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If you see Train perform live, odds are the last song is going to be “Drops of Jupiter,” the hit single from the band’s 2001 album of the same name.
“When people hear it, it becomes sad because they know that that’s the end [of the show],” singer Pat Monahan tells Billboard‘s Behind the Setlist podcast. “But we’re not gonna play something after that song. That song means the world to me for a lot of personal reasons, and it was a big song around the world.”
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Indeed, “Drops of Jupiter,” which Monahan wrote about his late mother, reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 — the band’s second-best chart performance behind “Hey Soul Sister,” which went to No. 3 in 2010.
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On Train’s current tour with REO Speedwagon, fans are likely to hear familiar songs rather than deep cuts. Monahan explains the band occasionally opened with “We Were Made for This” from the 2012 album California 37 on its recent European tour. It wasn’t released as a single, nor does it have the upbeat energy bands typically want to launch a concert. Rather, “We Were Made for This” starts out slowly and kicks into high gear about two minutes into the song with a soaring guitar solo by Taylor Locke. The momentum subsides again before the band brings the song to an energetic climax.
“The Train fans loved it,” he says, “but I don’t think it’s right for a tour with REO Speedwagon, you know. Because when they step off stage, people will have heard 35 hit songs.”
In most of Train’s July shows throughout the Midwest, Monahan and his four bandmates — Locke, bass player Hector Maldonado, drummer Matt Musty and guitarist/keyboardist Jerry Becker — have been opening with “Calling All Angels,” the leadoff track from the 2003 album My Private Nation. It’s a well known song for sure — “Calling All Angeles” reached No. 19 on the Hot 100. “I’ve grown to think that a first song should be recognizable [and] high energy, but not your biggest song,” he says, “that you don’t want to burn the biggest ones at the top because I think people are still taking you in.”
The middle of the set slows the pace. “Marry Me” from 2009’s Save Me, San Francisco, lets the audience know “I have a band with amazing singers,” says Monahan. “Bruises” is a “country rock” song that fits well into the concert’s acoustic interlude. Train will frequently play Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which Monahan says is “a great transition” song that bridges the middle and latter part of the set that includes “Hey Soul Sister,” “Drive By,” a top 10 Hot 100 hit from 2012, and “Drops of Jupiter.”
When picking from Train’s vast catalog, Monahan thinks like a fan. He recalls a tour with Ben Folds Five, which had a hit in 1997 with the song “Brick.” “They’re a great band,” says Monahan, “but they avoided playing ‘Brick,’ because when they played ‘Brick,’ which was their hit, their fans got disappointed. And when they didn’t play ‘Brick,’ I got disappointed. I grew up wanting to sing along to the bands I loved, and so I don’t want to take that from Train fans.”
Listen to the entire interview with Pat Monahan in the embedded Spotify player below, or go to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart or Everand.
In the 10th episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson, Damien Scott and Kyle Denis rate and review Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady, discuss how older rappers stay fresh versus newer ones, Big Sean’s career and more!Carl Lamarre: The album came out on Friday.
Damien Scott: Slim Shady.
Carl Lamarre: Slim Shady.
Trevor Anderson: The Death of Slim Shady.
Carl Lamarre: The Death of Slim Shady.
Kyle Denis: Certainly, a death.
Carl Lamarre: It was …
Damien Scott: All right.
Trevor Anderson: I think that’s crazy for someone who spent their whole life, you know, all these kids have been doing it since they were teenagers maybe even before that to say when you hit a certain age, stop.
Damien Scott: If you just wrote on a piece of paper, what Big Sean’s career is, all of that equals superstar.
Carl Lamarre: Let’s get into it because we got a lot to talk about. Eminem! Album came out on Friday.
Damien Scott: Slim Shady.
Carl Lamarre: Slim Shady.
Trevor Anderson: The Death of Slim Shady.
Carl Lamarre: The Death of Slim Shady.
Kyle Denis: Certainly, a death.
Carl Lamarre: It was …
Damien Scott: All right. I see how this is going to go now! All right. All right.
Carl Lamarre: In case you guys missed the memo, The Death of Slim Shady, previously released singles “Houdini,” “Tobey” featuring BabyTron, Big Sean. Album loaded with features: Jelly Roll, Skylar Grey — familiar face, you know, known for cooking up big records with Em.
Damien Scott: Came back.
Carl Lamarre: Yup.
Kyle Denis: It was a welcomed voice.
Carl Lamarre: A lot of Dr. Dre production. I think freakin Ex Mil, that’s the artists signed to Shady, he was on the record as well. First impressions of this album … thoughts?
Damien Scott: I like it. We’re talking about this in the office. My favorite, I guess, later stage Eminem album is Kamikaze. It’s 12 tracks, it’s very focused. He’s talking about his detractors, some personal things in his life, like the breakup of D12. And he’s like, putting the final thoughts on his relationship with I believe his baby mother. Great, amazing rapping, good features. Watch the full video above!
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