live - Pillar Of Davidson - Throwing Copper

[Sumer61]

for my JOHN

[Politcalamity]

Live was one of those things that made the music renaissance of the 1990s so amazing. I'll never forget the mark they made on me. Everytime I hear any song off of Throwing Copper I'm taken back to that era.

Oh, and MTV sucks today, if I can throw that in there too.

[bigtex1453]

great song. on of the all time best

[ChristThing]

True dat - as near to a perfect song as any. Well said.

[AshokFeldain]

One of Ed's best. Its open, to enough interpretation to be meaningful to all, but concrete enough to not be mistaken. Its as near to a perfect song as any.

[ChristThing]

Greatest track on the album - actually greatest from Live ever. So many passages that gives goosebumps. Must have listened to this 500 times.

[MsPaula46]

I've always remembered "Old bad eyes, old bad eyes, almighty fear." Always made me think of TV Evangelists..."Moving shit for this holy slime".

[savvannah]

Great song and band! A band with actual meaning within their lyrics and not Sh*t like most today! Miss them though.

[AL13NM]

"Here I am locking horns with this Stallion

Failing to hold my head up I go back again"

I dont completely understand why but I will never forget those lyrics.

The impact of true art.

[savvannah]

@AL13NM Agreed completely.



[greygallow]

@AL13NM brilliant...nothing else to say about Live, but brilliant.

[loriannedc]

To me , this is about God, period.

[MYE7610]

@loriannedc Amen man

[AshokFeldain]

@loriannedc Ed is a buddhist.... So to you, yes... to the rest of us... not so much. Its more about the struggle of life, who to follow. Who to believe, when everything is addressed with a pill. Or Addressed with the idea that the elder understand what the younger do not. Who knows whats right? Here i am locking horns with the stallion - Here i am attacking my fears, problems, life, Failing to hold my head up i go back, I fall, but i step back, and try again... you figure out the rest.

[TheKelseyFace]

My mom got me into this band c: Shes friends with eddy and chad , so that's a plus((;

[Robkinggozer]

Havent heard it for years, still can sing along.. still dont know wtf it means :)

[soxfan1223]

This was my favorite song off of this cd, and thank God it never hit the mainstream!!

[brandonslc22]

I love this song. Every time i need shed a tear about something i just listen to this song.

[Paranormalaccnt9]

this song is about Jesus

[moonlitcourtier]

@Paranormalaccnt9 This song is not about Jesus.

[Paranormalaccnt9]

@moonlitcourtier it is to me

[magiguere1]

People who say they like LIVE and do not know this song by heart are not true fans in my opinion. LOL

[l2ooster]

@magiguere1 I agree. I think I am the only fan left in the Eastern Washington area. This song is top three for Live songs. hands down, absolute favorite band of all time.

[jizzlobber49]

This song is the shyt!!!

[soulhasnoname]

fuck you computer sorry i felt like it

[soulhasnoname]

And I hate happy love song so thats cool.

[soulhasnoname]

It feels like the artist is cutting his torso and bleeding birth.

[soulhasnoname]

gosh da fuck is this band...

Its like art came into music, i really never heard such good music

[travisa51]

long live LIVE...

[joelkeaton]

Ill be along son with medicine supposed to designed to make you high

[mehgah07]

who the FUK disliked this song?????

[awderer]

.BEST song EVER.

There is just something about it, chokes me up every time I hear it.

Raw emotion, I would love to know what inspired it.This song should be a movie. It has all the elements

[eshalovesj]

deeper and deeper in love so i hold my head up <3

[75STILLBORN]

when the outro begins i get gossebumps ,fucking brilliant

[kjvacts238]

one of the greatest ever writen

[MsJenniferTerry]

Tightest recording of any song in the history of the world. (Sorry Bob.)

[bensinn]

truly great songs on that CD, I wonder where they are today?

[LiberalPeach]

Best track from Throwing Copper. This absolutely destroys anything to be found on popular radio that year. Wait...Loser by Beck was out that year (I think). So, Pillar of Davidson didn't actually *destroy* Loser. It just beat it soundly. There, I said it.

