The Songwriting of Live Options

[Badman]

Far too harsh Pokey. The songs are all listenable and the garden is excellent. I dont understand the line 'sometimes people change and im the proof' given ed has been preaching about love and the rest since tdth. however the song might be about other things??

In Ed's head, he is talking about how he has changed from rock and roll excess to finding god/family. Many of us here twist it into him singing about how he has changed to become a guy who backstabs his friends CC&P. This is probably the clearest way I can explain it here for someone who is new to the board

[SJN1279]

In Ed's head, he is talking about how he has changed from rock and roll excess to finding god/family. Many of us here twist it into him singing about how he has changed to become a guy who backstabs his friends CC&P. This is probably the clearest way I can explain it here for someone who is new to the board

CCP had no problem taking 75 percent song writing credit and money for songs that Ed basically wrote 100 percent himself. I think that is a pretty crummy thing to do to a friend.

[SJN1279]

Do you feel it was fair that the boys of Live received a 25 percent equal split on songwriting royalties, when not all members had equal contribution to the process? Chad Taylor recently wrote in a blog:

Ed seemed overly frustrated with the absence of PD and CG. I did all I could to help him see the value everyone brought to the table. To this day, I believe that the old line-up ended in that room; at least for Ed. It was simple for either he and I to just write what we wanted and present to the guys. In hind sight, we totally fucked up. Our internal communication with horrible and we simply didn’t know any better. I’ve asked myself a million times why I didn’t tell CG to not move to the west coast or demand that PD show up. I’m a better leader now but it hurts to know that I could have done more to protect the creative chemistry of the band. I’ll blame it on youth but who knew….

The notes on the linear notes for Live at the Paradiso read:

All music and lyrics by Ed Kowalczyk except(songs Chad Taylor contributed with Ed on)
Selling the Drama
Lakini's Juice
Operation Spirit
Purifier

Should CCP have amended their contract to give Ed a higher percentage or where they justified in making Ed do the majority of the songwriting work, but taking the same cut of the money?