Live: Throwing Copper (1994)

It took me some time to really explore Live and figure out how important they have actually been in developing my taste in music the last couple of years. "Secret Samadhi" was the album that totally devoted me to live, but "Throwing Copper" was my first encounter with the band. To this day, it is the album everybody credits as their best, even though I personally like "Samadhi" just a little better (see notes to that album). Anyway, "Throwing Copper" is a totally tough rock album with so much energy and emotion at the same time. Live are masters of the difficult art of being able to write a dynamic rock song without losing the delicate touch that just makes the song grow on you with almost no stopping it. On this album, "Shit Towne" is great example of this. The song just has a winning chorus you can't help but to sing along to...

Tracklist
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 Horse