen or so songs that the true fans haven't heard before. And this requires some work (e.g. rehearsing) but Paul, in recent years, doesn't seem to have the drive to do it. He just brings back a song like "In Spite of All the Danger" that he had done on a previous tour. He can do that in his sleep. Instead of "Danger" why not a song like "Early Days" which would be a real refreshment. That is just one example...there are plenty more.
I understand that touring is the way to make big money today and artists don't make that much off new albums any more in comparison to touring. That being said, this is Paul McCartney and he does not need the money. Touring every 3-4 years is perfect, gives you time to like you said totally refresh your show either with new songs from current album or heaven forbid (lol) songs from your solo career you have never done live. IMO artists who constantly tour every year (ex. the band "Chicago") usually have nothing new to offer so that is what they do to make money. It puzzles me also why he will play some fairly obscure Beatle B side song (Danger) but will not play "Early Days" which is a perfect song for him to do in concert. Playing "Early Days" would not take much work, it is just him on acoustic guitar singing song from his last album. Finally, there are plenty more songs he could do that would really refresh his show and we have named them several times.
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B J Conlee:
Nancy R:
rlj1010:
As for all the vocal complaints, I tend to find when you're actually at the show, you don't even notice the bum notes, for the most part. Only when you listen back and watch the YouTube do they really jump out at you. Anyway, I'm going to the Miami show on Friday with the mindset that this will be my last time. Whether he cares to admit it, I definitely see this as his "farewell" to touring. It seems rather obvious as he's doing as many shows as he can before he hangs it up. More than usual for sure. So I'm going to savor this final opportunity and just accept the show for what it is. Repeated songs. Repeated stories. It's all good. Very soon there won't be any more shows period. (And if he decides to surprise me and throw me a curveball in the setlist, even better!)
Great post and attitude.RLJ. You are right that the "ambiance" of actually being at the show and seeing him does supersede a bum note or two. I think that you, Wixrocks (Tampa show) and Nancy (Atlanta show) are in good positions. He's rested so I think there is a good chance that his vocals will be relatively decent. I wouldn't necessarily want to be going to some of the later shows on this US leg.
I agree, seeing him early on the tour you probably have the best shot at hearing him sound decent. Think it might be ugly when he does a bunch of those NY area dates.
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When the NEW album dropped, I thought "Early Days" was a shoe-in for the setlist however, listening back to the track...he couldn't hold that afloat in concert. Even the recording sounds a little weak, but it works in the context of the track. I don't know if it would work live.
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WixRocks!:
When the NEW album dropped, I thought "Early Days" was a shoe-in for the setlist however, listening back to the track...he couldn't hold that afloat in concert. Even the recording sounds a little weak, but it works in the context of the track. I don't know if it would work live.
The recording sounded weak because I believe it was the first take and the producer wanted to keep it despite McCartney's objection in the beginning. If he dedicated it to John's memory I am sure it would work live. This is one song in set list where you probably would not notice much of a difference (vocal) from the original recording. Would love to hear him try it, like BJ has said it would be a bit of a refresh - yeah !!
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yankeefan7:
WixRocks!:
When the NEW album dropped, I thought "Early Days" was a shoe-in for the setlist however, listening back to the track...he couldn't hold that afloat in concert. Even the recording sounds a little weak, but it works in the context of the track. I don't know if it would work live.
The recording sounded weak because I believe it was the first take and the producer wanted to keep it despite McCartney's objection in the beginning. If he dedicated it to John's memory I am sure it would work live. This is one song in set list where you probably would not notice much of a difference (vocal) from the original recording. Would love to hear him try it, like BJ has said it would be a bit of a refresh - yeah !!
True, it wouldn't sound very different however, I think about 70% of the audience wouldn't even have that context to place it anyway.
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With the re-release of Sgt. Pepper, I would love to hear Paul open with the title track. He has performed the Reprise often, but has not done the title track in concert since 1993, I believe.
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Let it Be 66:
With the re-release of Sgt. Pepper, I would love to hear Paul open with the title track. He has performed the Reprise often, but has not done the title track in concert since 1993, I believe.
The last time he did it was at a Live 8 in 2005: