LIVE – “Heaven” (2003 Universal CD single)
If the goal is to review “everything” in the collection, then we must dig deep. Sometimes you find things that you forgot you owned. Things you have not listened to in 19 years. Things you bought “for the collection” because they were cheap (staff discount). This single would have cost me about two bucks. Live were a good band once; Throwing Copper was a 90s staple. I remember giving the Birds of Pray album some store play, and I think it might have been OK but obviously I didn’t feel it enough to buy it or I’d still have it today.
Let’s check out the two track “Heaven” CD single, without remembering a single thing about it.
The opening vocals on “Heaven” are an immediate turn off. Nasal-y and annoying. The chorus is pretty good, lots of crunchy guitars, but it almost sounds like a parody of this kind of 90s rock. The production is excellent though; the drums really slam and the guitars cut through. This song gets a passing grade though it’s nothing special and the lyrics are kinda irritating.
I don’t need no one, to tell me about Heaven
I look at my daughter, and I believe
I don’t need no proof
When it comes to God and truth
I can see the sunset and I perceive, yeah
I liked when Live used to sing about living in a “Shit Towne”, but this is little too much limburger. Indeed, they did call the album Birds of Pray….
The B-side is a track called “Forever Might Not Be Long Enough”, and this is the “Egyptian Dreams Mix” of said song. Hard pass. The exotic loops that open are cool but then the dance beats kick in. No idea what the original sounded like and I have to wonder if I have ever played this CD before or if this is the first time.
Back on the shelf!
2/5 stars
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When you’re sitting with your CDs, can you truthfully say that “Heaven” isn’t too far away?
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Actually yes. I can. Heaven is right there. Very nice one Holen.
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Is it worth keeping it on the shelf? I’m thinking the recycling bin might be a better place for it.
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It comes in a little plastic sleeve, so I can’t say I’m gaining any space by ditching it.
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Fair enough.
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I still enjoy Throwing Copper and Secret Samadhi. Sometimes I wonder about bands that only have 2 albums I’ve heard and whether the newer stuff is worth checking out.
Thanks for giving me some insight.
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I understand the singer Ed has been difficult over the years as well.
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He always wrote the weirdest lyrics.
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This stuff in this song about God and Heaven kinda irritate me. Like in 2022 I do not wan
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They had a couple great albums. But they faded away to oblivion.
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Kinda sounds like your acting career after the ’90s.
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Your not wrong.
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Yeah, they fell off a cliff and didn’t land for quite awhile. But at least we have their good stuff to remember them by.
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Throwing Copper takes me right back in a good one. Solid album. Not quite the pretentious excess they’d later explore.
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Thanks for this. Forgot that they released an album with different singer at the end. Listening to it now.
Somehow when I think of Live it brings to mind Inxs. Both had really strong frontmen and neither survived the change of singers.
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I have never heard their other singer. I definitely am done collecting Live.
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