Should Live Call It Quits?, Is it time? Options

[Hoodstock]

I am a huge Live fan. I have enjoyed every CD (except V, which I can't even listen to except for Simple Creed) but I'm finding that the band has lost originality. I tried making a CD of my favorite songs recently and had trouble placing songs in order since every song is about love or includes water in it in some way. I miss the fun songs like Waitress and Shit Towne, they are lacking from newer live CD's. Instead we get songs that include earth elements, are about love over and over again, and sorry attempts to protest the war in some way. I would appreciate a new live CD that did not include songs about love, and had nothing to do with water (streams, rivers, ect.) or the sun, and did not mention the war (those songs especially never even seem to be very good at all) (p.s. I am not stating this as any type of comment on the war). Unless Ed can come up with lyrics on original topics that are radio worthy in the U.S., or that make me want to turn up Live and rock my speakers again , maybe live should hang up their hat and do greatest hits tours ever so often.

The newer Live seems stale and old before I even replay the CD.

[Lis]

I think its something like this, for the older TC lovers:
Their old stuff makes you feel good, and makes you believe you are young again. But, youre not. And the reason youre upset with LIVE is that they arent either. They dont give you a reason or a way to feel young, alive and angry anymore, they make you... christ... they make you face the fact that you have aged and hopefully grown up...
For the younger TC lovers: it relates to your state of mind... you state of mind now is what it was back then for them. But lets face it. LIVE is old, settled and OK with life these days. They are not where you are now. Course you can still be a fan duh.
There is no second TC coming, that time has come and gone. Be glad they did it then, and that at live shows they give you and hour and a half (if you live in Holland almost 3 hours) to feel young, and alive again. Lets just be thankful for that, and lets not dwell on the past so much. Could have and should have are such empty words when you think of it.

Lis
PS... about LIVE being old? Ed is half a year older then I am LOL

[Senghe]

I think its something like this, for the older TC lovers:
Their old stuff makes you feel good, and makes you believe you are young again. But, youre not. And the reason youre upset with LIVE is that they arent either. They dont give you a reason or a way to feel young, alive and angry anymore, they make you... christ... they make you face the fact that you have aged and hopefully grown up...

Now Lis, who wants to grow up? I'm 36 so I'm older than both you and Ed, but I'm still young at heart (definitely alive but not really that angry about much). I'm well aware of the passing of time and one can hardly blame Live for the laws of physics, can one? I'm not really upset with Live - frustrated, yes, but I do have some perspective - when it comes down to it the planet isn't going to stop turning if they break up or never make another decent album. And how crap would another Throwing Copper be? I hate bands who repeat the same album over and over again. It would take the magic away. One of the best albums ever and one album that good per lifetime is more than most bands can manage.

[Lis]

Now Lis, who wants to grow up? I'm 36 so I'm older than both you and Ed, but I'm still young at heart (definitely alive but not really that angry about much). I'm well aware of the passing of time and one can hardly blame Live for the laws of physics, can one? I'm not really upset with Live - frustrated, yes, but I do have some perspective - when it comes down to it the planet isn't going to stop turning if they break up or never make another decent album. And how crap would another Throwing Copper be? I hate bands who repeat the same album over and over again. It would take the magic away. One of the best albums ever and one album that good per lifetime is more than most bands can manage.

Hehe, nobody wants to grow up and some people manage to put it of almost indefinately. But it is fascinating how, when you grow older, most emotions seem to mellow out. yeah I still see injustice and what not but hey what can i do about it by myself? Somehow it all mellows out a bit. In general it just isnt as intens as it used to be.
I must say that it seems like Ed has gotten to that mellowed state in the extreme. And with Ed we dont even get the "i have a crappy job" feeling that some of us in this day and age feel like sometimes, cus he is a musician and loves it... And lyrically that is just plain boring. Im happy for him that hes there, cus he used to be one angry young man. But musically... I cant wait till the kids grow up and hit puberty or whatever that will make him feel something interesting again. Happy people just dont seem to write very interesting lyrics or music for that matter.
One of the main reasons i love LIVE so much is that every album is different. But i do preferr music with a bit of balls in them, thats one of the reasons why V will always be special to me. It may not be the most succesfull experiment they ever did, but at least they went out on a limp.

And to top it all of... if nothing of this gets to Ed emotionally... maybe this will. Adams lyrics are more interesting then yours right now Ed. From what I hear his shows bring a little something new every time aswell... Lets fire up the sibling rivalry if nothing else LOL. As you may or may not know I might be a bit biased where adams concerned, but I seriously feel that if they both keep going in their current directions... Adam will be the more interesting musician to keep track of in the future.

my 2 cents (again) LOL
Lis