any Live fans in the igloo??

[DamosFavEyes]

I have no idea what sort of response i'll get by asking this, but who's a fan of the band Live?? i'd love to know which of you eskimos are friends of Live, have seen them perform, have the albums, etc.
i'll also takenon-fan comments, but be prepared to be contested.


reply or pm me!!

[Alistair]

I have an album of there's "the distance to here" which is really cool, never seen them live though, not sure if they've toured in the uk if so i probably just didn't notice. The first and last songs on the album are really cool "dolphins cry" and something else can't remember what it's called.

Can't say i've really looked passed that album though, sometimes i think he sounds a little erm pretentious, not sure if thats the right word but maybe you know what i mean.

[DamosFavEyes]

i don't know what that word means either. let's look it up:

1. <LI>Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified.
   <LI>Making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious</LI>

nawwwwwwwww... ed'sa real cool guy. he's from my home state.
i highly recommend any of the five other albums.. especially Throwing Copper, their second. glad you HAVE listened, though. You refer to the last song on that album.. that's Dance With You.. one of the several ballady love songs.. they're done so well. haha. thanks for the reply!

[cille]

never heard of the band... funny name in a way - tonight playing live: Live....[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]


any recommandations for great Live (or studio[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]) tunes?

[DamosFavEyes]

yes, we (Live fans) get that joke all the time, haha..
i could recommend a ton!! a few that you may have heard include:
Throwing Copper
1. Lightning Crashes
2. Selling the Drama
3. I Alone
4. All Over You
The Distance To Here
1. Run to The Water
2. The Dolphin's Cry
Those are the songs that ever got decent radio play... if you want to start out with the more mainstream stuff, cille.
I can give you my favorites, if you'd rather, though.

[cille]

well, usually i'm not into mainstream stuff, so... by all means give me your personal fav's - i trust your judgement ;-)

[emerald]

I loved live several years ago (about 1995?), but haven't listened to them lately.


I saw them (when they were just starting to get popular) at Lehigh University in Bethlehem. The show was in a small place on campus and they were great. Someof my friendsthought the lead singer was a jerk, but he seemed ok to me. I agree that Throwing Copper is a great CD.

[DamosFavEyes]

YESSSSSSSSSS!! i love you too cille!!! haha. you won't regret this.
my faves from oldest to most recent:
Mental Jewelry:
The Beauty of Grey*
Operation Spirit
Waterboy
Throwing Copper
Iris*
Stage
White, Discussion
Secret Samadhi
Lakini's Juice
Turn My Head*
Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe
Ghost
The Distance To Here
Voodoo Lady
Where Fishes Go
They Stood Up For Love
Dance With You*
V
Transmit Your Love
Forever May Not Be Long Enough
Nobody Knows*
Overcome*
Flow (featuring a subtle back-up vocal by Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows)
Birds of Pray
She
Run Away
Like I Do
Sweet Release*
What Are We Fighting For?


allllright. haha. those are my favorite non-radio tracksby album.. the stared ones are superfavorites.. enjoy!

[DamosFavEyes]

emerald... do you go to Lehigh?????

[Alistair]

If you wanna listen there's an mp3 here on the crows site of dolphins cry and a quick time movie of it, i think adam duritz does it with ed can't remember though, not sure whether "live" or Crows are playing it

Link - right click save as i think, click on video at top for video section

[emerald]

I went to Lehigh. Graduated 1996 (undergrad), 1998 (master's).

[DamosFavEyes]

that's not working for me, Alistair! i'm imagining it's Live playing with Adam singing along with Ed..


i saw a concert in which Ed came out and sang Hangin' Around with Adam (and the lead singer of Galactic ([img]smileys/smiley11.gif[/img])). That was fun.


(Edit: working now.. no right click necessary)Edited by: DamosFavEyes

[Loveless]

absolutely love Live's music too. I didn't know they had a new album though, 'V' was the last thing I heard by them. they did a good MTV session too...

Have you heard Public Affection's "The Death of a Dictionary" that was the name of the band before they were called Live.

