I love how they reference their own work and the work of others. Louise was still doing that on Resolver and IV. On live versions of Save You, Louise would sing "She's a negative creep" instead of "She's an innocent freak". That's one of my favorite ones.

Everlong is, in fact, about Louise Post. Good call.

I've been a VS fan from the beginning, as well as through the departures of Gordon, Lack, Shapiro and Jones. I disagree that Gordon was "the glue". The glue, if you will, was BOTH of them. It was the harmonies and the way they played off of each other. I've always thought that Louise was the better songwriter and…