Season 6 · Episode 5

MTV Unplugged: Live

Live is a four man band comprised of Ed Kowalczyk on vocals, guitarist Chad Taylor, drummer Chad Gracey and bassist Patrick Dahlheimer. Their debut release Mental Jewelry spawned the hit single ""Operation Spirit."" This was followed two years later with their second and latest album Throwing Copper. Live has toured the U.S. extensively and performed in Europe and Brazil. They also performed at Woodstock '94. For their debut performance on ""MTV Unplugged,"" Live performed ""Operation Spirit,"" ""Selling The Drama,"" ""All Over You,"" ""Beauty Of Grey,"" ""I Alone,"" ""Supernatural,"" ""Lightning Crashes,"" ""White Discussion,"" and ""TBD."" An excerpt from the MTV Unplugged book...""Like the Pearl Jam show, at the time of this booking, Live was still considered to be a risk. Musically, the night confirmed our belief that this band was going to be huge. Possibly a coincidence, but about a week after the show aired, Live went to No. 1. The show's success kept the MTV switchboards buzzing with continual questi