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Artist: Live
Genera: Rock
Latest Album: Awake: The Best of Live
Background: Live are so serious that if you went up to singer Ed Kowalczyk and said, "Excuse me, but how do you pronounce your last name?" he might punch you in the neck. Either that or he'd sit you down and speak to you of Krishna and Vishnu. Their debut album Mental Jewelry saw them carrying the torch of idealistic and spiritually minded rock a la U2. The rhythms were punchy without being straight-up Hard Rock, and the dynamics were relatively subtle. But it was Throwing Copper (1994) that revealed their transformation into one of the most popular Post-Grunge bands out there. The guitars were heavier, the rhythms pounded more and danced less, and Kowalczyk was still the passionate, good-God-what's-wrong-with-the-world kind of guy that he'd always been. The janglier moments, such as the hit "Selling the Drama," called to mind R.E.M. -- or at least R.E.M. jamming with Nirvana. They haven't changed their recipe since, as they continue to churn out heaping gobs of the world's most serious music.
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About Live
LIVE approached record making in a way that proved unique to past adventures in hi-fi. Case in point, tracks "Call Me a Fool" and "Flow" were both written in the morning in co-producer Alain Johannes front yard and recorded that afternoon and evening. This was palpably unusual for a band that's sold over 17 million albums worldwide and is used to taking six months to make a record. Nonetheless, it has suited them just fine being a rock band that has seized moments of inspiration and, with this, the band's fifth offering appropriately titled V, have broken through expected molds.
V embodies the same sense of youthful urgency as in LIVE's debut release Mental Jewelry (1991). It features the same impressive songwriting as breakthrough smash Throwing Copper (1994)-- an LP that pulled in 27 platinum albums in 6 countries, (selling 12 million records worldwide) and boasted classic radio hits "Selling The Drama" (#1 on the Alternative charts that year) "I Alone", "All Over You", and "Lightning Crashes", prompting Spin and Rolling Stone cover stories, a Saturday Night Live appearance (complete with standing ovation), and a legendary MTV Unplugged event. The experimental spirit of 97's #1 record Secret Samadhi and the sensitivity of the most recent platinum long player, The Distance To Here is in check, too.
Live is the name of an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania. The band Live is comprised of Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals) Chad Taylor (guitar), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), and Chad Gracey (drums). The original name of the band was First Aid, formed in the early 1980s. Several name changes followed, including Public Affection, under which they released The Death of a Dictionary (1989).
After a series of unsuccessful attempts at cracking the music business, the group recruited Jerry Harrison (The Talking Heads) to produce Mental Jewelry, an album based on the writings of J. Krishnamurti, an Indian philosopher. Live established a following and returned with Throwing Copper which was also popular, pushed by the success of singles Selling the Drama, I Alone and Lightning Crashes. After that, the band released four albums to limited critical and popular success, Secret Samadhi, The Distance to Here, V, and most recently Birds of Pray.
While Live remains only moderately popular in the United States, they have gained significant popularity abroad, particularly in Europe and Australia.
Discography
The Death of a Dictionary (as Public Affection) (1989)
Four Songs (1990)
Mental Jewelry (1991)
Throwing Copper (1994)
Secret Samadhi (1997)
The Distance to Here (1999)
V (2001)
Birds of Pray (2003)
Awake: The Best of Live including unreleased material (2004)
External Links
Official Site
Fansoflive.com
