CT posted this on Facebook, Working on LIVE today! Options

[throwing_cheetahs]

I am so glad to hear that.

[Pokey]

Nick you and I have both said that Live wont truly be Live to us without Ed but I imagine it's for different reasons. To me if it were Ed, CT and PD with a new drummer then that still isn't Live. Do you agree? I know you're gonna go on a whole "but the general public won't notice if the drummer has changed!!" thing but god damnit it's not about what sells. It's about the Music. And all members of Live are equally important.
The writing credits are only listed as such that you mentioned on Paradiso because that is a snapshot of their work. Again all you care about are "the hits". I can't even fathom the thought of you sitting through Unsheathed, I can see you playing Live albums and skipping the songs that werent singles.

Your reliance on what's popular is scary. Ed being the front man makes him the most recognizable member to the masses, so to you this makes him the greatest. It's like your man love for Hulk Hogan, he was the most popular but he wasn't good enough to tie Owen Hart's laces, doesn't bother you because whatever is most popular is what's most important. So don't go thinking Live won't be live without Ed because he's the most important. It's because he's one piece of a 4 piece puzzle.

Also god don't even fucking start on "what was the point of tgf". The point was and still is another outlet to create great music. The fact your brain can't wrap itself around that concept is scary. The fact you're in charge of imparting any kind of knowledge on children with these sorts of mindsets is scary!