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Songlist for 2009 Tour
Ok m8s as the new album is confirmed for late 2008 I'm usre there sill be a tour in 2009. Maybe not that biig for the old guys but let's see. (Only if it is no live album what i do not expect :-)) What i'm missing now is what is your song wishlist for 2009? - Who made Who - Heatseeker - Put the finger on you - Meltdown - Have a drink on me - Guns for Hire - Back in Black - Go Down - Down payment Blues / Rock N Roll Damnation - Bad Boy Boodie - Ride On - Ballbreaker - Ruff Stuff - Problem Child - Get it Hot - Let there be Rock - Live Wire - Highway To Hell - For Those about to Rock Too many great songs does the band have maybe different but also good for all ears. Let see yours. CYA on Tour!
1. Back in Buisness/Guns for hire 2. Shoot to thrill 3. Heatseeker 4. Flick of the Switch 5. Back in Black 6. The Razors Edge 7. Jailbreak 8. Down Payment Blues 9. Fly on the wall 10. Ballbreaker 11. Safe in NYC/SUL 12. TNT 13. Whole Lotta Rosie 14. Rocker/LTBR 15. High Voltage 16. Shes got balls 17. Highway to hell 18. Live wire 19. Hells Bells 20. FTATR Tried to include at least 1 from every album, fred8a youre right, too many good songs.
Live Wire Shot Down In Flames Stiff Upper Lip Chain Gang On The Road Shoot To Thrill Heatseeker Who Made Who Are You Ready Thunderstruck Back In Black Fly On The Wall Shake Your Foundations (new song #1) Whole Lotta Rosie She's Got Balls Sin City (new song #2) High Voltage (new song #3) Highway To Hell T.N.T. Rocker (short version) Let There Be Rock Hells Bells You Shook Me All Night Long For Those About To Rock 26 songs: 23 great ones plus 3 slots for new album songs, also, Chain Gang On The Road included as it's a great song, and Cliff could easily bring it to the rest of the guys. Also, the first two songs is a good nod to Bon's last tour. Here's to hoping for Donington August 2008 or 2009. For all we know, this could be the last tour, ain't wanting to write them off like that, but it'd be awesome to have "Live At Donington 2" It'd be cool to hear Phil do more "non-Phil" songs.
oh yes and Brian's voice has been restored so he can now do more 80's stuff with out killing himself.
Im adding Nervous Shakedown, Hard as a Rock, and Riff Raff to mine.
So ok here is my wish-setlis 1.) Thunderstruck/Guns For Hire 2.) Shoot To Thrill 3.) Back In Black 4.) New Song #1 5.) Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be/Sin City 6.) Who Made Who/Heatseeker 7.) Jailbreak 8.) The Jack 9.) Are You Ready/ Hard As A Rock 10.) Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 11.) Moneytalk 12.) Hells Bells 13.) High Voltage 14.) New Song #2 15.) Highway To Hell 16.) Sink The Pink/Touch Too Much 17.) New Song #3 18.) You Shook Me All Night Long 19.) Whole Lotta Rosie 20.) Let There Be Rock 21.) Live Wire 22.) TNT 23.) New Song #4 24.) FTATR 25.) Shot Down In Flames/Big Gun A second donington DVD would be fine.
these are very good songlist!!!!we must send them to the band!!!!!!yeahhhh,why not?I'll include "send for the man".time to play just for fans.for us,who'll never forget them!!!!GETTIN' READY TO ROCK,GETTIN' READY TO ROLL.... HEATSEEKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 21 GUNS SALUTE TO ALL THE AC/DC's MANIACS!!!!!
Oh yeah great great playlist I can see. I would like to add Shes got Balls instead of Bad boy boodie. Tha could be a good one. Problem Child = space holder for something new :-) Cya on upcomming tour!
I'd guess the set list will vary little from the 2000/2001 tour and 2003 tour. 6-7 songs from Back in Black every night, For Those About to Rock, the favorites from the Bon era (Rosie, Highway to Hell, Let There Be Rock, Dirty Deeds, TNT). Probably Thunderstruck & Stiff Upper Lip from the more recent albums (possibly still Hard as a Rock). And a few song from the new album. I'd love to see them carry over If You Want Blood from the 2003 tour, that would make my day. I doubt we'll see many songs from the mid 80's albums (Fly on the Wall, Flick of the Switch, Blow Up Your Video, etc), but I hope the band proves me wrong. This is some of their best stuff and it would be great to see them play it again.
Taken in consearn that in the last tours they did stuff from Powerage and that they looked like quite fond of If you want blood, also that they usually don't do special songs again in the next tour (Up To My Neck In You, Sin City (older but...). I guess they will include If you want blood and one of these: Kicked In The Teeth,Gone Shootin',Down Payment Blues. Also because i'm the only person i know that headbangs like there's no tomorrow with Gone Shootin', i would prefer that and then Down payment blues.......... And i cannot believe that i'm talking about the tour setlist!!!!!!! I'm gonna see AC/DC again?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
Also i don't think that there would be any song from 83-88 era. If they had toured 2-3 years ago, maybe but now i don't see it possible.
