![]() ![]() When the band graduated from high school, they recorded a self-released cassette of original songs, titled The Death of a Dictionary, in 1989. Gracey picked the name based on a comment by his girlfriend at the time. They went through various different names, including Action Front, Paisley Blues, and Club Fungus, before settling on Public Affection in January 1987. Kowalczyk joined in 1984, when the group lost a talent show. Live started in the early 1980s under the name First Aid, as a trio of Taylor, Dahlheimer, and Gracey. History The Death of a Dictionary and Mental Jewelry: 1984–1992 Kowalczyk began performing as Live with three touring musicians in October 2022. Rolling Stone reported that Gracey and Dahlheimer have since been let go as well. Kowalczyk fired Taylor in June 2022 after taking majority control of the band. Kowalczyk rejoined Live in December 2016 and in 2018, they released a new EP, Local 717. ![]() In 2009, Kowalczyk left the band he was replaced by singer Chris Shinn and the band released the album The Turn in October 2014. When touring, Live has used additional musicians, including Kowalczyk's younger brother Adam, British keyboardist Michael "Railo" Railton, rhythm guitarist Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon, and guitarist Zak Loy of Alpha Rev. The band has sold over twenty million albums worldwide. ![]() The band had a string of hit singles in the mid-1990s, including " Lightning Crashes", which stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for ten consecutive weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks (now Alternative Songs) chart for nine weeks from February 25 to April 22, 1995. Their biggest success came in 1994 with their third album, Throwing Copper, which sold eight million copies in the U.S. Their second album, Mental Jewelry, enjoyed modest sales. Live earned fame for their single "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)", whose video received airtime on MTV. ![]() Kowalczyk is the only remaining member of this original lineup. Live / l aɪ v/, often typeset as LĪVE or +LĪVE+, is an American rock band formed in York, Pennsylvania, in 1984 by Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals, guitars), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), Chad Gracey (drums), and Chad Taylor (guitars). ![]()
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