Ultimate Set List: Thrice

Ever since Thrice released their new album To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere, I’ve come back around and am really digging on the band again. Perhaps their time away was much needed, as they returned with an album that really shows depth, growth and maturity. Thrice has always been a great live band. Interestingly enough, the only way I have ever been able to enjoy songs from their Alchemy Index albums are on the Live at the House of Blues album. What I have for you today is my Ultimate Set List for Thrice.

 

As usual here are the rules:

Rule 1: What line up of the band would it be

Rule 2: Where would you want to see the show

Rule 3: maximum 25 songs (In order of how the set should go)

 

Lineup: Dustin, Teppei, Riley, Ed

Venue: Fonda Theatre

Set List:

 

01) Firebreather
02) Like Moths To Flame
03) Stare At The Sun
04) Whistleblower
05) See You In The Shallows
06) The Long Defeat
07) Silhouette
08) Don’t Tell We Won’t Ask
09) Wake Up
10) Stay With Me
11) Atlantic
12) Salt And Shadow
13) Digital Sea
14) Death From Above
15) Black Honey
16) For Miles
17) The Earth Will Shake
18) Red Sky

Encore:

19) Hurricane
20) As The Ruin Falls
21) Blood Clots And Black Holes
22) Deadbolt
23) Torch To End All Torches
24) Where Idols Once Stood
25) All That’s Left

 

Album/Songs:

Identity Crisis= 2
The Illusion of Safety= 3
The Artist and the Ambulance= 5
Vheissu= 5
Alchemy Index= 2
To Be Everywhere is to Be Nowhere= 8

Album Rank: Thrice

In anticipation of Thrice’s new album coming out in May, I thought it would be a great time to do an album rank of their catalog. Here are their albums from not their best to the best.

Beggars:

 

Major Minor:

 

Alchemy Index Vol III & IV:

 

Alchemy Index Vol I & II:

 

Identity Crisis:

 

To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere:

 

Illusion Of Safety:

 

The Artist and The Ambulance:

 

Vheissu:

Unsung Masterpieces: Thrice- Vheissu

Making a statement through music and art is always a complex thing to do. On one hand you know that this is the best and most fulfilling thing you can do. So much so that the direction and influence you feel at that point is going to define you. On the other hand, there is a sense that people out there won’t get it and thus give up on you. But for those that understand and really pick up on, know that this is the album that needed to be made and up till this point, it was only a matter of time. Ten years ago, Thrice released their masterpiece called Vheissu. At first it was met with a bit of hesitation but as time settled, the album began to take on a life of it’s own. Vheissu was a dramatic and experimental departure from the bands more post hardcore roots. Thrice took chances to make an album with more substance and meaning. Not to say that their previous releases weren’t up to par, but this album just had to push past all those to leave a mark. They took a chance with adding different elements including different instruments, time signatures, and the use of electronics. All of these things really helped to ensure a true artistic approach in the writing and recording process. There are so many standout songs on this album, it’s hard to pick the absolute best. My personal favorite “The Earth Will Shake,” is a perfect example of the bands progression and how well it worked out. “Red Sky,” “Atlantic,” “For Miles,” “Like Moths To Flame,” and “Image Of The Invisible” are all standout tracks on the album. The entire record as a whole is beyond anything in the bands catalog. Take a trip back ten years ago and listen to Vheissu again.

Thrice- Vheissu: