New lyrics: Shinn or Group effort?, Ned: Please stay out of this thread Options

[possum]

Do you guys think Shinn wrote the lyrics or was it a collaborative effort like The Gracious Few? I'm hoping it was a bit of both. I'm still not sure if Shinn was the primary writer for Unified Theory? Anyone know?

[+Ed+]

I would bet money it was both.

[Wambangalang]

if shinn is a songwriter, which i presume he is, then i hope its only he who writes the lyrics.

[jayda]

if shinn is a songwriter, which i presume he is, then i hope its only he who writes the lyrics.

Why?

[Sonic Tonic]

I say anyone who wants to contribute should. Unless there's some sort of concept to whole album lyrically then it should maybe be one person for cohesiveness. But even then, all four could collaborate and work together on it. But I was always music first, lyrics second guy so I'm not too hung up on who writes what.

[Hoodstock]

I would assume it's a collaborative effort.

I really don't know what will be the biggest difference for Live moving forward - the difference in the voice of the lead singer or the difference in lyrics and how the songs are written.

[SJN1279]

I wonder if they will use outside people for certain songs?

[SctSamadhi]

I wonder if they will use outside people for certain songs?

There is no guest appearance by Ed you troll so go back to your hole!

Why do you continue to post in the live thread while Ed is no longer a member of live? I would think you would have something better to do with your life? Guess not.

[Badman]

How can we know when we don't have any song lyrics to judge by? -_-

[Wambangalang]

Unless there's some sort of concept to whole album lyrically then it should maybe be one person for cohesiveness.

this is what i am getting at. I just assumed its the songwriters job. Sure, they are all artists but they all express their creativity in the way that they know how. I remember an interview where Pat expressed his frustrations with people always asking him the meaning of Live songs and replying something like "dude, dont ask the bass player"... I always just assumed that ed wrote all of lives lyrics and that when we talk about how ed took over control of writing, that he took over control of writing everything, including the music and all that shit.

I assumed that when live was at their best, ed would come up with a song, meaning the lyrics and basic melody, then they would all go into the studio and work to make it an actual song with everyone discussing what works and what doesn't. I would imagine this would lead to arguments and all sorts of drama, but at the end of the day it was all driven by passion and it showed. Whereas by the time sfbm came around, ed wanted total control and the others just sat it out and let it happen, and we know how that turned out.

Maybe I'm wrong, but im assuming that shinn is a great lyricist and this is what he's there for. But then again chad has a knack for writing some pretty deep shit at least on a personal, informative way, so who knows?

This post has been edited by Wambangalang: Aug 17 2012, 2:40 am

[thefunkyredcaboose]

CT and band pitched in on the lyrics for TGF.

It's been hinted by the insiders who never contributed anything substantive to the board that they are collaborating this go around too.

[themaestro]

CT and band pitched in on the lyrics for TGF.

It's been hinted by the insiders who never contributed anything substantive to the board that they are collaborating this go around too.

That's biased. You know someone who knows someone.

[thefunkyredcaboose]

That's biased. You know someone who knows someone.

This is the best place for Live news.

[themaestro]

This is the best place for Live news.

Yep. You heard it here.

[possum]

This is the best place for Live news.

WAS