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Originally posted by DestinyRules
"Everybody Finds Out" would not stand a chance of getting into the set list because Stevie would only do it half-assed if at all. Besides, the band would have to work around the sudden change from the first "she's done it a thousand times" to "When love starts out in the darkness." They also couldn't do that vocal distortion in the version on the Say You Will record.
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I get very agitated when I see comments like this. Who is anyone to say what the band can and can't play live, at least technically? Unless you are in support band ---and know the technical challenges and political climate-- why speculate and inflict such limits?
Anyone who is familiar with the live performances of the band through the years knows very well that the live versions of their songs are very different from their studio versions. This was especially true in the years when it was just the five of them...and not an eight piece support band.
Just because a song performed live might not sound exactly like the studio version doesn't invalidate it!!! If that were the case, in 1979 we'd say "Oh they can't perform Tusk without the marching band." Or this song without that part etc...
I prefer not to hear a carbon copy of a studio version in concert. I like that, as Lindsey has mentioned, how they've had to adjust and change and strip down the songs in concert. As such, I hardly think they would discount playing Everybody Finds Out for the reasons you stated. A good song is a good song, with or without the studio embelishment. Still, this is all for naught. We'll never hear that song live....for reasons other than yours.
And for the record, I'd love to see the whole album performed live. I'd find nothing boring or "non-transferable" about it!
Oh, by the way...DestinyRules...welcome to the Ledge! lol I hope you're not offended by my comments. I'm a friendly soul...but very passionate about the band, and like to challenge conventional opinions.