[Calbenmike]

@LiberalPeach This track is great, but White, Discussion owns it.

[LiberalPeach]

@Calbenmike White, Discussion is my second favorite. It's my go-to "angry" song.

[jamisonirish]

@Calbenmike whaaa?



[groovylocks]

@LiberalPeach uhhh.. i don't know. I'm calling that one a draw. Plus.. i don't know about where you lived but they also had to content with the tea party where i lived. The tea party put everything else to bed.

[LiberalPeach]

@groovylocks Not familiar with any tea party (aside from the current lot of, um, people, running 'round with tea bag-adorned hats). I'd probably remember them if I heard them again. :)

[groovylocks]

@LiberalPeach but more or less.. yes.

[coppertop2710]

Agreed. This is by far their best song... And agreed... Kind of glad it was not one that became to famous. Masterpiece of one of the all-time best bands ever... Have a wide-range of music over a long time that I love, but nothing does to me what this song does everytime I hear it... Chills all over even more than Ozzy...

[aikidokabrandon]

the best song they have. the best songs on every album are'nt the hits they are the ones the discriminating music fans love

[ryanchoke]

you couldnt escape "lightning crashes" in '95, it was on every pop station. . .i mean were these people living in caves or something

[MrThrowingcopper]

The Shepherd won't leave me alone. He's in my face and I ...the Shepherd of my days.

[jase7474]

They had a lot of great songs. But to me this is the one that should of gotten some major air play.

[othermyriah]

this song affected me tremendously in my formative years.

[mrjohnman]

@othermyriah same

[DDT777]

Don't hate a man for finding God...just follow him to Heaven in Yeshua's {Jesus}

name. Change your old bad eyes!

[Dagbailey79]

~I do...~

[ozzy937]

pillar of davidson

[funjonno71]

sometimes music is just perfection in feeling and sound, here it is

[spinifecs]

in heaven, Throwing Copper is on constant repeat!

[sillymonkey829]

@spinifecs if heaven were real, then that would drive me nuts after about a day or two. love Live, but any album on repeat would drive me insane. also, infinite consciousness would also drive me crazy, even if it were "perfect" which is why im glad that after i die, the electrical impulses in my brain will stop, and i will no longer have consciousness.

[LeatherCladVegan]

@sillymonkey829

It's a pity that that Ed Kowalcek lead-singer guy quickly became a money-grubbing jesus freak. I honestly cannot think of a worse type of person than that... The hypocrisy is fucking outrageous.

[sillymonkey829]

@LeatherCladVegan really? that's surprising, i don't know that much about him, but he seems pretty cool. i guess no matter how talented you are, you can ALWAYS make more money (in America at least) if you endorse Hesus Christo.

[gotigrz]

@LeatherCladVegan - you're right. IF he's only doin' it to make money. seems to me that he was makin' plenty of money right where he was... probably more than he'll make on his solo gig. honestly, i think ed was on a search his entire career for personal truth and when he found it... it wasn't the popular thing... and most will shun him for it. but, being a Christian myself, i'm glad for him.

[thewhitehermit]

@LeatherCladVegan lol dont you know? religion is all about money! its all bullshit meant to rob and control people!

[thewhitehermit]

@spinifecs heavan dont exist! sorry to rain on your parade!

[akop4]

here I am locking horns with the stallion

failing to hold my head up, I'll go back again

pillar of davidson feeling to hard to go down

cheaper than all the souls he will walk upon

deeper and deeper in love so I hold my head up

cheaper than all the souls he will walk upon

pillar of davidson feeling to hard to go down very very nice song.....

[kenneedsmusic]

best songwriter ever. 

[hueynewt]

@kenneedsmusic lol i love LIVE and Ed and hes a great song writer but the best? No not quite, thats silly. Bob Marley is clearly the best song writer to ever exist and although i dont like Dylan all that much he ranks up there as far as lyrics go.

[jkellybrew]

This entire album was awesome.

