The Songwriting of Live Options

[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]

Number two, and I know this is something Nick should understand because it relates to album sales. If the numbers OTD metnioned a few pages ago are correct and SFBM sold 250,000 and Alive sold 25,000 - why do you think that is? It's because the Live brand and franchise and fanbase, built up by all four members over a 20 year period and touring the world, enables the band Live to sell 250,000 copies of a piece of shit. And Ed got 70% of 250,000 copies sold. Ed alone, without Live, sold 25,000 copies of Alive. Why the big drop-off? Because not only was it also a piece of shit, but it wasn't Live. Live was a four-way entity

So if Live was an entity for the four of them, how do you feel about them moving on with a new singer? Do you think their new album will outsell SFBM? The Gracious Few with Kevin Martin replacing Ed sold about the same as Alive in the US and didn't fare well at all overseas.

Touring wise, Live was always the four of them(and I would include Adam as a huge part of the band in that respect). Writing wise, Ed was the main force and deserved a bigger share of the pie than he received.

This post has been edited by SJN1279: Nov 28 2012, 1:23 pm