Lightning Crashes - + LĪVE + the band - unplugged at the State Theatre in Ithaca, NY - 3/1/24

+ LIVE + LĪVE / Ed Kowalczyk Live Unplugged Acoustic at the State Theatre in Ithaca, NY - March 1st, 2024 - Lightning Crashes from the album Throwing Copper. Last song of the finale. Robin Diaz on drums. Zak Loy on Guitar. Chris Heerlein on Bass. Nick Jay on Keyboards.
Recorded on an iPhone 13 Pro
The last time I saw Live play live was in 1992 at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, PA - nearly 32 years ago!
+ LIVE + LĪVE @Freaks4live @eddieklive

[@jackskillet]

This song crushes me every time I hear it...the tears just flow

[@88flyswatter]

Thank you for this gem! I'm transported back to when I had the good fortune to see Live by chance years ago. Ed was pure energy ✨️ and that voice! He's still got it. Wow.🔥

[@ryane6545]

Live is hands down the band that got me into rock. Throwing Copper is one of the best rock albums of all time without doubt. Ed still sounds amazing!!

[@izinyoka45]

They still got it, after all this time. what a great band, one of the very best!

[@CricketRodeo]

First heard this song on my grade 8 friend's mix cassette tape in my walkman, on a bus on our class trip to Quebec. Didn't have repeat on those things so I just kept rewinding and replaying it, with my friend sitting silently beside me (wondering what the heck) on the bus bench. hahaha. What a powerful, amazing song I'll never forget.

[@user-qi2oz6cn6k]

Que emoción verlos cantar de forma impecable. Aguante Live

[@danabomb100]

I was an ER nurse who worked the OKC bombing at the time this song was making it’s way into popularity. Although quite sad, it helped me get through this great time of confusion and devastation. It helped me to move through my emotions - crying out loud in my home (ER nurses tend to avoid feeling, when possible-it gets in the way of performance). But, to this day, every time I hear this song, I stop what I am doing…..and remember and tear up. Such a beautiful song.

[@KellyNaturally]

Thank you for sharing your experience. 🫶

[@CricketRodeo]

Bless you for your service, especially during that devastation.

[@ememnicholas565]

Saw them in the 90's on the Secret Samadhi tour in ATL. One of the best concerts I've ever had the priviledge of attending. Ed K. was absolutely electric and the band was flawless. Nice to hear Ed's voice is still great.

[@Buddha_Approved]

Live,counting crows,green day,offspring,bush,alice in chains,soundgarden,STP,pearl jam,dave matthews,our lady peace....what an amazing time in music.

[@didactica9326]

Omg the nostalgia…growing up in the 90’s was seriously the best 😅

[@Tamjam2011]

Finally!!! Some new Live, live! 😊 Thank you for posting such a wonderful clear video with audio. Well done! 👍🏼 💕

[@KellyNaturally]

Thanks! Glad you are enjoying it! 😊

[@larryshakman]

Amazing song ❤

[@suro69tv]

One of the f*****g greatest guy’s I’ve ever heard!!!!

[@craigshackleton1652]

Takes me back around 40 years. Love this song.

[@suckle88]

More like 30 bruh

[@edringo9442]

@@suckle88 Thanks. That comment above had made me feel real old!

[@NancyPinksen]

One of the bests songs ever. I can remember the first time I heard it. I was cleaning house and had the tv on a video channel. This song started up and I put my broom down and sat in front of the tv. Mesmerized!!

[@greghm]

I will follow you to Abalone and back!

[@KellyNaturally]

Thank you for sharing this memory! 🫶

[@Jay-ju9jw]

Always loved this group growing up! Perma grin right now!😬 Takes me back! Love it!!!🔥

[@DavidSchwarzlawyer]

I listed this album over and over

[@nancymjohnson]

Front row center for their upcoming show in Dallas!!

[@ELECTRICEYE1776]

I remember seeing these guys in Torrington CT, at a place called the Purple Gator, right before they went big. Great to see this video.

[@mmccon2007]

Man, I miss those guys

[@johnoswaldpalines]

I have a Throwing Copper album CD. oh 90s best era of music!

[@eriu949]

Love them! Live is my favorite band and has been since Mental Jewelry came out. Glad he got new dudes so we can see them again - F*ck the drama. Ed is amazing. You cannot replace him w/ some rando dude. While I loved Chad x 2, and Patrick, the music is Ed's. He's who we want to hear. FINALLY - got to see them in September 2023. Best day of my life. Robin, Chris, Zak and Nick are great and it was an amazing show!

