Throwing Copper

Live. - Throwing Copper

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Artist: Live.
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994
CD Release Date: 1994-04-26
Music Label: Mca
Soundtracks:
  1. The Dam At Otter Creek
  2. Selling The Drama
  3. I Alone
  4. Iris
  5. Lightning Crashes
  6. Top
  7. All Over You
  8. Shit Towne
  9. T.B.D.
  10. Stage
  11. Waitress
  12. Pillar Of Davidson
  13. White, Discussion
  14. Bonus Track 1

Free Music Notes for Throwing Copper

Free Music Review: My choice for best Album of the 1990s
Hit: 5 Stars

Involved in a discussion as to what we considered to be the best album of the last decade of the last century of the last millenium, I was somewhat surprised to come to the conclusion that "Throwing Copper" was my personal favorite ("Ten" came in second, and, yes, I see the similarities between the two works). My students were surprised I even listen to anything that came out after the Beatles broke up.

On several tracks the thing that stands out the most for me is the drumming. I find that I like good drumming (e.g., John Bonham on "Dazed and Confused" from Led Zeppelin I and most of Dave Grohl's work with Nirvana).

What also strikes me is the musical range of the album, which can go from quiet ("lighting cashes") to fast ("stage") to epic ("pillars of davidson"). I also like the way they use space (e.g., the way that one chord holds in "I Alone" while the drumming and voice continue). I like what Chad Gracey does and I think it adds something to most of the tracks on this album.

The weakest part of the album is, of course, the lyrics. They aren't much and they get repeated a lot, but this is not a serious consideration because the voice here functions as a musical instrument. Kowalcyk's vocalizations are the instrument (similar to Cobain with Nirvana). The *harmonies* between the final chorus and the undertheme in "pillar of davidson" is the point, not the particular words. In a sense it is like opera, where people sing in Italian and all you get is a sense of emotional coloring. You don't want to be sitting there following alone with the lyrics/libretto.

The fact that Live might never top this effort is not unique. You can make the same case for Nirvana, Peral Jam, Hootie & The Blowfish, No Doubt, Hole, Jewel, Fiona Apple, and countless other singers and groups who have smash debuts and then fail to scale the heights a second time.

Now if somebody can just explain the cover painting in terms of the title...

Throwing Copper Poster

Special Edition of the Hit Album from Live with Four Great Bonus Tracks Unique to this Edition. 'operation Spirit' and 'good Pain' Are from their Debut Album While 'heaven Wore a Shirt' and 'negation' Are Unique to the Bonus Disc.
Ed Kowalczyk knows a thing or two about transmitting personal anguish through song. Even though the Live frontman is often derided as a budget-bin Michael Stipe, there is no denying his cathartic influence on this Pennsylvania foursome's musical direction. Throwing Copper is not only Live's most successful release (six-million-plus copies sold) but also the best showcase for Kowalczyk's fierce vocal prowess. From the violent "Selling the Drama" to the moving "Lightning Crashes," this is an album of unparalleled intensity by a singer and group of rare passion. --Aidin Vaziri

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