Hailing from York, Pennsylvania, the group is comprised of Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals & guitar), Chad Taylor (lead guitar), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums). Since approximately 1999, Live has toured with Ed’s younger brother, Adam Kowalczyk as a rhythm guitarist, and, previously, British keyboardist Michael “Railo” Railton.
Kowalczyk, Taylor, Dahlheimer, and Gracey first came together for a middle-school talent show in the Pennsylvania blue-collar town of York. The group remained together throughout high school, going through a handful of band names and new-wave covers before settling on the moniker Public Affection and recording a self-released cassette of originals, The Death of a Dictionary, in 1989. Frequent trips into New York to play at CBGB helped net the band a deal with Radioactive Records in 1991. With the new name Live, the band entered the studio with former Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison that year and began recording the EP Four Songs. The single “Operation spirit (the tyranny of tradition)” went to #9 on the Modern Rock chart, and paved the way for the band’s Harrison-produced, full-length debut, 1991’s Mental Jewelry (#73). The album lyrics, penned by Kowalczyk, were heavily inspired by Indian guru Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Fueled by heavy touring (including billing at Woodstock ‘94 and Peter Gabriel’s WOMAD tour) and a string of hit singles (“I Alone”, “All Over You” and the #1 Modern Rock hits “Selling the drama” and “Lightning crashes”), their next album, Throwing Copper, went to #1 in 1994. It is their best-selling, and often most highly regarded by fans and critics, album to date. The band was even asked to perform on Saturday Night Live where they performed their hits “I Alone” and “Selling the Drama” and to this day, they are the only band to receive a standing ovation at the party after the broadcast.[citation needed]
The momentum continued long enough to help 1997’s Secret Samadhi (coproduced by the band and Jay Healey) debut at #1. Deriving its name from a state of Hindu meditation, the album spawned four Modern Rock hit singles, but failed to match its predecessor’s success, with sales topping off at 2 million. The band performed “lakini’s juice” and “Heropsychodreamer” from this album on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
Harrison came back on board as coproducer for 1999’s The Distance to Here, which debuted at #4 and featured the minor US hit single “The Dolphin’s Cry.”
In September 2001, the more experimental V (originally scheduled to be titled “Ecstatic Fanatic”) was issued to mixed reviews, preceded by “Simple creed” as the first single. However, with the events of 9/11—which occurred a week before V ‘s release—the melancholic “Overcome” began receiving significant airplay, superseding “Simple Creed” and becoming V’s selling point. Unfortunately, Live’s commercial stock—compounded by their petering radio airplay—had fallen further since The Distance to Here, with V merely reaching #22 at home, failing to reach gold status.
Birds of Pray appeared in May 2003, bolstered by the unexpected success of “Heaven”, Live’s first US Hot 100-placing since “The Dolphin’s Cry.” Reaching #28, Birds of Pray ultimately outsold V, although it too received mixed reviews and failed to reach gold status.
In November 2004, Live released Awake: The Best of Live, a career-spanning compilation that included “We deal in dreams”, a previously unreleased song from the Throwing Copper sessions, and a cover of Johnny Cash’s “I Walk The Line”, as well as Birds of Pray’s “Run Away”, re-imagined with Shelby Lynne on co-lead vocals.
In 2005, Live signed with Sony BMG Music Entertainment’s Epic label, and released a new album entitled Songs From Black Mountain in June 2006, preceded by “The river” as lead single. Thus far, while the album has achieved international success, it has proven Live’s lowest-seller yet domestically, only reaching #52 in the US before quickly disappearing from the charts.
While Live remain only moderately popular in terms of record sales in the United States, much of their current sales come from places in Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Ed Kowalczyk has said that “Holland is the center of the Live universe” [citation needed].
The group made news in January 2006 as three band members (Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer and touring rhythm guitar Adam Kowalczyk) and two members of the band’s road crew were on a United Airlines flight when smoke filled the cabin, requiring the pilot to make an emergency landing.