Ok. My 20 guns salute setlist. 1. New Song 2. Thunderstruck 3. Gimme a bullet 4. If you want blood 5. Back in black 6. Hells Bells 7. Big gun 8. Riff Raff 9. Shoot to thrill 10. Let there be rock 11. Dirty Deeds 12. You shook me all night long 13. Night Prowler 14. Gonne Shootin' 15. Down paymetn blues 16. Highway to hell 17. TNT 18. Whole lotta Angus 19. Go Down 20. For those ...Surprise track. Ride on ( i wanna hear it agaaaaiiiin! )
Here's some idea of what I would like to see. What with working for a living, I wasn't able to round it to an exact setlist, but I would hope that AC/DC have finally, after all these years, become comfortable enough with themselves to have a rotating/flexible setlist, a la David Bowie and the Stones. For the most part, we don't need to hear a lot of the same old songs again (Whole Lotta Rosie, Shoot to Thrill, even FTATR - as was proven on their last tour) and could do with something that really illustrates the joy of listening to their back catalog (including the years 83-88): It’s a Long Way to the Top (also could be encore) She’s Got Balls RnR Damnation If You Want Blood The Jack (Gonorrhea 2 Verse) BoogieMan (striptease) Nervous Shakedown Jailbreak (short) Gone Shootin’ High Voltage (Jam w Crowd) The Furor The Razor’s Edge Hail Caesar Highway to Hell Back in Black You Shook Me All Night Long Hell Ain’t A Bad Place to Be Problem Child Big Balls Sink the Pink Shake Your Foundations Heatseeker Rising Power Shot Down in Flames Night Prowler Girls Got Rhythm Walk All Over You R’n’R Ain’t Noise Pollution Let There Be Rock (short) Rocker (w solo) Go Down Down Payment Blues Encore: Honky Talk Blues It’s Only Rock and Roll (But I Like It) Baby Please Don’t Go Alternate Intros: Live Wire Riff Raff Thunderstruck Who Made Who Guns for Hire Alternates: Meanstreak Danger Mistress for Christmas Meltdown DT (Jam) Chase the Ace (Jam) Can’t Stand Still Can’t Hold Me Back That’s the Way I Wanna R’nRoll Alternate Striptease Songs: Bad Boy Boogie Jailbreak The Jack Danger Meanstreak
If they were going to do "It's A Long Way", it would be cool if they had some guest stars on bagpipes. The Dropkick Murphys would be awesome.
I think Its a long way hasnt been done with Brian is his way of showing respect for Bon.
That may be the case - and it is a good case - but the fans really love it and I think the song is a testament to their legacy which they could also acknowledge not by its absence, but by its presence. To weigh in the respect factor, having guests in the form of those who love and respect Bon's music (including Brian himself, who has eloquently paid respect to Bon on many occasions over the last 28 years) guest on the song would be more than ample testament, I would think. Beyond that, the song is about Bon's long, hard slog through experience before finally ending up in the band made for him - AC/DC - and teaching the boys that despite any initial successes (ie - their huge Sydney fanbase in 75-76), they still have a lot of work to do. After 20-something years of working his ass off to the point of actually destroying his voice and putting up with the many-pronged criticism of generations of AC/DC fans, Brian has more than earned the right to sing the song and sing it well, IMHO. One final note: Back in the early days of the public Interweb, I remember reading an article about them performing a soundcheck for a show in Sydney or Brisbane or something. If this story was true (unfortunately that was a very long time ago and the site that I initially viewed probably no longer exists, but I do think the article initially came from a reputable source like a major Aussie newspaper), then clearly they've thought about performing it again themselves, but maybe the timing wasn't right for them to take it live at that moment in their own personal histories.
ok, ok 28 years, fair point. It would be great to see that song played. Nate, to your point about the setlists, the old stuff is great and all, but In my opinion, the setlists started losing there luster after The Ballbreaker tour. Lots of the same songs. Its time for a change. Instead of YSMANL as intro (poor choice), Guns for hire. Phil currently does only 1 song he didnt drum on. It would be nice to see him "expand" out of his niche and try new things. (If it sounds like I hate the old stuff, Im sorry, I havent been around long enough yet :)) Songs that could be alternated in/Out: Rosie TNT Shot down in flames Money honey Some late bon era suff The reason being as most of these songs have been done for almost 30-some years. It would be a refreshing change to see them switch ot up. BTW, what does IMHO mean?
