
Artist
Live
Live is an alternative rock artist from York, Pennsylvania, USA formed in 1990. 25 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Alternative Rock · York, Pennsylvania, USA · Best alternative rock albums
- 25
- Releases
- 1991–2024
- Active years
- 1990
- Formed
Discography
15
Most popular
Throwing Copper
1994 · 14 tracks

The Distance to Here
1999

Secret Samadhi
1997

Awake: The Best of Live
2004

Mental Jewelry
1991

Birds of Pray
2003

Songs from Black Mountain
2006

V
2001

Woodstock ’94 (Live)
2019

Throwing Copper (25th Anniversary)
2019

Mental Jewelry (25th Anniversary Edition)
2017

The Turn
2014

Live At The Paradiso Amsterdam
2008

Best Of Live
2004

1997-02-15: Saturday Night Live, New York, NY, USA
1997
Singles & EPs
10Appears on
1Releases by other artists featuring Live.
Featured tracks
1Collaborators
1Upcoming shows
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Live (is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor (lead guitar), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), Chad Gracey (drums), and Chris Shinn (vocals). Live's original lead singer Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009. Live achieved worldwide success with their 1994 album, Throwing Copper, which has sold eight million copies in the US. 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 10 consecutive weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks (now Alternative Songs) chart for nine weeks from February 25 to April 22, 1995. The band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Their last three studio albums fared only moderately well in the US, but they continued to enjoy success in The Netherlands, South Africa and Australasia. When touring, Live have used additional musicians, most notably Ed's younger brother Adam Kowalczyk on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. British keyboard player Michael "Railo" Railton and guitarist Christopher Thorn of the band Blind Melon have also toured with Live.
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On November 30, 2009 Chad Taylor revealed that what had initially been termed a "two-year hiatus" was more likely the end of the band, due to what he felt were inappropriate and possibly illegal actions by Ed Kowalczyk, which have resulted in a lawsuit being filed against him by the other three band members. In June 2011, Taylor revealed that he, Gracey and Dahlheimer were to reform Live without Kowalczyk, who confirmed that he would not work with the other three again. In March 2012, Chris Shinn, formerly of the band Unified Theory, replaced Kowalczyk as lead singer.
Live in brief
- How many Live releases are on Riffiter?
- 25 releases are catalogued, spanning 1991 to 2024.
- When was Live formed?
- Live formed in 1990, in York, Pennsylvania, USA.
- What genre is Live?
- Live is catalogued under Alternative Rock.
- What is the most recent Live release on Riffiter?
- Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rollin'), released in 2024.






