Archiving Live Options

[LiveForNow]

I stumbled upon this page today that serves as an archive for the band Local H among many others.

https://archive.org/details/LocalH

It's all their concerts, records, etc all archived in one place. You can stream and download the music in any format.

This would be a huge undertaking, and I unfortunately wouldn't be able to contribute, but I think putting all the Live recordings the community has on this site would be incredible.

This post has been edited by LiveForNow: Jul 18 2019, 7:09 pm

[dangum]

That is the Live Music Archive (LMA). In order for a band to be accepted into the site, they must advise LMA stating they wish to be added (either via email, social media post etc.)

I have tried to get Live and The Gracious Few added to the LMA over the years but had no luck. I did manage to get Adam Taylor on the LMA but then he stopped making music.

[jcs420x365]

That is the Live Music Archive (LMA). In order for a band to be accepted into the site, they must advise LMA stating they wish to be added (either via email, social media post etc.)

I have tried to get Live and The Gracious Few added to the LMA over the years but had no luck. I did manage to get Adam Taylor on the LMA but then he stopped making music.

2 questions, dangum:

When you tried to get them added, was it pre-Twitter/Facebook? Since some members of the band seem to be accessible on social media, maybe it would be easier to get an answer now.

Also, on a related note, do you know if Live ever gave their blessing to live taping? That usually seems to be a decent indicator of whether LMA is an option.

[dangum]

2 questions, dangum:

When you tried to get them added, was it pre-Twitter/Facebook? Since some members of the band seem to be accessible on social media, maybe it would be easier to get an answer now.

Yes, I tried pre the social media explosion but also since. Here are a couple of examples.

2010. I started a thread on this forum asking whether fans would like to see an open taping policy for The Gracious Few.
Would you like to see an open taping policy?

2012. I Tweeted to Kevin Martin and Sean Hennesy asking whether they would be cool to have concert recordings hosted at LMA (Candlebox is listed there). I didn't get a response from Kevin but did get one from Sean. He said " i give no amount of fucks. It depends on the other guys"
https://twitter.com/FansOfLive/status/246900440703328256

2012. Kevin Martin frequented the Fans of Live forum so I sent him a PM asking him about getting TGF added to the LMA. No response. He hasn't logged in since so he wouldn't have seen it.

2014. When Live was promoting The Turn, they were selling experiences on Pledge Music.
https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/live/exclusives
I paid $100 for a "30 minute guitar lesson via Skype with Chad Taylor".
My intention was not to have a guitar lesson nor to spend 30 minutes on Skype with Chad but rather ask Chad a few questions about audience taping and the LMA. In 2015 I received an email from Lisa Lonabaugh (ThinkLoud) who was organising the session. I asked if I could send Chad some questions via email in lieu of the Skype call and she said that would be fine. I sent through the questions. This is part of her reply: "I reviewed your questions and notified Chad but unfortunately those type of questions have to be answered from LIVE's management, agent and lawyer. Chad is not permitted to personally answer on that subject."
So, I used the message system Chad was spruiking at the time (Cyberdust) and contacted him directly. Chad replied saying that it wouldn't be possible due to the record label (I'm paraphrasing as Cyberdust deletes messages within 30 seconds of reading them).

Also, on a related note, do you know if Live ever gave their blessing to live taping? That usually seems to be a decent indicator of whether LMA is an option.

Chad Taylor and Chad Gracey have both said yes. Lots of posts on Facebook. This was during TGF and The Turn eras.

In my opinion, Live is not interested in their legacy. They are sitting on mountains of material yet it stays unreleased. Their two 25th anniversary re-releases have been sub-standard. They are doing the bare minimum and just enough to get their name out to the casuals and the mainstream.

I have a vast collection of concert recordings that I have collected over the years. I do my best to share them on this forum and upload them to Mediafire so that they remain active (as long as I keep paying for my account).

[dangum]

Back in the day Chad T used to be all for taping. No proofs from me except for my memory. Sorry

Back in the day (I'm talking mid 90's) Live had a reputation of being extremenly anti-taping. There was site called BTAT (Bands that allow taping) where hundreds of bands were listed and whether they allowed taping. Live's entry in that list would have scared off any prospective taper.