Dave setlist feedback

[EJC]

Lots of Love for "Damn Good"... Def a great song. When I 1st heard it in 10th grade, somehow I knew it was going to resonate with me as I got older... Now it straight up makes me cry. I can literally visualize everything I did with my friends in HS and where we are now, the ones that are still around... And not partying bullshit..

Football, Rock Climbing-Hiking... walking my dog... Staying up late watching the Headbangers Ball... band talent shows.. basically a time capsule of 1988-1991 for me.

[Destructo3]

Shows in addition to M3?

I'm sure I'm in the minority, but maybe a cut from Skyscraper in addition to JLP. Maybe Knucklebones or Damn Good with a VH montage on the big screen. Al could run his electric guitar through a boss acoustic pedal... Little Guitars would be awesome too...Though probably not logistically possible. Def Yankee Rose.... Always liked the vibe on California Girls.

I wish him well, but he was hard enough to listen to playing with Ed and Al post 84. Why would anyone pay a cent to watch that train wreck with AI Ed, or some cheap replica version? It doesn’t give me pleasure to constantly bag on Dave in his current state, but Sam was right in acknowledging Dave did nothing to protect his voice. Hard to understand for someone who was anal about the level of VH’s performances in their prime.

[Al Van Bundy]

VH - the ones they didn't get around to playing during 2007-2015.

On Fire
D.O.A.
Fools
Tora Tora/Loss of Control
Take Your Whiskey Home
Could This Be Magic?
Sinner's Swing
Push Comes to Shove
Where Have All The Good Times Gone
Secrets
House of Pain
Can't Get This Stuff No More
Me Wise Magic
You & Your Blues
Bullethead
As Is
Honeybabysweetiedoll
Outta Space
Stay Frosty
Big River
Beats Workin'

[MeWiseKnobs]

Me Wise Magic
Push Comes To Shove
Honeybabysweetiedoll
Outta Space
Sensible Shoes
Shyboy
Baby Driver
Lo-Rez Sunset

[FW1981]

Knucklebone
Ladies Night in Buffalo
DOA
Take Your Whiskey Home

[ScottyBHarris]

Given Dave's vocal limitations, I think he could still do these VH songs justice:

Big bad Bill
Could this be Magic
Top Jimmy (although when I think of this song, I think of Ed but Roth's current vocal abilities could still do this one)
Can’t get this Stuff No More
Bottoms Up
Women in Love (another one where I think of Ed mostly, but again Roth could still pull this one off)
In a Simple Rhyme
Push Comes to Shove (another one where I think of Ed mostly, but again Roth could still pull this one off)

[tankman]

Solo wise:

Damn Good
Ladies Nite In Buffalo
Knucklebones
It’s Showtime
Black Sand
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar & Grill

[Dave's Dreidel]

I think at a festival like M3 he has to stick to the hits, very few there will give a crap about hearing Ladies Nite in Buffalo.

But if he does some smaller club shows, songs like Damn Good would be great for him, maybe Goin' Places. Tell the Truth would be another, songs that are more attainable to him vocally at this stage of his career.

I know he will never do it, but if he does some smaller club shows, my recommendation to him would be to put "Diamond Dave" to bed. Go out there and do some finger picking on guitar, play some piano, hell, even in total it is five minutes of the show, time to let everyone know there is more to him musically than he usually gets credit for.

My $0.02, that I am sure he will never follow.

[rockyvanheineken]

I think at a festival like M3 he has to stick to the hits, very few there will give a crap about hearing Ladies Nite in Buffalo.

I have to agree that it'd be a mistake to whip out some deep cuts at a huge show like that. Hopefully Dave just plays his traditional Best Of from both VH and solo (minus Don't Piss Me Off). Even something like Romeo Delight might be a deep cut to those casuals.

If we're talking like a House of Blues type of show, absolutely. Play EEAS all the way through. Dust off Little Texas. Let me hear the haunting melody of Hot Dog and a Shake.

[vcooper3]

Secrets (underrated CVH gem)
Top Jimmy

Big Trouble
Giddy-Up (best song of the California sessions IMO)


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[Sam Vs. Dave]

Given Dave's vocal limitations, I think he could still do these VH songs justice:

Big bad Bill
Could this be Magic
Top Jimmy (although when I think of this song, I think of Ed but Roth's current vocal abilities could still do this one)
Can’t get this Stuff No More
Bottoms Up
Women in Love (another one where I think of Ed mostly, but again Roth could still pull this one off)
In a Simple Rhyme
Push Comes to Shove (another one where I think of Ed mostly, but again Roth could still pull this one off)

These are great picks. Tack on Damn Good and Ladies Night in Buffalo and that could be a fun (and mostly doable set).

Let me hear the haunting melody of Hot Dog and a Shake.

This made me laugh out loud. Thanks!

[Little Intruder]

DD says Dave should only play the hits so I guess we'll only get Jump, Yankee Rose, You Really Got Me, California Girls, Dance The Night Away, Just Like Paradise, Hot For Teacher and Just A Gigolo. Should be fun!

[Little Dreamer]

DD says Dave should only play the hits so I guess we'll only get Jump, Yankee Rose, You Really Got Me, California Girls, Dance The Night Away, Just Like Paradise, Hot For Teacher and Just A Gigolo. Should be fun!

Don't forget Pretty Woman. Sigh.

[Speedway]

From CFTH - Coconut Grove
From EEAS - Big Trouble
From SS - Damn Good
From ALAE - Hammerhead Shark
From YFLM - Big Train
From DLRB - Black Sand
From DD - Thug Pop

All work in a gig setting, all should appeal to the casual fan and all should suit his current range.

[Pacfanweb]

Damn Good, Big Train.

Concur with Damn Good.


Big Train always makes me think of seeing Dave in a club in 94. He opened with Big Train, and people were cheering but mostly because it was Dave finally on stage. Then the song was ending and he goes "We're gonna take this Big Train down to PANAMA!"

And the place damn near exploded. Damn good times.