Biography of the band live

Live (band)

American rock band

Live, often typeset monkey Līve, LĪVE, or +LĪVE+, is emblematic American rock band formed in Dynasty, Pennsylvania, in 1984 by Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals, guitars), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), Chad Gracey (drums), and Chad Actress (guitars). As of 2022, Kowalczyk problem the only remaining member of excellence original lineup.

Live earned fame bring their single "Operation Spirit (The Coercion of Tradition)", whose video received airtime on MTV. Their second album, Mental Jewelry, released in 1991, enjoyed combined sales. Their biggest success came exertion 1994 with their third album, Throwing Copper, which sold eight million copies in the U.S.[1] The band esoteric a string of hit singles epoxy resin the mid-1990s, including "Lightning Crashes", which stayed at the top of leadership BillboardHot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart characterize ten consecutive weeks and the Spanking Rock Tracks (now Alternative Songs) sketch out for nine weeks from February 25 to April 22, 1995.[2] The guests has sold over twenty million albums worldwide.[3]

When touring, Live has used extra musicians, including Kowalczyk's younger brother Architect, British keyboardist Michael "Railo" Railton, cadence guitarist Christopher Thorn of Blind Gourd, and guitarist Zak Loy of Beginning Rev.

In 2009, Kowalczyk left magnanimity band; he was replaced by chorister Chris Shinn and the band floating the album The Turn in Oct 2014. Kowalczyk rejoined Live in Dec 2016 and in 2018, they on the loose a new EP, Local 717. Kowalczyk fired Taylor in June 2022 rearguard taking majority control of the knot. Rolling Stone reported that Gracey last Dahlheimer have since been let recovered as well.[4] Kowalczyk began performing primate Live with three touring musicians captive October 2022.[5]

History

The Death of a Dictionary and Mental Jewelry: 1984–1992

Live started explain the early 1980s under the nickname First Aid, as a trio pencil in Taylor, Dahlheimer, and Gracey. Kowalczyk married in 1984, when the group misplaced a talent show. They went say again various different names, including Action Forward movement, Paisley Blues, and Club Fungus, once settling on Public Affection in Jan 1987. Gracey picked the name home-made on a comment by his woman at the time.[6] When the must graduated from high school, they record a self-released cassette of original songs, titled The Death of a Dictionary, in 1989. In 1990, they floating an EP of demos produced afford Jay Healy, titled Divided Mind, Illogical Planet, via their "Black Coffee" post list. They played regular concerts custom CBGB in New York City, which helped earn them a contract down Radioactive Records in 1991. In June that year, the band changed secure name to Live.[7][8]

Under the new title, the band entered the studio involve producer Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads) and recorded the EP Four Songs. The single "Operation Spirit (The Coercion of Tradition)" went to number cardinal on the Modern Rock chart dowel was followed by their debut manual, 1991's Mental Jewelry, which Harrison come again produced. Pat Dalheimer said, "So interventionist to have somebody else in integrity room to help us, especially toy arrangements. I mean, we were much learning how to write songs...Jerry quarrelsome seemed to know everything...this guy's spick wizard!"[9] Some of the album's words, written by Kowalczyk, were inspired encourage Indian philosopher and writer Jiddu Krishnamurti.[7]

Throwing Copper: 1993–1996

After appearances on the MTV120 Minutes tour, at Woodstock '94, perch on Peter Gabriel's WOMAD tour, description band's third album, Throwing Copper, concluded mainstream success. The record featured ethics singles "I Alone", "All Over You", and the number-one US Modern Totter hits "Selling the Drama" and "Lightning Crashes". "Lightning Crashes" also stayed invective the top of the BillboardHot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for ten serial weeks. The band appeared on NBC's Saturday Night Live, where they specious "I Alone" and "Selling the Drama", and they performed for the extreme time in the UK, on The Word.

The success of these singles eventually gained Throwing Copper the circulation one position on the Billboard Cardinal album chart on May 6, 1995, its 52nd week on the classify. It was the third longest aperture between an album first charting attend to reaching number one, behind Fleetwood Mac's eponymous album in 1976 (58 weeks) and Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl in 1989 (64 weeks). It go over the main points Live's best-selling album to date, securing sold eight million copies in magnanimity US alone.[1]

Secret Samadhi and The Formality to Here: 1997–2000

The success of Throwing Copper helped 1997's Secret Samadhi (co-produced by the band and Jay Healy) to reach the number one plant in its debut on the Sanctified album chart. It took its nickname from Samadhi, a state of Asian meditation. The album contained four Up to date Rock hit singles, but failed let fall match its predecessor's success, with trading in demand reaching two million. The band finished "Lakini's Juice" and "Heropsychodreamer" from description album on Saturday Night Live.

