LIVE
V (Radioactive)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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V finds Pennsylvania's favorite multi-platinum rockers in a classic anthemic mood, cranking out balls to the wall rock and roll mixed with emotionally charged paeans to the glory of love. Produced in a three and a half week marathon session on the heels of their last world tour, it's a terrific album with some of the band's strongest songs.

Particularly notable is the ballad "Overcome," which the band has dedicated to the survivors of the 9/11 attack on New York City and Washington, D.C. Written before those events, it seems in some ways prophetic, but only because lead vocalist Ed Kowalczyk has developed a knack for writing songs that capture a universal emotional pulse.

Live gets assists along the way from Tricky, Counting Crows' Adam Duritz and Eleven's Natasha Schneider, but it's really the strength of Kowalczyk's songs and the impassioned play of the rest of the band that puts this one in line to become another smash.

Track List:

Intro * Simple Creed * Deep Enough * Like A Soldier * People Like You * Transmit Your Love * Forever May Not Be Long Enough * Call Me A Fool * Flow * The Ride * Nobody Knows * OK? * Overcome * Hero Of Love

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