Anyway, I took a shot at creating a hypothetical set list that abides by the following guidelines: (1) Hits every studio album; (2) is focused more on "hits"/popular songs; and (3) is focused on shorter songs, whenever possible. Here is what I came up with:
A Fortune in Lies
Pull Me Under
Lie (aside from the fact that I just like it, it hasn't been played much in awhile and fits the above criteria nicely)
Just Let Me Breathe
One Last Time (I struggled with which song to pull from this album. I think they would go with the tried and true TSCO, but I thought I would try a different direction)
VI Solitary Shell
As I Am
Panic Attack
Forsaken
Wither (even though I don't care for it, it's perfect for a set that needs "ballads" and needs something short from an album full of long songs)
Beneath the Surface (unlikely, but I was going for "short" and "ballad," and having 2 ballady songs back to back is a pretty DT thing to do, so I think it works)
Looking Glass
Our New World
S2N (OK, yeah, I went with a deeper cut here rather than one of the songs they did a video for and gave the "single" treatment. I think that's fine here since I don't think any of those four songs really were even a blip on the music industry's radar. But I wouldn't be surprised by any of them, and they are about the same length.)
The Alien
Encore: Learning To Live
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I was surprised to see that that is short of 2 hours, and would probably be right at about 2 hours with a typical length intro tape. If we factor in a 15-20 minute intermission, there's still space to change some of those with slightly longer songs and add in some from a new album, depending on length. Something like the above is pretty doable. And given the three criteria I layed out above, combined with how doable that would likely be for James in a 3-hour set, and my guesses about the band members' willingness to play them, I think that's just about as likely a set as any for this type of format.
Definitely see the feel behind each of your choices here. I'd argue for these amendments:
1. Throw in "Another Won". We're basically doing a Score-esque concert, right, going through the chronology, and this is the best of the Majesty songs and is pretty good IMO.
2. "Lifting Shadows" instead of "Lie". "Lie" just doesn't seem to fit the style of DT across their career, and we're going for anthems, kinda, where "Lifting Shadows" fits. Also the title of that one biography, right?
3. "Just Let Me Breathe" is just so bad, sorry. "Hollow Years" with the solo is awesome but might not be the right call, as it's been done and revisited before. "Peruvian Skies" might work.
4. "Beyond This Life" for SFAM is better than "One Last Time", especially if they throw in the jazzy freeform interlude, and your setlist has the minutes to spare for it.
5. "Beneath the Surface" is a little too niche and Eve-esque I feel to belong here, although I do like it. Maybe I'd use "Outcry" instead.
6. "Our New World" is a natural pick, even though I don't personally feel it's that impressionable. I'd probably pick "Three Days" for something a little out there but iconic from the album.
7. "Barstool Warrior" instead of "S2N" I think for an anthem.
8. Encore as "Learning to Live"? I do like it, it's short and sweet, but live nowadays kinda falls flat due to James' vocal range, we can't even get the main climax of the song anymore. Hard to think of an alternative though..."Metropolis" is so cliche. "Change of Seasons" / "Octavarium" / etc are too long. Maybe "Finally Free" would work here.
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