Less Flashy Concerts?

[ludovica64]

Oh and also, this would allow for more improvisation. Instead of having to sync with the video, they could throw in solo's now and then. I would love to see a real drum solo by Bermuda.

Actually that is a good point, so would I. Jon's an awesome drummer and they are all awesome musicians, a slightly different format could showcase their individual talents and take some of the heat off Al for a short time

[DonnaNoble]

Waaaaiiiittttt....

I really don't know what I'm talking about, but lemme just bring this up.

During Albuquerque, Al pretty much does whatever he wants (repeating the song "OH I forgot where I was...." extending the donuts scene... stuff like that) I've actually asked the band members about it, and they said that Al pretty much does whatever the heck he wants, and they follow along... sOOo my point is, the video machine must be remote controlled (probably not by Al, but by somebody) If it wasn't how would the "Albuquerque" video appear at exactly the right time during a song where the length varies?

THEREFORE Al could talk to his audience more, do more improv., more drum solos, whatever, and STILL keep the costume changes because all he needs is some guy with a remote control operating the video machine!

I'm probably totally wrong, but I thought I might bring that up.

[Jan27bday]

That's a good point. I loved the Albuquerque performances from the SOL tour. I'm not sure at all who controls the video.

[TMBJon]

Obvious follow-up to this:

What would your ideal setlist be if he were to do a stripped down show? And try to be reasonable (something he would actually do).

[weirdalfan1000000]

Polka Power!
Everything You Know is Wrong
I Remember Larry
Christmas At Ground Zero
Good Old Days
Whatever You Like
Canadian Idiot
One More Minute
You're Pitiful
Like A Surgeon

Medley:
Close But No Cigar
Lasagna
Trapped in the Drive Thru(same part as SOL tour)
King of Suede
Midnight Star
Addicted to Spuds
Ode to a Superhero
Living in the Fridge
Pretty Fly for a Rabbi
I Want a New Duck
My Bologna
Spam
Spameater
Free Delivery
Dare to be Stupid
The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Eat It

Take Me Down
(Talking to the audience about getting permission for this song)
Smells Like Nirvana
(Talking to the audience about the permissino problem with this song)
Amish Paradise
The Saga Begins
Yoda
We All Have Cell Phones
Another One Rides the Bus
Fun Zone(Played Live)
UHF

[JEDM]

Jon said "something reasonable".

[Orthography Enthusiast]

More originals.

Who here wouldn't want to hear "Dare To Be Stupid" even if the guys weren't encased in yellow rubber?

I say, put 'em all on stage in black jeans and black t shirts and let 'em rip! (I am speaking of music and not textiles, you understand... we don't need any wardrobe malfunctions to keep things interesting)

I'm willing to let Steve keep his cowboy hat too.

Or is that his llamawrangler hat?

[Big Spoon]

at Joshua.

Yeah, I see a lot of flaws in that set list, waf10000. One being that there are never any originals in the medley. Another, I doubt Al will include a polka that isn't the most recent one. And also there are a handful of songs on that list that Al doesn't perform live (EYKIW, GOD).

[Wizzerkat]

Realistically a stripped down set would probably have mostly the hit songs and perhaps a few other songs added in for good measure..

For me, I don't have a set list really but I think at this point it would be cool to have an "old school" medley and a "new" medley since there is a 30 year career of songs to take from..

Oh, Jan27bday, I grew up in Lubbock!

[Jan27bday]

That's awesome. I live right around Seattle now, moved from Lubbock in August.