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Originally Posted by Alpine416
I agree in some ways. Variety is a great thing I look for in DMB sets too. Anyone that truly understands what variety means knows that might result in different and sometimes maybe less desirable songs being played but the sets stay fresh. Of course songs any single person would like to see pop up varies person to person and all personal preference so no one will ever be totally happy. I think there is a balance to be struck that songs like Warehouse, Triplets, Nancies, and Ants have a place in every set as just staple DMB songs. There is room for variety outside of a core rotation of staple songs and if there is slot variety on where those staple songs pop up in a set to keep them fresh even better ('22 is fantastic in this department).
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23 year fan here and yes, I've always craved setlist variety as that is what initially drew me to the band. Even in late 90's early 2000's they didn't have THAT many songs, but somehow managed to make a 3 night stand different with many repeats based on setlist placement and nuances in the jams/structure of the song. If you hear Jimi Thing now, it's going to be more or less the same every single night. Not longer, not shorter just very predictable how long Jeff's solo is going to last into Tim's outro. The crescendo of the song into the jam.