[@TheBreadman24]

The music is definitely not Ed, The opening chord progression of this song being played with a phaser pedal makes this song recognizable in the first 5 seconds and that is all Chad's creation, sure any guy can play it now, But guitar parts, drum parts and bass lines were all as much apart of the music as Ed's words and Vocals. All 4 guys were just as important as the other.

[@taylorh4480]

all of the music in that band was made special by Chad Taylor, Chad Gracey, and Patrick Dahlheimer - Ed was always just the singer. him without the band is karaoke and I can't support it. you said "fuck the drama"....ED IS THE DRAMA in the band.

[@kayfabe6399]

Agreed. This isn't LIVE but since Ed can do what he wants the name,it is. Also the name sells more tickets than Ed K plus backing band.

[@jdfenix7]

Hell yeah rockin the Acoustasonic!

[@DMBFAN90]

The dumbest guitar ever

[@goodpainlive1]

live is my favorite band of all time. Been following them since Mental Jewelry. Wish they would get back together. It's not the same with Chad, Chad and Patrick.

[@eriu949]

bleck. Mine too. I'd rather hear Ed sing without the drama caused by the fallout.

[@manifestgtr]

Wow, Ed seems to have come significantly down to mars in the last twenty years or so. I’m diggin it 👍

[@marcohernandez9674]

What was up with him? Was he a jerk or what? Yeah they sound really good!

[@taylorh4480]

nah. he's still an egotistical asshole and that's why this is just him solo using the +live+ name to dupe fans who don't know why the other three guys left in the middle if making their unreleased 2021 album

[@taylorh4480]

@@marcohernandez9674horrible dude. great singer, great writer, absolute trainwreck of a man

[@anilvirginia]

These guys were so amazing and still are. I wish inner turmoil hadn't damaged their legacy so much. Throwing Copper is one of my favorite albums ever.

[@kevinprastaro9783]

Ed is the only original band member. And has been for years.

[@briancave3823]

Damn, they are touring again? One of the best live bands (yes... ironic) on the planet.

[@keithdean007]

This was a nice find 💎, on my way to my 167th doctor appointment.

[@texastoast5202]

The Distance to Here is so damn good. Face and Ghost and Voodoo Lady

[@Angela-hd8ds]

Where fishes go ❤

[@bevanmckay1407]

I played this song at my mum’s funeral, I lost her too suicide in 2002. Tears every time I hear it 💗

[@KellyNaturally]

I’m so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing. 🫶

[@nigelpoll]

Great video, how are you getting that great of sound, what are you recording with?

[@KellyNaturally]

Thanks! iPhone 13 Pro!

[@calixa]

I interviewed Ed. It's on my channel. We talk about stuff.

[@goodpainlive]

Greatest band ever. Seeing them w STP this summer. Wish the entire gang was back together though.

[@kimberlyosborne7412]

Me too August Houston

[@wilthomas]

ed is really the most important one though.

[@torben6137]

Does he break one of his drum sticks at around 5:15 or what is it flying through the air ?

[@KellyNaturally]

Looks like it! He threw several sticks into the audience at the end of the show - was super cool.

[@maroonsn95]

This is such a great song, but I have never heard him once perform this song live to sound like the studio version. He's always adding lyrics, changing the timing, doing different pitches, etc.... I love this band and Ed is amazing, I just hate when artist change a song up so much during a live performance.

[@jamiemacdonald436]

How can you expect a performer to play the same song over and over and over and never change things up? Maybe just stick to listening to the studio version for the rest of your life.

[@maroonsn95]

@jamiemacdonald436 Easily, most performers do. Also, it's cool if you want to change it up every once in a while, but he's never, not once, nailed this song live. That's the disappointing part.

[@mrsjenz06]

How is Ozzy’s voice still this good? What kind of dark magic is this?

[@JP-zo6wf]

She 😇 OPens here 👀eYes

[@Tddj11]

We need Chad Here...Not the same... Great Drummer

[@eriu949]

No. No drama. Just music.

[@arcticmonkey3]

This is not LIVE. This Ed with randoms...a solo project shall we say.

