''Live at the Paradiso – Amsterdam'' is

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's first live concert album and DVD.

History

The DVD and CD were recorded over two nights at the Paradiso in

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. Two studio recordings, "Forever" and "Purifier" are included on the album. Singer

Ed Kowalczyk Edward Joel Kowalczyk (; ; born July 16, 1971)"Edward Kowalczyk IMDb entry"
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said of them, "Both songs kind of have this urgency about them, where we almost missed our deadlines. You can feel the urgency and the energy of the session in the songs". Despite the fact that the band was on the verge of breaking up, guitarist Chad Taylor was pleased with the DVD. "When I saw the magic that was on camera, I was overcome by emotion. We had documented the energy and efforts of a 20-year career together." However, the long-standing tensions between lead singer Ed Kowalczyk and the other three band members were boiling over. "When the album artwork showed up with Chad, Patrick and I in black and white and Ed in color it shot pain through my veins.""Chad Taylor posts a comprehensive Live recording history blog"
fansoflive.com, July 19, 2010. Taylor also revealed that Kowalczyk was unhappy with his playing during the tour which included the Paradiso concerts, "For some reason on that tour Ed would complain about the tuning of my guitar each and every night in the dressing room following the show. He would call Patrick at all hours of the night asking if we sounded okay. I had long talks with the techs. I begged someone to give me anything tangible that I could work on or fix. The board tapes sounded fine but the constant complaining was driving me mad. It was sucking the life out of me on stage."

Track listing

;Compact Disc #" Simple Creed" – 4:03 #" All Over You" – 3:53 #" The River" – 3:12 #" The Dolphin's Cry" – 4:37 #"

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) – 3:20 #" Selling the Drama" – 3:28 #" Lightning Crashes" – 5:44 #" Turn My Head" – 4:09 #" I Alone" – 6:14 #"

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" – 4:07 #" Lakini's Juice" – 6:00 #" Overcome" – 4:38 #"Operation Spirit" – 3:49 #"Dance with You" – 5:34 #"Forever" – 3:54 #"Purifier" – 3:19 ; iTunes Store bonus track #

" They Stood Up for Love" – 5:22 ;DVD #"Simple Creed" #"All Over You" #"Mirror Song" #"The River" #"The Dolphin's Cry" #"I Walk the Line" #"Selling the Drama" #"They Stood Up for Love" #"Lightning Crashes" #"Turn My Head" #"

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" #"I Alone" #"Heaven" #"Lakini's Juice" #"Overcome" #"Operation Spirit" #"Dance with You"

Personnel

;Live *

Ed Kowalczyk Edward Joel Kowalczyk (; ; born July 16, 1971)"Edward Kowalczyk IMDb entry"
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– lead vocals, acoustic guitar * Chad Taylor – lead guitar, backing vocals *

Patrick Dahlheimer Patrick Michael Dahlheimer (born May 30, 1971) is the former bass guitar, bassist for Live (band), Live and bassist for The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the RIAA certification, 8× platinum album ''Throwing Coppe ...

– bass *

Chad Gracey Chad Alan Gracey (born July 23, 1971) is the former drummer for the bands Live and The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8× platinum album ''Throwing Copper''.Adam Kowalczyk Adam E. Kowalczyk is an American musician. He is the brother of Ed Kowalczyk, lead singer of the band Live. Biography Kowalczyk grew up in York, Pennsylvania to a family of Polish descent. He began learning the guitar at age 12. While studyin ...

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

* "Forever" (#25

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)"Ultratop entry for Forever"
Ultratop.

Certifications

References

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