![]() The clean acoustic guitar is a signature sound in the song. Selling the Drama was the song that put Live on the map. Selling the DramaĪmazingly radio friendly. One thing I do know is that Kowalczyk loves his vocal effects. Bring in more guitars, more drums, more bass, more vocal power. It brings in some white noise, some distant muffled discussion, then layers in the verse riff, before lead singer Ed Kowalczyk's vox come in. The Dam at Otter Creek really warms up Throwing Copper. Throwing Copper song notes The Dam at Otter Creek If any of Live's former songs came close to the Throwing Copper material, it was Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition). This album was far and away Live's biggest, setting a stage that Secret Samadhi and The Distance to Here could never aspire, nor ascend to. Throwing Copper managed to hit the number 1 spot in the Billboard 200 a year after its release. Jerry Harrison of the band, Talking Heads was the producer of record, according to Rolling Stone. It was recorded at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, a robust 15 hour drive from their York, PA home. The album was originally released via Radioactive, an offshoot of MCA Records. With the 25th Anniversary Edition, the band opted to add three extra songs to the re-release, including Hold Me Up, Susquehanna, and We Deal in Dreams, a song which was already released a decade prior on their live album. Throwing Copper' Recording, Release & 25th Anniversary ReissueĪ few years back, Live released a reissue of their most commercially successful album. It's got a ton of great tracks and a bunch of good ones. Working ladies "walking" the Proselytizer off the cliff like Dalton at the Double Deuce. The artwork for the cover was painted by Peter Howson. Then again, what do I know? The Throwing Copper album cover It's still strange to me that Better Than Ezra's Deluxe original release date is prior to the release of Live Throwing Copper, as BTE just feels more 1995. Jerry Harrison did the production for the album. Guitarist Chad Taylor (and backing vocals) and drummer Chad Gracey. Live consisted of vocalist Ed Kowalczyk, bassist Patrick Dahlheimer, and two dudes named Chad. In fact, it helped get them invited to Woodstock '94'. Was Throwing Copper better than Secret Samadhi? Without doubt. I guess all new music back then felt indie. Wait, Guster formed in the year Mental Jewelry was released? Well, shoot. It feels like Guster before Guster even considered being a band. In fact, I think 90s modern rock radio WAAF played Top and Iris with some level of regularity.Ī bit of a departure from Mental Jewelry and it's Eastern-influenced, rock version of a Dave Matthews Band album. It can brag of having 5 singles, but Top, Iris, and Stage should have been official. ![]() Real good.Ī trait of any good album is to have the belief that more singles were released than there really were. One minute they sound like a hard rock Hootie, the next it's a Phrygian Dominant journey into Eastern philosophies. really!? Throwing Copper is great though.Īlternative Rock finery. Throw in All Over You, Iris, and Top and you have Throwing Copper. Articles discussing events in musician's lives are subject to mod discretion.Ĭome share some music in the official /r/music plug.I Alone, Selling the Drama, and Lightning Crashes were all major hits in the mid 90s. No links to unauthorized music leaks or promotion of piracyĭiscussions and Articles should be directly relevant to music, music technology, or the music business itselfĪrticles / Tweets discussing statements by musicians not relevant to their work are not allowed. For help with identifying a song, use /r/tipofmytongue or /r/namethatsong.Įxceptions are made for exclusive releases or tracks not available on an artist's official channel. No /r/ifyoulikeblank, /r/tipofmytongue, or request-style postsįor recommendations of new artists similar to those you already like, use /r/ifyoulikeblank. You can select your flair beneath your link after posting. Submitters: For original music, use the " I Made This" flair. Well known tracks will be removed at mod discretion. Saturdays are for fresh and original musicĭedicated to underground artists, your original compositions, and new releases by known artists. Bad discussion posts are subject to removal on any day. ![]() If your post is "low effort" or looks like just another way of posting streaming music, then it will be removed. If you have an interesting story behind the music, you can add this in the comments or as self-post text.įriday is for interesting discussions, not streaming music. No artist reposts for 30 days if the previous post broke 100 points Optional additional text may only be included after this part of the title. Follow us on twitter for AMA announcements and a selection of top links.Īll submissions of streaming songs and albums must follow this format or will be removed.Are you a musician? Read our guide to promoting your music.
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