i\'ve been in a lot of bands, and when a record is about to come out, if your fanbase is already very familiar with a lot of the songs, they are gonna be more stoked to get the record than if they had no idea what to expect. and yeah, those new songs, where they are numerous, they aren\'t long. granted, i\'m a newbie, only 2 shows thus far, but i have been listening to recordings of this band for a while, and i didnt leave either of the shows thinking about the overwhelming amount of new material that was played. i think they do a very good job of balancing the loyalty to oldschool fans with the tactics that are going to expand their audience. thats NOT an easy thing to do.
