not sure who this lenny character is but love seeing Fred back on stage with the gang. Might actually sell me on seeing them if they play near me next year.
From what I have gathered over the years, @lenny my age seems to be pretty in the know about Fred. So, I don't doubt what they're saying.
I grew up loving TBS. One of the best shows I have ever been to was the Louder Now tour with AVA opening. I have kept up with what they are doing, but haven’t really been excited about much in the past 10 or so years. Where You Want To Be and Louder Now came out at just the right time for me and that was my favorite era of the band. Having Fred on a new album would definitely peak my interest. A Louder Now tour would rule. Bring back Rubano while you’re at it! Dude is a monster on the bass.
I would assume he wants to do more Straylight Run dates but then Shaun would be out as well so that can't be it.
I mean… Matt is probably available since AVA isn’t doing anything. He’s the superior bass player anyway!
It would be cool to have Matt and Fred swap out with John and Shaun and have an open door policy. One can dream!
But when they tour with Fred and it still doesn’t sound exactly like it did 17 years ago, who will people ask for to come back next????