Songs from Black Mountain., All these years later, do you like the album? Options

[SinfulEyes]

Agree with Jaybb, Think people having waited so long for their favourite band to put something out were just desperate to like it. I know I tried to convince myself it wasn't shit. I'm sure this poll now would have a slightly different outcome...

Ask and you shall receive!

[figure8]

SFBM is an insult to LIVE's previous work!

[Merica]

SFBM is an insult to LIVE's previous work!

Quite.

[SinfulEyes]

Quite.

I find it interesting and ironic that thus far, the poll results are the complete opposite of what it was during the months after the album came out.

It goes to show how Ed's actions and image has affected how we view the band and his music. Sorry Ed, but the majority of Live fans despise you for the road you led the band down.

[Bremang]

I find it interesting and ironic that thus far, the poll results are the complete opposite of what it was during the months after the album came out.

It goes to show how Ed's actions and image has affected how we view the band and his music. Sorry Ed, but the majority of Live fans despise you for the road you led the band down.

I'm sure Ed's actions made many Live fans despise him. But we don't really have any stats telling us that the majority of all Live fans despise Ed for the road he led the band down. Also, the previous SFBM poll had about 100 votes. Most of those people who said they liked SFBM in the last poll probably don't come here anymore.

This post has been edited by Bremang: Oct 14 2011, 1:20 pm

[Live4Life]

I'm sure Ed's actions made many Live fans despise him. But we don't really have any stats telling us that the majority of all Live fans despise Ed for the road he led the band down. Also, the previous SFBM poll had about 100 votes. Most of those people who said they liked SFBM in the last poll probably don't come here anymore.

I love the cd and i still come here. And i highly doubt there are many fans that hate ed. The handful of you here doesn't count. Even the ones acting like they hate him LOVE him. Who the hell do they think they are fooling? lol

[Pokey]

I love the cd and i still come here. And i highly doubt there are many fans that hate ed. The handful of you here doesn't count. Even the ones acting like they hate him LOVE him. Who the hell do they think they are fooling? lol

Its awesome that you love the cd, if that's what you like then go for it. But thats not the Live that so many of us fell in love with. When other members of the band are even saying that it was basically an Ed solo CD, when all the writing credits point to Ed, when it sounds absolutely nothing like the sort of music 3/4 of the band wanted to make - its not really a true Live album that had everyone's heart and soul in it. Enjoy it for what it is, but don't forget what it is. Ed's first solo venture.

As for the above, even with Nick removed, I'd feel the same way towards Ed as I do now. He took one of my favorite bands and sent it head first into the ground. It sucks all the more because of how much I did used to admire him. None of us would be here if we'd never at some stage had a lot of love for Ed.
But the truth is that he wants to do something now that is so different to what drew people to him in the first place. Some people like yourself and Nick are happy with that. But for the people that loved what he used to offer they've jumped off the wagon, some long ago, some more recently.
Personally all creative stuff to do with the band aside, I lost a lot of respect for him, the shoddy merchandise, the riding Live's coat tails whilst saying he's moved on, the fact that I have absolutely no reason not to believe what CCP say about him is true ... the guy is just dead to me.
So if a few of us feel that way, you can be your life there are a whole bunch of people out there that feel the same.

I got talking to someone who used to be on this board years ago the other day, we keep in touch every so often and I actually asked her what made her leave and her answer was "that songs from black mountain pop crap that Ed was producing". And she's basically been gone from the board since about 06 or 07. You say that's just one person, but it's one person representing a large portion of fans that have dropped off for that very reason.

As much as Nick asked to be "counted out" when he learned that Ed was no longer around, a whole lot of fans wanted to be counted out the moment that first 1:30 clip of 'The River' leaked.
That's just the way it is.