Live at the Paradiso Amsterdam

Live | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B001GU04L8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,368 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

When the four members of LIVE first began performing together in middle school during the summer of 1985, they gave little, if any, thought to the possibility that they would still be together 23 years later. Lead singer/frontman/ guitarist Ed Kowalczyk, lead guitarist Chad Taylor, bassist Patrick Dahlheimer and drummer Chad Gracey were simply four friends who wanted to express themselves through music. But LIVE has, in fact, endured--and along the way, they have built an impressive resume that includes eight full-length albums, total CD sales exceeding 20 million, a huge international fan base and extensive touring all over the world. LIVE has been one of the most successful and enduring alternative rock bands of the 1990s and 2000s.

Product Description

LIVE's first-ever live CD release Live at The Paradiso. Includes 2 new studio tracks - "Forever" and "Purifier," and also includes LIVE's biggest hits: "Lighting Crashes," "Selling the Drama," "I Alone," Lakini's Juice," "The Dolphin's Cry," "Simple Creed," "Heaven," and more!

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Live Live Performance, December 25, 2008

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LJ (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at the Paradiso Amsterdam (Audio CD)

I normally don't care for live shows on CD (live as in recorded performances of bands in general) This one, however, is an exception. I bought it because I'm a Live fan but didn't really expect to like it very much. Wow. It actually has stayed in the CD player for days without being taken out. It's a great performance by Live which was masterfully recorded. Must have for anyone who likes Live.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live "Live", December 5, 2008

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Christine Marston - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at the Paradiso Amsterdam (Audio CD)

Live is one of those bands who do not seem to get the respect they deserve - too often they are measured by Throwing Copper and the records since then are always somewhat dismissed. But if you have listened to their records, or have been lucky enough to see them in concert, you will know why they have so many fans.

And this CD captures what makes the band so good- the energy and performances comes through here. With the number of Albums they have released there will be some tracks missing that anyone who is a Live Fan would like to hear, but despite that this is a good sampler and contains the major hits people know - "Lighting Crashes" and "I Alone", but the magic is in some of the other songs.

"Dolphin's Cry" off the Distance to Here, is a good example. Though it was a semi hit, it was not as big as others but when you hear the fans start singing at the beginning with Ed, well it did send chills down my spine since I always loved that song. "Overcome" is another one like that.

I hope they do another concert record so some of my other favorites are included, but until then I am very happy with this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, even if incomplete., December 2, 2008

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B. Clark - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at the Paradiso Amsterdam (Audio CD)

This was a heck of a show from Live and I definitely recommend this CD for any Live fan. I would have given it 5 stars, but it bothers me that it's incomplete. The DVD wasn't even complete and this has multiple songs left off that were on the DVD. Obviously they can only add so many songs to a CD, but I think this should have been 2 discs like a lot of live CDs out there. They had a perfect crowd at a perfect venue with plenty of songs to play, so why not go all out with the release?