No More Ed Bashing For Me, Time for the healing...time to move on Options

[Liveoneut]

Hi everyone,

I came to a realization today, that there will be no more Ed bashing for me. Over the past two weeks, there have been 3 different events that have led me to my awakening.

1) I was EXTREMELY early for a flight out of Houston the other day, so I decided to listen to Secret Samadhi, from start to finish (including Mall Rat and Photograph hehe). It just blew me away. I can't remember in what year I last did this. It left me in a state that I can't even begin to describe. Enlightened? Satisfied? I guess those are close.

2) I was having a semi-crappy day the other morning. Getting ready for work, nothing going right. Out of everything..running late, etc. I get in the car, fire her up, pull out, I catch the last few seconds of the previous song on the radio, and then BAM....All Over You starts to play, and I'm INSTANTLY in such a great mood, I can't stand it. I can't begin to wipe the grin off of my face.

3) I was sitting at work yesterday, normal day....listening to my iPod as usual, and decide to go to my +Live+ Favs playlist. A few songs in, I Alone starts to play, and I'm really digging the song, listening to every note, and at 1:10 in the song, I get this RUSH that passes over my entire body. Chills and goosebumps like never before. The really special part about this one, is that I've heard this song hundreds or even THOUSANDS of times before, and it's never hit me like THAT before!

What I'm getting at, is NONE of this would have been possible had it not been for Ed Kowalczyk. NONE of it. So, as of today, I've seen the err of my ways in the not-so-nice things I've said or posted about Ed. Please mark this day, as the day that the bashing stops.

And just think, these are things that have happened to me in just the last couple of weeks! Just think about all of the good times that I've enjoyed and shared with others because of this man. A person that I know only thru his musical and lyrical genius. I hope others read this post and get the same kind of feeling I'm trying to describe. Please, let's post things we LIKE about The Gracious Few or Ed on their pages or topics, but not the negative things. Well, at least not the really mean stuff (I think we all know what I'm talking about).

Thank you Ed, for giving me times in my life that I will never EVER forget.

Take care everyone,

Mark

[SecretInsomnia]

People that are bashing on Ed (although - like Ray said - it's getting booooooring guys), are complaining of what he has become, while they know what he could have become or still could be. And that's their right. Although it's not anyone's right to judge what anyone is. That some people are angry because they say Ed is to blame for Live not being there anymore anno 2010, and Live going downhill after TDTH, that's something I can understand well, and that's their right as well.

But I don't think there's anyone on this board (aside from Nick JK that questions the glorious and briliant nature of the first 4 albums, for which we have to thank Ed very much. Anyone who does question it, should be banned from this forum forever!

[tiger]

Congrats on your awakening. It was a process for me, solidified when I heard TGF. I always knew that the other 3 were just as important as Ed but it hit me like a hammer when I heard TGF. Sure, I've known they weren't part of the creative mix for quite some time. But who could have known what they were capable of when their talents were buried for so long. Hell, even CT questioned what he was capable of. For me, I'll look back on the glory years and remember it was LIVE, not Ed that provided such great music. As for bashing Ed, (for me) it doesn't diminish his contribution to LIVE's past to recognize who he is today.

[sh4rpz]

Congrats on your awakening. It was a process for me, solidified when I heard TGF. I always knew that the other 3 were just as important as Ed but it hit me like a hammer when I heard TGF. Sure, I've known they weren't part of the creative mix for quite some time. But who could have known what they were capable of when their talents were buried for so long. Hell, even CT questioned what he was capable of. For me, I'll look back on the glory years and remember it was LIVE, not Ed that provided such great music. As for bashing Ed, (for me) it doesn't diminish his contribution to LIVE's past to recognize who he is today.

well said - his contribution to my 4 favourite albums, as well as countless bootleg concerts and live shows is something I will never forget.