Ok... Shinn's the guy... but what about Sean Hennesy? Options

[PillarOfDavidson]

Now that the question of "is Shinn/isn't Shinn" has been answered, we need answered a new question brought about by last night's show. Was Sean Hennesy just a backing guitarist or is Live now a 5-piece band?

[sh4rpz]

I think initially they will tour with Candlebox and perform as LIVE and TGF as well. Probably keep the LIVE set to a similar 10-song kinda deal, adding new songs when they're ready just to gain some momentum.

If a bigger tour follows with the launch of the new album, I think then they will tour exclusively as LIVE (world tour perhaps?) and will then exclude Sean as he will probably be busy with Candlebox and their tours/songwriting as well.

Just makes sense to me - but funky could probably give us some insight if that makes sense at all cos he has a better idea of how the industry works.

[thefunkyredcaboose]

I think initially they will tour with Candlebox and perform as LIVE and TGF as well. Probably keep the LIVE set to a similar 10-song kinda deal, adding new songs when they're ready just to gain some momentum.

If a bigger tour follows with the launch of the new album, I think then they will tour exclusively as LIVE (world tour perhaps?) and will then exclude Sean as he will probably be busy with Candlebox and their tours/songwriting as well.

Just makes sense to me - but funky could probably give us some insight if that makes sense at all cos he has a better idea of how the industry works.

I have no particular insight into the situation, but there are a lot of different ways it could go down depending on what the members of all three bands want to do. If Lotus Crush is still a thing (the other gentlemen in Candlebox) then they may want some time for that, or there may come a time when Sean chooses between being full-time with Candlebox and full-time with Live.

As a fan of both bands I feel like he gets to offer a lot more with Live. He and Pete in Candlebox have somewhat similar play styles, but in Live he really stands out a lot more. That's all speculation though because I have no idea how much he contributed to the new Candlebox songs, I haven't seen them perform those as a full band yet.

[Bob]

As a fan of both bands I feel like he gets to offer a lot more with Live. He and Pete in Candlebox have somewhat similar play styles, but in Live he really stands out a lot more. That's all speculation though because I have no idea how much he contributed to the new Candlebox songs, I haven't seen them perform those as a full band yet.

I completely agree with Funky. Sean definitely has more "room" in Live/TGF than he does in Candlebox. If you really want to hear Sean go off, check out the Hiwatts record. The man can shred something fierce.

If Live and Candlebox were to tour together, I don't know what I'll do with myself. Those are my two favorite bands from the 90's and huge influences of my musical career.