I still remember the day I heard 'Throwing Copper'. Blown away by how good it was. Read some reviews and it got five stars in Kerrang so I said I'd check it out. It was the album that R.E.M. should have released in 1994! 'The Dam At Otter Creek' one of the best intros to any album, ever.

yeah there seemed to be some 'pretention' around them especially when they re-worked videos for songs like 'Overcome' to include 9/11 footage.

Ok, now I've got to go listen to some of the albums... [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

Edited by: Loveless

[cille]

wow, impressive list up there, dave's fav eyes![img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]thanks al lot for your personal recommandations.[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

[DamosFavEyes]

Yeah, Loveless.. Dam at Otter Creek does freakin' rock as a cd intro.. i think the 9-11 video reworkings were done out of respect. i saw him perform Overcome on some late show, saying how the people really did take to the song, and how it ended up soooo perfect for the situation. how sad. that song is so sad. i still definitely wouldn't call it pretention, though.


btw.. Cille!! PLEASE take a closer look at my username! i dont even know anybody named Dave!!!


Also, Alistair, Great link.. i'm sure that's the same tour that i saw Live and CC together.. and Adam did the same thing (jumping out from a speaker mid-song) at my show. Everyone looks like they're having so much fun!! Gotta love the hugs and facial hair!Edited by: DamosFavEyes

[cille]

[img]smileys/smiley11.gif[/img]arrgh! i had david gray in my ears when i wrote that... sowwyyyyyyyy[img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]


...better just call you gina [img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]

[DamosFavEyes]

hahahhaha!! lol.. HEY!! i'm a BAND MEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*dances*

[sezmo]

Originally Posted by DamosFavEyes

my faves from oldest to most recent:
Mental Jewelry:
The Beauty of Grey*

I LOVE that song!!! [img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img]


Cool, you've inspired me to go and listen to Mental Jewelry again. Haven't played that in ages. Thanks! [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]


Oh and welcome to the band! [img]smileys/smiley31.gif[/img]

[DamosFavEyes]

haha, thanks for the welcome.. i'm glad to remind people of old favorites. there's nothing like them. enjoy!!

[Catch-22]

I used to be big into Live, haven't heard much in the last few years!

[DamosFavEyes]

yeah, i think since they'll probably never be a highly commercial band, the fans have to do a bit of persuing on their own. i'm not complaining, haha.

[Mojo_Pin1980]

Their first 4 albums are pretty damn good but their last two are utter sh*te if you ask me![img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]Overcome makes me wanna hurl![img]smileys/smiley11.gif[/img]

[sezmo]

Don't hold back now, tell us how you really feel Mojo. [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]

[Mojo_Pin1980]

Hehe, that's pretty much what I wanted to say[img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]

[sonofelvis]

get this,


so they tour europe every now and then. playing all over but the one time they play in ireland they end up supporting bon freakin jovi. whats up with that???


i love live and all but not enough to put 50 bucks in bon f'in jovi's pockets.


Live need to play in Ireland again.


Bon Jovi, What where they thinking!?!

[EndUvTheWrld]

Live's awesome... haven't heard from them in awhile, but I love their old stuff.

[Loveless]

I didn't know Live had ever played Ireland, damn. But you're right I still wouldn't have gone to see them either.

"Throwing Copper" sold 5.7 million copies, I think that qualifies are commercial. [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img] (2003’s "Birds Of Pray" sold 188,384 copies.)


ahem Bell X1 have played support to Bon Jovi too!

[DamosFavEyes]

well, let's then, say.. currently commercial. haha. about the last two albums.. i'll give you that they aren't AS GOOD as the earlier stuff. but making you want to hurl??? come on.. lol.


what i love is seeing each album evolve from the last, they're all quite different from one another. but as seperate entities, they are so coherent in message and in sound.


and about bon jovi.. that really IS bizarre! i had no idea that happened, lol. Edited by: DamosFavEyes

[DamosFavEyes]

come on, people! i know you've at least heard of them!!!