Could someone put up either a set list or some of the songs ok go did...and did they happen to do Return...They couldn't play it in Pittsburgh last year.
They didn't play Return at my show. What I remember being played is: Television Television Oh Lately It's So Quiet DWYW Invincible Get Over It Don't Ask Me The Fix Is In Bye Bye Baby an Electric Light Orchestra cover Here It Goes Again Tis what I remember, there mightve been more, but no Return. I wish they'd play that more often...
They didn't play Return at my show. What I remember being played is: Television Television Oh Lately It's So Quiet DWYW Invincible Get Over It Don't Ask Me The Fix Is In Bye Bye Baby an Electric Light Orchestra cover Here It Goes Again Tis what I remember, there mightve been more, but no Return. I wish they'd play that more often...
plussss: YSDH Good Idea at the Time Let it Rain No Sign of Life
i would litarly explode into a ball of joyif they ever played return in my pressence
They played it at the first show I went to, last March. I pretty much did explode into a ball of joy. It's amazing live. And I haven't heard it live since.
Playing Return takes a lot of set-up, and even then, it's not the best song to be played live (from a technical standpoint, so much of it was layered during the recording).
I think the last time I heard them play it was last March (2005) in Ohio, and only after I begged Damian to play it (to a crowd of 50 people, haha. I was at the show the night before and it was on the setlist but they didn't play it - which made me very angry after the 8 hour drive to get there). Frankly, it didn't sound that hot. I was standing right in front of the speakers and since there weren't people around to make noise/distort the actual sound, I heard them playing pretty clearly - not so great. I don't think that's the point of the song though - the emotion of the song itself and then hearing it live overpowers that which makes it a great performance. I'd guess that people who don't know the band, don't know the song, and don't know the meaning of the song wouldn't rush out to get a CD after hearing it live though. That's just my opinion, mind you, and maybe why they choose not to play it live often (Plus, would you want to constantly remind yourself of a horrible event in your life every night in front of tons of people?)
Playing Return takes a lot of set-up, and even then, it's not the best song to be played live (from a technical standpoint, so much of it was layered during the recording).
I think the last time I heard them play it was last March (2005) in Ohio, and only after I begged Damian to play it (to a crowd of 50 people, haha. I was at the show the night before and it was on the setlist but they didn't play it - which made me very angry after the 8 hour drive to get there). Frankly, it didn't sound that hot. I was standing right in front of the speakers and since there weren't people around to make noise/distort the actual sound, I heard them playing pretty clearly - not so great. I don't think that's the point of the song though - the emotion of the song itself and then hearing it live overpowers that which makes it a great performance. I'd guess that people who don't know the band, don't know the song, and don't know the meaning of the song wouldn't rush out to get a CD after hearing it live though. That's just my opinion, mind you, and maybe why they choose not to play it live often (Plus, would you want to constantly remind yourself of a horrible event in your life every night in front of tons of people?)
That's my guess as to why they don't play it that often.
When I heard it live, I thought it sounded really...just astounding, though. *shrugs*
I've only heard a couple live recordings of it, and I didn't think it sounded that great either. Anyway, here's what they played when I saw them:
Television, Television No Sign of Life Don't Ask Me Here It Goes Again A Good Idea at the Time Don't Bring Me Down Get Over It The Fix Is In Oh Lately It's So Quiet Invincible Do What You Want
i don't recall being disappointed with "Return" live and i think it's been played at most of the shows i've been to. if i could only access the old board, then i could look up all the setlists in my reviews, and i've caught eleven shows to date. alas, here are just the two most recent:
OK Go Setlist (@ the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI: 3/18/05) Bye Bye Baby Good Idea No Sign There's A Fire Don't Ask Me Let It Rain Here It Get Over It Crash The Party TV Return Les Mis* The Fix Is In Oh No Invinceable You're So Damn Hot Do What You Want ENCORE: Choreographed boy-band dance to C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips!
OK GO Setlist: Blind Pig, Ann Arbor (11.9.05): Don't Ask Me (written as Don't Ax) No Sign Here It Goes Again Let It Rain Bye Bye Baby Good Idea COVER: Prove My Love (Violent Femmes) Disaster Get Over It The Fix Is In Oh Lately It's So Quiet (Oh No) Invincible You're So Damn Hot Do What You Want [DANCE: A Million Ways]
They played it at the first show I went to, last March. I pretty much did explode into a ball of joy. It's amazing live. And I haven't heard it live since.
