godannyboy wrote:sorry but don't agree on one thing here....
the FANS loves dM and it's dark B-SIDE, i just think that the band never pushed the risk high enough... after Violator, they had great songs and albums but always played safe in the shows, even when the best audiences are ready for more.... just think about opening a show with that strident noise of Martin guitar for more than 3 minutes with "Dead of Nights" ... and the Montréal Bell Centre was HISTERICAL.... so I do think they could push it further and yes do less cities but still be doing the major leagues

you make a good point. after Alan left, the band ceased playing a variety of older songs and went the route of playing only the bigger well known hits. Alan was the one who pushed for The Sun & The Rainfall to be played on Devotional and got outvoted. he was also the one who wanted rare songs like Ice Machine and Shout played live in 1984. it's too bad he isn't still in the band, cause if he were i guarantee we'd be getting much better setlists.
the biggest misconception the band has on its audience is that fans only want to hear the hits (like AQOT, WIMS and INY) when truth is, it's completely the opposite.
DM can play ANYTHING and have fans go crazy. it's total garbage for them to think otherwise.