Live Throwing Copper Vinyl Review

Reviewed in the united states on december 11 2014 i bought this album purely on a whim after hearing selling the drama on the radio.

Live throwing copper vinyl review.

When live s throwing copper was released in 1994 it lingered in the bottom of the album charts for a few months before the alternative music lovers finally caught on. Throwing copper reached 1 on the billboard top 200 and eventually surpassed sales of 10 million albums sold with rolling stone honoring the album with placement on their list 1994. The 40 best records. A signature album for the genre which would later be termed post grunge the album includes several radio staples along with tracks that would become live favorites throughout the group s ensuing career.

I like how horse at the end gives you nice little ride off off into the sunset. Throwing copper produced the band s biggest single lightning crashes which was 1 at modern rock radio for 10 consecutive weeks. Susquehanna in 1994 pennsylvania s live surprised everyone with second album throwing copper. My new favorite band.

Throwing copperis the second and most popular album by the pennsylvania rock band live. Throwing copper is not only live s most successful release six million plus copies sold but also the best showcase for kowalczyk s fierce vocal prowess. Produced by talking heads jerry harrison it didn t fit trends at the time falling somewhere between bon jovi and pearl jam. When live s throwing copper was released in 1994 it lingered in the bottom of the album charts for a few months before the alternative music lovers finally caught on.

Limited 180 gram vinyl lp pressing includes insert. This was an album stuffed with big melodies emotive choruses and musical depth. First released on 26 april 1994 throwing copper cemented live s position as one of the most instrumentally powerful and lyrically impactful bands of the modern alternative rock era. You don t have to be from small town america to get this powerful visceral take on the human condition.

Fortunately discovered throwing copper after having lived abroad a few years and missing the radio saturation this surely must have garnered when it exploded. From the violent selling the drama to the moving lightning crashes this is an album of unparalleled intensity by a singer and group of rare passion.