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Dave
Guest
here's the deal...
everyone should try to give the band some respect. Give Alain some respect by not speculating on his personal issues. Whatever is happening no one except Alain and Morrissey probably really know, and both of them have given us some great moments, so maybe we should just let them work it out the best they can. It can't be easy but they've reached an agreement and have a working relationship. That's a lot more than most people, let alone rockstars, can manage.
give Morrissey some respect by allowing him to choose his bandmates/cowriters as he chooses. He's picked a few good ones now and then.
I think Alain's new songs sound pretty good and would love to hear Morrissey sing on them. I think most of us have some affection for Alain, and would love to see him playing again. But if not, Morrissey's band sounded great to me last year.
I also wanted to say that there is a long tradition of pop singers using one group in the studio and taking another on the road. Rock bands don't really do this. There is some value in having the songwriter play the part, but a song is not a fixed thing. It's more like a recipe, and the cake is a little different each time. Having Alain write and play in the studio makes sense in a way, but having the band that will play the songs live shape the songs in the studio also makes sense.
After a few years with Jesse, maybe (speculation alert) Morrissey feels that it's disrespectful to use him as the live guitarist but not use him in the studio. Maybe that's totally off base.
It could be band politics, it could be about money, or it could be an artistic decision. Whatever it is I think that we're lucky that they work it out and keep recording and touring.
It's not like we shouldn't talk about it, but it would be nice if it was done with more respect, just in case any of them care what we think or write here.
everyone should try to give the band some respect. Give Alain some respect by not speculating on his personal issues. Whatever is happening no one except Alain and Morrissey probably really know, and both of them have given us some great moments, so maybe we should just let them work it out the best they can. It can't be easy but they've reached an agreement and have a working relationship. That's a lot more than most people, let alone rockstars, can manage.
give Morrissey some respect by allowing him to choose his bandmates/cowriters as he chooses. He's picked a few good ones now and then.
I think Alain's new songs sound pretty good and would love to hear Morrissey sing on them. I think most of us have some affection for Alain, and would love to see him playing again. But if not, Morrissey's band sounded great to me last year.
I also wanted to say that there is a long tradition of pop singers using one group in the studio and taking another on the road. Rock bands don't really do this. There is some value in having the songwriter play the part, but a song is not a fixed thing. It's more like a recipe, and the cake is a little different each time. Having Alain write and play in the studio makes sense in a way, but having the band that will play the songs live shape the songs in the studio also makes sense.
After a few years with Jesse, maybe (speculation alert) Morrissey feels that it's disrespectful to use him as the live guitarist but not use him in the studio. Maybe that's totally off base.
It could be band politics, it could be about money, or it could be an artistic decision. Whatever it is I think that we're lucky that they work it out and keep recording and touring.
It's not like we shouldn't talk about it, but it would be nice if it was done with more respect, just in case any of them care what we think or write here.
