Pick one album to remove from Live's discography., Only one! Options

[Bob]

Today's bonus tournament songs were from SFBM, which got me to review the album again to see if my not-so-favorable opinion on the album had changed, as I haven't listened to it much after it was released in 2006. Unfortunately, it did not. But then we got The Turn! I know that some don't like it for a myriad of reasons, but I really, really do, and still listen to it quite often.

SO! Here's a question for the masses that feel like answering a fun and light-hearted question on this Memorial Day: If you had the power to remove one album from Live's discography - like it never existed - which would you choose? SFBM or The Turn? Why? I, hands down, choose SFBM.

What about you? Why?

[Merica]

If we're simply removing the worst album then obviously it's SFBM. If we're actively trying to alter the course of history then it's still SFBM. The Turn was exactly what we wanted, needed and downright deserved at the time. You can't just remove it. *turns to camera*

Thing is though, I dunno what removing SFBM does for the direction of the band. They were still a few albums past it by that point. They were still headed in the wrong direction.

In my opinion:

Songs from Black Mountain should have been Ed's first solo album.

The Turn should have been a CCP side project and not Live.

I can respect that opinion, and perhaps it's the answer to the above. i.e. instead of SFBM being a Live album, a more amicable parting of the ways happens with Ed who starts his solo career with SFBM. Meanwhile, CCP bring the goods with TGF.

That said, it'd have to be a proper breakup or else you probably don't get The Turn, because The Turn is such a Live album that they wouldn't make it with someone else if they were still in the band with Ed. You see what I'm saying? So I dunno.

How about things work out exactly as they have done except they don't bury The Turn?

Yeah that'll do. I won't remove one. I'll bloody add one back.

[Bob]

How about things work out exactly as they have done except they don't bury The Turn?

Yeah that'll do. I won't remove one. I'll bloody add one back.

Live is essentially burying anything that's not part of their hits repertoire, so even if they don't officially bury The Turn, they've essentially buried it. Have we gotten anything from 717 in the last few tours? How about Hold Me Up? Nope.

I wonder what some of The Turn songs would sound like with Ed behind the mic. At the same time, those words are Chris's, not Ed's, so I don't know how powerful they'd be.

Holy crap. I think I now understand why some people were upset with Chris singing Ed's words. I guess that goes for any replacement singer in a band. Good food for thought.