Thoughts on the career spanning setlist.......

[The Kwisatz Haderach]

Would love to see them open with Anyway You Want Me!!

[Jasonsmith]

After dropping good dope good fun into the last tour set list to the surprise of everybody, which one track would you like to hear? I vote for sway, the version from the gothenberg '93 boot is amazing.

[BzaInSpace]

I'd love to hear 'The Twelve Steps', I think that would be fucking incredible, even without the police sirens and that!

[The Kwisatz Haderach]

I'd love to hear 'The Twelve Steps', I think that would be fucking incredible, even without the police sirens and that!

Wasn't that played on the first LICD tour?

[Shaun]

I thought the shows announced were in support of the new album!! Seems like J Spaceman as forgot he said he would play Spread Your Wings.

[BzaInSpace]

I'd love to hear 'The Twelve Steps', I think that would be fucking incredible, even without the police sirens and that!

Wasn't that played on the first LICD tour?

Nope. Never been played as far as I'm aware...

I thought the shows announced were in support of the new album!! Seems like J Spaceman as forgot he said he would play Spread Your Wings.

Exactly Shaun! To forget to play that one song... "It's not rocket science"

I thought they were playing new stuff along with the 'classics'. Most likely be a 'normal' show (if there's anything normal about a Spiritualized show) - playing a bit of everything.

The 2008-9 shows had stuff from all the albums - there was a lot of (great) Amazing Grace material.

What else? Oh yeah... it would be good to hear 'Medication'. And 'Yeah Yeah'. And how about 'Wild Thing'....?

[runcible]

I thought the shows announced were in support of the new album!! Seems like J Spaceman as forgot he said he would play Spread Your Wings.

I think that if a poll were taken on which unplayed gem were to be selected then 'Spread Your Wings' would top it by a country mile. It'd get my vote.

Mind you 'Feelin' Just Fine' and 'Run' rate as the songs I most want to hear, but then they've been done before, albeit some time ago.

[James T]

Why Don't You Smile Now and Slide Song?

[Shaun]

I thought the shows announced were in support of the new album!! Seems like J Spaceman as forgot he said he would play Spread Your Wings.

I think that if a poll were taken on which unplayed gem were to be selected then 'Spread Your Wings' would top it by a country mile. It'd get my vote.

Perhaps we should petition J Spaceman with said poll about the song. A hundred 'yes' votes and maybe spazed99 can pass it on. The voice of the fans have spoken.

[toomilk]

Hasn't J always performed a "career-spanning set" ? Walking with Jesus, Electric Mainline, Shine A Light, Come Together, for example.

[angelsighs]

Hasn't J always performed a "career-spanning set" ? Walking with Jesus, Electric Mainline, Shine A Light, Come Together, for example.

exactly what I was thinking just last night. this will probably only be a 'career-spanning' setlist because the bands sets always are. although there's not much change in a Spz setlist throughout a tour, the standard setlist does cast its net rather wide. the odd new song popping in is always a treat- it was a wonderful surprise when Lay Back In The Sun appeared out of nowhere last tour.

maybe Jason doesn't really want to play Spread Your Wings cause can't really do it justice? I bet if he played it then people would still be moaning that it didn't live up to the expectation.

if I were to vote for rarities I'd go for Don't Just Do Something and, of course, Angel Sigh. Both last played on the LICD tour?

[Greeny]

I think it's high time Shine A Light/Electric Mainline are put back together, like the good old days...

[nickh]

Hipmotized!

[angelsighs]

I think it's high time Shine A Light/Electric Mainline are put back together, like the good old days...

totally agree, I know it's not to everyone's taste but I always found Electric Mainline an essential and exhilirating part of the setlist.

[runcible]

What angelsighs and Greeny said. And NickH too.

[Shaun]

"It's not rocket science"

Miserable b*****d.

[bunnyben]

a 20 mins version of feels like going home into won't get to heaven with a full choir and just when everyone's completely blissed out and holy crash into a feedback drenched you lie you cheat with mainline morphed into it ending the sequence with an accaplla version of ladies and gents. i'm not asking for much

[Shinesalight]

Would love to hear the original version of Take Good Care of It, Angel Sigh, I Didn't Mean to Hurt You, Sway and Feel So Sad but would certainly settle for the good old fashioned Shine A Light/Electric Mainline combo.

