Album Analysis, Throwing Copper Options

[Hoodstock]

Since Live is wrapping up and the board members are attacking each other, I thought it would be a good idea to provide a place to discuss Live's work. And a good place to start with their work is Throwing Copper.

The Idea - Analyze the album (in this case Throwing Copper) song by song, stating whatever you want or whatever comes to mind about each song. Go into as much or as little detail as you want and then summarize your overall thoughts on the album at the end. Just speak your mind openly. If there is a lot of feedback, we can do it again with another album at a later time.

You can copy and paste the following to make it easy if you want:

1. The Dam At Otter Creek

2. Selling The Drama

3. I Alone

4. Iris

5. Lightning Crashes

6. Top

7. All Over You

8. Shit Towne

9. T.B.D.

10. Stage

11. Waitress

12. Pillar of Davidson

13. White, Discussion

14. Hidden Track (Horse)

Overall Summary:

[Badman]

1. The Dam At Otter Creek

Perfect beginning track. I have never heard an album with a better intro that fit with the whole album. A second to this would be Korn's new album intro.

2. Selling The Drama

Hotly debated song that sounds great acoustic or whatever! I can tell he really spent time and crafted the poetry of this song.

3. I Alone

It's good... I dunno how it is radio good but okay. "Leave you there by yourself chained to fate" was such a good line. It was one of the preachier songs but I love the preachy, religion preachy only though...

4. Iris

Never understood the Knuckles part. Oddly sandwiched between two better songs.

5. Lightning Crashes

This song is one of the best I have ever heard. The clashes between soft and hard and the buildup to an emotional end make for an awesome studio song... not live... it gets lost when done live

6. Top

This coulda been a radio hit! I bet the bit about hitler is what held it down.

7. All Over You

Great opener for a show! It has Ed's weird voice that I don't know the name for but love. This song is really confusing though. What is it talking about?

8. Shit Towne

I think it is a little tasteless. Did they have to use the word "shit'? good at the end

9. T.B.D.

OMG bass. this song is so very good but you have to have a lyric sheet to understand it. It is lost on casual fans.

10. Stage

This song is one of those songs that gets better with time. It is superficial with the lyrics but It with lines like, "words are too feeble, they cannot contain" that it redeems itself. Also, Ed has never used the F bomb more effectively.

11. Waitress

Another Shit towne in my opinion. I Don't like the "she was a bitch" line. The Ed I know doesn't disrespect women.

12. Pillar of Davidson

I don't see why everyone downs this song. It is up there with LC in my opinion. It is also one of the easier live songs to sing when you are alone. Have you ever tried to sing "Mirror Song"? Also, The background singing at the end is awesome.

13. White, Discussion

I don't like the message in this song. It actually goes against my beliefs and I can't shift the song's meaning to be anything else. It basically confirms the Rapture in my eyes.


14. Hidden Track (Horse)

Move Susquehanna to song number 13. the Susquehanna from the acoustic sessions is the better one... not the demo version.

OVERALL OPINION:

We shoulda started with an album where all the songs weren't good. Let's do MJ or DOAD!