Will You Listen To The New Road Tested Songs Before The Album Is Released?

[RobRoy286]

My plan for this summer is to avoid listening to any new songs, and to wait until after my 2nd show to start checking the setlists - to enhance the element of surprise at my shows. I know other people really don't want to hear these new songs before the album, and I understand why. I just wanted to see how many plan on doing this.

[Arby]

My show is early on, so I wont listen to anything or check any setlists til after DTE.

[RobRoy286]

Yeah, I can definitely handle avoiding setlists until DTE...it's just that I have that one month wait for Raleigh, and I don't know if I can do it. I won't listen to the new songs, but I'll look at setlists after Raleigh.

[rickyh24]

I'm going to try and not look at anything until after my shows.

[bdj1311]

I'll be checking out the set lists, just to see how many new songs they are playing, but Im not going to D/L and tapes to see. Even if I hear the same new song at both shows it won't be enough to spoil the CD when I get it.

[RobRoy286]

^^ have you executed that before, and does it really make things better?

[RobRoy286]

I really want this album to be a surprise to me. I want to buy it, go home, sit down with it, and listen to it without saying "oh, yeah, sounds like how it sounded this summer..."

[PantalaNagaMan]

You guys will be on the forum.

You will see, OMG DAVE PLAYED TEH BUSTED STUFF

And you will download it to see how it sounds in 2008.

You will see, "New Song 1 - Amazing"

And you will downliad it to see how it sounds.

I probably will, too.

[RobRoy286]

^ You're probably right, but I'm going to try my hardest to resist the temptation.

I actually meant to choose the 3rd option. I'll listen to all, hopefully not new songs

[bibby1044]

I wont be able to stay away from setlists and tapes, its the fun part of there being a tour.

[RobRoy286]

Yeah, I can't avoid Ants for a whole month. Sad? Yes. But hey, a fun part of the summer is the DMB tour.

I can make it the 10 days until DTE though.

[bdj1311]

Originally Posted by RobRoy286

^^ have you executed that before, and does it really make things better?

This will be the first time I have been on this board, and really paid attention to set lists when a new album is coming out. Im gonna try really hard to keep the new CD as much of a suprise as possible, I don't see the joy of getting a brand new CD only to already know what is on it before I get it. With that said, I can avoid D/L'in anything, it will be hard to avoid threads on this site has information on the new songs. I will try to avoid temptation!

[DirtyDeeds449]

As cool as it would be to have that "release date" experience. In my eyes, DMB is a live band and that's what I care about. I'll be all ears this summer.

[bibby1044]

Originally Posted by RobRoy286

Yeah, I can't avoid Ants for a whole month. Sad? Yes. But hey, a fun part of the summer is the DMB tour.

I can make it the 10 days until DTE though.

Whats DTE?


And with all the material they have from the past couple years even if they play it, doesnt mean its going to be on the album, we might only hear 1 or 2 more new songs this summer. We dont know that the ad wasnt referring to Cornbread, #27, Shotgun or any of the ones we have already heard.

[TMoore4075]

hard to not listen if you go to shows. I'm not sure what I'll do. If I knew a release date and it was Oct. or something I might be able to hold off for the most part until then, outside of my show, but if its not out until early next year I can't wait that long.

[RobRoy286]

Originally Posted by bibby1044

Whats DTE?

Small little amphitheatre outside Detroit. I think it's the smallest venue they play at regularly (around 15,000), but I think Berkley has 9,000.

[s0628711]

I'll be going to Camden, which is the second stop, and I will probably still check the setlists from the first two nights. A. I wanna see what Timmy's doing if he's even there, and B. if there are new songs, I'll probably download them and listen to them on the way to Camden.

[brobb]

I'd like to say I won't look at the setlists or listen to new songs, but I'll more than likely get curious as hell and have to listen to everything. That's why my friends call me Whiskers.

[Pikegulley]

I don't want the same thing that happened to me in '04 to happen this year. I missed out on enjoying some great songs because I didn't know what they were. I look back and wish I had known about the forums. I could have enjoyed and appreciated songs like crazy-easy, sugarwill, etc more.

[aoeiifreak]

I kind of get the whole brand new cd concept, but all of the big 4 had a lot of songs we'd heard in concert before their releases. I'll listen to the new songs because it didn't affect my enjoyment of their first albums!

[Nick@Night]

Yes, I don't buy in to the whole having to be surprised to enjoy the show more.

[DirtyDeeds449]

Originally Posted by Nick@Night

Yes, I don't buy in to the whole having to be surprised to enjoy the show more.

I feel that if I knew the songs in advance, I would appreciate them more. It's hard to absorb the music on the spot when at the show than if you had heard them before and would be able to notice what's changed/is different.

[jordanbball17]

If I knew the release date for the album, and it was soon, I wouldn't look at setlists or download tapes. But it seems like the album release is getting pushed back to early '09, so I will definitely be downloading and watching setlists. That way, at my shows, I can sing along, and know the song.
I seriously can't go the ENTIRE summer until Gorge not watching setlists or downloading tapes.
I don't think that's possible.

[Nick@Night]

Originally Posted by DirtyDeeds449

I feel that if I knew the songs in advance, I would appreciate them more. It's hard to absorb the music on the spot when at the show than if you had heard them before and would be able to notice what's changed/is different.

When "A Dream So Real" debuted at Alpine last year people flocked to the bathroom.

[dmbongreyst]

I'll listen to them, but with the way things have gone, I don't think they will debut much if anything. I think we'll get a whole bunch of road testing of songs we already know.

[SmoothRider[PL]]

I wil check the setlists and listen to all the songs, but I'll try to avoid checking the tracklist of new studio album. Just buy it, put it to the player and listen, having (I hope) a lot of surprices

[marco j]

A whole tour with Tim and some of you plan at not looking at sets?!?!

Madness.

My ass will be glued to my monitor and DT.org.

[DerekJTR2]

You gonna stand at the show with your fingers in your ears??? hahahaha

[berman1125]

i will be on the boards anxiously waiting for shows.

[jordanbball17]

Originally Posted by marco j

A whole tour with Tim and some of you plan at not looking at sets?!?!

Madness.

My ass will be glued to my monitor and DT.org.

Same here