- Audio CD (Nov 2 2004)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Best of, Live
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B00064AF78
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#17,341 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #15 in Music > Rock > Live Albums > Alternative Rock
- #17 in Music > Alternative Rock > Live Albums > Alternative
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Operation Spirit | |||
| 2. Pain Lies On The Riverside | |||
| 3. The Beauty Of Gray | |||
| 4. Selling The Drama | |||
| 5. I Alone | |||
| 6. Lightning Crashes | |||
| 7. All Over You | |||
| 8. Pillar Of Davidson | |||
| 9. We Deal In Dreams (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) | |||
| 10. Lakini's Juice | |||
See all 19 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Operation Spirit | |||
| 2. Operation Spirit (live concert version) | |||
| 3. Pain Lies On The Riverside | |||
| 4. Pain Lies On The Riverside (live concert version) | |||
| 5. Selling The Drama | |||
| 6. I Alone | |||
| 7. Lightning Crashes | |||
| 8. White Discussion | |||
| 9. Lakini's Juice | |||
| 10. Freaks | |||
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely NOT the best of Live,
By "newscott13" (Montreal, QC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Awake: Best Of (Dlx Ed) (Audio CD)
Let's get this out of the way. Live is, in this reviewer's opinion, by far the greatest gang of musicians on this planet Earth...no, in the universe! Their music gets better every time you listen to it. Nearly every song is gold, and that goes for all six of their previous albums.Awake: The Best Of Live is a collection of 19 songs encompassing all of their masterpiece albums, from the funky catchiness of Mental Jewelry, through the hard, saucy strangeness of Secret Samadhi and self-gratuitous poserhood of V, up to the more earnest, simpler Birds of Prey. Yup, you'll find the classics here: Lightning Crashes, I Alone, The Dolphin's Cry, etc. However, there are problems with this so-called "Best Of" compilation. First of all, the CD runs in chronological order, a trend which I didn't care for with Van Halen's Best Of Volume 1 and don't care for here. I like a bit of creative mixing of the songs, sort of like a concert. Second, a few of the hits have been omitted to make room for lesser-known album tracks. And while I salute this, I have to disagree with the choices. Dance With You instead of They Stood Up For Love, or even Voodoo Lady? Nobody Knows instead of Simple Creed????? And here comes the worst part: Pillar of Davidson (a GREAT song, by the way) instead of White, Discussion. Whoops, but they decided to cut more than two minutes from Pillar, leaving us with a 4:23 shell of a song. I'm disgusted. Then again, we do get two new songs. I Walk The Line is a terrific cover of the Johnny Cash classic, but We Deal In Dreams sounds like something that was left on the cutting room floor from the Throwing Copper recordings. Personally, my instinct was to make a Live mix CD (I figure I could make a better compilation myself), and I wanted to include I Walk The Line. Uh-oh, this CD is copy-protected, folks. I don't endorse piracy at all, but my rights have been infringed upon. And if you're going to copy-protect something, please indicate that on the label so I don't spend an hour putting together a kick-butt mix only to have it be rejected by my burner. Thankfully, the DVD is terrific. All of their videos, plus a 30-minute interview with frontman Ed. Good stuff. I give the CD a 2/5 and the DVD a 5/5. This might be a good way to get into Live, but personally I think the band could have put together something better than this. I KNOW they could have!
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4.6 out of 5 stars (32 customer reviews) 18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great buy for both old and new fans.,
By The Wickerman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Awake: Best Of (Dlx Ed) (Audio CD)
With many greatest hits albums, you just have a collection of songs from albums you already own (provided you're a big fan), and there's not much reason to buy it unless you're new to the band. However, Live's new greatest hits package holds something for everyone.At over 70 minutes in length, the album contains tracks from all 6 of Live's studio releases, including nearly half of "Throwing Copper". The song selection is excellent, and I don't think that anything important was left out (I would have put "Simple Creed" on there instead of "Nobody Knows", but that's it). But wait, there's more. In addition to this fine collection of old favorites, we get new stuff as well, including a new version of the rare track "Dealing Dreams" (now entitled "We Deal in Dreams"), an alternate version of "Run Away", featuring guest vocals from Shelby Lynne, and a cover of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line". And, if all of that weren't enough, you also get a bonus DVD, with all of the band's music videos. This is a damn fine buy, whether you're already into Live or not. Highly recommended. 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for old and new fans alike,
By Robert Tanory - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Awake: Best Of (Dlx Ed) (Audio CD)
Live is my favorite band, and after having bought all of their studio albums, seen all their videos, and heard most of their b-side songs, I couldn't resist buying this CD/DVD as well. I'm so glad I did - there is a level of depth to this package that is hard to find elsewhere.The CD takes you on a trip from their earliest years to the present, and listening to them mature as a band is a remarkable experience. The DVD includes a 30-minute interview with Ed, who explains what some of the songs mean to him, why he wrote some of them, how the songs or videos came to be, etc. The DVD also starts from their earliest videos and progresses to the present. I've had a chance to hear "We Deal in Dreams" before and it has always been one of my favorite b-sides from Live, but the version on the CD is different from anything else I've heard before. I really liked it and I hope Live gets a lot of positive feedback on this song, as I hope they release some of their other b-sides. All in all, there's a lot to enjoy on this album. If you've never bought a Live album before, this is a great place to start! If you're a long-time fan like me, it is a great compliment to the rest of the Live collection. Now if Live will just schedule another tour date in New Orleans.... 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most complete greatest hits you'll find for any band,
By Brian Miller "reader, writer and listener" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Awake: Best Of (Dlx Ed) (Audio CD)
A bit of a disclosure: this is my favorite band. Naturally, I love the music. But I was thrilled at the length and breadth of this collection. The DVD and the CD cover much of the same ground, but in very different ways. If you pick this one up without the DVD, you're really missing out. I've been lucky enough to catch Live "live" once, and the DVD is the next best thing to being there. This is an amazing live band. For what you can buy this for here, you absolutely cannot go wrong.
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