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Originally Posted by SteveMacD
I don't feel owed, but I hope they don't, either. If I go, it'll be mainly to see John McVie. There's so much footage of them doing the same songs, that I doubt I feel I'd be missing much if I did something else that night.
And, FWIW, MY standards have changed over the last five years, and probably ARE that lofty. Why wouldn't they be? I'm now much more into indie rock in general, and Robert Pollard specifically. While he's small scale compared to Fleetwood Mac, he was ranked #45 in the 50 greatest frontmen in the history of rock by SPIN in 2004, so it IS a legit comparison. Here's a guy who has recorded like 65 albums, has at least three in the can, and is widely recognized for his collage art. He's constantly working. On his last tour, he charged $15 a ticket, played his two most recent albums (released in June and September) in their entirety, a few songs from newer abums, a few songs from upcoming albums, a handful of some of his most obscure songs, and only four or five "classic" songs (which he totally left out opening night). He's doing exactly what I wish Fleetwood Mac would. But, they won't, which is why Bob/GbV is now my favorite. Fleetwood Mac just does not compare, especially for what they'll be charging for tickets.
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I'm a massive Animal Collective fan and they don't even play songs from the album they are supporting most of the time. By the time they release an album they're playing brand new songs that aren't even recorded yet. But that's not what I expect from Fleetwood Mac. Would it be cool? Yes! Will they ever do it? No, because then they'd not be playing arenas but they'd be places the same size as Lindsey's solo stuff.
The fact is that all these indie bands can get away with playing different setlists because of their fanbase and playing different and less obvious setlists is expected by the fans. At the same time, the vast majority of FM concert goers are going to hear a load of songs that they remember from 25 or 30 years ago. That leaves us getting unchanging setlists and diehards feeling short-changed but it's what they'll do until the day they stop touring.