Hailing from Pennsylvania–Ed Kowalczyk (vocals, guitar), Chad Taylor
(guitar, backing vocals), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums,
percussion)–have sold over 22 million albums worldwide and earned two number
one albums (Throwing Copper, Secret Samadhi). Their catalog is filled with such
gems as “Lightning Crashes,” “I Alone,” “All Over You,” and
“Lakini’s Juice,” which live on today as classics at rock radio. Throwing
Copper produced the band’s biggest single, “Lightning Crashes,” which was
#1 at Modern Rock radio for 10 consecutive weeks. 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 From Mainstream Alternative’s Greatest Year.” Secret
Samadhi (1997) immediately shot to #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and
eventually
went double platinum. The release of the platinum-selling The Distance to Here
(1999) turned LIVE into an international powerhouse and moved the band from
arenas into stadiums. LIVE has been and remains today a global concert
juggernaut.
