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  • Artist: Live
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: February 18, 1997
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Throwing Copper made the members of Live into stars, but it didn't necessarily earn them respect. Evidently, the bandmembers thought that the problem lay with Jerry Harrison's crisp, commercial production, so they hired Jay Healey as a co-producer and set out to make a messy, hard-edged visionary statement. Borrowing heavily from Jimmy Page's bag of tricks, Live spikes Secret Samadhi with Eastern-tinged strings, sitars, and powerful overdubbed guitars ("Lakini's Juice" is propelled by a slide guitar riff out of Physical Graffiti). Meanwhile, Ed Kowalczyk's lyrics and singing remain indebted to early U2 -- he wants to say something big in a big way. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Rattlesnake (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (4:51)
Lakini's Juice (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (4:59)
Graze (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (5:39)
Century (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (3:22)
Ghost (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (6:19)
Unsheathed (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (3:36)
Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (4:01)
Turn My Head (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (3:57)
Heropsychodreamer (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (2:48)
Freaks (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (4:50)
Merica (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (3:21)
Gas Hed Goes West (Lyrics) Live, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor Live (5:35)

Credits

Jamie Cullington (Backline Technician), Jay Healy (Producer), Gerardo Lopez (Assistant Engineer), Todd Gallopo (Art Direction), Tim Stedman (Art Direction), Live (Producer), Doug Katsaros (String Arrangements), Todd Gallopo (Design), Jon Carin (Keyboards), Ed Kowalczyk (?), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Matt Gracey (Backline Technician), Frank Olinsky (Art Direction), Keith Carter (Photography), Chad Taylor (?), Chad Gracey (?), Tim Bauber (Assistant Engineer), Tim Stedman (Design), Jay Healy (Engineer), Jennifer Charles (Vocals (Background)), Tom Lord-Alge (Mixing), Greg Thompson (Assistant Engineer), Patrick Dahlheimer (?), Femio Hernández (Assistant Engineer), Frank Olinsky (Design)
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Secret Samadhi
Studio album by Live
Released February 18, 1997
Recorded Hit Factory, NYC, NY, 1996
Genre Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Hard rock
Length 53:18
Label Radioactive
Producer Jay Healy, Live
Professional reviews
Live chronology
Throwing Copper
(1994)		 Secret Samadhi
(1997)		 The Distance to Here
(1999)
Singles from Secret Samadhi
  1. "Lakini's Juice"
  2. "Freaks"
  3. "Turn My Head"
  4. "Rattlesnake"

Secret Samadhi is the third studio album by American rock band Live and the follow-up to their multi-platinum release, Throwing Copper. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 when it was released on February 18, 1997, and housed the hits "Lakini's Juice," "Rattlesnake," "Turn My Head," and "Freaks."

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rattlesnake" – 4:51
  2. "Lakini's Juice" – 4:59
  3. "Graze" – 5:39
  4. "Century" – 3:22
  5. "Ghost" – 6:19
  6. "Unsheathed" – 3:36
  7. "Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe" – 4:01
  8. "Turn My Head" – 3:57
  9. "Heropsychodreamer" – 2:48
  10. "Freaks" – 4:50
  11. "Merica" – 3:21
  12. "Gas Hed Goes West" – 5:35

Outtakes and B-sides

  • "Cheetah"
  • "Photograph" (aka "Evidence")
  • "Mall Rat" (aka "Crayons")
  • "Pop Vortex"

Release and reception

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Preceding Secret Samadhi's release, Live performed on Saturday Night Live.[1] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 227,000 copies in its first week of release.[2] Secret Samadhi was certified 2xPlatinum by the RIAA on July 8, 1999.[3]

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Peak
1997 Billboard 200 1[2]

Singles

Single Year Chart Peak
"Lakini's Juice" 1997 Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 1
"Freaks" 1997 Mainstream Rock Tracks 5
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 13
"Turn My Head" 1997 Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 3
Billboard Adult Top 40 38
"Rattlesnake" 1997 Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 15
Modern Rock Tracks 18

References

  1. ^ "Live Is Kicking on the Charts". MTV News. February 27, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Stern's Huge 'Private Parts'". Rolling Stone. March 5, 1997.
  3. ^ "Gold and Platinum Database Search". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Secret%20Samhadi&artist=live&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-25-09. 
Preceded by
Unchained Melody: The Early Years by LeAnn Rimes		 Billboard 200 number-one album
March 8 - March 14, 1997		 Succeeded by
Howard Stern Private Parts - The Album
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Patrick Dahlheimer · Chad Gracey · Ed Kowalczyk · Chad Taylor
Touring musicians:  · Adam Kowalczyk · Michael Railton · Christopher Thorn
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