Classic Album Tours

[RelentlessOblivion]

so a lot of established bands will tour either playing one of their classic albums all the way through or tour only playing classic material without any of their new music included, what do you guys think is this a good or a bad thing? I think it's a bad thing, sure they're exposing newcomers to songs they may not have heard before but for those who have seen the band before just hearing the same songs over and over gets pretty boring, personally I'd actually rather see a band tour with only new material as opposed to playing one classic album all the way through or only play their classics

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Classic Album Tours Good idea, they should just pick better albums. Had Slayer decided to do Hell Awaits, Show No Mercy, or South of Heaven, I might not have been bored watching them live. Can't say I wouldn't enjoyed hearing British Steel front to back either, I could take a few songs from it, but the album is riddled with pop fodder. The problem I'd these guys often do their most commercially successful album, instead of their better works.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Classic Album Tours same thing when Megadeth toured Rust In Peace for the 20th anniversary last year, not all the songs on the album were great and so it didn't make for a good live show, maybe it could have worked if they did Peace Sells...But Who's Buying but I doubt it Wasn't a fan of Maiden doing that whole Somewhere Back In Time thing either, I like to hear a band play their new material, although I would like Maiden to play Rime Of The Ancient Mariner more often

[NTNR]

Re: Classic Album Tours I found I actually enjoyed hearing Rust in Peace live more then I liked listening to it at home (that was a first). Megadeth played a great set and should've headlined. Slayer sucked live. I'll never see them again. But like BaN said, had they played one of their older albums in its entirety (excluding RiB because I've heard it enough to last a life time and then some) it probably would've been better. Even if Hanamenn can't play his own music for shit.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Classic Album Tours Metallica doing Master Of Puppets the whole way through might work, but I hope they don't do that because I'm sick to death of that album, I would like to see Paul Di'anno reunite with Maiden to do Iron Maiden and Killers though I think that would be cool

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Classic Album Tours Would love to hear Priest do Sad Wings, or Sabbath do Master of Reality.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Classic Album Tours those two would probably work well, but I wouldn't see 'em if they did because like I've said I like to hear bands playing their new material, if its any good that is

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Classic Album Tours It's probably obvious by now, but I almost always prefer old stuff to new. I also am the kind of guy to hear a sound and want to know what influenced the band to write that sound, so I'm always looking back in time toward the origins of different sounds, instead of looking forward. That's just me though, not something for everyone.

[ReturntoCarthage]

Re: Classic Album Tours They play older material because they know it will please their older fans who've supported them since their youth, and of course to introduce the newer generation to their older sounds. For me, I was surprised that at NWN this year fest the folks are paying Vader to play only their demo material and Rotting Christ to play up to Non Serviam, so you can generally see that at least in those too cases and since metal is one of those nostagic types of music- most prefer the old sound. I'd love to see Suffocation do an entire Effigy/Pierced set, or Moonspell play nothing but Wolfheart/Irreligious/Under the Moonspell stuff.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Classic Album Tours I prefer to see bands play mainly their new material, I mean what's the point of making new music if you're not going to play it

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Classic Album Tours I have no problem with bands mixing old and new, but many are there just for the old stuff, so that should be represented as well. I hated seeing Katatonia only play new stuff live, they should have changed their name if they were just going to forget about their old stuff.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Classic Album Tours I don't mind bands playing some old stuff, I'm just saying I'd prefer it to be more slanted towards the new stuff and play some of the better old stuff

[Mob-Rules]

Re: Classic Album Tours

A good mix of old and new is what's called for

However some tours are great with just one album being represented. Queensryche's "Operation Live Crime" is one good example that I can think of

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Classic Album Tours I think if there's variety in terms of the sound on the album it probably works better, I wouldn't want to see Megadeth playing Th1rt3eN all the way through because most of the songs sound the same, plus its not exactly their strongest album, but Iced Earth's Burnt Offerings would probably work well

[NTNR]

Re: Classic Album Tours Burnt Offerings was alright. The first half of the album was great the rest was pretty boring.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Re: Classic Album Tours the only band I would like to see touring only old stuff is Metallica, and only if they played songs up to the black album and no further

[Faded To Black]

Would love to hear Priest do Sad Wings' date=' or Sabbath do Master of Reality.[/quote'] Priest on Sad Wings isn't a bad idea but Black Sabbath on "Master of Reality" would definitely be something to remember! It's actually my favorite Sabbath album! Crank,The Kelton

[Syuurin]

Woohoo more thread resurrection. A Master of Reality tour would be super cool. My general attitude is to prefer a mix, but personal bias toward a group's newer or older work can easily change that... The nature/content of the album would matter, too.

[RelentlessOblivion]

For bands where the new material is almost universally no good such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, or Deicide I'd say just touring the classic material is a better option. Other bands have a consistently good discography and can justify a mix such as Overkill, Immolation, or Angel Witch.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Also the more old posts of mine I read the more I realise how much of a tool I was, am, and will continue to be.