QueenZone discussion #1129798

Marknow wrote: Your kidding

Jeroen wrote: They seem to be very confident that the show will go down well tonight, don't they?! (Ah well, plenty of time to do overdubs :-)

Jeroen wrote: Yeah, as they won't change the setlist anyway tonight, they could just pop in the ROTC cd... ;-)

PieterMC wrote:

Jeroen wrote: Yeah, as they won't change the setlist anyway tonight, they could just pop in the ROTC cd... ;-)

Reports from rehearsals say that they played the entire album (Cosmos Rocks, not ROTC!) during rehearsals. There is also a second drum kit at the end of the catwalk.

PieterMC wrote:

Jeroen wrote: Yeah, as they won't change the setlist anyway tonight, they could just pop in the ROTC cd... ;-)

Reports from rehearsals say that they played the entire album (Cosmos Rocks, not ROTC!) during rehearsals. There is also a second drum kit at the end of the catwalk.

Going Back wrote: that is not good news imo... that means no surprises by old songs, just the biggest hits. :S

Lester Burnham wrote:

Going Back wrote: that is not good news imo... that means no surprises by old songs, just the biggest hits. :S

How is that not good news? They rehearsed the entire album, there will probably be some surprises, and the drum set at the end of the catwalk probably means there's going to be a B-stage or something.

Going Back wrote:

Lester Burnham wrote:

Going Back wrote: that is not good news imo... that means no surprises by old songs, just the biggest hits. :S

How is that not good news? They rehearsed the entire album, there will probably be some surprises, and the drum set at the end of the catwalk probably means there's going to be a B-stage or something.

how not ? by surprises i wasn't thinking of the entire new album but old classics, innuendo, scandal, flick of the wrist what ever song but not the entire new album

Going Back wrote: how not ? by surprises i wasn't thinking of the entire new album but old classics, innuendo, scandal, flick of the wrist what ever song but not the entire new album

PieterMC wrote: On October 28th this concert will be shown across the US in digital movie theaters. Call and check if your theater is going to be playing the concert. link

Lester Burnham wrote: Let's face it... anyone who buys a ticket wants to hear the hits. It's a problem that dogs any "older" band; they're playing for the masses, not for the fan who longs to hear a concert of 'Nevermore's or 'Good Company's. Believe me, I'd love to hear QPR try some rare things, but: they have a new album out, so that means we're getting a few new album tracks; we're going to hear Crazy Little Thing, Rock You, Champions, Bites the Dust, Tie Your Mother Down, Hammer To Fall, Radio Ga Ga, etc.; they're going to continue to play it safe, because the last thing they want is a stadium full of bewildered audience members complaining that the big hits weren't played...

Tero wrote:

Lester Burnham wrote: Let's face it... anyone who buys a ticket wants to hear the hits. It's a problem that dogs any "older" band; they're playing for the masses, not for the fan who longs to hear a concert of 'Nevermore's or 'Good Company's. Believe me, I'd love to hear QPR try some rare things, but: they have a new album out, so that means we're getting a few new album tracks; we're going to hear Crazy Little Thing, Rock You, Champions, Bites the Dust, Tie Your Mother Down, Hammer To Fall, Radio Ga Ga, etc.; they're going to continue to play it safe, because the last thing they want is a stadium full of bewildered audience members complaining that the big hits weren't played...

It's not just a question of playing all the old hits, or playing all the new songs. There is a middle ground as well. Other bands do it, and they're quite successful at it. All it takes is a large back catalogue to choose the songs from, and a bit of creativity to not pick all the obvious ones. R.E.M has a new album, and they've managed not to get stuck in a rut with the tour. A setlist of 25+ songs has half a dozen tracks from the new album, half a dozen obvious hits, half a dozen rockier numbers from their past albums to complement the new material, and half a dozen fan favourites and rarities from their IRS years. Can you imagine if QPR would drop half a dozen obvious pop hits and instead play songs like It's Late, See What a Fool I've Been and White Man... Nether can I. :P They are underestimating both the audience and their own material by making it seem like only the biggest of the hits matter to the audience.

Lester Burnham wrote: It's not just QPR, it's all of the "old guard" bands. The Rolling Stones, The Who, and QPR all feel obligated to play the oldest and biggest hits instead of challenging their audiences by digging deeper into their past and playing some truly obscure stuff.