[@BarryMezey]

It's not the same without CT, Chad Gracey and Patrick in the lineup. It's not Live. It's Ed and a backup band

[@the_minimalistic_adventure]

How long have they been gone now?!

[@eriu949]

Ed is Live.

[@ScottBate]

The only band that I have seen in concert that did not do an encore and I have been to plenty of Live concerts! Thousands of disappointed paying fans that night in the early 2000's in Brisbane Australia when they were still a big band but they didn't care.

[@Tddj11]

Not the same...Great Drummer Chad...no disrespect to the new drummer

[@eriu949]

chad was a great drummer. Robin is amazing though. Don't miss the beats at the actual Live shows however. Least Ed is touring again.

[@oliviabirch1025]

Was this recent? I'm escaping abuse. Jesus H C, they're incredible. So beautiful. I'm sobbing. I'm escaping abuse....I can't do this. But I will.i need

[@user-qb1yd2qk7t]

Just know that you do not have to stay in the cycle you are in!! You have a beating heart 💓 and you still have a chance for a better life and a better place for you to be. The world still has many many beautiful places and wonderful things in it.. I don't know you but I do know how you feel. 😢!! As long as you can breathe and your heart still beats . You can do it 💪 ✨️! I know the distance feels so long and uncertain but you will find those along the way who will shield 🛡 and protect you ✨️. You are the only one who can determine when today is the day. I wish you the very best and I hope that you find your way to a happy and safe existence ❤. I don't know you, but I absolutely believe in you 😊 ❤best to you! . I'll even talk to you along your journey if you want me to okay 👍.. good luck, and YOU HAVE THE POWER. YOU ALWAYS HAVE ❤️ ♥️

[@TheBreadman24]

Don't get me wrong but I love Live and I love Ed, this is my all time favorite song and Throwing Copper my all time favorite album but this isn't Live, This is Edd with some other guys. Ed for whatever reason chose to no longer play with Chad, Chad and Patrick and they are Live.

[@bronsonqwick5095]

I was really hoping for a new album when they got back together. So sad. Those guys were high school buddies

[@gerardhealy2110]

who are they people in the band now.. Thtas not live

[@bigbudzskrilla6617]

This is Live? Or just the singer with randos like the black crowes

[@SKULLFREAK55]

just Ed

[@OneReferralAway]

I missed the huge mistake

[@willenholly]

York PA: They tricked Ed into being the singer. Master class.

[@alexleik9382]

This isn’t Live .

[@wilthomas]

incorrect.

[@varuvitto]

Why is he always plating the 3dr chord so soft. can barely hear it

[@johnt2475]

Guess the other three originals are not interested in playing with Ed. Chad, Chad, and Pat were great guys to deal with, Ed not so much.

[@elwoodroadsmusic9639]

lightening crashes, an old mother dies, all her intentions fall to the ground...and someone screams out like a drongo. Makes sense........not

[@randymanx2674]

So unhappy that they split long ago.. so long and ruined so much for their true fans.. l

[@alexleik9382]

Bunch of cheese balls. The drummer is so flat. Gracey, Taylor and Dalheimer are so missed.

[@taylorh4480]

much how I didn't like +Live+ when they did that one horrible album without Ed on vocals, I am also not into this. Ed solo billed as +Live+ with none of the original members. just isn't what made that band special. all of those guys were integral to that band. this is just Ed grabbin' for cash since his solo career didn't work out. 2019 the original lineup was back together making new music and their live shows sounded even better than ever, then he went and pulled his ego BS again and now is doing this. I can't support it

[@rubberpigg01]

Just google a Rolling Stone magazine article called "How an alleged con man tore apart one of the nineties biggest bands". Guitarist Chad Taylor stuffed the band up. Also in the article drummer Chad Gracey said that Ed Kowalczyk has virtually written every lyric and melody for Live.

[@brand-EE]

I will forever love Live and their music, but Ed is one of the most egotistical humans ever born. And this is NOT Live. Ed got twacked out on some weird other wordly ego trip for years and years and ruined the real band. He still sounds good, I suppose, but I can't imagine wasting my money supporting him and his weird self-absorbed fantasy life.

[@CaffeineInjected]

awesome So cool to see ed shakes peoples hands there at the end. For someone who definitely struggled with the rock ego I hope he's found that as we get older ego's really do you no good. Great band

[@deeco2544]

Perfectly said