[direwolf74]

As it has always been and always should be, the Hip are the five. Without one there is none.

I'm all for b-sides, archived live album releases, concert videos, etc. But if they perform or record again as the Hip I will be disappointed. That would run counter to everything I thought the band were about. Equal contributions. All five songwriters. The songs belong to the five, and nobody else. Perhaps selfish on my part, but the Hip are sacred. This ain't some Kiss radio commerce band.

I get that the guys in STP are invested in their songs, but replacing Scott Weiland is fucking stupid. He was critical to the sound. It tarnishes the brand and diminishes everything they built. Just make a new band fellas. Don't serve me Molson in a Muskoka glass.

Great post. I couldn't agree more.

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