The Hudson Valley Squares: Songs We Wish Bands Would Stop Playing Live

Join the Hudson Valley Squares as they discuss songs that they'd like to see disappear from setlists of some current/active bands.
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[@kvs305]

I like these smaller shows, especially with this trio. Feels more like an actual conversation and each person gets to expand on their points more. Love the channel, Pete!

[@chriswoosley3883]

spot on ,.....and all the always boozin-regulars,overtalking ,....yawn.......But,.the dude in the beard,,...he's great too...the best lineup

[@danteruivo]

Agreed

[@vitus33]

Agreed. And although she is probably a nice person, anytime Lynn is on, I don’t watch.

[@jeffstockton534]

@@chriswoosley3883 Chris with the beard, and Nick Franco. Love these with the Core Four. Pete's having trouble getting people? Limit it to 4, it's better viewing. Keep up the good work.

[@shawnhaught6774]

I totally agree. I like the slower pace of these smaller panel shows. It doesn’t feel so rushed as the shows can at times with 6-8 panelists. This feels more like friends sitting around shooting the shit about music and their favorite bands.

[@steveramsey6562]

For every one person in the crowd that doesn't want to hear that overplayed song, there's a thousand people in the same crowd that can't wait to hear it. 😊

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Oh for sure!

[@Canuck1000]

@@seaoftranquilityprog Except in Montreal when Simple Minds (I know it's not metal) apologized before playing "Don't You" back in mid-80s. The lead singer explained they "had" to play the song, as people were booing when he introduced it.

[@beachbum6460]

@@Canuck1000 I love Simple Minds. Never saw them live. There are many songs that I love more than 'Don't you forget'.

[@davidgray2075]

Saw Maiden in Warsaw on Sunday night. Blood Brothers, Ace's High, Hallowed, Fear and and my two favourite Blaze era songs went down extremely well. If it's what people want to hear, and the stage show matches, well nowt wrong with that. Saw Priest the month before at the Mystic Festival. Sure, I've heard Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight 000's of times since they first came out, but for casual fans, they're songs that they're going to recognise. Bear in mind, that BtL and LaM are encore songs. (They played Rocka Rolla & Turbo Lover mid set!)

[@b.g.5869]

That's true. Some people go to shows all the time and have been for decades; for others it's a rarity. For the latter, they want to hear the classics and would be extremely disappointed with a show featuring unusual deep cuts. This setlist though puzzles me, since Maiden seems to be fully aware that most people that go to their shows don't want to hear new songs (Bruce even says "I promise, no new songs!" sometimes), and Senjutsu wasn't well received, particularly not that sorta milquetoast country western-esque song they released as the first teaser for the latest album. Soooo many people heard that and were crestfallen. The rest of the album was better but I don't need to hear anything from Senjutsu live or studio. It's not a terrible album but it's a terrible Maiden album (I haven't listened to it again since it was released; didn't plan on not listening to it again but the fact that I never did speaks volumes).

[@MajorStark7064]

“You don’t clap hands at a f$$$ing metal show” 😂😂😂😂 Awesome show gents

[@jamesbacchi5353]

I personally never get tired of hearing "Dont Fear the Reaper."

[@ahmadbarqawi8031]

Love this episode, the guys keeping it real (and fun as always) .... my favorite three of the Hudson Valley personalities!

[@akira3287]

The best line up. Chris and Ryan are great guys, funny and know what they listen to. Great show

[@matthewfeduzi4751]

This is a great show topic. Pete keep this one going if you can.

[@stevemcnary7963]

Always a great show when the King is there. Love the Bobby Blitz impersonation.

[@martinfranco3716]

Hi Pete. I really, liked this show. Seemed to flow very nicely with just three of you. Ryan and Chris are always spot on and really fantastic. Laughed out loud a few times. Thanks to you Pete, Ryan and Chris for one of the best HVS episodes so far. 🤘🤘🤘

[@jimhawkes]

Really enjoyed this one gents. Sometimes the smaller panel works really well, things flow more naturally.

[@lateramae]

I agree! I think Ryan, Chris, and Pete make a great trio!

