World of Weird Al Yankovic

Didn"t The Greatful Dead encourage fan bootlegs?

Yeah.

There's a lot of well known bands that do it now, too. Some more official (As in have made statements about it) than others


And before anyone asks: No, Al doesn't have a wink wink under the table policy as far as we know. So no, WOWAY's policy on bootlegs hasn't change

That'd be awesome!

Smashing Pumpkins did this for their latest tour, and even did a box set with every show for $400...so if anyone wants to buy me an awesome early birthday gift...

I'm not 100% familiar with the Grateful Dead, but SP and Pearl Jam both change their sets from night to night for the most part (although obviously a few songs get played practically every show), which Al really doesn't do...I'd be content with a stopgap live album release that took a few songs from each era. I don't think a live album would be as unnecessary as Al seems to think, although obviously a DVD would be preferable considering how visual his shows are.

anthontherun @ March 05, 2009 04:44 pm wrote: although obviously a DVD would be preferable considering how visual his shows are.

Spoken like a true Al Gal.

That's a great point, Anthonette.

The live "Wanna B Ur Lovr" not being on DVD is an injustice that must be fixed

ETA: Who will dare to break this streak of mod posts?

Beans!

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anthontherun @ March 05, 2009 07:44 pm wrote: I don't think a live album would be as unnecessary as Al seems to think, although obviously a DVD would be preferable considering how visual his shows are.

I wouldn't really mind either one, but obviously a DVD would be better.But I would still love to have a professional recording of Albuquerque live, video or audio.

Why not a live DVD/CD combo...Alice Cooper does a lot of those and they're always awesome.