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Originally Posted by whatmakesustick
I actually preferred some of the OWB stuff live to Barking. I thought Croc worked well towards the beginning of a set and the kick drum on BB sounded sweet (when it eventually did kick in). We also got Boy Boy Boy and Best Mangu along with Glam Bucket (regularly). For me, I think its more to do with the improv though - when the Barking tracks are played they are (almost) exact copies of the album version so you know what's coming next. In fact, I was listening to the show they did with Paul V D last year, when they did try something different with Between Starts towards the end (at the breakdown), I dont think it worked at all. The stuff off OWB is more unpredictable live, and I like that.
For me personally, the tracks I would like to hear off the last couple of albums would be Croc, BB (maybe a little shorter), Downpipe, Strumpet (bird 1 without the synth plops!), YDS/Scribble.
I have a feeling though that Between Stars and Diamond Jigsaw may get played plenty of times as they are easy to get into and will probably work well at the festivals. Who knows though....
I guess they have so much material now - hopefully it will be difficult for us to predict what they will be playing from night to night!
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I agree with most of what you say. But I think that we wont get any variation in the set once its decided. The days of improv and variation are over for now. Faxed Invitation sounded great live. Crocodile in August 2005 from Zurich was a brilliant performance. BB goes on way too long in the live show. 10-13minutes. Great tune, but too long. Any show without Scribble will be an improvement.