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- Throwing Copper
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Released 1994

Selling The Drama
03:26
89,586 plays

Iris
03:59
54,774 plays

The Dam At Otter Creek
04:43
45,091 plays

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- 1
- The Dam At Otter Creek
- 04:43
- 45,091 plays

- 2
- Selling The Drama
- 03:26
- 89,586 plays

- 3
- I Alone
- 03:50
- 178,984 plays

- 4
- Iris
- 03:59
- 54,774 plays

- 5
- Lightning Crashes
- 05:25
- 274,235 plays

- 6
- Top
- 02:42
- 40,442 plays

- 7
- All Over You
- 03:59
- 111,415 plays

- 8
- Shit Towne
- 03:48
- 44,495 plays

- 9
- T.B.D.
- 04:28
- 35,001 plays

- 10
- Stage
- 03:08
- 30,803 plays

- 11
- Waitress
- 02:49
- 33,338 plays

- 12
- Pillar Of Davidson
- 06:46
- 33,122 plays

- 13
- White, Discussion
- 06:08
- 38,221 plays

- 14
- Horse
- 04:16
- 29,039 plays

album review

On Throwing Copper, Live tightened their sound, added crashing crescendos for dramatic effect, and injected some anger into their sound and songwriting. They also eased up a bit on the Eastern philosophy; the result is a more cohesive, memorable record overall, and quite an improvement from the sometimes overly precious Mental Jewelry. And for all of Mental Jewelry's ideologies, Throwing Copper is ultimately a more passionate and successful album, thanks to tracks like "I Alone," "Selling the Drama," and "All Over You," all of which received heavy radio play. The rebirth-themed "Lightning Crashes," the album's biggest hit, was written in memory of Barbara Lewis, a classmate who was killed by a drunk driver in 1993. Other standouts include the Kurt Cobain/Courtney Love-inspired "Stage," the apocalyptic "White, Discussion," the bass-driven, obsessive "Iris," and the dark "Dam at Otter Creek." Of course, Ed Kowalczyk couldn't resist throwing in a song like "T.B.D." (for the Tibetan Book of the Dead), based on Aldous Huxley's slow descent into death, aided by heroin. Its melodrama is a bit much, even for Live, and is just a sign of things to come on their next album, Secret Samadhi. But Throwing Copper is still a huge improvement from Mental Jewelry, and is the least overtly preachy Live album to date. ~ Gina Boldman, All Music Guide