This is Pathetic Options

[LiveForNow]

Live announces their reunion in November. They play a surprise show on NYE and actually get some press out of it. They announce three festival dates in the following week. And then... nothing. It's mid-February and the band is silent. Pretty much every major festival has announced their lineups and Live is not on the bill.

I wonder if Live realizes how much they take for granted the small but dedicated fan base they have. For a band that hasn't really been relevant since 1999, we have an active message board and at least three active Facebook groups constantly talking about the band. For Christ's sake, it's 2017 we're discussing what we want to buy, an interview with Kelly Slater where Live is briefly mentioned, a YouTube comment that spread a rumor about Ed's relationship with a sound tech, and the 1998 era. We're grasping at the smallest of straws to find something to talk about. Very few other 90s bands could be this silent and still have a fanbase as dedicated as us.

Let's compare this to one of my other favorite bands, Everclear. Everclear has been active since the early 90s, and even though Craig and Greg left the band in 2003, Everclear, lineup changes and all, are still making pretty consistent music (and good music too). Yet take a look at their message board and you'll find it's pretty much dead. This is a band that's doing 5x more work to stay relevant and their board is 5x less active.

I'm not gonna pretend like I'm gonna walk away from Live because of how silent they are, but I will say I'm extremely disappointed. We should have tour dates, new releases, and constant updates from the band to continute to spread the buzz. Instead Live isn't doing anything.

If any members of the band read this, please know we're here for you. We're your free press. We change our profile pictures when you reunite and tell our friends about all your recent developments. We want to help you succeed and fill concert halls again. But day by day, fans drop off and they don't come back. Please give us something that we can get excited about and advertise for you. We're ready.

[Pingfah]

Patience kids.

[SJN1279]

Patience kids.

I'm hearing about 10-20 tour dates this year. Thinking Holland, Australia, Midwest US. Not sure where else. Would love a solo show in the Northeast, but if that happens, I would think an announcement after MMRBQ in May.

[Bremang]

I'm hearing about 10-20 tour dates this year. Thinking Holland, Australia, Midwest US. Not sure where else. Would love a solo show in the Northeast, but if that happens, I would think an announcement after MMRBQ in May.

Always with the exclusive, never mentions the source

[Live4Life]

Always with the exclusive, never mentions the source

Why does he have to tell you the source? Why do you care? I mean, really?

[Bremang]

Why does he have to tell you the source? Why do you care? I mean, really?

cause a source sometimes helps determine the veracity of a statement....

or maybe the news was put out for the public and i might want to follow that source from now on.


This post has been edited by Bremang: Feb 16 2017, 7:36 pm