[MrBidoosh]

I went to Turkey after passing my A levels with two of the best friends I ever had in the 90's. We played Live alot and drank 'EFES' until our bodies could take no more. Good times! There were 3 of us of course - the dave triangle! This song was my favourite song listen to. I have not seen either guy since. Thats a shame! life goes on and now mid 30's I have 3 beautiful duaghters and a wife I love, and I still love Live too!

[pimpddr]

I remember the days when you could listen to whole albums! This was one of um

[utubin67]

Ed you are loved ..

[jblglw]

Throwing Copper was their only good album. Crashed and burned after that. Later Ed K. tried singing higher (falsetto) with disastrous results. Sounded like someone was picking him up by his "puppy scruff". :)

[johnmckenna80]

@jblglw Have you listened to Secret Samadi? I agree they lost their edge like so many great bands do, but this didn't happen to Live until after Secret Samadi.

[MemMan47]

Great song thanks for posting ...............

[breachmania]

Was this their first album?

[utubin67]

lol when you click 'view all comments' the whole fkn song shuts off wtf is that shi..?

[utubin67]

it should say 'view all comments and shut off the music' lol

[greendogspew]

saw this tour when i was living in sydney and they did this song in accoustic version. this was the best song from the best concert ever.

[awderer]

awesome song. It will always be my favorite

[alsitte]

My Fav song from this album.

[ddogg7]

Why is everyone saying this album wasn't a hit, or the band wasn't succesful enough? This album is 8x PLATINUM if a band is asking for more than that they're being a little greedy in my books

[Walkerxes]

Easily their best song

[BtotheDubb9]

I think I was 12 when I bought this cd and had to buy it at least 2 times cuz friends kept stealing my copy from me lol. Throwing Copper is my favorite rock album ever and Pillar of Davidson is my fave song of the album. Powerful song!!! Live rocks

[Jessangel100]

yup!! that just brought back the teenage years!! good stuff!! :D

[greendogspew]

saw this band 3 times in australia to a crowd 10,000+ from 1995 to 2003. love live

[roshanram]

One of the best songs in the album actually, and thankfully, not a hit. Although the hits are great too. :)

[rambojr03]

@roshanram

I agree with you. Some bands are ruined by fame and better yet "commercialism". You could make the argument that their ego got the best of them in future albums (Secret Samahdi immediately comes to mind), but they were at their pinnacle with this album (one of the top 10 albums of the 90's in my opinion).

[bosman1988]

this record wasn't a hit?! i bought this myself when i was 6 years old! i thought that was an indication of its popularity! lol... great music nonetheless

[KenevyUnholyJesus]

@roshanram Some of then I'd Say

[TheValleycakes]

@roshanram my thoughts exactly, love this song

[majaorca100]

one of the most beautiful Live songs!

[jorndebeste]

i dont get why this band never got really famous...

[bline68]

For what it's worth...

The album hit No. 1 and is 8x platinum in the US, and they're huge in several other countries,

5 singles were top 20 and Throwing Copper was not only No. 1 but you couldn't turn on a radio without hearing it for a year,

They had an MTV Unplugged special,

Were on SNL at least twice that I remember,

They were huge - and I thought deserved every bit of it. You haven't lived 'till you've seen them live!

[orangewizard]

@jorndebeste They were pretty famous from about '95-'98 or so.Who cares anyway,we still got their great music to enjoy,whether or not the masses caught on!

[jebswallower]

@jorndebeste nor do i , though with a name like theirs finding stuff online isn't that easy

[DirtyFranK85]

@jorndebeste 20 million album sales isnt famous? :D

[johnmckenna80]

@jorndebeste because too many people don't appreciate their greatness.

[0628RJ]

@jorndebeste

they were famous....... !!!

[Assmodin1981]

@jorndebeste

[Assmodin1981]

@jorndebeste

[lamentate07]

@jorndebeste what the hell are you talking about? Throwing Copper sold 8 million copies in the U.S alone. how is that not 'really famous'? it was one of the highest selling albums of 1994. after that their sales slipped but the music wasn't as good either, it's understandable.

