Live (typeset as LĪVE) are an American traditional/alternative hard rock band from York, Pennsylvania. They were formed in 1988.
They reached international success upon the release of their 1994 alt hard rock album "Throwing Copper", selling eight million copies in the United States. Their most popular song, 'Lightning Crashes' was released as a single on this album.
The band was ultimately formed when Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer and Chad Gracey performed at a middle school talent show. They stayed with each other all the way through the rest of middle school and through high school, all the while playing cover songs from new wave bands at the time.
In 1991, they earned a record deal with Radioactive Records. They formed the name of Live and recorded the EP "Four Songs". Afterwards, they released their debut album titled Mental Jewelry in 1991. Their latest release, "The Turn", was released on September 10, 2014 on YouTube. They officially released it to the public on September 16.
Band members[]
- Current members
- Chad Taylor – lead guitar, backing vocals (1989–2009, 2012–present)
- Patrick Dahlheimer – bass (1989–2009, 2012–present)
- Chad Gracey – drums (1989–2009, 2012–present)
- Ed Kowalczyk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1989–2009, 2016–present)
- Current touring members
- Zak Loy – rhythm guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (2016–present)
- Clint Simmons – percussion (2019–present)
- Former members
- Chris Shinn – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2012–2016)
- Former touring musicians
- Christopher Thorn – rhythm guitar (1998)
- Adam Kowalczyk – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1999–2009)
- Michael "Railo" Railton – keyboards (1999–2002)
- Sean Hennesy – rhythm guitar (2012)
- Alexander Lefever – keyboards (2012)
- Robin Diaz – additional drums (2017–2019)
Discography[]
- The Death of a Dictionary (1989, as Public Affection)
- Mental Jewelry (1991)
- Throwing Copper (1994)
- Secret Samadhi (1997)
- The Distance to Here (1999)
- V (2001)
- Birds of Pray (2003)
- Songs from Black Mountain (2006)
- The Turn (2014)