DATE: Tuesday, October 7, 1997              TAG: 9710070061
SECTION: DAILY BREAK             PAGE: E2   EDITION: FINAL 

TYPE: Music Review 

SOURCE: BY JEFF MAISEY, CORRESPONDENT 

                                            LENGTH:   51 lines

ROCK BAND LIVES UP TO ITS NAME ON STAGE

MOST PEOPLE like their rock 'n' roll alive and hot. Just ask acts like KISS and Peter Frampton, whose sterile recording careers turned to gold with live recordings. The band Live is no exception. Its ``real'' sound was a hot-blooded sensation Sunday night at the GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater.

Nearly 10,000 people greeted the dynamic Live on its final stop of a great 1997 summer tour. The Lancaster, Pa., quartet opened with the cord-biting ``Rattlesnake'' from ``Secret Samadhi.'' Let's reiterate: Live's alive sound was superior to the recorded, and the crowd couldn't help but notice.

Simulated golden gothic columns and arches served as props for the group's cathedral-size sound. Live's on-stage energy could have burned 1,000 candles on ``Starlight.'' Four circles of candle-like lights were lowered to give atmosphere to the enchanting ``Ghost.'' Perfect for October.

Vocalist Edward Kowalczyk was an excellent showman throughout. His adventurist duties on guitar made for a complete live sound.

``Throwing Copper'' hit the jackpot in 1994 for Live, and they cashed in with all the highlights from the album, including ``Selling the Drama.'' ``Turn My Head'' was one of the reasons why the audience remained on its feet. ``Freaks'' continued to leak the many cherished secrets from ``Samadhi.''

Luscious Jackson were all right to look at, but a terrible show should earn them the title ``Horrendous Jackson.''

From ``Fever In Fever Out'' LJ played a stripped-down sounding ``Naked Eyes.'' It needed a stronger bottom end to cover up the song's bare minimum attributes. Gabriel Glaser and company's new single ``Why Do I Lie,'' was by far the best, though its energy level was near zero.

How do you say Beastie Boys in British? Answer: ManBREAK.

England's hip-hop meets punk rock urban quintet did a superb job performing a smattering of new material as well as its MTV ``120 Minutes'' video hit, ``Round and Round.''

ManBREAK's two vocalists worked the stage, strutting and pointing to the crowd. The group's new single ``Kop Karma'' was an instant success with the crowd. The band was fabulous. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

DANNY CLINCH

Live members Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Taylor, Edward Kowalczyk and

Chad Gracey delivered a superb performance Sunday.

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MUSIC REVIEW

Live with Luscious Jackson and ManBREAK

Sunday night at the GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater

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