History Music / Live

Live[[note]]rhymes with "hive"[[/note]] is a AlternativeRock band from York, Pennsylvania. Originally formed as Public Affection, the group changed its name to Live after the release of one album. After the modest success of their first album as Live, the group skyrocketed to popularity in 1994 with ''Throwing Copper'', on the strengths of the singles "Selling the Drama", "I Alone", "All Over You", and "Lightning Crashes". Their next two albums were well-received but not as successful, and with their subsequent albums, they slowly dwindled in popularity. Singer Music/EdKowalczyk split from the group rather acrimoniously in 2009, and it reformed in late 2011 with new singer Chris Shinn, formerly from Unified Theory. However, as of December 2016, Ed has returned as the band's lead vocalist, with the official website being redone to completely 86 any mention of Chris Shinn's time with them. To take it further, the album they recorded with Shinn, ''The Turn'', has been removed from all digital music outlets and is nowhere to be seen in their official discography either.

* Chad Taylor - Lead guitar, backing vocals
* Patrick Dahlheimer - Bass
* Chad Gracey - Drums

* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: "Lightning Crashes" opens with two verses about an 'old mother' who has just died and a 'new mother' who has just given birth.

Live[[note]]pronunciation is the form of the word that rhymes with "hive"[[/note]] is a AlternativeRock band from York, Pennsylvania. Originally formed as Public Affection, the group changed its name to Live after the release of one album. After the modest success of their first album as Live, the group skyrocketed to popularity in 1994 with ''Throwing Copper'', on the strengths of the singles "Selling the Drama", "I Alone", "All Over You", and "Lightning Crashes". Their next two albums were well-received but not as successful, and with their subsequent albums, they slowly dwindled in popularity. Singer Music/EdKowalczyk split from the group rather acrimoniously in 2009, and it reformed in late 2011 with new singer Chris Shinn, formerly from Unified Theory. However, as of December 2016, Ed has returned as the band's lead vocalist, with the official website being redone to completely 86 any mention of Chris Shinn's time with them. To take it further, the album they recorded with Shinn, ''The Turn'', has been removed from all digital music outlets and is nowhere to be seen in their official discography either.

Live[[note]]pronunciation is the form of the word that rhymes with "hive"[[/note]] is a AlternativeRock band from York, Pennsylvania. Originally formed as Public Affection, the group changed its name to Live after the release of one album. After the modest success of their first album as Live, the group skyrocketed to popularity in 1994 with ''Throwing Copper'', on the strengths of the singles "Selling the Drama", "I Alone", "All Over You", and "Lightning Crashes". Their next two albums were well-received but not as successful, and with their subsequent albums, they slowly dwindled in popularity. Singer Creator/EdKowalczyk split from the group rather acrimoniously in 2009, and it reformed in late 2011 with new singer Chris Shinn, formerly from Unified Theory. However, as of December 2016, Ed has returned as the band's lead vocalist, with the official website being redone to completely 86 any mention of Chris Shinn's time with them. To take it further, the album they recorded with Shinn, ''The Turn'', has been removed from all digital music outlets and is nowhere to be seen in their official discography either.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Can vary quite a lot, from 1 ("Mirror Song", "Overcome") to 6 ("Stage", "Lakini's Juice").

* YoungerThanTheyLook: As of 2015 the band members are only in their early- to mid-fourties. Patrick Dalheimer and Ed Kowalczyk looked older than they were from the beginning, while Chad Taylor has aged himself with a BadassBeard.

* BaldOfAwesome:
** Ed Kowalczyk started shaving his head around the time ''Throwing Copper'' was released, which in combination with his dark, heavy eye-brows gave him a stern appearance and made him look much older than he was.
** During his time in the band Chris Shinn had part of his head shaved, leaving a slicked-back "mohawk" which wouldn't be out of place in a ''Film/MadMax'' film.

* BadassBeard: Chad Taylor sports a sharply cut, pointed beards that makes him look pretty fierce. Patrick Dalheimer has a regular beard. Chris Shinn had a similar beard to Chad during his tenure with the band.

** "Lightning Crashes" strongly implies that the 'old mother' who has just died has been reincarnated as the baby just born 'down the hall'.

* ImportantHaircut: Kowalczyk shaving his head down to a single braid in between the videos for "Selling the Drama" and "I Alone". From then on, their videos started getting really trippy and artsy, at least through the songs from ''The Distance to Here''.

* {{Adorkable}}:
** Patrick Dalheimer comes off as bit of a goofball in the outtakes.
** Chris Shinn's "tough" act on stage was sometimes a bit undermined as he overbalanced, or got his feet tangled in the wires, all of which he took in stride.

Live is a AlternativeRock band from York, Pennsylvania. Originally formed as Public Affection, the group changed its name to Live after the release of one album. After the modest success of their first album as Live, the group skyrocketed to popularity in 1994 with ''Throwing Copper'', on the strengths of the singles "Selling the Drama", "I Alone", "All Over You", and "Lightning Crashes". Their next two albums were well-received but not as successful, and with their subsequent albums, they slowly dwindled in popularity. Singer Creator/EdKowalczyk split from the group rather acrimoniously in 2009, and it reformed in late 2011 with new singer Chris Shinn, formerly from Unified Theory. However, as of December 2016, Ed has returned as the band's lead vocalist, with the official website being redone to completely 86 any mention of Chris Shinn's time with them. To take it further, the album they recorded with Shinn, ''The Turn'', has been removed from all digital music outlets and is nowhere to be seen in their official discography either.