[@KevinOrtega1980]

@@lateramae I agree

[@Mario-br2mt]

Thanks guys for another great show. 👍

[@godetonter4764]

I would love Iron Maiden to play Remember Tomorrow, Prowler, Another Life , Prodigal Son, Invaders, Twilight Zone, Gangland, 22 Acacia Avenue, and Be Quick or Be Dead

[@KevinQ1989]

Caught Somewhere in Time, Sea of Madness, Stranger in a Strange Land, Alexander the Great, To Tame a Land, Infinite Dreams, The Clairvoyant, Only the Good Die Young.

[@Maximillian200HP]

@@KevinQ1989 all some of my favorite Maiden songs as my two favorite Maiden albums are Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son I'd be lucky to hear 1 songs from the both of those albums if I ever went to see them live. But sure as shit I'd hear Run to the Hills and The Trooper.

[@franciscotalavera1045]

If I ever see them play strange world or prodigal son, I would scream and cry of happiness.

[@elimalinsky7069]

I think the reason why Blood Brothers is so overplayed by Iron Maiden is that Steve Harris is emotionally attached to that particular song. He wrote the song when his father passed away and it's about the experience of losing one's father. It's been said again and again that Maiden's setlist is dictated by whatever Steve Harris wants to play, and additionally management mandates several live staples by contract. This is what it is.

[@garyjoyce2160]

Always a blast with this HOF trio. Thx guys 👍💯

[@davidgray2075]

After the last couple of years, I'm just glad to be seeing any bands playing live!

[@Norshammar72]

Three grumpy old men having a go! 😀😀😀 Love it!!!

[@alciovillalobos]

Great show as always! :) My picks: Iron Maiden (of course): Fear of the Dark (agree with all the ones you've mentioned too :) ) Deep Purple: Smoke on the Water The Black Crowes: Remedy

[@mikewojnar6254]

You guys cracked me up tonight!

[@neilgardner2675]

Brilliant show as always guys! Great and interesting choice for discussion. For people like us who have been Maiden fans forever, everything you all said was spot on. What I would add to the mix is that bands like Maiden get first time fans at every show, especially older fans bringing their kids to the show for the first time. My daughter went to her first ever show on The Book of Souls tour. I absolutely loved it as they played loads of new tracks, and my daughter loved it too, but was a little disappointed as a load of 80s hits were missed off. I guess it's a real balancing act, especially on the hits tours to satisfy both demographics. I'm totally onside with you guys, newer fans, maybe not so much? I guess for newer fans, imagine going back in time to your first ever Maiden show in the 80s? That's the experience (or close to), that they get. That also gives them longevity getting newer fans on board I guess?

[@andrewcarr5923]

Since they went more prog some of the new songs are eight minutes plus so where you used to get a twenty song set its now about fifteen so unfortunately you loose a few classics.

[@tiborosz1825]

My daughter is just getting into Maiden. We saw them and it was great they played these songs for the new fans instead of catering to just old farts who overplayed it to death. Senjutsu is awesome live btw.

[@mikephillips4844]

This is why I love Blackberry Smoke - different set list every night. If they are in the same place 2 nights they mix it up even more. Quality!

[@marcinjakubiak7343]

I saw Maiden few days ago in Warsaw, Poland and I have to say seeing Blood Brothers live made this song to the top of my Maiden top 10 songs. It's such a powerful anthem and also so different for them.

[@marcinjakubiak7343]

also they didn't play 2 Minutes to Midnight 😉

[@davidgray2075]

@@marcinjakubiak7343 I was there too! A quick jaunt down and back from Gdansk!

[@Nac017]

Where’s the entire Somewhere in Time album live Maiden??????

[@breakaleg10]

What killed Smoke On The Water for me wasn't a concert or it being played on the radio. It was a xylophone version someone had on his phone as his tone...

[@tylerpatterson4787]

I will pick my 3 choices 1. Acdc You shook me all night long. Even though I’ve never seen them live yet, if they drop that song I would be happy 2. Metallica, couple songs from black album 3. Cheap Trick The Flame

[@stevecloutier8673]

As someone living in a small Canadian market, I'm just happy to have the bands play here. 😀 A band's "Canadian" tour = Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.

