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[Voodoo Lady]

There is now a countdown on LIVE's website. Four days until... Something!

[LiveForNow]

I'm not bummed by the reveal at all. The biggest thing was confirming Ed is back and CCP is happy about it. While there was no mention of Shinn or The Turn, there was no mention of V, BOP, SFMB, or Ed pursuing a solo career either. It seems that the four are in agreement of when Live was at its best, and I think all the fans would agree as well. Remember, when Chris came in they only mentioned the first four albums and we could see how that got us the Turn. I'm hoping the same will come with Untitled 2017 Live Album.

While a song or specific dates would have been great, I really don't mind that they're being patient. Let's assume they've been together six months now. I'm happy they took the time to make sure they'd work well together again before bringing it to the fans' attention. Imagine if they posted pics of them in the studio only to reveal a month later that things weren't working out. I became a Live fan in 2008 and a super fan in 2009. I've waited very patiently for seven years for them to reunite. I can wait another few months.

I also don't think now is an appropriate time to mention Shinn. I think the number one priority is ECCP restoring what made Live their best. We can be as skeptical as we like about their chances of that, but at least they're saying the right things to lead us to presume they're trying to make the old Live work.

I do hope at some point we get an explanation of what happened with Shinn. I hope we get an explanation as to why Ed ended his solo career. I think the best way for both of those to happen would be through interviews or blog posts with the respective parties that were privy to it. I don't want to ever hear Ed talk about his solo career with CCP in the room. I don't want CCP to talk about Shinn with Ed in the room either. As it stands, Live's channels are now the room in which ECCP sit. Live divorced Shinn and got back with Ed. I want to know what happened, but I want to hear that from either Chad, Chad, Pat, or Chris on their own. Live's channels should really just exist to promote the band in current form, and mentioning Chris only stirs division.

Everyone here is acting like this is the last we'll hear from anyone. I don't get why anyone is mad about the Q&A. Of course it's all fluff. It's a press release. A boiler plate set of answers for publications to pull quotes from. Trust me, this is still Chad Taylor and Ed Kowalcyzk we're talking about. We will get the full story, real answers to real questions, and much more. But let's let them talk about it after their new honeymoon ends.