The Distance to Here by Live

Pros: Atmospheric music, passionate vocals, lyrics with good intentions.
Cons: "Tchaaaa... you know what? Uh-uh!" ― MadTV's Vancome Lady

Far too often in the music industry, acts can go from being household names to virtual unknowns overnight. Alanis Morissette sold sixteen million copies of Jagged Little Pill in 1995, but in 2008 you almost never hear about her. This ...

Pros: There's credentials, an inch more originality, and a lot more vibrancy, notice cover
Cons: Who really had time for this throwaway anyway?

The Distance to Here was Live’s fourth album, a time when they band were fairly together as an outfit and knew what they were all about. Why then this is such a pompous, coo-ing crash course remains moot six years forward. In the wake of both ...

Pros: The Singles
Cons: The Rest

I must say I have always been confused as to the reason this album receives so much praise. Live were superstars at the time of this release, their second album Throwing Copper had been confirmed as an all-time classic and despite a ...

Pros: Oh my God.
Cons: Screeching tires. Two or three songs lag.

Of all the Live albums, I always found The Distance To Here different from the rest. It doesn't have to do so much with the music as it does the cover. It amazes me how much a cover can change the way I listen to an album. I ...

Pros: Some excellent rockers like 'Sun', 'The Dolphins Cry' and 'The Distance'.
Cons: But the religious theme is too imposing, and the album fades out rather weakly.

Live would be the first to admit that "Secret Samadhi", the 1997 follow-up to their multi-platinum "Throwing Copper", didn't set the world alight commercially. In a bid to try and re-cement their appeal in the US, they shifted gears slightly with 1999's ...

Pros: I'd go The Distance to 'Here' this CD. It's their best one yet!!
Cons: NONE

The Distance to Here is the LIVE's best CD to date. I have seen them many times in concert and the songs they perform from this album are always my favorites. A more enjoyable CD has never been made. In concert, they perform the songs from The...

Pros: Unexpectantly strong, reminiscent of "Throwing Copper".
Cons: Very few, if any.

Instead of just going on and on about how great I think this album is, I'll go through each song and talk about it a little.
Dolphin’s Cry-
A song about the power of love to lead to peace. Awesome guitars, drums, everything sounds great on...

Pros: This is just as great as all their other albums!!!
Cons: I cant find any cons.

"The Distance to Here", is just as great as all of Lives previous cd's. The songs are power driven and very moving. Once again, Ed has managed to rock me and make me cry. I strongly recommend seeing them live, but if you can't buy a cd of theirs and...

Pros: I'm not bothering with this anymore. Pros, cons. These should really be optional. And what's
Cons: with this new 15-word only thing? It's rather annoying. Down with required fields!

They've done it again!

Pennsylvania quartet Live, as far as this critic is concerned, never fails to please. They're one of the few principled rock bands left. They've consistently released great albums--MENTAL JEWELRY, THROWING COPPER, and...

Pros: Beautiful lyrics, great use of metaphor, could make you cry...
Cons: NONE!

Live is my favorite band of all time and with EXCELLENT reason to be.

Everything they write is astoundingly beautiful, sexy, charming, it covers EVERY emotion. Their words make me cry and all the songs can touch the deepest part of your heart....

Pros: Another great release from one of the most enduring rock bands of the 90s.
Cons: What is with some of those lyrics?

A measure of a great album is not the songs which are released, but rather those that are not released. After hearing "Dolphin's Cry", I immediately had to buy it. I admit I have been a fan of Live since the "Mental Jewelery" days, so the likelihood of...

Pros: Excellent if you love Live.
Cons: If you want another angst-ridden CD this is *not* it

This CD is extremely uplifting. Live has made a happy CD! Most of their previous cd's have been angst-ridden so this was a surprising turn-around. This is a *big* departure from Secret Samadhi which was completely dark and forbidding. TDTH is happiness...

Pros: Great music, lyrics really make you think
Cons: Absolutely none.

I hadn't really listened to Live before, but I heard the song "The Dolphin's Cry" on the radio and I began to really like it. I found the album at Costco for $12 so I decided to take a chance. What I found was probably one of my favorite rock albums...

Pros: A beautiful teaching
Cons: None

"The Distance to Here" is an example of true technical excellence, stunning song writing, and a spiritual message that will grow with the music. Lives' progression in their music, lead by Ed's spiritual development, has been extraordinary. The...

Pros: It has a nice album cover.
Cons: It's a horrible album

When you are walking in the record store and this album catches your eye, don't be fooled by the cover. Yes, it is a captivating cover, with beautiful artistic creativity and style but the music lacks that. Basically, don't judge a book by it's cover,...