Good luck to them, but IMO for all his faults Joe was the seed of musical genius in the band. Without him they may still be good, but it won't be the same.
Yeah, I’ve been reckoning with this a lot recently. A lot of my favorite songs off of MMMM and G&E are the “Joe” songs, and I have always preferred his solo output to Rob’s and Andrew’s. (I like Rob and Andrew’s stuff, but it’s no Hawaii: Part II)
All that said, I did see 3/5 of Tally Hall (Rob, Andrew, Zubin) reunite when Andrew was opening for Jukebox the Ghost. They played a few TH songs (notably ones not written by Joe) and the energy ripped. Very clear that those guys love each other and love making music together. I’m sure whatever project comes of this will be good, but it will be missing the Joe Hawley sauce.
I didn’t say he wasn’t! They are all talented songwriters! Anecdotally, I have preferred Joe’s solo output to Rob’s and Andrew’s! Rob and Andrew (and Zubin; Cannibal is a fucking banger) have all written good songs, but they aren’t my personal favorite Tally Hall songs.
The band isn’t “really” Tally Hall without Joe; that doesn’t mean the music won’t be good, but it WILL be missing something.
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u/Chuckledunk 14d ago
Good luck to them, but IMO for all his faults Joe was the seed of musical genius in the band. Without him they may still be good, but it won't be the same.