On season 5 of American Idol, finalist Chris Daughtry was accused of performing Live’s rendition of Johnny Cash’s “I Walk the Line” and calling it his own. This angered some Live fans, but one week later Daughtry acknowledged it was not his own rendition, even saying Live was one of his favorite bands. In May 2006, Live appeared on The Howard Stern Show and addressed this issue.
On May 24, 2006, the band and Chris Daughtry performed “Mystery” on the season finale of American Idol, and on June 7, a new version of “Mystery” was released on the Friends of Live website featuring Chris Daughtry on guest vocals.
The members of Live announced in June 2009 that the band would be taking a two-year hiatus as they work on other projects. On November 30, 2009, guitarist Chad Taylor confirmed that the hiatus of the band was most likely a permanent rift. See the Wikipedia page for more. During the first European tour of the new band of Taylor, Gracey and Dahlheimer (The Gracious Few), Taylor commented both on stage and in post-show discussions that he believes Live may still come back together, though he also stated that the chances of Kowalczyk joining them in this effort may be very small. In an exclusive blogpost[1] on website The Comet, Taylor confirmed that the remaining members of the band would be working on new material for Live in Nashville early July 2011.
The band returned from their nearly three-year hiatus on March 12, 2012, with Chris Shinn, formerly of Unified Theory, as their new lead singer. The new line-up performed before an invited audience at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in York. The band performed as a six-piece with The Gracious Few's Sean Hennesy on guitar and Alexander Lefever on keyboards
[1]: http://thecomet.com/posts/exclusive_blog_chad_taylor_talks_the_gracious_few_and_live
There's another band with the same name:
2. Live was a 70s-era Progressive Rock group from Germany. Formed in 1971, the outfit appeared to be a strangely named band indeed.
In October 1972 their guitarist Martin Knaden went to Curly Curve. Throughout their history only one member has remained, the multi-talented keyboards and flute player Norbert Aufmhof. Although in existence for a decade Live never got to record a proper studio album, or gain a contract, which surely they should have. Maybe the band name was a bit of a jinx?!
Their earlier history was originally just documented by a single. Only more recently did an LP surface collecting 1974 recordings. Quite obviously a collection of rehearsal session tapes, the LP reveals a band with promise albeit rather grottily recorded with often barely understandable muffled lyrics in English. Musically, there are nods to early Satin Whale and Jane, but with lots of classical touches, notably Grieg and Bach, and a penchant to meander rather nicely during the instrumentals.
Based on the ROCK OFFERS track "Sea Fever", they had blossomed and changed focus somewhat, as a much more sophisticated symphonic progressive of the Pancake and Jane type, typical of the mid/late-1970's.
In all, during their history, three different versions of Live existed, but eventually the band split in 1976. A full history of the band is included in the GEVELSBERG CD, which documents other oddments, sessions, and a live recording!
Run Away
Live Lyrics
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And you can hear it in my whispered cries for love
I need your blissful touch to carry me away again
So can we roll tonight, roll through your desert, can we start over and just
Run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory, but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
We can just run away, run away tonight
"Looks like I've lost my will to carry on, my friend" she said
I'm like a posse that's been ridin' for days
I've got the scars to prove that love has had its day and it's way with me
So can we roll tonight, roll through your desert, can we start over and just
Run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
We can just run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
This ain't no night to be on your own
You've got to know where you're coming from
To know just where you're goin', lord
You've got to know where you're coming from
This ain't no night to be on your own
Run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
We can just run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory but I don't care
I don't care I don't care I don't care I don't care
Run away
Run away
Run away
The song "Run Away" by Live speaks about a person who has lost their passion for life and needs their friend's help to tide them over. The singer (a female) expresses her despair and inability to carry on, indicating that she has lost all motivation to move ahead. The singer cries out for her friend's love and support to uplift her spirits and help her start over. Despite being uncertain about where to go, she suggests they "run away" to escape their problems, even though it might not be the right thing to do.
