I kind of like these guys in small doses, I appreciate the fact that they are not singing about placentas or people's juices (!?!) on this one. This is a nice song and it's getting a 7 for now.....

...live²...

DrCyKosis wrote:


I used to own it, but I don't think I have it anymore. The CD, similar to the first "Sweet Relief" CD for Victoria Williams (I think), is a benefit CD of cover songs (this one is for Vic Chesnutt). The best songs on the CD, in my opinion, are this one (from Live's MTV Unplugged show back in the mid-nineties) and REM covering the song "Sponge". The rest of the tracks were okay, I guess, but none of them were memorable enough to make me want to keep the CD.

Here's a track listing -

1. Kick My Ass - Garbage
2. Sponge - R.E.M.
3. Gravity Of The Situation - Nanci Griffith And Hootie And The Blowfish
4. When I Ran Off And Left Her - Soul Asylum
5. Dodge - Dog's Eye View
6. Supernatural - Live
7. Sad Peter Pan - The Smashing Pumpkins And Red Red Meat
8. West Of Rome - Sparklehorse
9. Guilty By Association - Joe Henry And Madonna
10. Panic Pure - Kristin Hersh
11. Withering - Cracker
12. Free Of Hope - Indigo Girls
13. Florida - Mary Margaret O'Hara
14. God Is Good - Vic Chesnutt And Victoria Williams

Mugro wrote:

Recent times

Let's go to a sit down, sing in. Folk music is still alive? Boy am I in a complaining mood today or what?

I don't know about this CD, but 'V' and Birds of Pray were great. I thought their two Cd's before that suffered from being overdone and not getting the songs produced right, but those 2 subsequent CD's were all excellent songs, more like the first album in that respect. Great in the car and at home, totally solid songs and tuneful and inspired. I keep hearing that Songs from Black Mt. is very good too, and I plan to get it, but haven't heard it yet.

great song...

Mugro wrote:

They sucked and were banished to the south pole.

Can anyone comment on this particular CD?
Good? Bad? Indifferent?

markohmark wrote:

Really...all it needs is Santana playing the lead licks. Ripoff. Either on Santana's part of Live's--not sure which came first.

What ever happened to Live? Did they break up? I miss them...

"...Hey, now. All you sinners...
Leave your lights on..."


Love The Live.
8.

Viva Vic!

One of my all time favorite songs. First heard it on their Unplugged, now I know where I can buy it. Awesome.

is someone holding his nose?

Terrific pull from your collection RP. This song shows some real strengths of Live, though not their own track.

I was obsessed with this song when Live played it on Unplugged. This is one of the songs that helped me learn to play guitar when I was 16 (I'm 26 now) and I haven't heard Live do this probably since. Radio Paradise continues to astound me with the variety and the archive they have. Thanks!!

Shame that RP doesn't play any Vic Chesnutt, the person whose song this is. Cover versions are OK so long as the original artists are also given a chance!

This reminded me of "Put Your Lights On" by Santana.