[@atlasking6110]

STYX started playing "Mr. Roboto" for the first time in years, and I already wish they'd stop LOL...I just saw STYX and the show was OUTSTANDING. Go see 'em if you can, you will not regret it. And "Roboto" was part of the encore at least (followed by "Renegade"), so it was a bit more bearable.

[@MetalGreggNY75]

Chris, that’s a great impression of Blitz. Ryan, I was at the Overkill show in Montclair NJ.

[@NostalgiaVHS]

I totally agree with Blood Brothers. They played it in 2017 for the Book of Souls tour and they're playing it again on the Senjutsu tour. It kind of grinds the energy of the show to a halt.

[@fabbrunette]

I love the smaller HVS. Great show!

[@adammorris1943]

Not ashamed to say that a main reason I saw Night Ranger was for "Sister Christian". the energy that the crowd brought was incredible. Hallowed be thy Name is the greatest song ever, don't know how you could be tired of it. On the other hand, I'm not a fan of "You Gotta Nother Thing Comin", that can go.

[@PieGuyBill]

No reason to be ashamed…you’re in the vast majority. I’m an old guy and I’ve seen The Moody Blues and Pat Benatar the most and that’s only a hand full of times in a lifetime and I still want to hear the favs. Plus I take my kids now and I want them to hear those songs.

[@AngryCalvin]

Went to see the Moody Blues in 1993. Best concert I ever went to. A few overplayed songs and a few old classics. The live performance was just incredible. The light show and display of professionalism with the musicianship was jaw dropping. I’m not a huge fan by any means either. My 2 favorite albums of there’s are Threshold of a Dream and to All My Children’s Children’s Children that don’t have a single radio song on either album and just happened to come out the same year as well as the same year as King Crimsons debut.

[@samd1569]

Thanks for the laughs. "Hello"! from Australia.

[@RipCityJB]

One note on a current band, Ghost had been playing their cover of Enter Sandman at all shows this year.....complete waste of precious setlist space for one of the most overplayed songs in history. The good news??? is that at their most recent show (Hellfest in France) they dropped it and added Griftwood from the new album. Fingers crossed that they keep it that way on the upcoming U.S. Tour.....can't wait for August 26th in San Diego!

[@steelmonkey7609]

"See Grandma dance" LMFAO

[@allenhousebjj2400]

Great Episode!

[@esteeb67]

@Chris Alo. I was at that AC/DC show at the Roseland. Drove down from Boston after paying a scalper $400 for a ticket. It was a great show. Lots of tasty nuggets that they don't usually play (If You Want Blood, Gone Shootin', What's Next to The Moon)... will never forget the lady they pulled up on stage to sing TNT. Good time!

[@roberthardin2133]

I sympathize with that feeling that you're one of the only fans at the show that wants to hear deep cuts. I saw Gang of Four in the 90s, and watched them play a stunning version of the song "Anthrax" to an indifferent audience. but when they played their hit "I Love a Man in Uniform" the crowd went nuts. I have no problem with the song, but I was a bit annoyed with the audience. This was at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT

[@fabbrunette]

Sounds amazing. I regret not making an effort to see Gang of Four live.

[@williamwalker146]

Man, Chris really killed Pete with that "hello from the gutter".

[@moecullity9616]

Pete, I believe I remember reading that it was Steve Morse who wanted to start playing Hush live. They opened with it on the Purpendicular tour stop in Toronto.

[@MetalMan73100]

It´s tempting to imagine Maiden´s rehearsals for a new tour only consisting of getting familiar with songs from the latest album. The rest is pretty much Live After Death plus three or four songs from the 1995-2006 period.

[@tommyaddison6539]

This was great!

