Opening Song Live

[jwhale11]

I think its a toss up between '21st Century Living' and 'Giant'. I think '21st Century Living' to open and 'Giant' as the first song of the encore

[scheurminator]

he opened the show i saw with avalanche and knocked me out

[jwhale11]

when i saw him in 04 he opened with '21 Century Living' and instead of his rants like on the album he used like CNN clips about bush and the war for the verses and it was one of the coolest things i've seen him do live

[gursky]

Listening back to some shows from the 2003 Avalanche tour I have to say that "Pledge of Allegiance" should be on that list. It is a slow building song that fit everything perfectly. I forgot how great it was of an opener until I took a trip down memory lane.

 

Although, with that said, I voted for "Put Out Your Lights" because the 'flip a coin' opening on the Revue tour was very high energy and was all about the rock.

[HouseOfSmokeAndMirrors]

agree's with jw ;)

[AnOceanPearl]

Personally, I love Giant. High energy, gets the crowds moving, great set up for the rest of the performance.

 

It's also one of my favorite songs so I have a slight bias...

[prototypepariah]

pledge of allegence was okay live, a million times better than on the cd but 21st century living is an excellent choice. Actually all of those are fine by me.

[deremac]

I just got back from London'w show were he opened with Avalanche which was amazing so I went with that.

[uglybutterfly]

Giant just because then you can chant and clap.

 

I'm a big fan of the chanting and clapping

[betterbutterfly]

i said avalanche, because it was a knock out opener on this tour.

 

21st Century has always felt like a prime mid-set list song. Giant is a killer opener, but i honestly like it better as an encore opener, with everyone chanting "K-I-C-K-A-S-S" to get Matt back on stage.

[Seanathon]

Pledge or put out your lights.

 

Giant is best suited for opening the encore I think.

[i_the_throwaway]

I voted for Giant, because it's amazing either as an opener or an encore opener. 21st and Avalanche are great choices too. But why Rat?

[Shortcut To Moncton]

I voted for Giant, because it's amazing either as an opener or an encore opener. 21st and Avalanche are great choices too. But why Rat?

Yeah, he wouldn't want to "bore" the crowd at the start.

 

Which reminds me, the second last time I was at Call The Office, Matt opened with Blue Skies Over Badlands and I remember the crowd just talking to each other the entire time as most of them were bored out of their minds.

[c0rl0]

I liked Pledge of Allegiance best I think. Maybe it's a bias since that's what he opened with at the first MG show I ever saw. The piano in the live version is sick. I also think Near Fantastica should be on the list. 21st Century Living is a good one too, especially when he's making fun of bush.

 

Oh, and I forgot to add.... Rat's one of my favourite songs. I never really liked it until I heard it on one of the Hamilton boot's I downloaded last summer. It quickly grew into one of my favourites. Everytime I see MG I wish he'd play it live. I don't think it'd make a great opener though.

Edited April 2, 2006 by c0rl0

[i_the_throwaway]

Which reminds me, the second last time I was at Call The Office, Matt opened with Blue Skies Over Badlands and I remember the crowd just talking to each other the entire time as most of them were bored out of their minds.

That was the Drink, actually. I remember that, although from where I was standing, people weren't that chatty.

[rachem]

Giant is a killer opener, but i honestly like it better as an encore opener, with everyone chanting "K-I-C-K-A-S-S" to get Matt back on stage.

it's true. it's a great opener but it's more fun working for it i think!

[rabbit_hunter]

I went with Avalanche becuase I just saw him open with it Saturday and it kicked ass. I don't think he should open with giant, becuase then what will he play as the first song of the encore when everyone starts the K - I - C - K - A - S - S! and such lol ;)

[Shiri]

I'm gonna go with Giant.

[Prometheon]

Giant is a killer opener, but i honestly like it better as an encore opener, with everyone chanting "K-I-C-K-A-S-S" to get Matt back on stage.

it's true. it's a great opener but it's more fun working for it i think!

Exxxxactly.

 

As for main openers, I think it's best to start fast paced, so I voted Put Out Your Lights. Though at the Toronto show I went too a while ago, he opened with solo acoustic Apparitions and it brought down the house.

[Euphony76]

Avalance. At the London show he opened it with it and everyone loved it.

[sockcrotch]

Avalance. At the London show he opened it with it and everyone loved it.

what he said...

 

...and for the encore me and i_the_throwaway started the giant chant to get the energy going and to lure matt out. seemed like it worked well

[i_the_throwaway]

Heh...A lot of people were staring at us oddly, but some others nearby understood what to do. Good times, that was.

 

I think everyone loved hearing Avalanche first because it's such an amazing song, and he never does it live.

[specialk2ca]

I heard him open with Avalanche last week so I'm going with that...Plus it was funny when a girl yelled out Avalanche when everyone was yelling requests...

[MuttersomeTaxicab]

Always have been, always will be, a sucker for Giant as an opening song. Just sets the mood so well for the rest of the show.

[Aymee]

Last summer Matt opened with Near Fantastica at the Bala show - and it was Near Perfection, so it won my vote.....

 

*yeah yeah!*