Guess the first song at OBH

[cbalc73]

I think it will be a cover with special guest The War on Drugs, doing:

CORTEZ THE KILLER

#CortezinPlaya

This would be some EPIC shit!!!!

[cbalc73]

I'm gonna have to go with The Way That He Sings 

[gluvmiller]

My wife says "Suspicious Minds". She would freak out and would certainly make my night better!

[bschulze1726]

Rolling Back

[scosby2]

The Dark...or At Dawn...or Rollin' Back...if not one of those, something more mainstream(Circ, Anytime, Mags)...personally i agree with Sara and want Dancefloors or something super-crazy like Into the Woods...it makes my head almost explode when I think about it so I haven't been too much lately...It's gonna be amazing though as long as the extra people who helped sell it out are actually really big fans who have been around the music for a while(not necessarily around here bc they do have a bunch of hardcore fans who have no clue what the forum is),  I just hope it's not the type of people who think I'm Amazed is a great song and don't know but about 5-10 beyond that(sorry, I had to) If they play Just B-Cuz I Do at some point, then hearing that one will be worth the whole trip for me...true story

I'm really excited about all of the possibilities at this thing. The guys will be on top of their game, of that I'm sure. Really hope they do a lot of older and more rare material, even if that means sacrificing a few covers to make room for the older songs. I'll take some old gems that never get played anymore over Careless Whisper, All Night Long, Move on Up, Isn't It a Pity, RocketMan, It Makes No Difference, Carnival Time, there's a few more I can't think of right now but most of you that will agree with me know the ones I'm talking about. IMO any of the R&B based covers need to be thrown out the back window, the others listed that aren't R&B should go too just bc we (most of us anyway) have heard them too many times at this point. I know there are gonna be a lot of new people at this thing that don't know many of the back catalog and stuff prior to ISM (I actually met someone that's going the other day who thought EU was their first album, true story, I can't make this shit up and stuff like that has me a little bit worried) Most of us here have seen all of those songs I listed more than 5-10 times and hopefully they are gonna use a lot of the off time to re-visit some old material and some new covers, or some old ones like Loving Cup, A Quick One, and Cortez the Killer...would love to hear that Flying Burrito Brothers cover Older Guys from Roo 06 again as well.

Oh well, I know for a fact some people will read this and agree with me, some won't, some will look at it and ask themselves how can this guy say anything bad about this band...everything they do is great, he can't be a real fan. If you know me, you know this isn't true, just hoping to make this the best experience it can be...plus I'm at work and bored and all of you bastards are asleep...

P.S. Leave Wordless in the states...and don't forget Pooch and Denise this time

[gluvmiller]

Seth, I personally love your rants. As I still consider myself a newcomer, I look to you and various others for insight. I've built jacket mixes to listen in the car based on songs you all like. For example, I COMPLETELY concur on wanting Just Because. That one gets played loudly in my house regularly to the extent my 6yo and my 2yo know much of the lyrics.

What do you think the odds are they would bust out Going to Acapulco? I love it so much.

[vespachick]

The Dark...or At Dawn...or Rollin' Back...if not one of those, something more mainstream(Circ, Anytime, Mags)...personally i agree with Sara and want Dancefloors or something super-crazy like Into the Woods...it makes my head almost explode when I think about it so I haven't been too much lately...It's gonna be amazing though as long as the extra people who helped sell it out are actually really big fans who have been around the music for a while(not necessarily around here bc they do have a bunch of hardcore fans who have no clue what the forum is),  I just hope it's not the type of people who think I'm Amazed is a great song and don't know but about 5-10 beyond that(sorry, I had to) If they play Just B-Cuz I Do at some point, then hearing that one will be worth the whole trip for me...true story

I'm really excited about all of the possibilities at this thing. The guys will be on top of their game, of that I'm sure. Really hope they do a lot of older and more rare material, even if that means sacrificing a few covers to make room for the older songs. I'll take some old gems that never get played anymore over Careless Whisper, All Night Long, Move on Up, Isn't It a Pity, RocketMan, It Makes No Difference, Carnival Time, there's a few more I can't think of right now but most of you that will agree with me know the ones I'm talking about. IMO any of the R&B based covers need to be thrown out the back window, the others listed that aren't R&B should go too just bc we (most of us anyway) have heard them too many times at this point. I know there are gonna be a lot of new people at this thing that don't know many of the back catalog and stuff prior to ISM (I actually met someone that's going the other day who thought EU was their first album, true story, I can't make this shit up and stuff like that has me a little bit worried) Most of us here have seen all of those songs I listed more than 5-10 times and hopefully they are gonna use a lot of the off time to re-visit some old material and some new covers, or some old ones like Loving Cup, A Quick One, and Cortez the Killer...would love to hear that Flying Burrito Brothers cover Older Guys from Roo 06 again as well.