[@gabrielfarnesi8790]

You guys must have all loved the Nostradamus tour then! That tour was my first experience seeing Priest live. I got free tickets, so I said why not. I waited all night to hear Living After Midnight...crickets. The only song I recognized that night (admittedly, I know Priest WAAAY better today than back then), was the only song they did for their small encore: You've Got Another Thing Comin'. I felt ripped off, even though I paid nothing. :) If there was a silver lining, they played a song that apparently they had not played for a while, called Rock Hard, Ride Free. I had never heard the song, but it was so memorable live that it led me to explore Judas Priest's catalog further. Fortunately, I was able to see them again with Deep Purple years later, and that show was epic. Total redemption! :)

[@luciusblackwood2640]

Great show! Unfortunately I play in a cover band and all we can play is songs I never want to hear again!

[@johnforan2973]

The new "Larry, Curly and Moe". Chris sounds like Curly. Love the channel. The best entertainment out here. Who cares about Pop and rigged sports anymore. Really dig the deep tracks and history off the great albums, songs, concerts, and experiences. We still have generations that have great experiences of the past 50+ years or so growing up here.

[@andrewsmith4620]

Great show, and you guys already picked most of the songs I can't stand either, however, here's a few more that were missed in my opinion: 1. Metallica: Sad But True (never, ever, ever, want to hear this song played ever again, period!) 2. Megadeth: A Tout Le Monde (always went to grab a beer or t-shirt when this song was played) 3. AC/DC: T.N.T. (I know they have to play it but it's so overplayed I can't stand it anymore) Lastly on the topic of Maiden, it would be so nice to see them bust out songs from the first two albums, or even say Somewhere in Time, or one of the few good songs off No Prayer. I was able to see Bruce on his speaking tour this past March, and a lot of the questions he was asked was about their setlist being the same old songs... would be nice if the band actually listened to the fans.

[@johankarlsson4357]

Do you happen to remember what Bruce answered?

[@andrewsmith4620]

@@johankarlsson4357 I do! It was your typical non-answer "we know there's songs you really want to hear, we'll get to them one day". However, he also stated that there's some songs he's not a fan of and won't sing (didn't mention any particular ones).

[@MrSmitht04]

Great episode

[@metal-adventures-joerg]

Iron Maiden: saw them Live 157 times in 30 countries,but "Fear of the Dark"...i can't take it anymore.... ^^ Btw: They playing tonight in Frankfurt, Germany! See you there! PS: You're right,they are really lazy with their setlist.... :(

[@arto2533]

just pretend it's a great and catchy new song called "Fear of the Duck". You're welcome!

[@M85619]

No way you drop Breaking The Law from a live setlist...get the crowd angsty and fist pumping, lets go 🤘

[@Vaggelis68]

Ok ... Well done to me!!! I guessed that the first song would be "The Trooper" or "Run to the Hills" from IM but I didn't know who would say it. Ok ... Ryan said it first 😁😁 For me ... a band that should stop playing live half of its songs from the setlist ... it's the Scorpions!! OMG... please show mercy. "Wind of Change", "Big City Nights", "Still Loving You", "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Send Me an Angel" ... That's enough!! Fun Fact for Chris: The songs ... "Hallowed Be Thy Name" and "The Number of the Beast" are the songs that have been played the most from all Iron Maiden concerts! Approaching 2000 plays!

[@richjohnson3126]

Glad you all agreed on Living After Midnight. I would be happy if I never heard that song again.

[@davidgray2075]

Not a lover of "Winds of Change"-I'm old enough to have seen The Scorpions before it featured in their set-but, as a Scottish person living in Gdansk, and having seen them there, I totally get it's popularity and the emotional attachment.

[@ButchArgus]

Cheap Trick "The Flame" Iron Maiden "Fear of the Dark" "Iron Maiden" Judas Priest "Living After Midnight", "Breaking the Law", "Metal Gods" Metallica "Enter Sadman", "Nothing Else Matters", "Unforgiven" KISS "Say Yeah" Angel "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" Queensryche - anything from Empire For me, I could never get bored of "Hallowed Be Thy Name". Maybe the greatest metal song ever written.

[@AngryCalvin]

As far as Metallica goes you are spot on. I’m sure in earlier years it was Fade to Black however it was a huge disappointment for me that track was not included on the S&W Symphonic concert. I would have loved to hear the arrangement.

[@chaddubois8164]

I love you guys.

