Arena Tour?

[Booker Floyd]

Is there even a memorable chorus?

Obviously, since 3,000 people were sing along to it at the concert I went to...and that was only a month or so after "Slither" came out.

You can give your own "anthem parameters" if you want, but when the entire venue is pumping their fists and singing along to that chorus, does it really matter what you think?

[moreblack]

whether they will play arenas will depend on how good the next record is. Contraband is great but it lacks a true Anthem other than Slither.

Slither an anthem? Anthems have obvious, great chorus' that crowds can sing along with, huge, memorable guitar hooks, etc....

Contraband has no anthems, basically because Weiland writes way to abstract & relies heavily on vocal melodies/studio tricks to keep up with Slash & co. instead of just belting out huge vocals.?

I guess they're just not an anthemic cheesy arena rock band like U2...

[jarmo]

Ok dumbfuck, what material were they playing?

Read the rules.

Can u people think?

Exactly.

GN'R didn't start selling out arenas in 1991 because they had more songs to play. They sold out those places because people wanted to see them. 



/jarmo

[Jizzo]

Each time ive seen them play, when they get to slither the crowd goes fucking nuts

[Booker Floyd]

Each time ive seen them play, when they get to slither the crowd goes fucking nuts

Exactly...Which kind of transcends any personal formula check on whether its "anthem worthy" or not.

Hearing all 3,000 people at the Electric Factory join in for "Yeeeaahhh, here comes the waaaater..." was a  moment.  I distinctly remember thinking to myself, "Wow...this is crazy."  The song was only a month old at that point too.  Now youre hearing it in stadiums, various live broadcasts, and radio station promos (94 WYSP in Philly uses this often in its drops, as well as "DIFTK").  That moment right after the second breakdown, when that last verse kicks back in ("When you look you see right through me!") was the absolute highlight of the night.  The place exploded.  They also emphatically chanted the "Yeah!"s in the beginning and end of the song, and went crazy during the solo.  And like I said, that speaks for more than any personal opinion of whether the song is technically an "anthem"; and it downright disproves any claim that the chorus isnt memorable.  Is there anybody here that doesnt remember it?

[tomass74]

Slither is great live and people go nuts.  I saw it too before the album came out.  Whether people want to admit it or not ,the song is huge.  It would definately get 10,000 people rockin.

[Eazy E]

they are playing a 18000 seat gig as one of the first announced new shows

See I don't think they can pull this off yet.  Who else is on the bill?

What do you guys think about Jet as an opening act?  I think they would draw a crowd and suit the style of VR more than anyone else.

BTW, I agree about Slither getting the greatest response from the crowd.  People were going pretty crazy at the show I went too.  However, I wonder if it was so great because it was more of an intimate show?  I mean, would people be enjoying it as much from the upper level of an arena?

[Ignatius]

It all depends on the venue/location ( same as GNR 2 years ago) and setlist/material. VR could sell out a 10,000 seater in larger cities; NY, Philly, Chicago or LA if they had two or more albums worth of material. You can't play MSG for 65 minutes and then piss off.

Arena acts normally last between 90' to 150'. VR doesn't have enough songs yet.

[mikegiuliana]

It all depends on the venue/location ( same as GNR 2 years ago) and setlist/material. VR could sell out a 10,000 seater in larger cities; NY, Philly, Chicago or LA if they had two or more albums worth of material. You can't play MSG for 65 minutes and then piss off.

Arena acts normally last between 90' to 150'. VR doesn't have enough songs yet.

I agree they should wait, bu tI do believe they could make it with the album and some covers.. Each gnr show I've seen tehy played a bunch of covers regardless of how much material they had.. Also vr has other songs tehy recorded before releasing contraband, tehy even said they write as they go.. I'm sure they could also introduce some new songs as well...

If they do a bigger set of venues I believe they will give ample notice before and go out and promote it, and play less shows in certain areas..

I want MSG

[jarmo]

Arena acts normally last between 90' to 150'. VR doesn't have enough songs yet.

Add a 10 minute drum solo and a 15 minute guitar solo and you're above 90 minutes.




/jarmo