80年代初四個(gè)來自美國(guó)賓西法尼亞的約克鎮(zhèn)的高中生Chad Taylor（吉他）、Patrick Dahlheimer（貝斯）和Chad Gracey（鼓手）組成了一支名叫First Aid的樂隊(duì)。
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主唱Ed Kowalczyk加入后不久就開始頻繁的演出，并推出了一張名為《The Death of a Dictionary》的專輯。推出專輯不久，他們開始頻繁地參加各種俱樂部演出，并得到了錄制小樣的機(jī)會(huì)。同時(shí)他們引起了一些獨(dú)立公司的注意，并最終與Radioactive唱片公司簽約。
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The 死亡 of a Dictionary (as Public Affection) August 17, 1989 - - -
Mental Jewelry December 31, 1991 73 - 1x 鉑
Throwing 銅 April 26, 1994 1 37 8x Platinum
Secret Samadhi February 18, 1997 1 31 2x Platinum
The Distance to Here October 5, 1999 4 56 1x Platinum
V September 18, 2001 22 - 350,000
巴爾的摩金鶯隊(duì) of Pray May 20, 2003 28 - 445,000
Songs from 黑色 Mountain June 6, 2006 52 - 90,000
Songs from Black Mountain 黑山樂章介紹
★90年代Post-Grunge搖滾霸主入主新東家最新大碟
★曾締造1300萬(wàn)驚人銷量，創(chuàng)下三首冠軍曲以及九首Top10單曲記錄
★專輯不但延續(xù)以往風(fēng)格，聲感帶有平實(shí)譜唱內(nèi)心感動(dòng)的回歸大作
國(guó)際地區(qū)領(lǐng)先美國(guó)發(fā)行！
經(jīng)90年代Grunge樂派的野性奔放，隨後稍微收斂卻仍透著一份霸氣的Post-Grunge，提升搖滾全新格局，拱出如Creed主義、matchbox 20火柴盒20等超級(jí)冠軍樂團(tuán)，突破流行防線，散盡爆發(fā)力十足搖滾本色，成為冠軍搖滾部隊(duì)的一員，歷經(jīng)15個(gè)年頭仍然屹立不搖，他們是Live臨場(chǎng)感樂團(tuán)，無論現(xiàn)場(chǎng)或是錄音室作品，都能帶給你相當(dāng)震撼富有臨場(chǎng)感受的超級(jí)組合。
轉(zhuǎn)換新東家推出主流廠第七張專輯《Songs From Black Mountain》，請(qǐng)來同時(shí)身為搖滾制作人及混音大將的Jim Wirt(incubus、hoobastank、L.A. Guns)操盤掌控。首先以吉他輕撥伴隨動(dòng)人和聲開場(chǎng)的首波單曲〈The River〉，令人訝異於Live轉(zhuǎn)換內(nèi)斂搖滾氣流下，深深著迷於順耳耐聽之聲線當(dāng)中；Acoustic吉他演奏拉出〈Get Ready〉最舒愉聆聽感受，堆疊出的人聲搭腔增添此曲溫暖度；Ed極具爆發(fā)力的嗓音完全釋放在一曲中，激昂情緒隨著曲子接近尾聲而不斷上升；有著Live早期抒情搖滾氣勢(shì)的，不時(shí)利用樂器營(yíng)造一種瀕臨情緒引爆點(diǎn)的迫切感。Live的蛻變你可以輕易感受到，少了些許狂妄暴戾之氣，多了些自然平實(shí)聲感，拉近聆聽者距離，譜唱出感動(dòng)內(nèi)心深處的動(dòng)聽佳音。
英文原文
After earning a rabid local following, in 1989 Public Affection released a cassette, The 死亡 of a Dictionary, on their own Action Front label. After graduating to CBGB and other famed New York clubs, they earned a demo deal with Giant Records which proved unsuccessful; the completed demo earned them a deal with Radioactive, however, and before drawing their new name out of a hat, Live recruited Talking Head Jerry Harrison to produce their 1991 debut, Mental Jewelry A collection of songs based on the writings of Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, the record made Live one of the key players in the post-涅槃樂隊(duì) alternative 音樂 scene thanks to singles like "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" and "Pain Lies on the Riverside."
Three years later, Live returned with the muscular Throwing Copper, which lingered a number of months on the charts before pushing the group into the rock mainstream; after a series of popular singles like "Selling the Drama" and "I Alone," the album's slow build climaxed with the funereal "Lightning Crashes," which propelled the album to the top of the charts and paved the way for the hits "White, Discussion" and "All Over You." Secret Samadhi, the third Live LP, followed in early 1997, but failed to match either the commercial or critical success of previous efforts. The band resurfaced two years later with The Distance to Here. Through 2003, the band continually refined their ambitious, spiritual sound; both 2001's V and 2003's 巴爾的摩金鶯隊(duì) of Pray cracked the Billboard Top 30
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