[@catdeli]

Haha good picks on this. A big one I squirm at is the old chestnut that every band ever has covered at least once and that’s Born To Be Wild. Several years ago even Anvil started encoring with that and it was “Nooooo!!” from me. It was a big encore from BOC in the 70’s and that was cool because it was just before other bands found it. Then BOC would encore with another uber-overplayed number, the immortal Roadhouse Blues which is just a waste of concert time to me, good Doors tune but not one I ever want to hear at a show. In 92 I was against the stage in front of Lemmy and they played Hellraiser which was an Ozzy tune first though yeah Lem had a hand in writing ok. But there’s too many MH songs they could play instead. Then they go into Cat Scratch Fever and I lost it. The mushrooms didn’t help. But I yelled out “Play Motörhead songs!!!” as loud as I could. It was so annoying they’d play that, bad enough it was on an album of theirs.

[@OkieAllDay]

You hated Senjutsu?!? I thought it was awesome! Got better after each listen for about the first 5 times. Lot of depth to the music

[@jamesramondetta]

Yes! it's dark, and almost meditative. It's maiden being maiden

[@atlasking6110]

"Livin' After Midnight" worked when it was new and they played it as part of the encore (that's definitely an "encore song.") Don't need to hear it now. * correction: I just checked my setlist and it was the set closer. Same idea, it worked as an encore or set-closer song.*

[@hexus9198]

20:39 they should open with Don't Fear The Reaper. Lol

[@SH-ud8wd]

That with the handclapping songs was great! Unhonorable mentions: Satisfaction Winds Of Change Walk This Way My Generation Run To The Hills Smoke On The Water Back In Black Davies On The Road Again Like A Rolling Stone A (the) german comedian (Otto Waalkes) did a good parody of the Winds Of Change video on german television.

[@charvDKgtr]

part 4 - songs I will never get sick of seeing live Iron Maiden - Hallowed be Thy Name Iron Maiden - Where Eagles Dare Judas Priest - Electric Eye Dream Theater - In the Name of God Kiss - Black Diamond

[@jimave]

The hard part of being a band is to play the songs that bring the people to the show. I saw Neil Young a few years ago and he didn’t play any of his “hits”. I’m not a big fan of his, so I was a little disappointed, but the songs he played were still good.

[@Utubemop]

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the light Deep Purple - Smoke on the water I totally agree on Wind of Change.

[@mikeryanmikeryan4740]

Hi Guys. Great show. My Priest pick is both Living After Midnight and Breaking The Law. Play Rapid Fire or The Rage from British Steel. I do not want to hear Run To The Hills anymore. This might be sacrilegious, But Paranoid from Black Sabbath they could stop at any time and I would be alright. Do Not really need Enter Sandman either.

[@joesantiago9062]

For Maiden I think I’m good on hearing Wrathchild. They’ve done it on a bunch of recent tours and don’t seem to be too enthused about it at this point lol. Would love to hear anything else from Killers

[@AngryCalvin]

One of my least favorite Maiden songs along with Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter and Back in the Village.

[@danprice6361]

agreed on maiden. never liked blood brothers and the setlist rarely changes aside from adding in songs from the latest album theyre touring. I wish they would drop some of the longer tracks and put a few more shorter ones in. Tailgunner, Be quick or be dead, rainmaker, only the good die young, the alchemist, twilight zone, deja vu... anything really at this point.

[@AngryCalvin]

Afraid to Shoot Strangers is a must!

[@alexhamilton4084]

I agree with Ryan, I hate when people clap along with songs. It ruins the song, if it isn’t already shit. I want to hear the band not the audience.

[@MrMvidz]

Just saw Iron Maiden in Sweden a few days ago, great concert but Run to the Hills is a song I agree could be axed. A great song, but I've heard it since the 80's live... Blood Brothers is ok, but Clansman is a better choice and this tour they had both. Senjutsu (title track) worked surprisingly good live as well as Writing on the wall.

