tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post9101992209431105293..comments2024-03-28T05:59:44.664-04:00Comments on Coventry Music: Analysis and Food For Thought On RepeatsPaulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020689398161655082noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-41649278433441232042011-06-19T15:24:20.051-04:002011-06-19T15:24:20.051-04:00The last line is the best... I suggest It's ti...The last line is the best... <i>I suggest It's time to look past the song choice, and to the execution in your issues with 2011 setlists.</i><br /><br />I can see Possum three nights in a row, but only if they put an unique spin on each version AND smoke the shit out of it.<br /><br />Same goes for a tune like DWD or Gin or other heavy hitters that are jam vehicles. I can hear that every night -- so as long as they take to a place I've never been before. I don't mind if Phish takes a shot at an epic jam and misses -- I'd rather see them try to make something out of nothing than play an overplayed crowd favorite.<br /><br />My two cents.Paulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020689398161655082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-49162884714325434682011-06-18T00:42:38.849-04:002011-06-18T00:42:38.849-04:00The band sounds GREAT lately. I could not care les...The band sounds GREAT lately. I could not care less about the f'ing setlist. After listening to these guys play since the club days, and then HEARING Trey lose it (yes: '99 - '04. f off), I am loving the renewed snap, focus and sense of IDENTITY I hear. Listen up complainers: In 1994 (as david zzyzx has so stated) these guys did NOT KILL EVERY SHOW WITH IMPROV. If you want to call the listless ambient years "improv" go ahead. So if you collect only killer improv shows, you need to listen to the 'tweeners to learn what "touring" sounded like. If you still feel cheated, STOP TOURING.tomahawkcountyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785398760740303410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-38176582497587420672011-06-17T16:02:33.784-04:002011-06-17T16:02:33.784-04:00The three show rotation might also be an attempt b...The three show rotation might also be an attempt by the musicians to bring the classics to a fan base that can't take time off work and travel to far-off shows like they used to. Putting more songs in a three-show rotation seems more like being sensitive to financial realities of their fans. I can't speak to anyone's financial situation, but something tells me many people are going to 3 shows instead of 7 already, and not necessarily based on current song selections.<br /><br />I like Paul's sentiment about how much they're feeling the music. I can't say whether they are or aren't personally, but I don't think it matters. I'd rather hear music they're making for themselves than music they're making for me or any number of angry bloggers.wilyfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547353129798872060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-87793506834977265282011-06-17T15:41:50.210-04:002011-06-17T15:41:50.210-04:00I'm all for people focusing on the music and n...I'm all for people focusing on the music and not the numbers, but the fact is that the numbers have changed: it's really apples and pears to compare 1994 stats to 2011, as they had far fewer songs back then. While it is true that they are playing certain songs about as much as they did 94-99, it's also true that they did so out of necessity. Why are they playing them so often now? I am hoping it's because they are really, really FEELING them. If that's the case, they can play them everynight, IMHO.<br /><br />BTW - Joker, if you read this, I am good buds with a guy who knew you in college - one Ted Cook. Small world.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256605492579383082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-14227518884486581992011-06-17T15:33:25.791-04:002011-06-17T15:33:25.791-04:00I happen to love the new songs so I don't have...I happen to love the new songs so I don't have a problem with them being in heavy rotation. Jaded rats should get off the tour and get a life. Remember, they retired in 2004. We're lucky to have any shows at all.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205182049280489835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-85713936302773945122011-06-17T13:11:01.299-04:002011-06-17T13:11:01.299-04:00I agree with the general sentiment. But, I do wor...I agree with the general sentiment. But, I do worry that the repeats together with the geographic proximity of so many shows on tour (NY&NJ get 7 shows and superball) bode poorly for ticket sales next year. They either need to venture out of the NE comfort zone a bit more or have fewer songs on a 3 show rotation. For instance, If you went to the 7 NY/NJ shows you saw 3 of BDTNL, KDF, MikesGroove, and Possum. Yikes! People are going to stop seeing 5-6 shows and start seeing 3-4. Maybe they already have.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246870567094664143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-27192864061305821842011-06-17T09:28:38.646-04:002011-06-17T09:28:38.646-04:00"I suggest It's time to look past the son..."I suggest It's time to look past the song choice, and to the execution in your issues with 2011 setlists"<br /><br /> I could not have said it better myself and its amazing some of the stuff you hear fans say.I'm not sure if they think Phish is incapable of playing poorly or if they are incapable of telling the difference. The hottest show of this tour so far was DTE and that setlist is so ho-hum, it's not even funny. The Funky Bitch Encore in Alpharetta couldn't match the intensity of the version played second song first set at DTE. A perfect example of execution and not selection or positioning being the determining factor.One would think the encore version would be better, but they'd be wrong. I mean do I really care that they played Kung and Mound there? IMO, those two songs make me wanna nap. Compare the DWD at DTE with the DWD in Alpharetta...it's all about execution...Dominc Cillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551570759703573716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-45132808599466116612011-06-17T09:27:44.448-04:002011-06-17T09:27:44.448-04:00Good luck with that. I try to bring this up over ...Good luck with that. I try to bring this up over and over and over again to little avail ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-72651447211426498712011-06-17T08:23:08.251-04:002011-06-17T08:23:08.251-04:00can I get that in a graph pls?can I get that in a graph pls?DiscoSis1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00432627074324583317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-19028898187981243472011-06-17T01:16:48.701-04:002011-06-17T01:16:48.701-04:00deadlax pwnsdeadlax pwnsUncle Zevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133777427503877892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-63227498726180194932011-06-17T00:13:29.976-04:002011-06-17T00:13:29.976-04:00Well said.Well said.Dusty Bottomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394913742410920300noreply@blogger.com