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kelchlsm · 02-20-2023, 07:49 AM

I dont know why people are getting all caught up in how long these songs are.

The band has enough songs that go past 7 minutes in their repertoire to play at a show

If a song like Monsters comes along at 3 minutes and gets the job done (it does) from a songwriting standpoint then whatever, its a good song- sometimes you dont need to force a horn section for a few more minutes.

Some of these songs will certainly have a long jam in a live setting. This has happened to a bunch of songs like TGIY or ABI. Even like Mercy was listed at 4 minutes on the album and in 2012 the song was played live for 8 minutes with a repeating piano riff. Or better yet Smooth Rider was 2 minutes on the Stand Up album and they played it for 12 minutes at Red Rocks (be careful what you wish for)

We already know Break Free is jammed out longer live than the studio version listed at 4 minutes.

Maybe im the only one - but, Ive never been a fan of listening to long jams from studio albums anyways. Ive looked at the studio as a way for us to see what the songs are worth, and then most certainly listen to the live version of the song 9 times out of 10- because this a live band.

02-20-2023, 07:49 AM	#129
kelchlsm Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 4,302 Shows Seen: 21 DMB Hub Stubs: 9 My Tour Central Stats	Re: Monsters I dont know why people are getting all caught up in how long these songs are. The band has enough songs that go past 7 minutes in their repertoire to play at a show If a song like Monsters comes along at 3 minutes and gets the job done (it does) from a songwriting standpoint then whatever, its a good song- sometimes you dont need to force a horn section for a few more minutes. Some of these songs will certainly have a long jam in a live setting. This has happened to a bunch of songs like TGIY or ABI. Even like Mercy was listed at 4 minutes on the album and in 2012 the song was played live for 8 minutes with a repeating piano riff. Or better yet Smooth Rider was 2 minutes on the Stand Up album and they played it for 12 minutes at Red Rocks (be careful what you wish for) We already know Break Free is jammed out longer live than the studio version listed at 4 minutes. Maybe im the only one - but, Ive never been a fan of listening to long jams from studio albums anyways. Ive looked at the studio as a way for us to see what the songs are worth, and then most certainly listen to the live version of the song 9 times out of 10- because this a live band.