no song should be exempt from cutting...
seriously, this band has way too many "indespensible hits"
if you can say "that song should never be cut" about any song you can say it about every song.
that makes for a boring show.
I think they should really try to do a show without Streets and Pride. Just once. See what happens.
Of course it would be one or the other. THere is no way they would omit both. NO WAY.
thought they should have the balls to play whatever the hell they want. You can't please everyone all the time. When I go see a show from another band, I just assume they aren't going to play all the songs I want to hear (i can't think of any great examples, but when I went to see weezer last time and they didn't play ONLY IN DREAMS (which is sort of their own Bad/Streets epic live track) I was a bit let down, but I just understood that they rotate the setlist. And I can respect that.
If they don't play streets, the nondiehards shouldn't get upset. They just witnessed the best show they will ever see. I doubt they will be that upset. WOWY is a huge favorite for most people (for non die hards, I would say even bigger than Streets) and that song gets many extended breaks.
At the shows I have been to where that song wasn't played, I have heard people react (darn! no Wowy) to its omission, but they still look ecstatic. Because they heard 25 other great songs.
my girlfriend does the same when they don't play Bad (which i personally think should replace streets) she says "darn. No Bad. Oh well. That was awesome!"
and then I thank god I have a girlfriend who humors my obsession with a rock band. BUt that is beside the point.