[666tunes666]

@jorndebeste whether the singers a flame-bucket or not, the bands actually good! Mucho respect for these guys, Started to lame up in their recent workings though. Throwing copper and secret samahdi albums are eternal!

[Hugobianca]

@jorndebeste lol this band was really famous...

[MediaFilter]

@jorndebeste Well... this album sold 8 million copies in the US, that's 8x Platinum... and I can tell you it was damned popular in South Africa and probably any country where alternative rock or grunge was popular... so I wouldn't be surprised if it's total sales at least doubled that.

And yet I agree, a number of people I've mentioned them to have never heard of them... and I am like, "What?! Where were you in the early 90's?"

[marcalmondgay]

@jorndebeste

Because ed's a dirty rat

[pixiescam]

@jorndebeste They've always played fairly packed Arena shows in Australia... or did anyway

[bbeboutuaa]

@jorndebeste Dude, they were huge where I'm at. Everybody had this CD when I was in High School.

[jamisonirish]

@bbeboutuaa ah. young once.

[Calbenmike]

@jorndebeste Huh? They were plenty famous.

[Mundicantus]

@jorndebeste Because the music industry is run by pedantic morons who push whichever talentless disney-spawned fake popstar sells out fastest

[CaribDevist]

@jorndebeste They were pretty big in the mid-late '90s. But Throwing Copper was really their magnum opus, and since their subsequent albums (as good as they were) didn't stand up to Throwing Copper, their popularity waned, until they were only touring in the EU and Australia, then broke up.

[reverandglenn]

@CaribDevist Pretty tough to stand up to Throwing Copper. I think they had 5 top 10's on that album. Still, a great piece of work, you have to admit.

[cjvanrooyen2]

@jorndebeste because everything after the "The distance to here" album sucked.

[Nothingman2oo8]

@jorndebeste This band was huge in the 90s.

[shantih433]

@jorndebeste They were actually pretty famous for a while in the mid-to-late 90's. Throwing Copper sold very well, along with Secret Samadhi. I think as time went on, the music became less accessible, and the vocals/lyrics were stranger--maybe a bit more preachy. It was a turnoff.

[mondrago77]

@jorndebeste Because they only made one truly good album.. Throwing Copper is simply one of the best albums of the 90's

[ohiowatching]

First time I heard this song i didnt even know what it was, now its one of my favs. What an awsome voice!

[rivs999]

Absolutely love this band and this song was a prominent player back in my teenage years (on release).moving !

[09dakfoh]

what a great memory this song brings to my mind, 1994, one year out of high school, the hamptons, and the three b's.....broads,booze,beach....­..now im all growed up..........:( sucks.....if i knew then what i know now.......

[VideoResponderer]

most underrated band of a generation, but its prob better off that way.

[Manchild1250]

Great album. My favorite songs on it are Horse, Lightning Crashes, and Pillar of Davidson, but the entire album is classic. Good times, the grunge years, when I was in my 20s. Seems like yesterday, but already it's a bygone era.

[pinaymootanger]

When this album came out in 1994 I partied all summer long to it. Great memories! I luv this whole album!

I haven't had a chance to see them in concert. : (

[artemis1015]

I have seen them a bunch of times, most recently about 2 years ago - They put on an amazing show and worth seeing. If you have the opportunity - go for it.

[dmaq9191]

awesome fucking song, i never rely heard them before this past year when i found the cd lying around and finally listened to it, unbelivebly deep and awesome when your high

[faridjabba]

yes

[jase7474]

Love the whole Throwing Copper cd. To me this is the best song on it.

[dave39on40]

outfrickinstanding

[greendogspew]

best live song ever especially when they did this acoustic in sydney some years ago. just awesome

[robeh05]

it is very good, but hold me up, lightning crashes, i alone, all very good songs too

[oly681]

Guitar feedbacks at 5:11 = beautiful

[VenusSatanas]

excellent upload

[faridjabba]

yes

[parislanes]

great track