#pete mentioned in the RATS podcast that the 8 ball as an entity has really pushed them out of their comfort zones

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honestly ironic that it was a folie 8 ball on the night they didnt play any mania

i have said this before but mania is currently undergoing the same process folie has been undergoing the last few years, it’s just earlier in its timeline. maybe it’s not been entirely the reaction and treatment from the fans and more the personal frustration and emotions associated with the album for the band, but the fan reactions could possibly play a part in why they’re reluctant to play these songs compared to the other albums.

folie underwent this same process - after the break patrick didn’t even want to play the songs from it, and it’s only in the last few months that they’ve added them back with any confidence. I’m hopeful that the reaction from the fans to these songs being integrated into the setlist encourages the band that they can do this with mania too. they have said multiple times that they are proud of mania and they stand by what they did on that album, and i hope in tours to come they can play songs from mania and not worry about how fans will react (and also have grown from this tour cycle enough to be confident and comfortable as well).

#pete mentioned in the RATS podcast that the 8 ball as an entity has really pushed them out of their comfort zones #and i think that means we will see a lot more from them going forward #it is also possible that they cut lotro tonight because it definitely is one of the ones where patrick is most active on stage #and could be more of a strain than wcs or ginasfs #anyway. idk i love mania so much and i hope they give us justice soon i miss her so much