
You see, people love to hear the hit songs. They enjoy going to gigs and listening to music that they know and can sing along to - that’s obvious. Yet, there is a balance. Some bands flirt dangerously close with becoming their own best tribute act. Oasis are a good example of this. Now don’t get it twisted; I’m as big a fan of Oasis as anyone. However, their last tour was to promote their album Dig Out Your Soul. In order to do this, the band embarked on an expedition around stadiums the world over. The set list for these shows consisted of a massive 23 songs, 4 of which were of the album that they were promoting.
For me, I find this a little frustrating. Sure you want to hear the big songs. But just like all new music, I was a massive fan of Dig Out Your Soul. It would have been good to hear more of that record live. This is now something that you’ll never be able to do.

The Monkeys still managed to get some of their biggest records like Fluorescent Adolescent, I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor and Mardy Bum into their set. But they intertwined them with new tracks such as Cornerstone, My Propeller and Potion Approaching. Doing this keeps both sides of the music buying public happy.
I can't see the point in making tracks unless you're going to play them live. It's too easy to slip into that comfort zone when trying to entertain a crowd and play the old stuff that people know. With this in mind, I just hope more acts take inspiration from Turner & Co and start pushing themselves into new territories when playing live.
