http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.999&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rssLive are so serious that if you went up to singer Ed Kowalczyk and said, "Excuse me, but how do you pronounce your last name?" he might punch you in the neck. Either that or he'd sit you down and speak to you of Krishna and Vishnu. Their debut album <I>Mental Jewelry</I> saw them carrying the torch of idealistic and spiritually minded rock a la U2. The rhythms were punchy without being straight-up Hard Rock, and the dynamics were relatively subtle. But it was <I>Throwing Copper</I> (1994) that revealed their transformation into one of the most popular Post-Grunge bands out there. The guitars were heavier, the rhythms pounded more and danced less, and Kowalczyk was still the passionate, good-God-what's-wrong-with-the-world kind of guy that he'd always been. The janglier moments, such as the hit "Selling the Drama," called to mind R.E.M. -- or at least R.E.M. jamming with Nirvana. They haven't changed their recipe since, as they continue to churn out heaping gobs of the world's most serious music. - Will LernerContemporary Hard Rocken720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:54:12 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.999&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Live are so serious that if you went up to singer Ed Kowalczyk and said, "Excuse me, but how do you pronounce your last name?" he might punch you in the neck. Either that or he'd sit you down and speak to you of Krishna and Vishnu. Their debut album <I>Mental Jewelry</I> saw them carrying the torch of idealistic and spiritually minded rock a la U2. The rhythms were punchy without being straight-up Hard Rock, and the dynamics were relatively subtle. But it was <I>Throwing Copper</I> (1994) that revealed their transformation into one of the most popular Post-Grunge bands out there. The guitars were heavier, the rhythms pounded more and danced less, and Kowalczyk was still the passionate, good-God-what's-wrong-with-the-world kind of guy that he'd always been. The janglier moments, such as the hit "Selling the Drama," called to mind R.E.M. -- or at least R.E.M. jamming with Nirvana. They haven't changed their recipe since, as they continue to churn out heaping gobs of the world's most serious music. - Will Lerner http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978917&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978917 tra.978917 Live art.999 1.29 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true Lightning Crashes tra.978917 325000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978917&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978917&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978915&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978915 tra.978915 Live art.999 0.99 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true I Alone tra.978915 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978915&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978915&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978919&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978919 tra.978919 Live art.999 0.99 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true All Over You tra.978919 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978919&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978919&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978914&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978914 tra.978914 Live art.999 0.99 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true Selling The Drama tra.978914 205000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978914&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978914&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1932086&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 5 Oct 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 1932086 tra.1932086 Live art.999 0.99 The Distance To Here alb.233061 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/9/7/1107934_170x170.jpg 1999-10-05 00:00:00.0 1999-10-05 00:00:00.0 true The Dolphin's Cry tra.1932086 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1932086&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1932086&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659489&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 2659489 tra.2659489 Live art.999 0.99 Secret Samadhi alb.128335 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/9/7/1107927_170x170.jpg 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 true Lakini's Juice tra.2659489 299000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659489&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659489&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3266308&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 20 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 3266308 tra.3266308 Live art.999 0.99 Birds Of Pray alb.301571 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/9/7/1107948_170x170.jpg 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 true Heaven tra.3266308 229000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3266308&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3266308&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978916&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978916 tra.978916 Live art.999 0.99 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true Iris tra.978916 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978916&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978916&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3266311&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 20 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 3266311 tra.3266311 Live art.999 0.99 Birds Of Pray alb.301571 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/9/7/1107948_170x170.jpg 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 true Run Away tra.3266311 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3266311&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3266311&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978913&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978913 tra.978913 Live art.999 0.99 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true The Dam At Otter Creek tra.978913 280000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978913&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978913&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10354782&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 10354782 tra.10354782 Live art.999 0.99 Songs From Black Mountain alb.10354113 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/4/2/1262418_170x170.jpg 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 true The River tra.10354782 180000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10354782&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10354782&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659319&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 31 Dec 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 2659319 tra.2659319 Live art.999 0.99 Mental Jewelry alb.104561 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/8/8/1108876_170x170.jpg 1991-12-31 00:00:00.0 1991-12-31 00:00:00.0 true Pain Lies On The Riverside tra.2659319 310000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659319&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659319&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285750&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 9285750 tra.9285750 Live art.999 1.29 Awake The Best Of Live alb.9284526 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/1/8/1108165_170x170.jpg 2004-11-16 00:00:00.0 2004-11-02 00:00:00.0 true Lightning Crashes tra.9285750 326000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285750&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285750&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978920&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978920 tra.978920 Live art.999 0.99 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true Sh*t Towne tra.978920 228000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978920&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978920&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6599966&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 6599966 tra.6599966 Live art.999 0.0 Awake: The Best Of Live alb.6577012 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/5/0/1110538_170x170.jpg 2004-11-02 00:00:00.0 2004-11-02 00:00:00.0 false Overcome tra.6599966 255000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6599966&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6599966&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978925&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978925 tra.978925 Live art.999 0.99 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true White, Discussion tra.978925 365000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978925&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978925&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10354783&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 10354783 tra.10354783 Live art.999 0.99 Songs From Black Mountain alb.10354113 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/4/2/1262418_170x170.jpg 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 2006-05-23 00:00:00.0 true Mystery tra.10354783 225000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10354783&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10354783&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15845417&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 15845417 tra.15845417 Live art.999 1.29 '90s Rock Number 1's alb.15829128 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/9/2/1302948_170x170.jpg 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 true Lightning Crashes tra.15845417 324000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15845417&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15845417&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285749&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 9285749 tra.9285749 Live art.999 0.99 Awake The Best Of Live alb.9284526 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/1/8/1108165_170x170.jpg 2004-11-16 00:00:00.0 2004-11-02 00:00:00.0 true I Alone (New Edit) tra.9285749 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285749&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285749&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659495&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 2659495 tra.2659495 Live art.999 0.99 Secret Samadhi alb.128335 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/9/7/1107927_170x170.jpg 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 true Turn My Head tra.2659495 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659495&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659495&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659488&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 2659488 tra.2659488 Live art.999 0.99 Secret Samadhi alb.128335 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/9/7/1107927_170x170.jpg 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 true Rattlesnake tra.2659488 291000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659488&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2659488&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285763&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 9285763 tra.9285763 Live art.999 0.99 Awake The Best Of Live alb.9284526 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/1/8/1108165_170x170.jpg 2004-11-16 00:00:00.0 2004-11-02 00:00:00.0 true I Walk The Line tra.9285763 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285763&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285763&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978924&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978924 tra.978924 Live art.999 0.99 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true Pillar Of Davidson tra.978924 406000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978924&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978924&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285746&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 9285746 tra.9285746 Live art.999 0.99 Awake The Best Of Live alb.9284526 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/1/8/1108165_170x170.jpg 2004-11-16 00:00:00.0 2004-11-02 00:00:00.0 true Pain Lies On The Riverside (New Edit) tra.9285746 271000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285746&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9285746&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978918&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Tue, 26 Apr 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Live on Rhapsody Online 978918 tra.978918 Live art.999 0.99 Throwing Copper alb.112150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/8/8/1108889_170x170.jpg 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 1994-04-26 00:00:00.0 true Top tra.978918 162000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978918&variant=play&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.978918&variant=data&rws=%2Flive%2Ftop-tracks.rss