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Posted Apr 1, 2010 @ 12:09 pm by lightningstruck - 1056 views

I don't want this to turn into some big debate/argument about setlists, but I've just always been curious as to why the band never plays Rocker or Live Wire anymore. They were played at almost every show with Bon, and they were played early on with Brian too. Then, all of sudden, the band stopped playing them and haven't played them in almost 30 years. Why? Is it done out of respect like It's a Long Way to the Top since those really are Bon's songs (even though they sound great with Brian as well)?

Posted Apr 1, 2010 @ 12:53 pm by daclarob

aye cos the daft Geordie kept ballsing them up,played LW in Glasgow 9th Oct 82, and it was a ballsup, brian messed up singing live wire he only ever sang the song twice here and in birmingham on the same tour never done it since! http://www.badboyboogie.de/bootlegs/1534.html http://z3.invisionfree.com/House_Of_Bootlegs/index.php?showtopic=1723 Aug 22, 1981 Castle Donington, England Last time rocker was ever played. Brian doesn't sing all the lyrics to rocker.,from what i can recall of 29 years ago old wheezy struggled from the get go with the pace of Rocker,

Posted Apr 1, 2010 @ 2:20 pm by imma_rocker

rocker was actually done in 1995 on the Paris "fun radio" but im not gunna lie i dont think it works for him anymore

Posted Apr 1, 2010 @ 2:22 pm by imma_rocker

that may not really be the reason they dropped live wire tho, lets keep in mind its a song they rehearsed on the who made who tour, its on the bootleg of it

Posted Apr 1, 2010 @ 7:35 pm by lightningstruck

Yeah, I had heard about Brian messing up the lyrics to Live Wire. I hope that's not the reason they stopped playing it, as it was such an epic intro song. As for Rocker, it seems that has been forever replaced by Let There Be Rock as the pre-encore song. Not that that's a problem, but it sure would be awesome to be at a concert and hear those opening chords.

Posted Apr 4, 2010 @ 5:10 am by NervousShakedown

The Glasgow Bootleg with Livewire is terrible. Brian completely wrecked the song. Best to leave the song be, Bon signing it live cannot be rivalled.

Posted Apr 6, 2010 @ 9:52 pm by gerbile3

imma_rocker Apr 1, 2010 02:22 pm that may not really be the reason they dropped live wire tho, lets keep in mind its a song they rehearsed on the who made who tour, its on the bootleg of it WHAT? fucking show us that audio!

Posted Apr 6, 2010 @ 10:32 pm by nitroangus23

I don;t remember Live Wire being on the Who Made Who rehearsals I know Riff Raff is,but Live Wire?! Please show that here!!!!!