Who is your preferred singer for +Live+? Options

[throwing_cheetahs]

I chose Ed of course.

[ThrowgnCpr]

His voice changed but i think he can write songs like the ones he did in the 1990s. If you are right then why are still here supporting CCP and Chris? If Ed cannot write like the 1990s then why CCP can? I think you are confusing Ed-solo with Live. Live as a band, not Ed leading the band, can write heavy/ raw rock songs like Siren's Call and Don't Run to Wait. These songs are reminiscent of early Live.

Ed definitely does not write songs like he did on Mental Jewelry, Throwing Copper or Secret Samadhi. The lyrical content on those was usually abstract and covered a lot of socio-political topics. Ed's writing style has been very much on the nose with recent material, and you can tell that there is a lot less conflict in his life. Comfort makes for boring art.

CCP never really contributed to the lyric content, but when they collaborated with Chris, they were allowed to explore what they wanted in a way that early-Live operated. From TDTH on, it was pretty clear that Ed was driving the creative direction. And it was a path that I had little interest in.

I do not believe that with Ed back in the mix they would be able to capture that same collaborative effort that they enjoyed during the mid-1990s. And even if they could, I don't think that Ed could contribute lyrical or vocal content in a way that I would enjoy.

I could care less if Ed can pull of a performance of Iris that is similar to the way he sang it 20 years ago (he can't...). I care about what new music would sound like with him back.