[@damiankarras]

That Acdc show at the roseland they opened with Hell Ain’t a Bad Place To Be and closed with You Shook Me All Night Long

[@paulfaulkner2855]

At the one minute mark I'm already saying the most obvious song which is Turbo Lover by Priest. Everyone heads to the bathroom or gets a beer during that song. And, Metallica-Enter Sandman. I've seen them 15 times through Justice and 1 time after when the black album came out. And, Enter sandman started my hate of my favorite band at the time.

[@interstellardave]

I have an idea for a video: The best songs bands never play live, and you wish they would.

[@Jeffrey.Seelman]

Throughout the decades there are two songs that I wish my favorite band would not play in concert. My favorite band is Yes. The two songs are: Roundabout at the end of every show, which should be retitled: Where Is My Car Parked? and Rhythm of Love, which is a song I really never liked anyway. I have been going to their shows since 1975. Also Steve Howe playing: The Clap at every single Yes concert I have ever seen since 1975.

[@pewsterbaby]

You're so right about Blue Oyster Cult. I'll never understand how that band toured arenas for so many years with only THREE songs. Reaper, Godzilla, and Burning For You. in actuality, there's no clear reason(s) why so so so many people bought that ticket time after time. Multiple members were living in Stamford, Ct. at their height so maybe there were some shady backroom promoter deals struck with Vince McMahon?

[@simond1574]

I agree with blood brothers. I like the song, but they play it every time. It's also on the setlist this year.

[@social191]

I like your shirt, Pete!

[@chrisflood9205]

Brought back memories with the parking lot rant .MY rule was never to play a bands music a week before the show . MY question to those who use to play the greatest hits before the concert was Why

[@iltonwhite]

Chris Alo is hilarious! His description of Megadeth's Sweating Bullets is comedy gold!

[@soubrierjean9853]

I expected Pete to say : " Magma, all of their songs"

[@gordanlazinica]

"Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" are songs I'd like to see out of the set. The biggest hit by Rammstein, "Du Hast" is the song I never liked, and it's the biggest crowd pleaser I can't stand. Interesting topic, I was just looking at Slipknot's set list for this tour and there are a lot of songs they are playing forever and I was literally like, there like almost 75% - 80% songs I wish they would leave alone, "Spit It Out" and "Surfacing" are the first, I'm sick of hearing them, "Wait and Bleed", "Psychosocial", "All Out Life", "Custer", etc.

[@ESUSAMEX]

I am going to Priest and Maiden in NY in October. I have seen Maiden just once before on the Book Of Souls tour and I have Priest about 4 times. I do not need to hear Living After Midnight nor Run To The Hills again live. I would love to hear Dance Of Death and Necromancer.

[@dmac3316]

I saw Priest on Firepower tour w Uriah Heep and they dropped You Got Another Thing Coming from the setlist. I thought it was a great set and didn’t miss them dropping it.

[@stevemcnary7963]

By band Aerosmith-Dream On, Walk This Way(all songs post Rock In A Hard Place album) Black Sabbath-Paranoid, Iron Man Blue Oyster Cult-Godzilla, Burning For You Iron Maiden-The Trooper, Fear Of The Dark, Number Of The Beast, 2 Minutes To Midnight Judas Priest-Living After Midnight, You've Got Another Thing Coming, Breaking The Law, Turbo Lover Metallica-Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters Queensryche-Empire

[@magicbus63]

1. AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long 2. Def Leppard Pour Some Sugar On Me 3. Kiss Lick It Up 4. Paul McCartney Hey Jude 5. Billy Joel My Life

[@waverlyking6045]

I remember an interview in which Billy said that he looked at his songs as the years went by. To him, “My Life” grew up and became a bum.

[@mkendra29]

@@waverlyking6045 Billy Joel himself hasn't recorded any original pop or rock material in 30 years that I'm aware of. He's admitted to kind of giving up and going the safe, conservative jukebox route.

[@aldobarovero1714]

Billy Joel’s “song”: We didn’t start the fire. I f’n hate that song.