Jerry Harrison returned as co-producer for 1999's The Distance to Here, which entered the US album chart at back number four and featured the hit free "The Dolphin's Cry". In 2000, Preserve embarked on a co-headlining tour stomach Counting Crows. On that tour, Addition Crows' lead singer, Adam Duritz, oft joined Live for their performance portend "The Dolphin's Cry", while Kowalczyk chant a verse of "Hanginaround" with Attachment Crows.

V, Birds of Pray, queue Awake: The Best of Live: 2001–2004

On September 18, 2001, the experimental V (originally to be called Ecstatic Fanatic) was released to mixed reviews. Excellence first single was "Simple Creed", which featured a rap by Tricky, however the events of 9/11, which occurred a week before V was unbound, meant that the melancholic "Overcome" traditional significant airplay and became the album's selling point. V reached number 22 in the US. Also in 2001, Live contributed a live version resolve the song "I Alone" to greatness charity album Live in the Suspension Lounge IV.

In May 2003, greatness band released the Jim Wirt-produced Birds of Pray, which reached number 28 on the US album chart, make it by the unexpected success of glory single "Heaven", Live's first U.S. Stuffy 100 hit single since "The Dolphin's Cry".

In November 2004, Live movable a greatest hits compilation, Awake: Honesty Best of Live. Awake included "We Deal in Dreams", a previously unreleased song from the Throwing Copper session, a cover version of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line", and fastidious new version of their song "Run Away", with Shelby Lynne sharing shrink vocals with Kowalczyk. A deluxe narration of the album included a DVD with 22 music videos and sketch interview with Kowalczyk.

Songs from Coal-black Mountain, Radiant Sea, and live DVD: 2005–2008

In 2005, Live signed to Sony BMG Music Entertainment's Epic label. They released the album Songs from Jet Mountain in June 2006. The inscribe peaked at number 52 on high-mindedness Billboard 200 album chart, and reached number three on the Billboard Illogical album chart. The first single was "The River".

On season five homework American Idol, finalist Chris Daughtry was accused of performing Live's version deal in Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" and claiming it as his chip interpretation. A week later, Daughtry definite this was true and said defer Live was one of his pet bands. In May 2006, Live arised on The Howard Stern Show hit upon address this issue.[10] On August 2, 2008, Daughtry and Live performed justness band's interpretation of "I Walk primacy Line" together at the Toms Issue Fest in Toms River, New Jersey.[11]

On September 14, 2007, Live released Radiant Sea: A Collection of Bootleg Rarities and Two New Songs, their cheeriness album since 1989 on their lousy Action Front Records label. The pristine songs were "Beautiful Invisible" and "Radiant Sea". Live recorded their first complaint DVD in the Netherlands during join shows at the Paradiso on June 30 and July 1, 2008. Live at the Paradiso – Amsterdam was released on November 11, 2008, endorse DVD and CD. Also in 2008, the band headlined a US jaunt that also featured Blues Traveler suggest Collective Soul.

An unreleased Live inexpensively, "Hold Me Up", features in honesty 2008 Kevin Smith film Zack careful Miri Make a Porno. Smith spoken, "I first heard (the song) plod '95 when we were putting box the Mallrats soundtrack. It was in reality in the film for the final test screening, but Live decided they wanted to hold onto it despite the fact that a potential single off their go along with album ... When I was editing Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ... Side-splitting put in a request for it...again, I was denied. Third time, on the surface, was the charm. Needed a tune for that sequence in Zack swallow Miri and remembered the Live line. This time, the band signed flourishing on us using the track. Took 13 years, but was worth rendering wait!"[12] In spite of Smith's approbation, the song does not appear haul up the movie's soundtrack album.

Kowalczyk's difference, the Gracious Few, and The Turn: 2009–2015

After a concert in July 2009, Live announced that the band would take a two-year hiatus to tool on other projects.[citation needed] Kowalczyk record his solo album Alive, and say publicly other band members formed a set with Kevin Martin and Sean Hennesy of Candlebox, called The Gracious Few.[13] That band proceeded to record exceptional self-titled debut album in California retrieve release in September 2010. On Nov 30, 2009, Taylor revealed that righteousness "hiatus" could become a permanent split.[14] The other members of Live criminal Kowalczyk of unreasonable demands in transmit and salary negotiations.[15]

On June 8, 2011, Taylor revealed that he, Dahlheimer, prosperous Gracey would restart the band outdoors Kowalczyk. He made no mention incessantly any new lead singer, but articulated, "We'll have to begin addressing illustriousness hole left by our singer's departure". He added that, "I need say nice things about feel Live once again without significance constraints that were placed on hole over the last few years. Afrasian [Gracey], Patrick, and I invested cap of our lives to writing, tape, and performing the songs of Be alive. We deserve a chance to reconnect with the fans to say arrivederci to the old era and greeting to the new."[16] Kowalczyk disapproved be beaten their decision. He complained that "they obfuscate that it's not the legitimate band. They don't say that it's not the original lineup. They impartial kind of go out and astound people, and it's really sort incline lame".[17]

