Latest Chad T. on Facebook: basically it's all over Options

[edstipe]

-- Lucky for those coming to Cleveland and Westbury you will get to see the grand finale. I would hold on to those ticket stubs.

-- I ready for my next chapter to begin. I've closed the door on Live for now but I'm careful to not use the word "never"-very easily...

-- ...2yrs could turn into 4 or 5 or 15 for that matter. You just can't predict these types of things. I'm enjoying the moment. That is...

-- ..enough for now. The new band and new music will be my future. I can't treat it any other way or I will fail to reach my goals waiting on.

-- ..the past to return. Like I said. I'm here now.

[Hoodstock]

First of all I'm sincerely hoping for the best with more Live to come in the near future.

That being said, it appears to me that something has slowly evolved and there's a definate problem here and they won't come out and say it. They're just claiming it's a break like Ross and Rachel when it has to go deeper.

First they were supposed to work on a new album that was coming out this summer, then they started writing new stuff (as evident by them playing Believe), and now Ed has a seperate website and the entire band is planning a new road without him while Ed is touring and playing all the old Live shit. Reminds me of Foggerty a little bit.

Also, Chad just wrote that long blog about the needing a break and now he's posting this stuff. It seems like emotions are running and they're not sure what's going on.

I could see that Live was taking a two year break if it was everyone doing their own thing or two of them working together, but it's the whole damn band minus Ed setting up a new band. That's not a break from each other, that's more like "fuck Ed" to me.

Even if it is a two year break that means that with the creative and experimental process it would be at least 3-4 years for a new album from the band if they got back together exactly two years after the "break".

If they do take a longer break than two years I can't see them ever making a new complete album again. They would probably tour again on the old stuff, release a few new songs that tease, or maybe (if we're lucky) put out one more "we're throwing ourselves back together" album that probably won't have the chemistry and won't mesh.

By the way, where did all the Canldebox singer info come from?

This post has been edited by Hoodstock: Jul 19 2009, 10:20 pm

[Badman]

it's the whole damn band minus Ed setting up a new band. That's not a break from each other, that's more like "fuck Ed" to me.

"Live is not dead – it’s on vacation. There is no replacing a friendship that has lasted for more than 30 years! Ed will always be THE ONLY SINGER in LIVE. PERIOD." ~ Chad Taylor"

Source: his blog.

This post has been edited by Badman: Jul 20 2009, 3:22 pm

[SinfulEyes]

"
Live is not dead – it’s on vacation. There is no replacing a friendship that has lasted for more than 30 years! Ed will always be THE ONLY SINGER in LIVE. PERIOD." ~ Chad Taylor

Source: his blog.

Yes but this new band is NOT Live. What he meant is Live will always be the original 4. They are moving on. It is OVER. Why do you fools keep denying this?

[Merica]

Yes but this new band is NOT Live. What he meant is Live will always be the original 4. They are moving on. It is OVER. Why do you fools keep denying this?

But when Chad Taylor posts "Live is not dead – it’s on vacation" - what else can he mean? Live is not dead/over/done forever, just on vacation/taking time off/on a break.

Seems simple enough to me.