Oh well, I know for a fact some people will read this and agree with me, some won't, some will look at it and ask themselves how can this guy say anything bad about this band...everything they do is great, he can't be a real fan. If you know me, you know this isn't true, just hoping to make this the best experience it can be...plus I'm at work and bored and all of you bastards are asleep...

P.S. Leave Wordless in the states...and don't forget Pooch and Denise this time

Totally agree with you on the covers; they are played out.  It's been 8 years since Ba-Ba-Bananas Nanas.  There ain't no more money in the banana stand, guys.

And, if the person who believes EU is the first album squeezes me off the rail, there's going to be trouble!!!   
 

[pattilovesmmj]

VICTORY DANCE!

[Stevie]

On the other hand...  The guy that doesnt know anything before EU is probably going to have the time of his freaking life at this thing.  Going to hear some older songs hes never heard before and probably fall in love with at least a couple of them.  Then he goes back home and digs deeper and you know how this will turn out.  In a couple of years he'll be just like the rest of us.... Sitting through hours of im amazed and golden to have a few minutes of they ran or bermuda highway each tour.  Until then i just hope he and the other more casual or less experienced fans know how to conduct themselves at a show (not talking or yelling over the quiet parts, paying attention to the music instead of being beligerant and stupid).   

[gluvmiller]

On the other hand...  The guy that doesnt know anything before EU is probably going to have the time of his freaking life at this thing.  Going to hear some older songs hes never heard before and probably fall in love with at least a couple of them.  Then he goes back home and digs deeper and you know how this will turn out.  In a couple of years he'll be just like the rest of us.... Sitting through hours of im amazed and golden to have a few minutes of they ran or bermuda highway each tour.  Until then i just hope he and the other more casual or less experienced fans know how to conduct themselves at a show (not talking or yelling over the quiet parts, paying attention to the music instead of being beligerant and stupid).

I've found (and I've been to much less shows than most on this board) that most of the fan base I've met both old and new are a little more intelligent then the fan bases I've experienced at other scenes. It's very nerdy, but in a good way. That being said, the number of yahoo's in the crowd seem few.

[fortbethel]

'I want your sex' G. Michael. I can only hope *sigh*

[gluvmiller]

'I want your sex' G. Michael. I can only hope *sigh*

Wouldn't hate You Gotta Have Faith either. Limp Bizkit killed that song (see Matchstick Productions ski movie Soul Sessions & Epic Impressions), but I can only imagine what Jacket would do to that tune.

[Bulldog]

VICTORY DANCE!

Victory Dance is for night two after the Packers win the Superbowl.....

[ffghtrs]

DanceFloors

[layin low]

Rollin Back
Tonight I Want to Celebrate With You
Anytime

[scosby2]

VICTORY DANCE!

i'll walk off

[markcel]

VICTORY DANCE!

i'll walk off

I hope you are right with the choices you listed, but for some reason think it will be more of the "traditional" opener choice like Victory or Wordless.  (Not my personal preference, but just what I think may happen.  I'd personally love a Dancefloors with PHJB)

[Crispy]

VICTORY DANCE!

i'll walk off

I'm holding you to this, scoosby. And if you're center stage, I'm taking your rail spot. 

[johnnYYac]

I imagine, like last year, they'll close their third night with One Big Holiday.  However, I found OBH as an opener to the three shows I saw in spring of 2010 to be quite epic!  They did it on the first 4 stops of that tour, with a Who-esque instrumental intro.

Here's the first night intro, Alabama Theatre, Birmingham...

https://soundcloud.com/john-yacopucci/eminence-front-intro

[parkervb]

I imagine, like last year, they'll close their third night with One Big Holiday.  However, I found OBH as an opener to the three shows I saw in spring of 2010 to be quite epic!  They did it on the first 4 stops of that tour, with a Who-esque instrumental intro.

Here's the first night intro, Alabama Theatre, Birmingham...

https://soundcloud.com/john-yacopucci/eminence-front-intro

No doubt, they did it again at MPP in 2010.  One of my favorite MMJ shows ever.