Throwing Copper made the members of Live into stars, but it didn't necessarily earn them respect. Evidently, the bandmembers thought that the problem lay with Jerry Harrison's crisp, commercial production, so they hired Jay Healey as a co-producer and set out to make a messy, hard-edged visionary statement. Borrowing heavily from Jimmy Page's bag of tricks, Live spikes Secret Samadhi with Eastern-tinged strings, sitars, and powerful overdubbed guitars ("Lakini's Juice" is propelled by a slide guitar riff out of Physical Graffiti). Meanwhile, Ed Kowalczyk's lyrics and singing remain indebted to early U2 -- he wants to say something big in a big way.
Ever notice those B-sides that you can't figure out why a) you know them so well, or b) why you like them so much?I think I've figured it out - passing tracks. Those tracks sandwiched between two radio hits, when you are too lazy to hit next once and just listen to it in passing to the next song. I've found a few I'd like to pass along to the MOGos:heropsychodreamer, Secret Samadhi, Live - be...
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Ever notice those B-sides that you can't figure out why a) you know them so well, or b) why you like them so much?I think I've figured it out - passing tracks. Those tracks sandwiched between two radio hits, when you are too lazy to hit next once and just listen to it in passing to the next song. I've found a few I'd like to pass along to the MOGos:heropsychodreamer, Secret Samadhi, Live - be...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Rattlesnake |
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| 2 Lakini's Juice |
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| 3 Graze |
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| 4 Century |
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| 5 Ghost |
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| 6 Unsheathed |
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| 7 Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe |
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| 8 Turn My Head |
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| 9 Heropsychodreamer |
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| 10 Freaks |
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| 11 Merica |
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| 12 Gas Hed Goes West |
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