25th Anniversary Show
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:47 am
2011 marks the 25th anniversary of Made to be Broken and While You Were Out. I can’t help thinking how fabulous it would be if Soul Asylum featured songs from those albums at their shows this year.
In the past few years, there has been a trend to do album-based performances, often tied to a significant anniversary. Stiff Little Fingers did a bunch of shows where they played Inflammable Material in its entirety to mark the 30th anniversary of the that classic album. The Figgs did a few shows where they played all the songs off Sucking in Stereo to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Mission of Burma did two shows in Boston last year where they played all of Vs. the first night and all of Signals, Calls, and Marches the second. And this month and next, Cheap Trick is doing a series of shows where they are featuring the songs from Dream Police. Those are just a few examples.
The general format is to play the album in its entirety, along with a few new songs, and some standard set material. It makes for a great mix of material and a high-energy show.
I realize it would be hard for Soul Asylum to rehearse an entire album (or two!) in light of their limited schedule and different geographic locations, but how great would it be for them to feature selections from those albums this year??!!
They currently play Closer to the Stars and Never Really Been fairly regularly. And they treated us to Tied to the Tracks and Passing Sad Daydream for the 2007 holiday show, so they could probably play those pretty easily. If they played those four and threw in a couple of other tracks like Made to Be Broken and Freaks, that would be incredibly special. (I’d personally also be over the moon to hear Growing Pain, Ain’t that Tough, Never Too Soon, and Whoa!, but those are probably less realistic. )
I’m probably dreaming, but wouldn’t it be fabulous?! It would be a lot of fun for the regular fans and I bet it would be a big draw for non-regulars, who the band could then turn onto the new material -- which more people need to hear because it is soooooo good.
I know I said I’d never ask for anything again after getting to hear Stranger , but a girl can dream, right??
In the past few years, there has been a trend to do album-based performances, often tied to a significant anniversary. Stiff Little Fingers did a bunch of shows where they played Inflammable Material in its entirety to mark the 30th anniversary of the that classic album. The Figgs did a few shows where they played all the songs off Sucking in Stereo to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Mission of Burma did two shows in Boston last year where they played all of Vs. the first night and all of Signals, Calls, and Marches the second. And this month and next, Cheap Trick is doing a series of shows where they are featuring the songs from Dream Police. Those are just a few examples.
The general format is to play the album in its entirety, along with a few new songs, and some standard set material. It makes for a great mix of material and a high-energy show.
I realize it would be hard for Soul Asylum to rehearse an entire album (or two!) in light of their limited schedule and different geographic locations, but how great would it be for them to feature selections from those albums this year??!!
They currently play Closer to the Stars and Never Really Been fairly regularly. And they treated us to Tied to the Tracks and Passing Sad Daydream for the 2007 holiday show, so they could probably play those pretty easily. If they played those four and threw in a couple of other tracks like Made to Be Broken and Freaks, that would be incredibly special. (I’d personally also be over the moon to hear Growing Pain, Ain’t that Tough, Never Too Soon, and Whoa!, but those are probably less realistic. )
I’m probably dreaming, but wouldn’t it be fabulous?! It would be a lot of fun for the regular fans and I bet it would be a big draw for non-regulars, who the band could then turn onto the new material -- which more people need to hear because it is soooooo good.
I know I said I’d never ask for anything again after getting to hear Stranger , but a girl can dream, right??