Also, if the song is so emotional and dear to him, then why was he ok with the band inserting the Simpsons theme into it on LSFNY?
I think you are now the second person in the thread to say this. But I have to say, I don't understand the point. How does inserting that somehow make it not emotional or dear to him?
Not saying this is my take on it, but my guess is because the Simpsons theme is humorous, and ACOS is a completely serious and thought-provoking song. The two don't mix.
Yeah, that's what I was getting at.
Anyway, the chunk of Scenes in the setlist makes sense, given that it's easily the most classic and popular album out of the ones with a significant amount of MP lyrics, and that was probably the second-best option to play with ACOS out of question. The fact that DT played 4 out of those 5 songs (plus The Mirror) on the Along for the Ride tour is amusing though.
I still think a more metal-sounding singer would've been more appropriate for the suite, but the band is tight and Ross' voice fits in surprisingly well on the SFAM tunes (the clip of Home sounded good in particular, probably because he sounds a little Maynard-y and the song is pure Tool worship anyway
), though DT material played without James on vocals is always going to sound a little off.