Two Year Hiatus? Options

[Hoodstock]

In July of 2009, Live announced that the band would take a two-year hiatus to work on other projects. This was the start of a long split ended by reunion shows in 2017 and the release of Love Lounge in 2018.

I believe Live's last concert was Feb. 20, 2020 (I'm glad I was able to see them a few days earlier on the 16th). They have not performed since and have not released anything since Local 717. Multiple bands have found time to release new music, stream performances, and tour since Covid became reality, but not Live.

With the calendar turning to December of 2021 Live is less than three months away from completing another two year hiatus. For all intensive purposes they have been dead for two years with no sign of life in sight.

Since the announcement of their grand reunion in December of 2016 they've recorded and released four new songs and a cover. If you count the cover that's an average of one song per year. It's obvious that they are no longer a studio band. Holding out hope they are still at least a touring band.

This post has been edited by Hoodstock: Nov 28 2021, 10:53 pm

[grandfalloon]

This downtime really seems like the band is officially into a dormant phase.

I'll surmise/hypothesis as follows:

The lawsuits over UFD / Think Loud Companies may have caused a major fracture with the members once united. There is reference in another thread here to some members not following others on social media. So, I wonder who is not talking to whom in reality.

Some members have been reported to be doing other occupations: CAG insurance, PAT fishing, maybe odd jobs too. Ed silence has no indication of any creative work happening in music, so I would estimate he's being a family man with his brood. CT, who knows......Looking for his next whatever?? It seems that everything he touches turns to shit.

There was a news article earlier this week saying 210 was sold by Kinsey group to another 3rd party buyer and the internal TL offices are locked up tight, studio is in limbo / closed permanently??

Just thinking clearly, how can they get out on the road and perform is there is no opportunity or internally it's looking impossible with all the above??

Let's hope and pray things can be put on the straight and narrow and get back to rocking sometime in the future.

[Voodoo Lady]

There is reference in another thread here to some members not following others on social media. So, I wonder who is not talking to whom in reality.

Tried to refresh my memory of who isn’t following who, but can’t find the discussion (digging through threads is a pet peeve of mine). So,I went to IG. Correct me if I’m wrong, but it only appears the two Chads don’t follow one another?

Can we just get a new drummer and move on? It honestly wouldn’t bother me.

[dangum]

Tried to refresh my memory of who isn’t following who, but can’t find the discussion (digging through threads is a pet peeve of mine). So,I went to IG. Correct me if I’m wrong, but it only appears the two Chads don’t follow one another?

Here's my post from October this year.
http://www.fansoflive.com/forums/index.php...ndpost&p=142100

Bill Hynes commented on Chad Gracey's Christmas post on Instagram and Chad responded positively.

[Bremang]

Here's my post from October this year.
http://www.fansoflive.com/forums/index.php...ndpost&p=142100

Bill Hynes commented on Chad Gracey's Christmas post on Instagram and Chad responded positively.

Good find.