Wait, what show was your first show last March? And, by last March, I mean March of '05.
Wait, what show was your first show last March? And, by last March, I mean March of '05.
26 March 2005 at Pearl St. in Northampton ('twas the day before Easter).
If you and I were at the same show and didn't know it, I'm going to cry. And there's a good chance you were, because I know Sarah and Meghan were there, too. But I also didn't know Sarah at that point.
I think they're going to start playing Crash The Party instead of Here It Goes Again at their support shows, because Damian said some guy has been requesting it a lot. **shrugs** I like CTP better anyway.
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What I remember being played is:
Television Television
Oh Lately It's So Quiet
DWYW
Invincible
Get Over It
Don't Ask Me
The Fix Is In
Bye Bye Baby
an Electric Light Orchestra cover
Here It Goes Again
Tis what I remember, there mightve been more, but no Return. I wish they'd play that more often...
What I remember being played is:
Television Television
Oh Lately It's So Quiet
DWYW
Invincible
Get Over It
Don't Ask Me
The Fix Is In
Bye Bye Baby
an Electric Light Orchestra cover
Here It Goes Again
Tis what I remember, there mightve been more, but no Return. I wish they'd play that more often...
plussss:
YSDH
Good Idea at the Time
Let it Rain
No Sign of Life
They played it at the first show I went to, last March. I pretty much did explode into a ball of joy. It's amazing live. And I haven't heard it live since.
That might work. They pretty much devour anything you give them to eat. Perhaps bribery will work.
I think the last time I heard them play it was last March (2005) in Ohio, and only after I begged Damian to play it (to a crowd of 50 people, haha. I was at the show the night before and it was on the setlist but they didn't play it - which made me very angry after the 8 hour drive to get there). Frankly, it didn't sound that hot. I was standing right in front of the speakers and since there weren't people around to make noise/distort the actual sound, I heard them playing pretty clearly - not so great. I don't think that's the point of the song though - the emotion of the song itself and then hearing it live overpowers that which makes it a great performance. I'd guess that people who don't know the band, don't know the song, and don't know the meaning of the song wouldn't rush out to get a CD after hearing it live though. That's just my opinion, mind you, and maybe why they choose not to play it live often
I think the last time I heard them play it was last March (2005) in Ohio, and only after I begged Damian to play it (to a crowd of 50 people, haha. I was at the show the night before and it was on the setlist but they didn't play it - which made me very angry after the 8 hour drive to get there). Frankly, it didn't sound that hot. I was standing right in front of the speakers and since there weren't people around to make noise/distort the actual sound, I heard them playing pretty clearly - not so great. I don't think that's the point of the song though - the emotion of the song itself and then hearing it live overpowers that which makes it a great performance. I'd guess that people who don't know the band, don't know the song, and don't know the meaning of the song wouldn't rush out to get a CD after hearing it live though. That's just my opinion, mind you, and maybe why they choose not to play it live often
That's my guess as to why they don't play it that often.
When I heard it live, I thought it sounded really...just astounding, though. *shrugs*
Television, Television
No Sign of Life
Don't Ask Me
Here It Goes Again
A Good Idea at the Time
Don't Bring Me Down
Get Over It
The Fix Is In
Oh Lately It's So Quiet
Invincible
Do What You Want
OK Go Setlist (@ the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI: 3/18/05)
Bye Bye Baby
Good Idea
No Sign
There's A Fire
Don't Ask Me
Let It Rain
Here It
Get Over It
Crash The Party
TV
Return
Les Mis*
The Fix Is In
Oh No
Invinceable
You're So Damn Hot
Do What You Want
ENCORE: Choreographed boy-band dance to C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips!
OK GO Setlist: Blind Pig, Ann Arbor (11.9.05):
Don't Ask Me (written as Don't Ax)
No Sign
Here It Goes Again
Let It Rain
Bye Bye Baby
Good Idea
COVER: Prove My Love (Violent Femmes)
Disaster
Get Over It
The Fix Is In
Oh Lately It's So Quiet (Oh No)
Invincible
You're So Damn Hot
Do What You Want
[DANCE: A Million Ways]
Wait, what show was your first show last March? And, by last March, I mean March of '05.
26 March 2005 at Pearl St. in Northampton ('twas the day before Easter).
If you and I were at the same show and didn't know it, I'm going to cry. And there's a good chance you were, because I know Sarah and Meghan were there, too. But I also didn't know Sarah at that point.