Ed Performing Throwing Copper Options

[alexou]

Some were saying that CCP were cashing on the past with TC...well look who does it now? And don't get me wrong, it is find I guess as a main songwriter to do so. Chad T.'s post summed it up. Let go and go like the want you want....if it's both, then that's fine.

[mfitz804]

I recently posted in another thread that I thought it was weird for CCP to play a show where they do TC in its entirety with a new singer.

I think its also weird for Ed to do it without the rest of the band. It just seems that should be something done by the whole band and that would be cool.

HOWEVER, if you put Ed doing TC in one theater on one side of town and CCP in a theater on the other side of town, which one would you go see?

I'd go see Ed. Ed with another band can make the songs sound closer to being "right". Maybe super fans can hear the difference in the band (or will think they can), but its nowhere near as glaring a change as having a different lead singer, a guy who didn't write all of the songs, up there singing it. Especially not to a casual fan.

I think I would also find it kind of awkward if I were Chris Shinn. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of an album you didn't write or play on with a band you were not in, especially where anyone still interested in Live is going to be doing nothing but observing how different you sound from Ed, just seems like it would be uncomfortable.

[mattyeagles]

I recently posted in another thread that I thought it was weird for CCP to play a show where they do TC in its entirety with a new singer.

I think its also weird for Ed to do it without the rest of the band. It just seems that should be something done by the whole band and that would be cool.

HOWEVER, if you put Ed doing TC in one theater on one side of town and CCP in a theater on the other side of town, which one would you go see?

I'd go see Ed. Ed with another band can make the songs sound closer to being "right". Maybe super fans can hear the difference in the band (or will think they can), but its nowhere near as glaring a change as having a different lead singer, a guy who didn't write all of the songs, up there singing it. Especially not to a casual fan.

I think I would also find it kind of awkward if I were Chris Shinn. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of an album you didn't write or play on with a band you were not in, especially where anyone still interested in Live is going to be doing nothing but observing how different you sound from Ed, just seems like it would be uncomfortable.

I agree with everything you said here, good post. An anniversary concert/tour should be to commemorate the 20 years and should only be done if the original group does it together. Ed should not be doing it on his own and CCP should absolutely not be doing it with a different lead singer and lyricist of the songs.