[andrew sharpe]

While we may never know how the writing was really divided up on UTH, this discussion does give me appreciation for how the band was able to work through an issue that would probably break up a lot of other bands.

I agree that Gord's progress as a writer and a performer was probably critical to the band's success, but as of 1990 that still would have required a leap of faith from the band-mates. Sinclair had a pretty good resume in terms of solid tunes, even though they might not be 'legacy songs' that would still be discussed today if not for the band's later output. Without knowing how it actually went down, it seems to me that it would have required a pretty big gulp of swallowed pride on his part. Makes me wonder if he continued to write lyrics in private for his own amusement, even though it doesn't look like any have seen the light of day since 1989.

Really great point. Agreed that it shows the diplomacy of the others, especially if GD really did do it in the way the thesis quotes. I think ultimately it was for the best as the consistency in the writing style is a big part of the band. But I'd also throw my hat into the ring of people interested to hear more of GS's writing.