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Post by jake_317 on Jan 9, 2008 19:54:40 GMT -5
LIVE.
I just saw a video of clip of Ed and the boys from LIVE doing a show, and HE SUNG THE HELL OUT OF "I ALONE." I forgot how good of a singer ED is, and how intense this bad was. One of my favorite bands of the 90's.
Another thing that struck me funny, LIVE would be HUGE today.
Look at Chris Daughtry, ripped off Ed's look, singing style, and just, almost Ed's entrie persona, now that i look at videos of Ed from back then.
I was never into the kinda Rock LIVE played, but damn, i liked LIVE themselves.
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Post by Hurricane on Jan 9, 2008 20:06:34 GMT -5
I only really know Dolphins Cry and Lucky Penny (Dont know if its called that) and they are both fantastic songs.
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Post by Suckasays on Jan 9, 2008 21:34:22 GMT -5
Live is easily one of my alltime favorite bands. Every album was consistent (with the exception of V...but even that one grew on me) and most of their albums were consistently overlooked.
I remember watching American idol the year Daughtry was on there and he did the cover of "I Walk the Line". It was EXACTLY the way Live did it. I was like WTF!? But the next episode they did acknowledge that it was their version he has covered.
Regardless, Live is an amazing band. I think Ed has one of the most unique voices I have ever heard. All of their albums are great with big props to "Throwing Copper" and "The Distance to Here". I think that "Secret Samadhi" is very unique as well.
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Post by T R W on Jan 9, 2008 21:53:23 GMT -5
Throwing COpper was one of my favorite albums of the 90's. However I assumed this thread would be about Culture Club.
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Post by CMD on Jan 9, 2008 22:07:38 GMT -5
I liked "Lightning Crashes", but for the most part I dislike Live. It's mostly the religious aspect to some of their music.
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Post by ToastMaster General on Jan 10, 2008 3:51:09 GMT -5
Live was a great hard rock group. I wonder what happened to them?
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Post by OverTheEdge on Jan 10, 2008 6:15:54 GMT -5
Live was a great hard rock group. I wonder what happened to them? They just had a new album out last year. |
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Jan 10, 2008 10:20:16 GMT -5
When Live first became popular, I have always thought they got lumped in with a lot of the 1- or 2-hit wonder bands that came out around the same time -- specifically Candlebox. Maybe that's why they're not appreciated like they deserve to be.
Back in 1994, Live and Candlebox were the two hot new rock acts (in terms of bands that got airplay on pop radio, that is). Candlebox had a pair of very good songs ("You" and "Far Behind") but were not nearly the consistent success that Live was.
Green Day, Offspring, Counting Crows, Oasis, and other bands I am forgetting were right there along side Live and Candlebox as gaining attention from wider audiences in 1994-96. When you consider that, it's easy to see how one or two bands might miss out on getting their just due. Not to mention the bands that were established superstars by then (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana while they were still around, etc.)
Seven Mary Three, anyone? Better Than Ezra? Collective Soul? There were just a ton of bands coming up with one or two hits in the mid-1990s and then fading back into the darkness.
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Post by The Sam Kinnison Corps on Jan 10, 2008 13:59:53 GMT -5
Throwing COpper was one of my favorite albums of the 90's. However I assumed this thread would be about Culture Club. If only. |
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Post by ToastMaster General on Jan 10, 2008 14:51:29 GMT -5
Live was a great hard rock group. I wonder what happened to them? They just had a new album out last year. Wow goes to show what happens with the general public if an album isn't played on the radio or MtV. |
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Post by bowlofpetunias on Jan 10, 2008 16:23:30 GMT -5
I honestly thought this was going to be about They Might Be Giants.
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Post by hurricane on Jan 10, 2008 21:08:53 GMT -5
<3 them. Always underrated.
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Post by PID on Jan 10, 2008 21:31:09 GMT -5
I don't give them their due because I don't think anything is due to them. I've always thought that people gave them more credit then they deserved.
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Post by jake_317 on Jan 10, 2008 22:29:39 GMT -5
Lol, Collective Soul never should of got any due.
and the person above me, like them or not, Ed is one hell of a fn singer.
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Post by Suckasays on Jan 10, 2008 22:51:56 GMT -5
I think they've kind of settled into their zone at this point in their career. They have their set core of fans and I think they are happy with that. I think these days they just make music for those of us who have been there since the begining. They aren't really meant to be a radio band these days.