[@andrewkrelle7781]

Funny Show guys, but you are killing me. Firstly oohhhh to be somewhere where you can see your fav bands all the time to the point you get sick of seeing them play ANY song. Secondly the reason I'm a metal head in the first place is I heard 'living after midnight' on the radio in 1980 (or maybe saw on TV) as a 14 year old so immediately went out and bought British Steel and Stained Class and never looked back, before this I was into AC/DC, Deep Purple, Status Quo etc. Thirdly I still love 2 Minutes to Midnight and Hallowed be Thy Name, both 5 top Maiden songs and they are my fav band of all time. Penultimately can I say I actually like the "Whistle Song". And lastly, yeah we all get sick to death of songs because they are overplayed by everyone else, but I cant hate a band playing it live and you know that of course the average punter wants to hear it at the concert. So funny, highly entertaining show guys. PS Pete, don't ever get rid of the HVS from your programming. PPS, To get around this playing the same old - same old I went to a Midnight Oil concert once (final ever tour... until the next reunion tour) and they had a spinning wheel with their entire catalogue on it and just spun the wheel and played whatever came up. Excellent!

[@samhouston1979]

randomly, i’m about to be one cd away from completing my Judas Priest album collection

[@kenmoore6408]

I call these songs hit the head songs. The only song in Rush's set that i grew to really wish they would skip was Roll the Bones. But right about now i just wish i could hear them play it again.

[@aldobarovero1714]

For me it was “Animate”. I couldn’t believe it was on their final tour set list.

[@user-fq7rt3pb6u]

Candlemass, Meshuggah, and Mercyful Fate!!...Some serious metal shirt representation goin on!!

[@andrewcarr5923]

I saw Deep Purple on the purpendicular tour and they played your all time favourite Pete Anyone's daughter.

[@RodrigoAlves-bc8qq]

To Chris' point, I don't like the pace they play Hallowed Be Thy Name live with Nicko. He is an beast, but he plays it way too fast. It kills the dynamics and that anthemic pace.There's none of that "2-hands-swinging-the hi-hat" that Clive did. The Maiden song I'd drop would be Fear of the Dark. Even though Trooper, Hills, Number, IM are played far more often, I understand the reason why they do those. But FOTD?!!? In its place, they could play both Evil That Men Do + Flight of Icarus (to name 2 hits , but still not constant on the setlist) which are way better.

[@atlasking6110]

Clive was a freakin' monster drummer. I was fortunate enough to see IM on their 1st North American tour, with Di'Anno, and Clive Bunker was a goddam beast! That band was never better than that tour for me. Young, raw, savage and hungry. It was metal-changing. It was life-changing. Up the Irons!

[@joedredd6153]

When Metal Church toured Australia a few years ago for the first time ever, they played a long set but didn't play the track Metal Church - aargh. Only waited 30 years

[@thomasdriscoll6846]

Kansas: Dust in the wind (I know). Major hit, but Billy looks like he wants to jump off a building when they play it and I want to jump with him. My favorite band. Play Pinnacle or Cold Grey morning or something from Freaks!

[@Jermeister12]

I'm a huge KANSAS fan😀I love them so much .I never get tired of listening to them or watching my DvD .

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Bands always play their biggest hits, alas, that's just the way it is.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Billy looks like that because " Dust " is so hard to play...you can't have a Kansas concert without Dust, or Carry On(The one I'm tired of)

[@toddc28]

Rush - Tom Sawyer. They are no longer together but I’ve seen them live on every tour since 1981 and Tom Sawyer has been played on every tour. Never need to hear it again and skip it when I listen to their catalog. It’s a great song but I’ve heard it just too many times.

[@laurenyoung9334]

I love Rush but have never liked Tom Sawyer. I guess people like to air drum to it, but that's not my thing so for me it's just a boring song I never need to hear again.

[@alanthorne3921]

Purple did Hush in the 70s with Mk2 in the 70s.It’s on Powerhouse lap live take.

[@danielwolski873]

Hush is a great song.

[@danielsultimaterockmetal9363]

My Maiden pick is the title track from the debut.

[@hsmetalhb2036]

Nice idea for a show.... My picks: 1. Metallica - Nothing else Matters (please, never again!) 2. totally agree with Ryan and Chris on Blood Brothers by Iron Maiden, and yes: they do it on the current tour. I saw them a few days ago in Germany, and of course, they played it... and Chris is right: Maiden is a bit lazy... 3. Judas Priest -Living after Midnight (yes, a classic, but not for me....)

