I'm thinking of how other comparable artists on "never ending tours"e.g.Bob Dylan,Elvis Costello and so on
can constantly change set lists,arrangements etc
whilst Moz does seem stuck.
That was all.
Looks like a pretty good setlist to me! I'd love to see him sing those songs. (especially the Loop and Crashing Bores)
I second that emotion
The possibilities of what Moz could do live are great.
Orchestra,with solo piano,with a different backing band ,a residency where he played completely different sets etc...
He could even read the phonebook (and would make wiitty comments because he just is Moz so What ever happens I love Moz
Well I think we can forget about the piano/orchestra thing. He has said in interviews that he really is a drum, guitar, bas kind of guy and that he would never "sit behind a piano", etc.
Not in those exact words but that's basically the gist of it.
So long as he's conscious and, preferably, upright, I'm happy. Then again, a horizontal Morrissey wouldn't be so bad either.
I think even with a sole pianist and nothing else would be kind of boring.
Well it would be insane to think of Morrissey sitting behind a piano, of course. I think even with a sole pianist and nothing else would be kind of boring. But an orchestra -- come on, Moz, you can afford it!
You can even keep the band with you, just have the orchestra in the pit or whatever :nopity:
But he could afford it yes. If he doubled the prices on tickets which shouldn't be a problem.
Evidence for the defence,m'lud :
(with Steve Nieve,Costello's master keyboardman,I've seen just the two of them do 2hour shows and they're far from boring)
Costello and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (100+ musicians onstage):
£30 !
I stand corrected I suppose! But I still prefer things the way they are.
But is Elvis Costello on tour with this orchestra?
He did various cities with different UK symphony orchestras over about 10 days.
I see. Well I'm no fan of costello in general but I don't think he is a visual "physical" artist unlike moz whos shows are more than just music and nice songs. It's like a combination of hockey and religion. An orchestra just wouldn't do it for me. And also, if an orchestra is located in pit, where would I stand?