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Live / l aɪ v /, often typeset as Līve, 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). As of 2022, Kowalczyk is the only remaining member of the original lineup.
Edward Joel Kowalczyk (/ k oʊ ˈ w ɔː l. tʃ ɪ k /; Polish pronunciation: [kɔˈvalt͡ʂɨk]; born July 16, 1971) [1] [2] is an American singer, songwriter, musician and a founding member of the band Live. He launched a solo career after leaving Live in 2009, releasing his first album, Alive, in 2010. He rejoined Live in December 2016.
Name Ed Kowalczyk of LIVE Best known as The songwriter and singer of the ‘90s classic “Lightning Crashes” – making Placentas cool again. Current city – Ridgefield, CT.
The Border Mail summarized the album as passionate and asserted that Kowalczyk "doesn’t stray too far from his former band’s signature sound." Pop Matters was highly critical of the album, claiming that Alive was "an album that deals in a calculated sort of emotional manipulation that comes up short of its targets in every conceivable way."
Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which he discusses the veteran band’s return to touring and reflects on the 30 years since the ...
Throwing Copper has typically been regarded as Live's strongest album. A Rolling Stone review stated that the band "strive for an epic sound" and successfully execute on that goal; [15] retrospective reviews have been similarly positive, with the Jakarta Post describing the album as "a solid beast from front to back" and uDiscoverMusic characterizing it as "challenging, yet commendably powerful".
"Run Away" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as a single from their 2003 album, Birds of Pray. The American release, which was issued only as a single-track radio promo, is a re-recorded version of the song with country music artist Shelby Lynne sharing lead vocals with Ed Kowalczyk.
The video is set in a wooded area and filmed in both black and white and in color, showing the band playing the song and lead singer Ed Kowalczyk tearing pages out of a book. The video is notable for one of the last appearances of Kowalczyk's long hair, which he shaved off around the time that "I Alone" was released as a single.