Originally posted by u2met86:[..]
Cesar I agree 100%. I have no problem with 95% of the core show staying static. But the rotational sets have become almost as routine because you know you're getting a mere coin toss.
You hear the first 3 chords of Desire and you know exactly what's coming next, as well as what you have no chance of hearing. There's is ZERO wondering and zero surprise in the air.
And as a result, I'm just not compelled to stream in live anymore.
During Leg 1, this wasn't the case.
I remember being at MSG when they played October and I completely lost my fucking mind... precisely because I wasn't expecting it and because they hadn't played it in 26 years. Not because it was part of an A-B-C rotation. 38 times later it's still a lovely song, but it just doesn't have the same effect.
I remember Periscoping when they pulled out Two Hearts Beat As One. Just the gesture of "we're gonna change it up / take a chance" for me changes the atmosphere of a show.
And it's not like they don't have tons of options:
-Sleep Like A Baby Tonight would be a phenomenal “Love Is Blindness-esque” set closer of some sort, but it could also be a great e-stage Edge on dual piano / guitar song.
-This Is Where You Can Reach Me Now could be a great e-stage acoustic guitar singalong.
-I wish they played California half as much as Elevation on the e-stage. It’s one of the best (and only) straightforward rockers they’ve written since Beautiful Day.
-Walk On has fallen off the face of the earth. Could be great full band, or Edge on piano.
Now it's only a matter of asking: which night is this? 1, 2, 3 or 4?