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- Throwing Copper
- Released 1994
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- Awake: The Best Of Live
- Released 2004
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- Secret Samadhi
- Released 1997
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- The Distance To Here
- Released 1999
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biography
Live rose to success on the strength of its anthemic music and idealistic, overtly spiritual songwriting, two hallmarks that earned the group frequent comparisons to U2. The group's roots stretched back to the early '80s, when future members Chad Taylor (guitar), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums) began playing together under the name "First Aid" while attending middle school in York, Pennsylvania. After losing an area talent contest, they decided to enlist singer Ed Kowalczyk, and as a foursome the group played under a series of names before settling on Public Affection.
After earning a rabid local following, Public Affection released a cassette, 1989's The Death of a Dictionary, on their own Action Front label. Show's at CBGB and other famed New York clubs followed, eventually earning them a demo deal with Giant Records which proved unsuccessful. The completed demo did earn them a deal with Radioactive, however, and before drawing their new name out of a hat, Live recruited Talking Head Jerry Harrison to produce their 1991 debut, Mental Jewelry. A collection of songs based on the writings of Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, the record made Live one of the key players in the post-Nirvana alternative music scene thanks to singles like "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" and "Pain Lies on the Riverside."
Three years later, Live returned with the muscular Throwing Copper, which lingered a number of months on the charts before pushing the group into the rock mainstream. After a series of popular singles like "Selling the Drama" and "I Alone," the album's slow build climaxed with the funereal "Lightning Crashes," which propelled the album to the top of the charts and paved the way for the subsequent hits "White, Discussion" and "All Over You." Secret Samadhi, the third Live LP, followed in early 1997 and failed to match the commercial success of Throwing Copper, although it nevertheless sold over two million copies.
Released in 1999, The Distance to Here went platinum on the strength of "The Dolphin's Cry," which peaked at number two on the Mainstream Rock singles chart. The bandmates continued to refine their ambitious, spiritual sound over the next four years, with both 2001's V and 2003's Birds of Pray cracking the Billboard Top 30 as a result. However, the band's seventh studio effort, Songs from Black Mountain, effectively spelled the end of Live's popularity in 2006, with less than 100,000 copies sold in America. The album fared considerably better overseas, prompting Live to devote more time touring Europe during the decade's latter half. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
After earning a rabid local following, Public Affection released a cassette, 1989's The Death of a Dictionary, on their own Action Front label. Show's at CBGB and other famed New York clubs followed, eventually earning them a demo deal with Giant Records which proved unsuccessful. The completed demo did earn them a deal with Radioactive, however, and before drawing their new name out of a hat, Live recruited Talking Head Jerry Harrison to produce their 1991 debut, Mental Jewelry. A collection of songs based on the writings of Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, the record made Live one of the key players in the post-Nirvana alternative music scene thanks to singles like "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" and "Pain Lies on the Riverside."
Three years later, Live returned with the muscular Throwing Copper, which lingered a number of months on the charts before pushing the group into the rock mainstream. After a series of popular singles like "Selling the Drama" and "I Alone," the album's slow build climaxed with the funereal "Lightning Crashes," which propelled the album to the top of the charts and paved the way for the subsequent hits "White, Discussion" and "All Over You." Secret Samadhi, the third Live LP, followed in early 1997 and failed to match the commercial success of Throwing Copper, although it nevertheless sold over two million copies.
Released in 1999, The Distance to Here went platinum on the strength of "The Dolphin's Cry," which peaked at number two on the Mainstream Rock singles chart. The bandmates continued to refine their ambitious, spiritual sound over the next four years, with both 2001's V and 2003's Birds of Pray cracking the Billboard Top 30 as a result. However, the band's seventh studio effort, Songs from Black Mountain, effectively spelled the end of Live's popularity in 2006, with less than 100,000 copies sold in America. The album fared considerably better overseas, prompting Live to devote more time touring Europe during the decade's latter half. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Strut your stuff is NOT LIVE
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- By zmebudman
- 7/6/2009 19:48:46
- It is by a group called the LIVE BAND. How can we get ZUNE to fix the album listings? It is very discouraging to see that they can not classify the music correctly or attribute it to the correct band.
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My emotive rock
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- By Shayna3389
- 2/6/2009 09:40:40
- Great words, great music, loads of talent, and a timeless expression of self. I like the feel of the music, and consistancy of quality. To me a band that stood out amongst the alternative style rock bands that popped up ferociously in the 90's.
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Great band
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- By Melacanth
- 10/11/2008 03:12:12
- This is one of those bands you will be telling your kids about, led by a unique voice this band will go down as one of the best. Recommended album "V" favorite song "lakini's juice"
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Lightning Crashes
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- By Wolf Radio
- 6/16/2008 03:07:37
- This is dedicated to a woman who was a friend of some of the band members who died in a car accident. The song is about a mother giving childbirth while another woman was dying down the hall. one person was ending their life, while another was begining. Although that is not how Barbara Lewis died, the song is for her.
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