Live Members to Release Rarities! Options

[FishOutaWater]

Got this in my email today:

IN OFFICIAL LIVE MUSIC NEWS:

Chad, Chad and Patrick have dug into the archives and found the "Church Box" demos from the Secret Samadhi era. The demos will include two UNRELEASED (to the general public) tracks. This will be offered with a package of other goodies exclusively at www.friendsoflive.com closer to the holidays.

Thanks listening and for your continued support.

The boys from LIVE!

[Bremang]

Wow! Can't wait for Churchbox! That is cool that CCP own the Live trademark. I wonder if they have the ability to release all of their material, including studio tracks. Chad Gracey with the head on response! That some strong words from the CCP camp. Gotta assume he means up until V was recorded.

[thefunkyredcaboose]

Wow! Can't wait for Churchbox! That is cool that CCP own the Live trademark. I wonder if they have the ability to release all of their material, including studio tracks. Chad Gracey with the head on response! That some strong words from the CCP camp. Gotta assume he means up until V was recorded.

I assumed the real divide over songwriting came after V, since CT wrote of how V wasn't supposed to be released as a retail album anyway.

[LiveFan92]

I assumed the real divide over songwriting came after V, since CT wrote of how V wasn't supposed to be released as a retail album anyway.

I missed this. Is the text of the post still around? I'm very curious about this!

[LiveFan92]

I wonder what OTHER cool stuff we've been missing out on?

And I have to say, why wouldn't a band want to reward their biggest fans with "cool stuff" like this? I mean, why leave it in a vault somewhere if you could make your biggest fans happy?

I'm not saying any particular member of the band was responsible for this stuff being locked up, I just mean in general, why would a band sit on something that their fans would love? Any ideas?

[dangum]

I'm not saying any particular member of the band was responsible for this stuff being locked up, I just mean in general, why would a band sit on something that their fans would love? Any ideas?

Here are some possible reasons:
1. Waiting for an opportunity to make money from them
2. Unhappy with the quality of the material
3. Don't want to dwell on the past
4. Contractual obligations (the record label owns the material and the band are unable to release it)
5. Waiting for a special occasion (20th anniversary)
6. There's not enough demand
7. Too costly to produce

[SecretInsomnia]

Here are some possible reasons:
1. Waiting for an opportunity to make money from them
2. Unhappy with the quality of the material
3. Don't want to dwell on the past
4. Contractual obligations (the record label owns the material and the band are unable to release it)
5. Waiting for a special occasion (20th anniversary)
6. There's not enough demand
7. Too costly to produce

I wonder which of those 7 points was the reason for not releasing Hold me Up

[Bremang]

I wonder which of those 7 points was the reason for not releasing Hold me Up

Ed has mentioned fairly recently in an interview that he likes Hold me Up as being unreleased. I forget his exact words, but he said he liked how the song has developed its own mystique, for lack of better term, as an unreleased gem.

This post has been edited by Bremang: Sep 18 2010, 1:29 pm

[Hoodstock]

Ed has mentioned fairly recently in an interview that he likes Hold me Up as being unreleased. I forget his exact words, but he said he liked how the song has developed its own mystique, for lack of better term, as an unreleased gem.

If true (I said if) then Ed is a bigger asshole than I even thought he was.