Don wrote:
Huh? Some of these venues hold less than 5,000 people this year. It's like Azoff is trying to over compensate for last year's lack of sellouts by going with a big arena package of three acts when a lot of Journey's contemporaries are playing the same venues with only one opener. More proof that Irving is using Journey's good publicity from the last few years to gravy train for his other groups with these silly three band packages.
Also playing La Do Da instead of a newer song is not experimenting, more like uninspiring.
A lot of them are bigger sheds - like last night, for example. And I still don't understand the knocking of last year's tour success? It was one of the best selling tours of the year.
The 3 band thing kills creativity. Not only the time factor, but when your two openers play 15-20 well known hits its damn hard to go up there and play something new. ALTHOUGH, Never Walk Away, which I initially excluded on mistake when I posted the setlist, was received better than Cain's solo's, most of Escape or the first half of the SSB. They gotta cut Cain's solos when they do a triple header rock show...they don't work.
In theory I agree with you on La Do Da...but damn if the crowd didn't dig it and it didn't sound fabulous. Their whole sound and vibe was so much improved over last year. Haven't seen them have as much fun and energy up there since JSS fronted them in 2006 (and before that Vacations Over). Relative to this tour, they ARE mixing up the set pretty well I think. They should be playing AIP over NWA, but whatever...the crowd seemed to like it so they know what they're doing as far as that. My disappointed with setlist was aired in the winter when the triple-bill was announced.....for what it was it was a great show last night. Big enthusiastic crowd...big sound...great summer night.
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:41 pm
Personally, I'd love to see them revisit La Raza del Sol. I think Deen would do a great job on that one.
