Playing Entire Albums Live

Not really a fan for this.

If it's an album that needs to be played altogether (ie: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, The Dark Side of the Moon), then I think it's cool; however, I wouldn't be too thrilled to have Girls, Girls, Girls played in its entirety.

I could stand to hear PAINKILLER by Priest played live all the way through!

I voted for "It's great", although I think it kinda depends on the band and album in question.

If it's a band doing one of their "classics", I'm all for it, especially if you're hearing songs that may have never ever been played live in the history of the band.

If however, it's a band playing the new album just to ram it down the throats of the fans, I'd probably pass. When Iron Maiden did that with their last album, it seemed more like a middle finger to the fans, saying "We're Maiden and we'll do whatever the hell we want". Had it been a better album, my opinion might have been different.

Slayer doing it was a great idea, but the album they played (Reign In Blood) is only 30 minutes in length. Even though I loved the record, I would have hated seeing Maiden play their entire AMOLAD album. That's over a hour's worth of music. Yuck.

SpectreFate wrote:

Even though I loved the record, I would have hated seeing Maiden play their entire AMOLAD album. That's over a hour's worth of music. Yuck.

I will admit, when my friend and I saw the AMOLAD show, by the time they got to "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" I said to my buddy, "This is what, track number 7? Three more to go"

Watching AMOLAD all the way through live would make OPETH seem like a thrill-a-minute.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Watching AMOLAD all the way through live would make OPETH seem like a thrill-a-minute.

Could be worse, could be Judas Priest doing Nostradamus all the way through.

detuned wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

Watching AMOLAD all the way through live would make OPETH seem like a thrill-a-minute.

Could be worse, could be Judas Priest doing Nostradamus all the way through.

That's a real toss-up.

manny wrote:

Like Joker said it depends on the album, if Judas Priest were to play 'Demolation' instead of 'British Steel ' in its entirety during that tour I would have to pass.

As far as Motley Crue I wish they had choosen to do 'Shout At The Devil' or 'Too Fast for Love' in its entirety over 'Dr Feelgood'

this...

looking forward to british steel.
crue, & then aero doing toys, not so much, so it depends on the record every time.

I few years ago I bought a Cure DVD where they perform three of their albums in its entirety and it was a great show, wish I had actually had been their to witness it instead of watching on DVD. The DVD is entitled 'Trilogy'

I'd also say it depends on the album. Also for me it would be a matter of whether I've seen the band before or not. If it's my first time seeing a band I would want a variety of songs (i.e. I've never seen Maiden with Burce [I mean Bruce, I doubt anyone has seen Maiden with Burce] and if I was there for the AMOLAD, i'd be extremely dissapointed). If I was able to catch Dream Theater doing I&W, Awake, or Scenes From A Memory or Priest doing Screaming For Vengeance, Hell Bent For Leather, or Stained Class would kick arse (DT doing Six Degrees or Priest doing Nostradamus, NO).