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.

[possum]

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.

Right. How dare they each take the 25% that was agreed and in the contract from the very beginning. It's like they were founding members of Live or something... Fucking crummy bastards!

[SJN1279]

Right. How dare they each take the 25% that was agreed and in the contract from the very beginning. It's like they were founding members of Live or something... Fucking crummy bastards!

It is crummy to get paid for something you don't participate in. They let Ed do the majority of the work throughout the band's run, and they took the majority of the compensation.

Then they sue when Ed creates a new contract that entitles him to 100 percent of the songwriting credit(which he deserved).

[FishOutaWater]

It is crummy to get paid for something you don't participate in.

No it is not crummy when you are receiving payments pursuant to a legally binding written contract signed by Ed that was based on Ed's proposal.

They let Ed do the majority of the work throughout the band's run, and they took the majority of the compensation.

False. The band was evenly divided when they had equal responsibility for its success.

Then they sue when Ed creates a new contract that entitles him to 100 percent of the songwriting credit(which he deserved).

False. Ed did not "create a new contract". How would that be? They didn't sign another contract. The 75/25 contract was in place, and then Ed secretly took 100%. You are seriously just making shit up.

This post has been edited by FishOutaWater: Nov 27 2012, 6:24 pm

[FishOutaWater]

Does anybody know how to look up album sales? I would like to compare the album sales of the Live albums with Alive. I am guessing that the value fo the original Live lineup might be demonstrated by the contrast in Ed's solo album sales with what LIve was able to sell as the band Live. That alone is why Ed owed it to the other members of the "franchise" to share the revenue. Because they all built that.