yeah i agree, i think they should take out most of the Back in Black stuff execpt the title song and You shook me (but it probly should stay in for the US tour since its their best hit. im getting tired of hells bells and shoot to thrill, they were amazing in the 80s but i think they are getting old rosie does get old after a while buts IMO its the bands best song and the UK goes nuts over it cant think of anymore at this moment
Hells Bells probably won't be touched. And from I hear, Angus's favorite song to play live is...Shoot To Thrill, much to the displeasure of Brian's voice. Perhaps do more of the mid-late 80s stuff. I know Phil can do more stuff, he was in Buster Brown who did a mean cover of Roll Over Beethoven. PHIL: Do more non-Phil stuff. No offense, but I want to hear live versions of Who Made Who and Heatseeker and That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'N' Roll again. Ok, back to the regularly scheduled programming...maybe more earlier stuff. Like Show Business, Baby Please Don't Go, Can I Sit Next To You Girl, and if this is indeed to be the last tour...It's A Long Way To The Top with a Scottish pipes band as a nod to the Young's and Bon's heritage. But I do have to say, I'm displeased to hear of a new producer working on the album. If he's able to get the same sound as a Mutt or a Rick Rubin or a Bruce Fairbairn, then yeah. But I do love the feel that Stiff Upper Lip had.
i can't say i liked the feel of Mutt. highway to hell seemed too perfect and it seemed to have a bit of pop in it. Mutt just took their rawness out and made everything perfect. (Bon almost punched the guy several times cause he was pissed about the way Mutt wanted him to sing touch too much) I had no problems with the others, though i like George and Harry or the band it self producing.
Well, Mutt was a good producer and maybe is a bit of a perfectionist, which lead on to his commercial successes in the mid-late 80s and with his now wife. AC/DC were a good band to allow the world to be introduced to Mutt Lange (who was a relative newbie then). But Vanda/Young were great producers at getting a raw sound. George Young alone seems more bluesy. Bruce Fairbairn (RIP) was a great rock producer who even had clones of AC/DC's guitars and amps. Rick Rubin had a smokin dry sound. I don't credit Mutt with the success of Back In Black as much as I do publicity. Some newer fans and the media had written them off, the older fans and the label helped ensure that didn't happen. Angus and Malcolm, no offense, kinda failed with Fly On The Wall. Too much guitars and the vocals mixed to far down. But Flick Of The Switch, recorded where the magic happened a few years before, is the epitome of a rock album. Come on Phil, you recorded those songs, you can play them...why haven't you?
Fly on the wall isnt that bad, as the songs sounded good live. Stiff upper lip, Travis would be the album I would pick for the worst (If I had too) because angus doesnt have a good solo on any track, and apart from 3-4 songs, its all filler. I also recall that cant stand still and hold me back sound exactly the same.
STUL is a great album , its the bands favorite, and they werent after success, they just wanted a kick ass rock n roll album, and thats what was made yea FLy did have some bad production (hell or high water being repeated 30 times at the final chorus) and stuff like that
Stiff Upper Lip was AC/DC doing what they really wanted for once. But hey, all this talk and no one's explicitly mentioned "Ballbreaker" & "Hail Caesar" Those are great songs. And what about if after all these years, AC/DC surprised us with "Rockin' In The Parlour"? Now that'd be a shocker.
I personally don't want the good ol setlist to be touched. Exclude hells bells?! FTATR!!? And the cannons?! They will not do that and they must not. It's a tour after 7 years and it should have the old stuff. I'm ready for the usual thing and i know i'm gonna like it. Feed me now!!
Personally, FOTW is one of my favorites. Sapator, you may like the old stuff (and thats fine) but Im sure many people would agree that Hell aint a bad place to be has "overstayed" its welcome. I mean. the song does get a little old after 30 some years.
Hell ain't is one of the few that i agree it can be changed. But thats almost about it. Not exclude hells bells and For those and highway to hell. Are we nuts?! You must also consider the people that haven't seen AC/DC live and they want to hear the classics. Ok if they do the tour and then they go out again in 2-3 years then fine but right now new stuff is not an option.
look at it this way, the casual listener wants to hear all the classic when they go to see the band. hardcore fans like most of us here have obtained numerous shows and he know and hear the same songs over and over again (the classics), people like us know every AC/DC song and have favorites besides the classics. so we would like to hear other songs being played rather than the ones that have been played for the past 30 years.
Yeah, that's kinda the way it is for us cliff. We have our own personal favorites that may or may not fall into the "classics" category, and as so, we may or may not hear the song live. Think of all the people who first heard "Ride On" and it became a favorite, now imagine if one of those people was French, he/she became lucky in 2001. That's how it goes with a band like AC/DC. That's why I'm glad they haven't released a "Greatest Hits / Best Of" compilation.