[@godetonter4764]

Charlotte the Harlot , and 22 Acacia Avenue back to back to complete the heartwarming saga

[@alexjohnston8889]

The rolling stones, satisfaction, even if they just had a break from it for a while. I have a video I've had for years from the steel wheels tour, Stones at The Max, I think it was the first thing shown on an Imax cinema, the last track is satisfaction and it is 12 mins 45 seconds long, oh dear that riff just goes on and on but it seems all the crowd want to hear it. Saw then in 1999 and a guy shouted, ive come all this way and they're not gonna do satisfaction, I knew they'd do it for an Encore.

[@rogerwelsh2335]

2 minutes to midnight is an awesome live song.

[@esteeb67]

Maiden should revamp their entire show. When they did the 7th Son setlist tour I was disappointed. I never want to hear them play Aces High, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Evil That Men Do, Iron Maiden, Fear of the Dark, Sign of the Cross, Wicker Man, Blood Brothers, Prisoner, Wasted Years, Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter, Can I Play WIth Madness... stay away from all of those. I know the last few aren't played much, but they haven't aged well. I feel the opposite about Priest. I have always loved Living After Midnight (1st real rock song I learned on guitar) and could drop Breaking The Law and You've Got Another Thing Coming. AC/DC should drop You Shook Me, Thunderstruck, Dirty Deeds, Shot Down In Flames and Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be. The first two are just for the soccer mom crowd. I liked them for a long time, but want some variety. The last three are just staples they always play. They've been done to death. Add some songs from Flick or Fly or play Ballbreaker or Stiff Upper Lip. There are some deep tracks from both the Bon and Brian era that could be done.

[@AngryCalvin]

Yeah isn’t that show missing The Prophecy? I would love to hear that album live in its entirety. The songs they did include from that album are near flawless. But what was missing was a crime. It’s a concept album anyway so it really needs the full treatment.

[@esteeb67]

@@AngryCalvin Yeh, I don't think they ever played that song live and I love it though I know lots of people think it's the weakest. Not me.

[@sanclerribeiro4731]

Here we go: Kiss - Lick it Up Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water Judas Priest - Living After Midnight Honorable mentions: Scorpions - Wind of Change Dio - that f...ing medley with Man On The Silver Moutain and Long Live Rock And Roll...

[@jasoneubank514]

1)Def Leppard Pour Some Sugar on Me 2)Warrant Cherry Pie 3)Motley Crue Home Sweet Home or Smokin' in the Boys Room 4)Queensryche SIlent Lucidity 5)Aerosmith Cryin" or Crazy 6)Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer 7)Rascal Flatts Life Is a Highway 8)Poison Unskinny Bop 9)Kiss Rock "n Roll All Nite 10)Pearl Jam Better Man

[@stanferraro4130]

I agree with the comments about "Maiden" the "Trooper" and "Fear of the Dark" are annoying, there are so many great songs to choose from, but I guess they stick with "what works". One band that kept their live set interesting and would surprise us , was Rush.

[@elimalinsky7069]

Rush was always known for shuffling the setlist around quite considerably for each tour, often featuring many deep cuts in their setlist. I think with the exception of Tom Sawyer and maybe Working Man, Rush never had a live staple to speak of which they absolutely had to play each show. I wish all bands were like that, and I think this is part of the reason why Rush was such an amazing band live, as each tour was a whole new experience.

[@stanferraro4130]

@@elimalinsky7069 I agree, with current ticket prices as they are, you would think that the bands would be more "considerate" of their loyal fans and not so monotonous and predictable.??

[@elimalinsky7069]

@@stanferraro4130 Unfortunately most concert goers are casual fans who just want to hear the hits, and not the hardcore fans who drool over random album tracks. This is more true for big and popular acts that can fill arenas and stadiums, less so for bands playing mostly clubs for a core loyal audience.

[@stanferraro4130]

@@elimalinsky7069 Those "casual fans" usually just seem to go to shows just to get "f__ked-up" and party and probably do not really know much about the band's music, ...go figure.