[runcible]

Feel So Sad used to build up to a truly incredible shimmering climax when played live. Man I forgot about that - would love to hear it again.

[sunray]

Hasn't J always performed a "career-spanning set" ? Walking with Jesus, Electric Mainline, Shine A Light, Come Together, for example.

Agreed.

Electric Mainline, Run and Smiles would be great as long as they weren't in the horrible style they did them on the Amazing Grace tour.

And no choirs/strings sections please. I've always found the band to be more ferocious without all the add ons.

[good dope/good fun]

Kinda felt like the Acoustic Mainline shows were a bit of retrospect.
Weren't they billed as songs from Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized?
Dusted off Amen, Feel So Sad and All Of My Tears.

If J. is taking requests, I'd like to see/hear Codeine, These Blues, Step Into the Breeze, If I Were With Her Now and The Slide Song.

[jadams501]

I'm glad I saw Lay Back In The Sun because it was a novelty, but truth be told I was not hugely impressed with the performance or arrangement. I'd love to hear Spread Your Wings, Hypnotized, Feel So Sad or Feelin Just Fine -- or plenty of obscure Spacemen 3 songs -- but they've got to have the right musicians and accompaniment. Otherwise it will just be disappointing.

[stevelee101]

I'm glad I saw Lay Back In The Sun because it was a novelty, but truth be told I was not hugely impressed with the performance or arrangement.

WHAT????????

[BzaInSpace]

Indeed! It was an amazing highlight of an already amazing show. I loved the dreamy intro and then BAM! right into the mainline.

[jack white]

Don't Just Do Something

tho it really depends on what the live band is. & what Spz album i've been listening to the most recently.

[gassjack]

a 20 mins version of feels like going home into won't get to heaven with a full choir and just when everyone's completely blissed out and holy crash into a feedback drenched you lie you cheat with mainline morphed into it ending the sequence with an accaplla version of ladies and gents. i'm not asking for much

very late response - but that sounds like PERFECTION to me!

[bbbhenko]

i would really like to hear Medication...

[The Kwisatz Haderach]

It would be awesome if they continued to play the new 10 minute version of Stay With Me that got aired during the LAGWAFIS shows. Struggling to remember anything as awesome live.

[mojo filters]

Since this thread has been linked to in the current setlist speculation one, I thought I'd ask if anyone has any decent live boots of the A&E tour - preferably from the last leg of that tour when Lay Back in the Sun made a mighty fine and welcome appearance.

I've got a pretty ropey one from Australia, but would love to get a decent snapshot of that era. I prefer the later gigs, as having seen the slightly lacklustre KOKO show near the beginning of the A&E tour, things really seemed to pick up as it moved on, not only with the inclusion of Lay Back in the Sun but the standout live track from that album You Lie You Cheat had so much more energy at the 02 Academy shows.

However I haven't got a decent live version of either track ... any suggestions?

[mojo filters]

I'm glad I saw Lay Back In The Sun because it was a novelty, but truth be told I was not hugely impressed with the performance or arrangement.

WHAT????????

I'll raise your WHAT??? and add an EH???

[Dreamweapon]

There's plenty of tracks I'd love to see/hear.

Medication, If I Were With Her Now, Hold On, Angel Sigh, Walkin' With Jesus (was disappointed not to have that back in March), Feel So Sad would be fantastic, a longer version of Life Is A Problem, the suggestions of Hypnotized and Anyway That You Want Me are excellent and also get my vote, Stop Your Crying, Run, Good Dope/Lay Back In The Sun,Baby I'm Just A Fool, I Want You, Let It Flow, I also really enjoyed Lord Let It Rain On Me in March, Home Of The Brave, Lord Can You Hear Me?,Sweet Talk, 200 Bars, Oh Happy Day could also come back, These Blues, Starship, 2:35, I Believe It, a couple of interesting and unusual covers could be good too.