Malcolm would never do that to us. a lot of my friends complain to me that AC/DC has no greatest hits album, and i tell them the band doesnt need one and their like "well BIB is their greatest hits Cd anyway" so yeah AC/DC play live just as good, if not better than what they do in the studio. they have plenty of songs that need to be played or played again. PHIL PLEASE PLAY BEDLAM IN BELGIUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, in 1978 the label wanted to release something called "12 Of The Best," Malcolm stopped it. Guess what we got instead? Powerage and If You Want Blood, You've Got It. I'd say that if you look at the live albums (If You Want Blood, AC/DC Live 2-CD) you have the band's best known tracks. At least they were able to stop theirs. Guns N' Roses were not so lucky (GNR's Greatest Hits was a label doing). But yeah, Bedlam In Belgium, we need another BIB in the set.
"We have our own personal favorites that may or may not fall into the "classics" category, and as so, we may or may not hear the song live. Think of all the people who first heard "Ride On" and it became a favorite, now imagine if one of those people was French, he/she became lucky in 2001." I got lucky and i'm not French! :) Anyhow. Yes i agree we have favorites, i agree that we want to hear them but i'm not 40 or 50 and i haven't seen them lots and lots of times. What you ask is very hard to do with and with show between 7 years period is imposible. Anyway because i don't want to be the bad guy of the case i will write some songs i want to hear live. Live wire Ride on Night Prowler Guns for hire This means war The furor Shot of love Big balls It's a long way to the shop Down on the border line
Maybe they could alternate setlists. One night be a FOTR-era setlist, next be a Ballbreaker setlist and switch it up so forth so to keep the fans guessing.
Any particular group in the world that does this?
I said group not people. Anyway i think Iron Maiden tried something similar but it was kind of a disaster so in Greece they played the usual stuff (i didn't went, i just heard).
It be kind of cool, though. David Bowie technically is a group of people.
I hope they change the set list around from show to show. It would be great if they did 5-6 different songs from the previous shows. This way, they can give the fans who are going to follow them around something extra. Here is my list for the different songs to choose from: It’s A Long Way To The Top Live Wire She’s Got Balls Soul Stripper Ride on Go Down Dog Eat Dog Overdose Gone Shootin Cold Hearted Man Touch Too Much Love Hungry Man Night Prowler Let Me Put My Love Into You Put The Finger On You C.O.D Spellbound This House Is On Fire Guns For Hire Landslide Badlands Fly On The Wall Sink The Pink Who Made Who Also, I like the Idea of alternating Intros: Live Wire/Shot Down In Flames Hell's Bells Guns For Hire Fly On The Wall Who Made Who Thunderstruck Stiff Upper Lip I'm going to try and catch as many shows as I can because this is it. Rosie is about to sing. I suggest that everyone here does the same.
Cold Hearted Man Touch Too Much Love Hungry Man Night Prowler Overdose Soul Stripper good selection but I dont see it happening with these tunes, not usually my point of view but those songs ARE Bon songs,I honestly dont think they will ever be played live again, unless its a soundcheck, for me personally,as long as they play "It’s A Long Way To The Shop (If You Want A Sausage Roll) WITH the pipes,as im a proud Scot as are the Youngs and if this is their swansong tour,it would be a nice touch for the Scottish fans. Anyhow, I dont care what they play,it'll be good to see the boys again,one could hope they do a theatre tour in the UK as opposed tothose soulless friggin stadia, hot n sweaty RockNRoll just like the old days and the way it oughta be, welcome back boys its good to see ya again Dave ps if any of the bands representatives are reading this,please remember that Edinburgh is actually the capital of Scotland
"Danger, Danger, Don't talk to strangers" The best song IMO. Well, I guess tied with Boogie Man. AC/DC should acknowledge the REAL fans and play NOTHING from BIB, and NONE of the classics. Let's hear COD, Danger, Boogie Man, Whiskey on the Rocks, Spellbound, Shake Your Foundations, Nick of Time, Meanstreak... there's too many to mention that have been overlooked. BTW, Iron Maiden is brilliant; they play the whole new album and do tours between albums for the classics. Then you get classics, and you don't get the SUL Live DVD, where they only played ONE SUL song! WTF!?
Well, I can agree with everyone here on this subject. just some thoughts... 1. why not do an evening with ac/dc? play more songs this way 2. does Phil not want to do songs he did not drum on? 3. will selling the cd at wal-mart make millions and for who? 4. you know they will still play BIB songs-it rocks I would love to see the first song with It's a long way... with real bagpipes comming out of the floor or back behind the drum kit. look, it's been 8 years comming and I think we should just welcome anything these boys give and just hope it was worth the wait. (maybe they recorded many efforts and this was the best out of them?) Welcome Back AC/DC (I've been cramming your music down my 7 year old throat-I mean ears)
Here is the way that I view it. If, let say insted of haabptb the did overdose or go down and they did that for 30+ years, we would be sick of those songs too and would be begging AC/DC to play haabptb.