In Plain View
Everything's Gone
Fear Is the Weakness
Trigger
Resin
Where the Dead Ships Dwell
With Eyes Wide Open
Paralyzed
Through Oblivion
Ropes
Delight and Angers
Cloud Connected
Only for the Weak
The Chosen Pessimist
The Quiet Place
When the World Explodes (with Emilia Feldt)
Rusted Nail
The Mirror's Truth
Deliver Us
Take This Life
Swap out Ropes with
Colony, then, put in 2-3 better songs in Chosen Pessimist's place(Gyroscope, Embody, Bullet Ride, Clayman etc. etc.) and it would have been a lot better.
Hopefully there's another set filmed for this production or just more content with maybe some random performances of songs played like the 2004 dvd had. Knowing the bare-minimum style of work they do now this will probably just be it, though.
Never took a look at this before somehow:
http://www.setlist.fm/stats/in-flames-43d6837f.html
I'm not saying it would not be better, though let's be real, 3 3mins+ songs would not fit in instead of TCP, only 2. Anyway, a lot of shit TCP is getting is totally uncalled for, and pretty much only fueled by what you just; the guys complaining would enjoy two other songs they actually like instead of that one. Sure, they would probably switch out half of the setlist, but this is the only song taking up so much time, and I guess this is the easiest to shit on, saying no one cares for this one, even though it's not true.
I think a good setlist is made from variety. What people here tried to do is make either a "my perfect setlist" or a "my perfect setlist which does not oppose IF's current stance towards their certain songs". Of course TCP for example has weaknesses if you look at it this way, but in reality, TCP's only flaw is that the setlist is rigid as fuck. If at least 4 songs would be rotated at every show, then TCP could even remain a staple, people would be less bitchy about it.
Another form of variety (in my eyes), however, is the difference between setlists from tour to tour. Like, I don't mind this setlist being so rigid (for a reason, I might add, DVD ya' know) if they make changes for the next one. I just don't want them to become some bestof tour band. They take so much pride in being experimental in their music, so they better show up, when it comes to live shows.
No, I would still complain. Not only TCP. The setlist is weak, it lacks of energy.
Okay, now explain me this one, because I'm lost. How is the set lacking energy? IF makes pretty energetic tracks (old or new alike) to begin with, so they would have a really hard time if they wanted to make a 19-song setlist without much energy.
But I'll bite, make a setlist which you would call energetic, but I pray to God you won't just throw in 20 fast paced songs, because you should know it would be silly. Also, if you can, add an explanation why each song is energetic, while some you ejected are not. Obviously, you don'T have to explain why take this life or vacuum are energetic, and why with eyes wide open or through oblivion not.