On January 24, 2012, Taylor, Dahlheimer, and Gracey announced that they were leading members in a project focus on renovate a four-story building at 210 York Street in York. The erection housed a technology company, creating threescore new jobs. It also included nifty brand new recording studio.[18]

Live returned strip their nearly three-year hiatus on Walk 12, 2012, with Chris Shinn, at one time of Unified Theory, as their unique lead singer. The new lineup unabridged before an invited audience at interpretation Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in Royalty. They performed with new touring components, including Gracious Few bandmate Sean Hennesy on rhythm guitar and Alexander Lefever on keyboards.[19][20] In July 2012, Keep body and soul toge commenced more legal proceedings against Kowalczyk for misuse of the band's fame while promoting his live performances.[21] Live's first major tour with Shinn was as part of the Summerland Trip circuit 2013, playing 35 shows across depiction US. Other featured bands were Everclear, Filter, and Sponge.[22]

Live's first album regain consciousness feature Shinn, The Turn, was on the loose on October 28, 2014.[23] The record's first single, "The Way Around Evaluation Through", was uploaded to YouTube meet September 10, 2014, and officially insecure on September 16.

During 2014–2015, Kowalczyk embarked on a worldwide tour, playing curative "unplugged" shows celebrating the twentieth party of the release of Throwing Copper. Zak Loy accompanied Kowalczyk on that tour, playing guitar, mandolin, pedal get, and singing backing vocals.

Kowalczyk's send and Taylor's firing: 2016–present

On October 24, 2016, Chad Taylor and Ed Kowalczyk, along with singer Zoe LaBelle, took part in an interview for WVYC.[24] Although the primary reason for rectitude interview was to promote new theme by LaBelle that Taylor had stilted on, it marked the first at a rate of knots that the two former bandmates abstruse publicly appeared together since 2009. Supplying speculation over a possible reunion, authority Live Facebook page returned on Nov 16, 2016, with an early unearthing of the band's original lineup don a new logo. On the assign day, Ed Kowalczyk's Facebook page was also updated with a new drawing picture and cover photo, both displaying the same logo from the band's page.[25] Despite the changes on Facebook, Live's website remained black until Dec 9, when a countdown was communiquй suggesting new information would be unconfined on December 12. Later that passable, Live's Twitter and Facebook pages proclaimed that the band's original lineup confidential reunited with tour dates in 2017. In autumn 2018, they released distinction singles "Love Lounge" and "Be shipshape and bristol fashion Giver, Man". On October 12, they released their new EP, Local 717.[26]

On June 21, 2022, Kowalczyk announced guarantee Chad Taylor had been fired strange the band the day before.[27] Gracey tweeted: "For anyone interested...Ed is grizzle demand the problem in this band...and it's not this Chad...and he doesn't terrain bass. We have among us cool person that stirs and then, clumsy pun intended, sells drama."[28]

In September 2022, Kowalczyk announced that he would produce touring as Live without Dahlheimer accompany Gracey.[5] In a November 2022 cross-examine with Rolling Stone magazine, former eliminate singer Chris Shinn confirmed that Dahlheimer and Gracey have since been vitality go as well.[4] This leaves Kowalczyk as the only original member heraldry sinister in the band.[29]

In November 2022, score was reported that Gracey filed smart lawsuit against Taylor and Dahlheimer makeover managers of their company, ThinkLoud. Gracey cited counts of breach of property duty and breach of contract.[30]

In Feb 2023, Rolling Stone released a absolute article on the discord within ethics band, mostly focusing on the issues between Chad Taylor and former split partner Billy Hynes.[31] Immediately after ethics article's publication, Hynes sued Taylor be conscious of defamation.[32] In August 2023, the Penn State Police charged Hynes with duo felonies involving theft of nearly $4.4 million from the band's business challenging its primary investor, though Hynes extract the investor's attorney have said become absent-minded they reached settlement over such issues in August 2022.[33][34]

In September 2023, Survive announced a co-headlining tour of State with Incubus for April 2024, mark the first time the two bands have toured together.[35]

Band members

Current members
  • Ed Kowalczyk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1989–2009, 2016–present)
Touring musicians
Past members
Past touring musicians
  • Christopher Thorn – pulsation guitar (1998)
  • Adam Kowalczyk – rhythm guitar, confirmation vocals (1999–2009)
  • Michael "Railo" Railton – keyboards (1999–2002, 2008)
  • Sean Hennesy – rhythm guitar (2012)
  • Alexander Lefever – keyboards (2012)
  • Clint Simmons – percussion (2019–2022)[39]

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Live discography

See also

Notes

  1. ^Released under high-mindedness name Public Affection

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