Lady Bhang - What Will It Mean? Options

[Hoodstock]

At this point it's apparent that Live's heyday has passed. The original band has dissolved, their genre of music currently is not mainstream, they haven't had a hit single in forever, and they haven't produced an album of significance since 1999. For all intensive purposes Līve has become a 90's nostalgia act. Mostly a draw for people in their 40's and 50's who want to go out for a evening to hear a few hits that they remember from high school or college.

Yet, on August 16, Līve will deliver it's newest single- Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rollin'). Like any new music this song could be amazing, meh, horrible, or somewhere in between. Since Līve does not frequently put out new music (the last time was an effort in 2018 that consisted of four new songs and a cover that were generally not well recieved) this is a pretty big deal for the remaining hardcore fans.

When the studio version drops on the 16th what will it mean to you? If you feeel it's amazing will it renew your interest and investment into the band? If it's just alright will that be okay with you? If it is absolutely horrible is that a final nail in the coffin of hope that Līve will remain on the extreme fringe of relevancy in the music scene?

I would love to hear where people are mentally at prior the the studio release!

This post has been edited by Hoodstock: Aug 10 2024, 1:43 pm

[JonSnow]

I haven't listened to this song since around the time it came out... and I can't remember a thing about it.

[tbone2004]

I haven't listened to this song since around the time it came out... and I can't remember a thing about it.

It's like me with Local 717. The only song that was worth listening to was Love Lounge. I could care less about Leave the Radio On or Lady Bhang. At least with Love Lounge, it felt like Live was back at that point, but because of all the drama, it just all fell apart.

The guys really need to sell that drama and just get back together. I hate to see Live as the 90s version of The Beatles, or god forbid, Guns N Roses.

[JonSnow]

It's like me with Local 717. The only song that was worth listening to was Love Lounge. I could care less about Leave the Radio On or Lady Bhang. At least with Love Lounge, it felt like Live was back at that point, but because of all the drama, it just all fell apart.

The guys really need to sell that drama and just get back together. I hate to see Live as the 90s version of The Beatles, or god forbid, Guns N Roses.

Taylor and Gracey seems to have buried the hatchet. So who knows? Ed might just get desperate when the show attendance leaves him unable to even fill up a dive bar, but that's hardly a reason to get back together. And they already tried that anyway. Besides, I don't know that Pat would be up for it regardless of any stated motives. He might be content to just live in a cabin by a lake and fish for the rest of his life.

The idea of them holing up somewhere together and hammering out a new batch of songs sounds like the pipe-est of pipe dreams. The 90s were lifetime ago. Best to just enjoy the past for what it was, move on, but leave a little room for... but don't expect... a swan song at some point before we're all dead and buried