Song:I Alone
Album:Awake: The Best Of Live
Live was successful in the mid-90s post grunge era. They never had a hit single so most of their success was as an album and live band. Live are from York, PA. They went to school together. They started out in the early 80s as First Aid. They were originally a trio with Chad Taylor on lead vocals and guitar, Patrick Dahlheimer on bass and Chad Gracey on drums. Ed Kowalcazyk took over lead vocals when he joined in 1984. He also writes most of the songs. By then they were called Action Front. The band went through several names before settling on Public Affection in 1987. They released a cassette in 1989 and then an EP in 1990. They signed with Radioactive Records in 1991. Radioactive was owned by Gary Kurfirst who managed Big Audio Dynamite among others. The label was distributed by MCA. The band was now called live and they released the EP Four Songs produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads. The album Mental Jewelry was released in 1991. Live went on the MTV 120 Minutes tour. Then the album Throwing Copper was released in 1994. This would turn out to be their most successful album as it was certified 8XPlatinum. Subsequent albums weren't as successful. After the 2003 album Birds Of Prey, they left MCA for Epic. That's when this comp was released. It's available as a budget CD. After releasing an album on their own label in 2007, Kowalczyk left to record a solo album. Live went on hiatus in 2009 and they returned as a trio in 2011. Then they added new lead singer Chris Shinn and released a new album in 2014. in 2016, Kowalczyk ran into Taylor at a radio station and he decided to return to Live. They haven't released any new music but they are touring. I guess Live would be a grunge nostalgia act now. Here's the video for I Alone by Live.
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