A Set List For The Fans (Why Not?)

Like any other music fan, I enjoy seeing my favorite artists live in concert. I enjoy seeing them no matter what. I go to see Motley Crue shows, even though Vince is out of shape and has a hard time keeping up with the lyrics, just like I went and saw Def Leppared when Joe's voice was in real bad shape for a period of time. However, one minor thing that could really be improved in most shows I go to see, are the set lists. It seems that at least the bands I go see, Usually being 80's hair metal groups that are still around, care more about pleasing the fake fans that go to hear the greatest hits, rather than the real fans. This is understandable, so I don't expect to hear non-hits. But as a real fan, when it comes to, Say Def Leppard, I'd like to hear more than just songs from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th record live. I'd love to hear a few songs for the first record as well as the latest record and I'd also love to hear some of thier 90's music live. Why not include a few songs from Adrenalize, or Slang. Not to mention Euphoria, which was a fantastic album!

Aside from the crappie set lists, another issue is changing the set lists. Come on all ready! Styx is the worst when it comes to this. They play the same songs every tour and usually all always most in the same order, minus a few songs switches. It was incredibly annoying with Def Leppard! Thank God they opened with Rock Rock on the last tour. There is no reason to open up with Rocket, 2 tours in a row. But even now that they've finally changed the opener, the set list is still the same old greatest hits set list. Billy Joel is also getting annoying with his over use of Angry young man as an opener. It's a fantastic song to open a show with, but come on! He has many other fantastic songs that he could use as an opener. Speaking of BJ, he's much better with his set lists. He includes non-hits, which I love! More bands need to do this. I'm not saying a band like, say Motley Crue, for example, should play Generation Swine live. Because no one would really get into that. But there is nothing wrong with playing a Non-hit that's a better more well known.

Here's a perfect example a well put together set list for the fans.

A Billy Joel Set List (As An Example):

First set

1. Sleeping with the Televsion on

2. Uptown Girl

3. I Go Extremes

4. Angry young man

5. Zanzibar

6. Just The Way You Are

7. Storm Front

8. Big short

9. The Entertainer

10. The Stranger

Second set

1. All For Leyna

2. Half a Mile Away

3. While The Night Is Still Young

4. Allentown

5. She's Got a way

6. My Life

7. River of Dreams

8. Tell Her About It

9. Movin Out

10. Pressure

11. We did'nt start the fire

12. Piano Man

That's a god set list. Over all, I feel these bands need to care more about the real fans, rather than the fake fans that come to hang with some friends, drink and hear that 1 big hit that they remember. Because this whole set list thing is very besetting.

Last Action Hero - Review

What is there to say about this film? Last action hero. A movie about a magical ticket, put in the hands of a young action film fan, that opens a portal into the movie world. Well, for starters, it's another one of those films that's amazing as a little kid. Then you watch it again at 14 and realize how stupid it is. This movie isn't bad, it's actually pretty decant. However, the whole magical ticket aspect, mixed in with all the Arnold action really throws me off. Is it a kids movie? Is it an action? What's going on here? Well, after taking some time to gather my thoughts, here's what I think about the film.

Lets start with the main charcter, Danny. He's a young kid, who seems incredibly bored with his life and just the real world in general. He sneaks off to a closed down theater, where is friend shows him films for free, while he should be in school. At the movies he's at home. Now Arnold comes into play as the cliche action hero in Danny's favorite movie series, Jack Slater. He's awesome. Just blowing things up left and right and beating up bad guys. Now once, Danny is given a magical ticket by his buddy who runs the theater, he is accidentally brought into Jack Slaters world. Past this point he's just following the dude around, trying to convince him that he lives in a movie. This is very annoying, and while watching, you are just as bothered as Jack is. This kid really needs to get a bit older. His high little kid voice drives me insane!

Through out the film, Danny stays by Jack's side while he gets into battles and goes about his action packed life. Once they both cross over to the real world, things change and the film becomes more about a fictional character realizing that he has no perpus in the world, as well as seeing that in the real world, the bad guys can win. There are alos a lot of cool real world fight scenes and such. It is also cool to see the actors who played the fictional characters interact with the characters as well.

Over all, It's an Okay movie, but very cheesy and could have been done better.

2 1/2 Stars