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Gitchigumee · 01-08-2007, 02:45 PM

Well from my very limited experience (1 concert)he played a mixture: old, new, well known, lesser known. Of course all of his songs are so familiar to me, so I'm not sure which ones were considered "hits" other than the obvious: Wreck, IYCRMM, & Sundown. I do know that he has a preset list of songs which they perform during a particular concert series. But I presume that this next concert tour it will probably change a bit, maybe add a new song or two and drop one or two. I remember a quote by him w/i the past few months where he said something like..."the audience seems to really like and respond to the current set of songs we're playing." I seriously doubt he would improvise and throw in a song that has not been rehearsed. I believe he tries to strike a balance between pleasing the masses and pleasing his cult following. I know he cares very much what the audience thinks, and believe he puts the audience first over his own desires. But there are much more qualified people than me on this forum who I'm sure can give you better information on this subject.

[ January 08, 2007, 13:55: Message edited by: Gitchigumee ]

01-08-2007, 02:45 PM	#5
Gitchigumee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 504	Well from my very limited experience (1 concert)he played a mixture: old, new, well known, lesser known. Of course all of his songs are so familiar to me, so I'm not sure which ones were considered "hits" other than the obvious: Wreck, IYCRMM, & Sundown. I do know that he has a preset list of songs which they perform during a particular concert series. But I presume that this next concert tour it will probably change a bit, maybe add a new song or two and drop one or two. I remember a quote by him w/i the past few months where he said something like..."the audience seems to really like and respond to the current set of songs we're playing." I seriously doubt he would improvise and throw in a song that has not been rehearsed. I believe he tries to strike a balance between pleasing the masses and pleasing his cult following. I know he cares very much what the audience thinks, and believe he puts the audience first over his own desires. But there are much more qualified people than me on this forum who I'm sure can give you better information on this subject. [ January 08, 2007, 13:55: Message edited by: Gitchigumee ] __________________ "There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run. When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun. Long before the white man, and long before the wheel. When the green dark forest was too silent to be real."