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Article Title:	Happy Now?
Author of reported comment:	Was There
Comment Date:	16:10 on Apr 2 2010
Comment:	What happened to Rob, JT and the rest of the band was truly a shame. The band sued the record company Grey Dot and its distributor, Brentwood Music (part of BMG) because there wasn't a written contract where the terms were agreed upon in place and they were held up in litigation for almost 3 years. The bad news was that there was so much hurt because of the litigation, especially what appeared to be the self centered actions of former member Wally Gates and label owner Marty Bush that the band felt paralyzed and decided against doing anything else. More importantly, Tom Zutaut, a well known A&R person at the time, had signed the band for new demos after the litigation, and then he shortly parted ways from Island Records/ Def Jam during the period of label consolidation prior to 2000 - so the band put their hands up in the air and said, time to take some time off. BTW, it was a great record and most importantly you should know that most artists today have a defense against infringement on the internet because of the findings regarding internet distribution by Federal Judge Orinda Evans in her 48 page (yes, 48 page) decision - and you can thank of all people Bush's lawyer Alan Clarke; his ego was so big from what he perceived a win he faxed the courts findings (the case went up to the US Court of Appeals 11th Circuit) to attorneys all over the US that there was to most the first blue print of what to defend and where an artists rights may or may not be (1999). The band was so close... My favorite tracks are "I guess I need you" and "Don't say goodnight"

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