It’s been a while since I’ve made a thread to ask a UM question, and I’m pretty bored right now. I’ve gathered that Joel setlists are usually loved and BB setlists are… not loved so much. Has BB ever produced a great setlist or has a show that looks rough ever outperform the song choices?
Pony setlists usually kick ass, afaict
11/6/14 would like a word with you. Stasik wrote one of the worst set lists of all time that night. Still to this day easily one of the worst shows I’ve seen.
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Bayliss = pop schlock and “wide appeal” songs that nobody likes
Pony = cock rock and disjointed sets that have bad flow
Joel = jam vehicles and deep cuts/rarities
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But Stasik can do good sets. 7/15/22, 8/9/15 for example.
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Sooooooooooooo bad
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Wade sets are usually solid.
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Idk if I’d say BB setlists aren’t well loved, you can just tell when a shitty set is a BB set. Most of the great UM shows are probably BB sets
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Wasn’t there a Kalamazoo show with a pretty/heavy/pretty setlist that Stasik wrote?
Probably the worst UM show I’ve seen was on BB’s birthday and he most definitely wrote the setlist and there was all of 45 seconds of improv basically. Even the song selection was trash. Having said that I’m sure he wrote setlists for some of the best shows I’ve seen back in the day too.
Was that the white River lawn show? That set list sucked ass and only improv was in encore slot I believe.
No it was Burlington in …2016 maybe?, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there were others.
Ya that show sucked. The 2012 BB birthday show was a bit better. But the Burlington (2015 maybe) waterfront show also sucked
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I missed that waterfront show, sounds like I didn’t miss much
not sure how you’d confirm, but a handful of weeks after this show (which I love to death) Stasik claimed to have written it. Cant recall where I asked him…
February 17, 2012 Umphrey’s McGee — Lifestyle Communities Pavilion — Columbus, OH, USA
Set 1: There’s No Crying In Mexico > Eat, Got Your Milk (Right Here) > Out Of Order > Turn & Dub[1] > Der Bluten Kat > Red Tape > Der Bluten Kat
Set 2: Flamethrower > Conduit > End of the Road > August, Burnin’ for You[2], JaJunk[3]-> Wellwishers > JaJunk
Footnotes:
[1] with Live and Let Die (Wings) teases
[2] debut, Blue Öyster Cult
[3] with Cowboys From Hell (Pantera), Walk (Pantera), and Seek & Destroy (Metallica) teases
Show Notes: last Red 2009-10-08 (269 shows)
I was at that Columbus show in 2012, cool if Stasik wrote that set. A good one.
I know of 2 Kris setlists.
February 8, 2014 Umphrey’s McGee — F-Shed At The Market — Syracuse, NY, USA
Set 1: October Rain > The Linear, Plunger, Booth Love[1] > Out Of Order, FF[2] > Wappy Sprayberry[3] > The Song Remains the Same
Set 2: Puppet String > Slacker, All In Time → No Comment[4] > All In Time, End of the Road, Room to Breathe > Puppet String, 1348
Encore: Hot for Teacher, Front Porch
Footnotes:
[1] with Xxplosive (Dr. Dre) teases
[2] with Jake on keys
[3] with Wherever I May Roam (Metallica) teases
[4] with “Zsa Zsa Gabor, Fifi” lyrics
and just the first set of this one
October 17, 2012 Umphrey’s McGee — The Capitol Theatre — Port Chester, NY, USA
Set 1: Rocker Part 2, Words, Room to Breathe > Sociable Jimmy > Go to Hell, Visions → Room to Breathe, Bright Lights, Big City
Set 2: Mulche’s Odyssey, Dump City > It’s About That Time → Dump City, 2x2 → Glory → 2x2 > Theresa > 2x2, I Am the Walrus[1] > Nothing Too Fancy[2] > Willie the Pimp > Nothing Too Fancy[3]
Encore: Divisions[4]
Footnotes:
[1] with Entrance of the Gladiators (Julius FuÄÃk) tease
[2] with Rhiannon (Fleetwood Mac) teases
[3] with Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) teases
[4] with The Pequod tease
**Show Notes:**last Willie the Pimp 2008-11-13 (450 shows)
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That 2014 Syracuse show was awesome.