Post subject: What song do you wish they open with...
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:09 pm
Johnny Guitar
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:27 pm Posts: 270 Location: Newport Beach, Ca. Gender: Male
when you are in the parking lot tailgating?
I'm always up for Oceans and got it for a 2nd time in 3 WPB shows. BUT! I've always wanted 'Release'. I was soooo hoping they opened with it June 11th. And shit... I got Oceans.
Also (I'm on meds from a fall, so I'm sorry I'm a little loopy and posting a lot today), what is the best opener all around? is it Oceans? Release? or.... how about 'Of The Girl'? "Sometimes' is a great song...
Post subject: Re: What song do you wish they open with...
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:28 pm
Unthought Known
Joined: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:33 am Posts: 8422 Location: Berthier-sur-Mer Gender: Male
i just attended one PJ show (about a week ago) and Hard To Imagine was a perfect, gorgeous opener and not because it's a raritie, because they were all rarities to me. but depending on the situation, Long Road or Go would probably be great.
Post subject: Re: What song do you wish they open with...
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:19 am
Force of Nature
Joined: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:45 am Posts: 904
Pretty much always Release.
Occassionally I feel like a Long Road but otherwise Release.
It usually doesn't matter so long as it is a 'traditional' opener and not just a fast song. I was so bummed at Merriweather 98 when they opened with Hail Hail even though I love that song. I need a slow song to ease me into the set.
Post subject: Re: What song do you wish they open with...
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:21 am
Yeah Yeah Yeah
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I've only ever had Go as an opener, and that was fucking awesome. So much for "easing your way into the set"!
If I had a choice I'd pick Wash as an opener, but having said that Long Road would be cool (check out Perth 2003), and Release would just be Epic (MSG II from the other week just sounds amazing on the aud).
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Post subject: Re: What song do you wish they open with...
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:21 pm
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Release provided it remained rare
A fast opener is cool as a change of pace
I think they should have opened with leash at msg I
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Post subject: Re: What song do you wish they open with...
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:18 pm
Johnny Guitar
Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:44 am Posts: 107 Gender: Female
wash or long road. but ive really been hoping oceans lately.
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Post subject: Re: What song do you wish they open with...
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:29 pm
Unthought Known
Joined: Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:02 pm Posts: 6405 Location: DC Gender: Male
Songs I'd personally love to hear PJ open with (that I haven't gotten as an opener):
1. Of The Girl 2. Long Road 3. Present Tense 4. Blood
I always thought Blood would be a killer opener. Not something to do on a regular basis but maybe like once a tour, or once every other tour. It's like a double shot espresso followed by a shot of bourbon to kick things off.
Post subject: Re: What song do you wish they open with...
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:41 pm
Johnny Guitar
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:27 pm Posts: 270 Location: Newport Beach, Ca. Gender: Male
drifting away wrote:
Pretty much always Release.
Occassionally I feel like a Long Road but otherwise Release.
It usually doesn't matter so long as it is a 'traditional' opener and not just a fast song. I was so bummed at Merriweather 98 when they opened with Hail Hail even though I love that song. I need a slow song to ease me into the set.
Drift,
my thoughts exactly. And in '98 WPB they opened with Corduroy. Great song, but the mellow one is always the greatest way to open.
Post subject: Re: What song do you wish they open with...
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:45 pm
Master of Meh
Joined: Fri May 19, 2006 11:00 pm Posts: 13226 Location: Adelaide, AUS
ayoung wrote:
I wish i could of had more "standard" openers for the few shows i've been to. I got:
go animal last exit breakerfall small town long road (finally)
Yeah, me too. I really want to hear Release, Wash, Oceans, Long Road, Sometimes or Can't Keep one day.
My openers have been:
MFC Small Town Porch
Not bad, but not really "classic" PJ openers either. I think Porch worked the best of those three, with the slower intro it makes a pretty good opener...but still not as good as any of those in the list above.
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