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devilshockey90 03-30-2011 06:35 PM

Big Whiskey Opener?
 
If you could pick the opener at the next show but it had to be a song off of Big whiskey which song would you pick?

Shake me like a monkey
Funny the way it is
Lying in the hands of god
Why i am
Dive in
Spaceman
Squirm
Alligator pie
Seven
Time bomb
Baby blue
You and me

Balor3012 03-30-2011 06:37 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Squirm...

btpeters 03-30-2011 07:00 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Alligator Pie

kittensXLI 03-30-2011 07:11 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Alligator Pie, or Seven, or LITHOG. The rest suck.

DMBZeppelin 03-30-2011 07:12 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Seven.

Also wouldn't mind Squirm or Why I Am.

rickyh24 03-30-2011 09:00 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Alligator Pie I guess.

crashintonickdm 03-30-2011 09:01 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
The stone.

rickyh24 03-30-2011 09:06 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Like it matters I will be grabbing a beer anyways.

THATEUS41 03-30-2011 09:11 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Squirm is the best Big Whiskey opener. So much energy!

crashintonickdm 03-30-2011 10:56 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by THATEUS41 (Post 12429325)
Squirm is the best Big Whiskey opener. So much energy!

no it absolutely is not. id rather hear shake me open than this.

manderso 03-30-2011 10:57 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
That would really bum me out.

Jan-Willem 03-31-2011 02:01 AM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
A Grux-like thing by Jeff would be great. Then BAM into The Last Stop...

CGTP13 03-31-2011 06:42 AM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Definitely Squirm, best song off Big Whiskey IMO.

ericvol 03-31-2011 09:25 AM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Saw Squirm as an opener in Charleston and thought it was a very good fit...kind of like a DDTW type opener...packs a big punch.

tball123 03-31-2011 01:36 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Why I Am, followed by Funny the Way It Is.

Useliteski 03-31-2011 05:50 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
i'd rather take a piss and come back to hear the next song

crashintonickdm 03-31-2011 10:17 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
why i am is a fun opener too. caught that at nissan 2 years ago.

nbroscoff 04-01-2011 07:38 AM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
I like Seven but I don't know if it would be a great opener. Still would pick it out of the list though. Maybe Why I am.

RJP2741 04-01-2011 08:14 AM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
AP or Squirm

J0siah716 04-01-2011 02:10 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Funny the way it is. I think it's one of the top 3 songs from Big Whiskey honestly.

Yield151 04-02-2011 09:22 AM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Funny or Squirm

coldengrey12 04-02-2011 04:29 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by nbroscoff (Post 12433957)
I like Seven but I don't know if it would be a great opener. Still would pick it out of the list though. Maybe Why I am.

Seven was a fun opener. I saw it in Fresno in '09. They pulled up the curtains when the riff changes and Dave sings, "Baaaaaaaby ... " the first time.

I think that's still the only time they've opened with Seven ...

Edit: Like this — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvbFBGy5P5A

CrashTheStone41 04-02-2011 06:19 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Really didn't like Funny as an opener and Absolutely hated Squirm

coldengrey12 04-02-2011 06:34 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
What about LITHOG? That would be an interesting choice as an opener.

THATEUS41 04-02-2011 09:44 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by coldengrey12 (Post 12437601)
Seven was a fun opener. I saw it in Fresno in '09. They pulled up the curtains when the riff changes and Dave sings, "Baaaaaaaby ... " the first time.

I think that's still the only time they've opened with Seven ...

Edit: Like this — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvbFBGy5P5A

That was pretty cool, but I still like Squirm!

rickyh24 04-02-2011 09:52 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by coldengrey12 (Post 12437885)
What about LITHOG? That would be an interesting choice as an opener.

A little too boring for an opener.

crashintonickdm 04-02-2011 11:15 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
squirm is the most overrated opener they have. people rave about it like its rapunzel or BOWA in that slot or something. i was bored out of my mind when i saw it open 3 different times.

AllifromOhio 04-02-2011 11:28 PM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
LITHOG. Slow start but it is the best song off the album.

btpeters 04-03-2011 06:22 AM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm (Post 12438457)
squirm is the most overrated opener they have. people rave about it like its rapunzel or BOWA in that slot or something. i was bored out of my mind when i saw it open 3 different times.

I think you're exaggerating quite a bit here. There are people on here that like it there or think it works. But i really have never seen anyone say its people or as good as those. If, so...well...i guess to each their own.

Personally, I had it once, and was 'meh'. Works better as a 2 or 3 slot. Whenever they play it as an opener, the next song is usually something that would have been a better opener. You Might Die Trying works much better as an opener than Squirm.

hmich176 04-03-2011 07:52 AM

Re: Big Whiskey Opener?
 
I don't think there's a really, really good opener from Big Whiskey, because I want a good, fast jam to start the show, like a PNP > Rapunzel or The Stone. Or Pig, I really liked Pig opening. But I like opening songs to have a little prelude (like for Bartender or Heartbeat for PNP) and a solid jam that's got a good speed to it. I just can't get behind a 3 minute opener like Shake Me or Why I Am, although at least Why I Am is a kinda-sorta band anthem.

Squirm is too slow and so is Lying in the Hands of God. I think both songs would be much better off midset, along with Seven. I wouldn't like Seven opening either and in that video Dave started singing before the curtain got pulled up (I think PNP > Rapunzel is the best opener for the curtain pull.) But of all the Big Whiskey songs, I think the best choice is Funny the Way It Is. It has a little prelude, it's a decent, fast jam, and it's a fun song.

EDIT: I wouldn't want Alligator Pie to open a show, but maybe Spaceman with that drum solo open that they were doing in winter 2010 Europe tour. As long as it isn't followed by Corn Bread. I wouldn't want Time Bomb either - the song sucks. And I don't think Dive In, Baby Blue or You & Me will ever open a full band show.

Quote:

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm (Post 12438457)
squirm is the most overrated opener they have. people rave about it like its rapunzel or BOWA in that slot or something. i was bored out of my mind when i saw it open 3 different times.

I'd be bored, too. The only reason it was cool to see in Hershey - it was my first time seeing it (and random stat wise, it was the first time Squirm opened a show).


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