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Post by katphishjake on Jan 10, 2008 23:19:04 GMT -5
Seven Mary Three, anyone? Better Than Ezra? Collective Soul? There were just a ton of bands coming up with one or two hits in the mid-1990s and then fading back into the darkness. i didn't do it, i saw who did ITS SIMPLE |
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Post by ET had AIDS on Jan 11, 2008 2:58:07 GMT -5
When Live first became popular, I have always thought they got lumped in with a lot of the 1- or 2-hit wonder bands that came out around the same time -- specifically Candlebox. Maybe that's why they're not appreciated like they deserve to be. Back in 1994, Live and Candlebox were the two hot new rock acts (in terms of bands that got airplay on pop radio, that is). Candlebox had a pair of very good songs ("You" and "Far Behind") but were not nearly the consistent success that Live was. Green Day, Offspring, Counting Crows, Oasis, and other bands I am forgetting were right there along side Live and Candlebox as gaining attention from wider audiences in 1994-96. When you consider that, it's easy to see how one or two bands might miss out on getting their just due. Not to mention the bands that were established superstars by then (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana while they were still around, etc.) Seven Mary Three, anyone? Better Than Ezra? Collective Soul? There were just a ton of bands coming up with one or two hits in the mid-1990s and then fading back into the darkness. Exactly. You haven't heard from these bands in forever because they were just that, one hit wonders who pretty much made their sound popular in an era where that sort of thing was in and they lived off of other bands' (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, etc.) success. Right now bands like Live and Collective Soul would be nothing more than lite radio acts, and in Live's case, that's all they are when they put out a new album once every few years... I don't know how people think they deserve so much more due. Not to mention the same people who commend bands like these are the people who are always saying Nirvana and other early 90s grunge acts should have never been so popular, and that just further baffles me. |
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Jan 11, 2008 7:33:50 GMT -5
Exactly. You haven't heard from these bands in forever because they were just that, one hit wonders who pretty much made their sound popular in an era where that sort of thing was in and they lived off of other bands' (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, etc.) success. Right now bands like Live and Collective Soul would be nothing more than lite radio acts, and in Live's case, that's all they are when they put out a new album once every few years... I don't know how people think they deserve so much more due. Not to mention the same people who commend bands like these are the people who are always saying Nirvana and other early 90s grunge acts should have never been so popular, and that just further baffles me. On the other side of the coin, Nirvana gets it from both ends: Some people glorify them too much, and others trash them more than they deserve. Nirvana wasn't a perfect band, but they were pretty awesome at their best. But now I'm veering from the topic. I agree 100% that Collective Soul is basically light rock (although for some reason I hear an awful lot of their stuff on classic rock radio sandwiched between far more legendary work, which is baffling and annoying). Some of Live's songs fit that description too, but as a whole, I wouldn't classify them a light rock band. "Lakini's Juice" would fit right in on modern-day rock stations. |
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Post by y2josh on Jan 11, 2008 10:45:27 GMT -5
Live is from my town! Never liked 'em though.
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Post by ET had AIDS on Jan 11, 2008 12:48:17 GMT -5
Exactly. You haven't heard from these bands in forever because they were just that, one hit wonders who pretty much made their sound popular in an era where that sort of thing was in and they lived off of other bands' (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, etc.) success. Right now bands like Live and Collective Soul would be nothing more than lite radio acts, and in Live's case, that's all they are when they put out a new album once every few years... I don't know how people think they deserve so much more due. Not to mention the same people who commend bands like these are the people who are always saying Nirvana and other early 90s grunge acts should have never been so popular, and that just further baffles me. On the other side of the coin, Nirvana gets it from both ends: Some people glorify them too much, and others trash them more than they deserve. Nirvana wasn't a perfect band, but they were pretty awesome at their best. But now I'm veering from the topic. I agree 100% that Collective Soul is basically light rock (although for some reason I hear an awful lot of their stuff on classic rock radio sandwiched between far more legendary work, which is baffling and annoying). Some of Live's songs fit that description too, but as a whole, I wouldn't classify them a light rock band. "Lakini's Juice" would fit right in on modern-day rock stations. I can agree with all of that too. Nirvana was my favorite band growing up, and when all of their music was fresh to me, it was some of the best music ever. But that is what I do with music -- I'm doing it right now with 2Pac. I'm sure in 2 years when I've been completely through his discography 1000 times I'll be sick of it too. Again though, veering away from the point. The people who discredit Nirvana usually think they get too much pub because Kurt killed himself. But there obviously was something more there than just a dead frontman, and that's what annoys me. They WERE so big then. Would it have stayed that way? Probably not, no. There's no saying they wouldn't have been like Soundgarden, broken up a few years later (had Kurt not died), and not really been heard of or mentioned much at all post-breakup. But they still would've been a lot bigger than any of the 2-hit bands from back then. As for Live, you're right again. They actually would probably be more successful if they broke through right now, than if they did back then. With the post-grunge movement seemingly stronger than ever (albeit greeted with mixed popularity), they could easily land on a lot of the hard rock stations with artists like Daughtry and the like. However, a lot of their music (I Alone, anyone?) does just scream "lite radio" to me... |
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