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Originally Posted by Antiramie
I don't know why adding a violinist and their sound being "tight" have to be mutually exclusive. Most people that want a violin are met with "but they sound so good now!"...as if the band can't do both. It's absurd. Dave has made a conscious decision to leave a violin off stage, and however "tight" they sound can't make up for that IMO.
As far as setlist variety...Summer 2018 was borderline bad. Europe 2019 went against everything this band has stood for from a live perspective for the past 25 years. To me, going into this year's summer tour...it's almost a lose/lose after what they did in Europe. Either Dave brings variety back to the norm, which confirms the ongoing criticism that they'll dumb down their shows according to location. Or the lousy variety will continue, which, in conjunction with no violin, puts me at a breaking point with seeing this band live anymore.
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Great post. Very much exactly where I'm at.