What SHOULD SV 2.0 play on Letterman 4/17?

DeWayne Hayes · Post by **DeWayne Hayes** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:57 pm

I'd go with "The Search." I hate it when bands go on Letterman (Leno, etc.) and play some ballad or mid-tempo song when there's a smokin' single that needs to be played to impress the unfamiliar.

Do I love "Methamphetamine"? Absolutely. But if I'd never heard Son Volt, would "Meth" make me go out and buy their album? No.

However, that killer riff and awesome hook of "The Search" would. I know bands want to show their depth, but when you've got 3.5 minutes on national TV - bring the thunder, man!

DeWayne

TragicFig · Post by **TragicFig** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:21 pm

Should be Meth but probably will be The Search. Bouncy, short, good hook.

Unhurried Ways · Post by **Unhurried Ways** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:37 pm

Upon further review, I'd pick L Train. It's shorter than Circadian, it's got NY connections, it's got that great hook ("L train to Williamsburrrgh"), the catchphrase "satellite voice gets lost...", and an easy melody with some Son Volt-style rhythm changes.
But the scenario with the house band horns seems more likely.

sturgeongeneral · Post by **sturgeongeneral** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:14 pm

To my ear, L Train is the most "commercially sounding" song so they might play that. However, personally my choice would be Meth

camaroheadus · Post by **camaroheadus** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:00 am

what they will play - teh picture

what i want them to play - meth

what the should play for popularity - teh search

imo

elliegurl · Post by **elliegurl** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:04 am

i am thinking they will play L Train, been hearing that song a lot on xm radio.

ellie
ps i hope they play bicycle hotel

Muddy Waters · Post by **Muddy Waters** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:55 am

ResDisagree with Antelope unless he has some inside scoop...

I'm almost positive they will do "The Picture" wiht an arrangemetn that will include Schaffer's bands Horns..

I'd much rather hear Meth as it very topical and important song and IMHO one of his three best compositions he has ever written..

But "The Picture" does have a nice groove and you can dance to it..

Sort of..

saratoga jay · Post by **saratoga jay** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:36 am

Hoops wrote:I seriously doubt CBS approving of 'Meth' on the air.

how about in the background of an upcoming episode of 48 Hours?

"Tonight, on 48 Hours. She was a straight-A student. She was captain of both the Latin club and varsity field hockey team. She was a teenage beauty who wanted to go to college to study Chemistry. But this Princess of the Prairie was hiding something....she was a slave to the powerful addiction of the drug that has found its way into every town and city of our nation. And now she's dead."

danmen · Post by **danmen** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:28 am

I am seriously wanting Adrenaline to join this setlist as a permanent member... I really like this record and sincerly hope more tracks from it will be played in future concerts...

Hoops · Post by **Hoops** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:17 am

I seriously doubt CBS approving of 'Meth' on the air.

danmen · Post by **danmen** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:12 am

Antelope850 wrote:It won't be The Picture. They just played that on Conan and they won't do it again.

My guess is The Search because it's a solid rock song (the kind Letterman likes) and it's short (which the late night shows like because they always seem to be running long.)

Meth with Eric Heywood sitting in would be sweet.

Listening to pea's Mysitc show, Beacon Soul sounds incredible and would be a nice choice. But they'd have to bleep out "shit."

Not to hijack here, but I wonder what gets a cd an "explicit" label... Beacon soul does not get this one stickered... Devils and Dust got stickered for Ass and Fu*k (Ass was used in a sexual manner)... just wondering..

Antelope850 · Post by **Antelope850** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:02 am

It won't be The Picture. They just played that on Conan and they won't do it again.

My guess is The Search because it's a solid rock song (the kind Letterman likes) and it's short (which the late night shows like because they always seem to be running long.)

Meth with Eric Heywood sitting in would be sweet.

Listening to pea's Mysitc show, Beacon Soul sounds incredible and would be a nice choice. But they'd have to bleep out "shit."

saratoga jay · Post by **saratoga jay** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:47 am

Meth!

or Underground Dream...

megaballs1 · Post by **megaballs1** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:44 pm

I love Beacon Soul in that setting. But the time for Meth is at hand, methinks. Its an epidemic. It ruins peoples lives. That one guy in the news died. My babysitter's sister just got busted for crystal meth, no shit.

It would show what an awesome songwrite Jay is. And the solo work just rips your heart out. Chris can pull it off.

Well off to Chicago in the am. Dreams of SV at the Vic in my head.

Unhurried Ways · Post by **Unhurried Ways** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:21 pm

The goal of playing on these shows is to attract new fans.
I'd go with Circadian - it's a good, easily accessible song that doesn't sound like other bands and is lyrically interesting.

Jay Farrar

What SHOULD SV 2.0 play on Letterman 4/17?

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