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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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Throwing Copper
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The Distance to Here
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Secret Samadhi
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mhecht18
Live is now on tour with Filter- who just released their new album. Check out the music video for Filter's new track, What Do You Say here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE_j5k4urH0
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Dy-Jay
dolphin's cry *_*
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JessieOnTheMoon
OMG I can't believe Ed quit the band !!! It's never going to be the same anymore...
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Still_Pluto
If you like grunge or southern rock music,please spend a minute of your time and visit our page here,listen & download for free=) http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Still+Pluto You might really like it this stuff;)
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shaun4891
The bad side of the 90s... commercial rock radio stuff
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rachelannsmith
Is Ed Kowalczyk still singing with Live at the Summerland Tour 2013?
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neezinu
90's shaved head hierarchy: Billy Corgan > Singer from Live > Singer from Vertical Horizon :DDD made my day, thanks!
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vadimzebergs
New Live ladies a gents http://youtu.be/NAQSYdYOv4Y
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Echos_Myron
90's shaved head hierarchy: Billy Corgan > Singer from Live > Singer from Vertical Horizon
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kain3k
I must be the weirdest Live fan ever in that I like both The Distance to Here and Secret Samadhi more than Throwing Copper. I think the ultra-heavy radio airplay of I Alone and Lightning Crashes damaged my ability to appreciate the songs, years later, when I actually discovered the band. Anyone have some recommendations for other songs off Throwing Copper that might make me move it up in my ranking if I give them a listen?
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acclamationsun
It's kool to have all their songs in one playlist ... I can hear the variety of Live much better ... fav song is "I Alone" ... what a great Buddhist metal song!
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ThrashMetallist
70's progressive rock band
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LeoFiori182
AWESOME BAND
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pilot_kameleon
Cztery recenzje Throwing Cooper: http://67mil.blogspot.com/search?q=28.+Live%2C+Throwing+Copper
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xrsalcedo
Worst band name ever
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krumbledkookie
Throwing Copper was one of those album that ushered me into adulthood, when I was in my grunge days... Songs like "Pillar of Davidson," "T.B.D.," and "White, Discussion" gave me much to think on. It was very difficult to see them, and especially Ed, embrace all the ego-maniacal rock-star posturing. Their egos took a very important band and rendered them useless in the long run, which is really a shame.
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NihilisticRobot
This got me through my early adulthood. Throwing Copper is fucking awesome. This band was unique, no one should hate them. They were an integral part of the 90's.
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XYfuckU
No one else agrees Distance to Here is their finest hour? I'd class it right up there with the best alt rock releases of the 90s, just behind Mellon Collie
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vollemppa
After listening Live's production through I can't see why Throwing Copper is talked so much. Mental Jewelry has more character, freedom and variability than any other of Live's later albums and Ed is able to really use his powerful voice in those 1st album's songs. The Distance to Here surprised with two strong and distinguishable songs which were the two first tracks although being a bit too mainstream aimed. Comparing Mental Jewelry to their later production is like taking any late 60's muscle car, like Mustang or Charger and comparing them to their 80's counterparts, they are the same cars with many developments, but on the other hand not at all... more like a grey, plain shadows of what they once were. Brothers Unaware, Operation Spirit, Pain Lies on the Riverside, Tired of ”Me”, for me the best of Live. Oh and one wish, masochistic some may say, but I would like to hear Phil Collins singing along with Ed Kowalczyk. *Thinking out loud*
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joemcmaster
so hard to torrent this band because of their name. soooo many seeds for "live"
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