Non-argumentative 2011 "All Over You" thread Options

[thefunkyredcaboose]

A place to actually discuss the new recording, since it's the first actual recording of new Live we've heard. Obviously, I really have no power to enforce the non-argumentative part, but I hope folks will oblige as the actual musical discussion is non-existent in the other thread.

I am excited about how great the band sounds, what a ballsy rehearsal! New lead singer sounds great, sounds like Chris to me. I think it'd be nice for him to dial back the Ed-mulation a little (I know others don't hear it/care/agree but I hear it mainly on the verses), but I think it's undeniable that he can carry the songs and do them well enough to make the songs enjoyable in a live content.

What it is really going to ride on is the new material. This recording for me shows that the new lead singer can do what's needed to perform the old songs, but will the new songs be good? That's really the only unknown for me right now. As I've said before, I'm not crazy about hearing the old stuff, but it's a necessary thing and I think it'll do.

[Pokey]

That's what I thought too, if Live are playing the majority of their set as lesser played old songs and brand new ones it'll be a very new experience for everyone. I know personally I've never heard TBD or Merica live so I don't have a strong concert memory to compare it to. It'd be a fresh thing in its own right. I think if Live truly go in with the attitude that it's a rebirth, starting from scratch and that they're basically a new band that has to win over a new audience then they should be fine. When Live started in the early 90s There was a point where no one knew their songs. There might be a large bulk of the audience wanting to hear the hits but they need to think what it was like before they had any hits. It's gotta be the same as that, go in to win people over with new and lesser known songs and not expect the big stadium reactions. I don't think those matter anymore, this is about the music.

So 100% agree with dancingqueen, as per usual