I think it's very tricky once you become a band with such a large back catalogue - there's just no way to please everyone at concerts and someone's favourite song is always going to be left out. But these medleys seem like a great way of addressing that, and to explore the songs in a thematic and connected way... 😎
I like this breakdown. I admit that I used to not like the medleys when I would see them live. I could see a mashup of maybe 2 or 3 songs, medleys rubbed me the wrong way. This certainly was due to expecting to hear the whole song of whatever came first. So part of it was not being open-minded. I felt cheated somehow by not getting the full song. I feel less bothered now that I'm older and can see the thought that went into the medleys.
Soooooooo … somehow managing to *not* see them live over the course of about 35 years was a bad decision, right? 🙄😱
It's okay -- the concert DVDs are exceptional! I highly recommend the Time Machine tour and R30.
I think it's very tricky once you become a band with such a large back catalogue - there's just no way to please everyone at concerts and someone's favourite song is always going to be left out. But these medleys seem like a great way of addressing that, and to explore the songs in a thematic and connected way... 😎
Precisely! It's a pretty good solution to the problem, I think.
I like this breakdown. I admit that I used to not like the medleys when I would see them live. I could see a mashup of maybe 2 or 3 songs, medleys rubbed me the wrong way. This certainly was due to expecting to hear the whole song of whatever came first. So part of it was not being open-minded. I felt cheated somehow by not getting the full song. I feel less bothered now that I'm older and can see the thought that went into the medleys.