'''Members'''

'''Former members'''

'''Discography (to date)'''

!! This band provides examples of the following:

* BaldOfAwesome: Ed Kowalczyk started shaving his head around the time ''Throwing Copper'' was released, which in combination with his dark, heavy eye-brows gave him a stern appearance and made him look much older than he was. During his time in the band Chris Shinn had part of his head shaved, leaving a slicked-back "mohawk" which wouldn't be out of place in a ''Film/MadMax'' film.

* BaldOfAwesome: Ed Kowalczyk started shaving his head around the time ''Throwing Copper'' was released, which in combination with his dark, heavy eye-brows gave him a stern appearance and made him look much older than he was. During his time in the band Chris Shinn had part of his head shaved, leaving a slicked-back "mohawk" which wouldn't be out of place in a MadMax film.

* {{Adorkable}}: Patrick Dalheimer comes off as bit of a goofball in the outtakes. Chris Shinn's "tough" act on stage was sometimes a bit undermined as he overbalanced, or gothis feet tangled in the wires, all of which he took in stride.

* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: The original line-up all did, in York, Pennsylvania. Chris didn't - he's from Ohio.

* HatedHometown: Patrick, the Chads and Ed all grew up in York, Pennsylvania, in a rather rough neighbourhood with many "crack-heads." Ed in particular was known to constantly badmouth it. York is the Shit Towne being described in that song.

* PrecisionFStrike: "Stage", "Freaks", "Voodoo Lady", and "People Like You" all drop one or two pointed F-bombs, although in all but "Voodoo Lady" (where the lyric is a quote from her), they're rather gratuitous and out-of-the-blue.

* AWildRapperAppears: Tricky contributes a rapped breakdown to "Simple Creed" - around the same time, Ed Kowalczyk sang on Tricky's "Evolution Revolution Love".

* {{Adorkable}}: Patrick Dalheimer comes off as bit of a goofball in the outtakes. Chris Shinn's "tough" act on stage is sometimes a bit undermined as he overbalances, or gets his feet tangled in the wires, all of which he takes in the stride.

* BadassBeard: Chad Taylor and Chris Shinn sport sharply cut, pointed beards that make them look pretty fierce. Patrick Dalheimer has a regular beard.
* BaldOfAwesome: Ed Kowalczyk started shaving his head around the time ''Throwing Copper'' was released, which in combination with his dark, heavy eye-brows gave him a stern appearance and made him look much older than he was. Chris Shinn has part of his head shaved, leaving a slicked-back "mohawk" which wouldn't be out of place in a MadMax film.

* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: The original line-up all did, in York, Pennsylvania. Nowadays, it's everyone except Chris, who's from Ohio.

** The band itself has been "reincarnated" with Chris Shinn taking over as the lead singer, and the return to the rougher sound of their early days.

Live is a AlternativeRock band from York, Pennsylvania. Originally formed as Public Affection, the group changed its name to Live after the release of one album. After the modest success of their first album as Live, the group skyrocketed to popularity in 1994 with ''Throwing Copper'', on the strengths of the singles "Selling the Drama", "I Alone", "All Over You", and "Lightning Crashes". Their next two albums were well-received but not as successful, and with their subsequent albums, they slowly dwindled in popularity. Singer Creator/EdKowalczyk split from the group rather acrimoniously in 2009, and it reformed in late 2011 with new singer Chris Shinn, formerly from Unified Theory.

'''Former members'''
* Ed Kowalczyk - Vocals

* Adam Kowalczyk - Rythm guitar, backing vocals (Unofficial member)

-->"Selling the Drama"

-->"Selling The Drama"

* Adam Kowalczyk - Rythm guitar, backing vocals

* BaldOfAwesome: Ed Kowalczyk started shaving his head around the time ''Throwing Copper'' was released, which in combination with his dark, heavy eye-brows gave him a stern appearance and made him look much older than he was. Chris Shinn has part of his head shaved, leaving a slicked-back "mohawk" which wouldn't be out of place in a MadMax film. Chad Taylor appears to have a similar (if shorter) haircut, but it's usually hidden under his hat.

Live is a AlternativeRock band from York, Pennsylvania. Originally formed as Public Affection, the group changed its name to Live after the release of one album. After the modest success of their first album as Live, the group skyrocketed to popularity in 1994 with ''Throwing Copper'', on the strengths of the singles "Selling the Drama", "I Alone", "All Over You", and "Lightning Crashes". Their next two albums were well-received but not as successful, and with their subsequent albums, they slowly dwindled in popularity. Singer EdKowalczyk split from the group rather acrimoniously in 2009, and it reformed in late 2011 with new singer Chris Shinn, formerly from Unified Theory.

'''Former member(s)'''