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Post by Quoincidence on Nov 9, 2022 22:01:20 GMT
Quite surprised they didn't play Like A Zombie at one of the RTYD event shows. Well, for me make sense, the album wasn't released yet, and no songs from the album were played on any of the gigs except two covers. It could be played on the Wembley Arena, like saying "We are like zombies after 4 gigs". Wouldn't be new for them to play something prior to an albums release - Big Fat Mama being the perfect example of that. Played 5 months prior to Piledriver being released, and imo would've been a better song for them to play live at the Sheffield show as opposed to The Price Of Love (albeit, it is nice to have a live performance of that version of the song). Edit: and they were playing / jamming the likes of "Nothing Comes Easy" during the Rocking All Over The Years (25th Anniversary) tour soundchecks. |
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Post by mortified on Nov 10, 2022 5:42:25 GMT
Quite surprised they didn't play Like A Zombie at one of the RTYD event shows. Well, for me make sense, the album wasn't released yet, and no songs from the album were played on any of the gigs except two covers. It could be played on the Wembley Arena, like saying "We are like zombies after 4 gigs". I suppose we got a taster when the title track was played just before the band came on stage. None of us knew what it was of course. Regardless of the whole Guinness Book of Records aspect, the whole thing was a marketing and promotion exercise. The first of many to come. Although, to be fair, I personally didn't appreciate it at the time. |
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Post by powerage on Dec 3, 2022 23:05:50 GMT
Well, for me make sense, the album wasn't released yet, and no songs from the album were played on any of the gigs except two covers. It could be played on the Wembley Arena, like saying "We are like zombies after 4 gigs". I suppose we got a taster when the title track was played just before the band came on stage. None of us knew what it was of course. Regardless of the whole Guinness Book of Records aspect, the whole thing was a marketing and promotion exercise. The first of many to come. Although, to be fair, I personally didn't appreciate it at the time. What was it about the RTYD event you didn't appreciate? |
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Post by mortified on Dec 4, 2022 6:54:12 GMT
I suppose we got a taster when the title track was played just before the band came on stage. None of us knew what it was of course. Regardless of the whole Guinness Book of Records aspect, the whole thing was a marketing and promotion exercise. The first of many to come. Although, to be fair, I personally didn't appreciate it at the time. What was it about the RTYD event you didn't appreciate? Sorry, didn't express myself too well. What I meant was, I didn't appreciate or realise that the RTYD event was the first of many promotional stunts, for want of a better word, to come. Mainly because this was one of the first. Since then, they've done all manner of things to remain in the public eye, some very successful and others less so. And usually all surrounding the release of an album. Or, in later years, a tour. Everything from Butlins to a pub tour to the Ark Royal to an exhibition of paintings. |
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