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[LiveForNow]

Posted in the Freaks4LIVE FB group. I think the hint here is that there's going to be some kind of announcement about the future of Live. They know there's only one really important question on everyone's mind, and if they say they'll answer then there you go.

Anyone planning on going? I would if I lived near York. I'd be PISSED though if Ed is going to be there and they're going to play a surprise, short set and they didn't announce it in advance. I'd fly from across the country for that.



This post has been edited by LiveForNow: Dec 2 2016, 4:10 pm

[Merica]

I have several questions and comments inspired by last night's performance.

1. Who is Bill Hynes and how did he become involved with Live? I don't know him at all, but there aren't very flattering stories published about him in presumably reputable publications. His introduction was absolutely awful and reminiscent of Zach Galifianakis' rooftop speech from The Hangover. Who is this weirdo and why is he introducing Live?

2. When did Live get so old? My gosh it was clear from the get go that the on stage energy that once made them great and carried many otherwise lacking performances is long gone.

3. Why does Live insist on playing only greatest hits shows? Is their target audience really the mindless idiots who fill stadiums and want to see the bald guy sing I Alone and Lightning Crashes, or more devoted fans who seek out smaller clubs to see their favorite band play the very songs in their catalog that made them devoted fans?

4. Live needs to decide what its legacy is going to be. Are they going to go out trying their hardest and doing justice to their brilliant catalog, or phone it in and be a sad washed up band doing figure eights?

5. The Live I fell in love with is still long gone. The Live I fell in love with died sometime between June 1998 when I saw them at the Trax in Charlottesville, VA, and when they reemerged with the final version of TDTH. It was nice to see the original line-up together again, but it's just not the same or even close.

Welcome back! Great to see you round these parts again.

1. He's their business partner. Dunno when he became involved, tbh. But certainly more prominent over the last few years. He's also The Thrill here on the forum.

3. Yeah, as I said in my own post, this setlist was sort of understandable but also a missed opportunity. That crowd is full of handpicked fans, yeah? Plenty of diehards, hm? So they're savvier with the material than the average crowd, right? Then drop some dope album cuts imo.

4. They only modestly explored The Turn live, which was very disappointing cos it's a kickass album. They also continued to lean on the TC stalwarts throughout that run. I guess if they drop a great album with Ed then maybe that'll shape things up, but I think at this point the smart money says this is it. This kind of setlist, sprinkling in whatever the latest single or two is from whatever they release going forwards. Hope I'm wrong, though.

5. Between June 1998 and the release of TDTH those banging TDTH rockers got lost in the mix. Vine Street, Still Aroused, Don't Wait, Change. Such amazing material - and the best you got was one B-side released. Laughable. But yeah, who knows what changed. Did Ed fully embrace God during that time?