This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
In a world of shallow bubble-pop and superficial rap-metal, Live’s Ed Kowalczyk remains Mr. Earnest Alt-Rocker.
Too bad meaning what you say isn’t the same as having something to say. Musically, Ed can still pull it off — Live’s fourth album packs all the heavy grandeur and artsy passion of predecessors like Throwing Copper. But lyrics like, “Can you hear the dolphins cry?” blow it right out of the water. And when he says, “You’ve got a serious side to you that could give the whole world a frown,” it’s obvious he should be looking in the mirror. Lighten up, dude.