The chorus of "Run Away" repeats the phrase "It ain't no victory, but I don't care if it's wrong or right," which could be interpreted in two ways. The phrase could indicate that even though running away may not be a solution to their problems, they are so desperate that they are ready to do anything to escape their current state of despair. It could also imply that being with the person they care about provides them with a sense of victory and relief, even if it is not the right thing to do.
Furthermore, the song suggests that knowing one's roots is essential to forming a strong foundation for oneself. The phrase, "You've got to know where you're coming from to know just where you're goin', lord," speaks to a need to understand oneself before taking any significant steps in one's life.
Line by Line Meaning
"Looks like I've lost my will to carry on, my friend" she said
She feels like giving up and needs help to find her way forward
And you can hear it in my whispered cries for love
She is reaching out for love and support
I need your blissful touch to carry me away again
She needs physical and emotional comfort to escape her pain
So can we roll tonight, roll through your desert, can we start over and just
She wants to leave her problems behind and start fresh
Run away, run away tonight
They need to escape their current situation
It ain't no victory, but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
Winning or losing doesn't matter, as long as they are together
This ain't no night to be on your own
They need each other to get through this difficult time
You've got to know where you're coming from
Understanding your past helps you navigate your future
To know just where you're goin', lord
Having a clear sense of direction is important for success
Run away
They need to escape their problems and start fresh
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alan Niven, Stephan Williams
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@armandarama4129
Looks like I've lost my will to carry on, my friend" she said
And you can hear it in my whispered cries for love
I need your blissful touch to carry me away again
So can we roll tonight, roll through your desert, can we start over and just...
Run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory, but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
We can just run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
"Looks like I've lost my will to carry on, my friend" she said
I'm like a posse that's been ridin' for days
I've got the scars to prove that love has had its day and it's way with me
So can we roll tonight, roll through your desert, can we start over and just...
Run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
We can just run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
This ain't no night to be on your own
You've got to know where you're coming from
To know just where you're goin', lord
You've got to know where you're coming from
This ain't no night to be on your own
Run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
We can just run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care
I don't care I don't care I don't care I don't care
Run away
Run away
Run away
@vito5895
Lyrics for self pourpose and I doubt people still read the comments on this video.
"Looks like I've lost my will to carry on my friend", she said
And you can hear it in my whispered cries for love
I need your blissful talks to carry me away again
So can we roll tonight, run through your desert can we start over?
And just run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory, but I don't care, I don't care if it's wrong or right
We could just run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory, but I don't care, I don't care if it's wrong or right
"Looks like I've lost my will to carry on my friend", she said
I'm like the posse that's been ridin' for days
I got the scars to prove that love has had it's day and it's way with me
So can we roll tonight, run through your desert can we start over?
And just run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory, but I don't care, I don't care if it's wrong or right
We could just run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory, but I don't care, I don't care if it's wrong or right
This ain't no night to be on your own
You've got to know where you're comin' from
To know just where you're going on
You got to know where you're comin' from
This ain't no night to be on your own
Run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory, but I don't care, I don't care if it's wrong or right
We could just run away, run away tonight
It ain't no victory, but I don't care
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
Run away, run away, run away
@sueelliott4793
I am a Live fan and have never heard this song before. Its one of the most beautiful songs that I have ever heard ❤
@empressmystique260
I heard this song back in 2006 - 2007 when I was working in a grocery store at 18 years old. I have been looking for this song for years and I just finally found it. The song is still Epic
@natashanat6605
Same here ☺️
@shannonbastien1556
Same here jus found it now !! Great tune ! Love it
@robinkim7887
Right it's all that and way more ❤
@JewelTones
I always come back to this video. I love this song. Shelby needs to do more stuff like this.
@PsychobabbleDream
Such a beautiful song. One of the best bands to ever come out of the 90s.
@tensomaster
Adoro essa música! É o tipo de música que sempre fica na memória..
@CaspervanEijkWanderlustTF
LIVE is such a great band, I really like this! WELL DONE!
@dreamingMonz
Still one of my top songs ever. Still love it all these years later.