Name: Throwing Copper: 25th Anniversary Edition
Brand: Live

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

B002990102

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

25th Anniversary Edition

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-07-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

00602577491764

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Live

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Geffen

On Throwing Copper, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Live">Live</a> tightened their sound, added crashing crescendos for dramatic effect, and injected some anger into their sound and songwriting. They also eased up a bit on the Eastern philosophy; the result is a more cohesive, memorable record overall, and quite an improvement from the sometimes overly precious Mental Jewelry. And for all of Mental Jewelry's ideologies, Throwing Copper is ultimately a more passionate and successful album, thanks to tracks like "I Alone," "Selling the Drama," and "All Over You," all of which received heavy radio play. The rebirth-themed "Lightning Crashes," the album's biggest hit, was written in memory of Barbara Lewis, a classmate who was killed by a drunk driver in 1993. Other standouts include the <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Kurt%20Cobain">Kurt Cobain</a>/<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Courtney%20Love">Courtney Love</a>-inspired "Stage," the apocalyptic "White, Discussion," the bass-driven, obsessive "Iris," and the dark "Dam at Otter Creek." Of course, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Ed%20Kowalczyk">Ed Kowalczyk</a> couldn't resist throwing in a song like "T.B.D." (for the Tibetan Book of the Dead), based on Aldous Huxley's slow descent into death, aided by heroin. Its melodrama is a bit much, even for Live, and is just a sign of things to come on their next album, Secret Samadhi. But <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Throwing%20Copper">Throwing Copper</a> is still a huge improvement from Mental Jewelry, and is the least overtly preachy Live album to date.

Throwing Copper: 25th Anniversary Edition

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