Albums that are, but shouldn't be, ignored in live setlists

Heart of Metal Age : 20 Joined : 13 Mar 2008 Posts : 665

I searched and searched but couldn't find this topic. So, I'm going to assume it hasn't been covered.

There are so many great albums that go ignored by bands, at least following the respective tours. Usually, these albums are the more obscure albums, but sometimes are (surprisingly) classics.

My top picks:

AC/DC* - It sucks for me to include them, as they're my favourite band. However, they neglect much of their catalogue in concert. As far as obscure albums go, they completely ignore FOTS, FOTW, and BUYV. They tend to play no more than one to two songs from High Voltage and DDDC (usually the same songs). They usually play only one song each from Powerage, Ballbreaker, and SUL. They only ever play the title track from FTATR, a classic. They've never played anything off of The Razor's Edge beyond Thunderstruck after the album's tour.

Judas Priest - Stained Class. I want to hear White Heat, Red Hot and Heroes End live!

Aerosmith - Rock In A Hard Place; Night In The Rights; s/t (COME ON!); Nine Lives

Others?
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Metal graduate Age : 42 Joined : 01 Jul 2008 Posts : 152

I've always wondered why they go to the trouble to write all this music, record it and then release it to the world then just drop it like it never existed. So many bands just stick to the few greatest hits type tunes from their career and never focus on many of the lesser known tunes that IMO are often better songs. Popularity and air play doesn't always mean a better song, know what I mean?

Rock In A Hard Place and Night In The Ruts were great albums I like them both from start to finish.

And AC/DC, these guys don't have a bad song ever, I would love to hear them play some stuff from some of their later albums like Fly On the Wall or Flick of the Switch. For that matter I would just be happy to see them live again, the last time I saw them was for the Fly On The Wall tour back in 1985

Heart of Metal Age : 26 Joined : 24 Jan 2007 Posts : 769

Pretty obvious one, but I'd love for KISS to do songs off The Elder. Many KISS fans have grown to love it and I think Gene & Paul underestimate it's popularity.

Heck, I'd love for them to do more of their 80s songs, period. I know they tried it a few years back, but it looks like they're back to their usual reunion era 1970s setlist.
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I would like to hear Helloween play Giants off of Chameleon just once with deris singing. I think his voice would fit with that song aside from the usuals that they do from the kiske era.

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When I saw Judas Priest on the Angel Of Retribution tour, they played at least one song off of every album with the following exceptions:

Rocka Rolla (No surprise there)

Defenders of the Faith (Big surprise IMO, one of my all time favorite albums).

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Maiden largely ignores Somewhere in Time even though their current tour is loosely named after it and it's their best album. Ozzy largely ignores The Ultimate Sin though it's his second best album.

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Sepultura - Schizophrenia.

Actually, come to think of it, up to and including Arise hardly gets played live anymore. They'll play a two song medley off of Beneath the Remains and Arise, and they'll play Troops of Doom. Schizophrenia...nothing. It's strange, because Beneath the Remains and Arise are generally considered their best albums (I actually consider Schizophrenia their second best, after BTR).

Megadeth - Killing is My Business...and Business is Good!

Pretty much only Mechanix ever gets played live.

Fates Warning - pretty much the entire John Arch-era.

I do know that Jim Matheos says he despises Night on Bröcken. I love it, but if he doesn't like it, he doesn't have to play it. However, they play just about nothing off of The Spectre Within or Awaken the Guardian. I wonder if Jim Matheos hates those albums, too.

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