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There are at least 2 bands named ‘Live’:
1. An American alternative rock band.
2. 1970’s Germany Progressive Rock Band

1. Live is an American alternative rock band. Characterized by an earnest approach to anthemic rock and a spiritual zen reminiscent of Joshua Tree-era U2, Live climbed from modest modern rock success to the mainstream spotlight worldwide on the strength of their 1994 breakthrough album, the 6 million-selling Throwing Copper.

Hailing from York, Pennsylvania, USA, the group comprises Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals & guitar), Chad Taylor (lead guitar), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums). Since approximately 1999, Live has toured with Ed’s younger brother, Adam Kowalczyk as a rhythm guitarist, and, previously, British keyboardist Michael “Railo” Railton.

Kowalczyk, Taylor, Dahlheimer, and Gracey first came together for a middle-school talent show in the Pennsylvania blue-collar town of York. The group remained together throughout high school, going through a handful of band names and new-wave covers before settling on the moniker Public Affection and recording a self-released cassette of originals, The Death of a Dictionary, in 1989. Frequent trips into New York to play at CBGB helped net the band a deal with Radioactive Records in 1991. With the new name Live, the band entered the studio with former Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison that year and began recording the EP Four Songs.
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  • diver000

    Dancing =)

    Sunday morning
  • mathpeal

    What Michael Jackson is doing here?

    Thursday evening
  • DanysNet

    Chris Shinn appears to be a fabulous choice as Ed's replacement. The final demos sound fantastic. Tho his vocals will be missed I'm excited about what the new Live era will bring up!

    14 days ago
  • GingerDang

    Good Pain just came up on shuffle, first Live song I ever heard, still a good song. What's a worry is it's from 1991 a entire lifetime ago when I was young and free

    24 days ago
  • brownieboy

    Got this massive box of cds the other day and was a few of their singles inside, really like the lightning crashes with the glastonbury 95 tracks on

    March 2012
  • omgraptors

    V is their best album hands down.

    March 2012
  • Ooww

    In all my musical wandering, Throwing Copper might just be the greatest thing I've come across.

    March 2012
  • GNR27

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    March 2012
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31 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/live

Homespun Members: There's just 2 weeks left to get your entry submitted for our member post card contest!  We're giving away some great prizes including a signed, framed DVD poster and signed …

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