Birds Of Pray - Live
  • Band Name: Live
  • Record Label: MCA
  • Release Date: May 20, 2003
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Metascore
50 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

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  • Summary: Ed Kowalczyk & co. return for their sixth album, produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Something Corporate).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Q Magazine
    70
    A treat. [Jul 2003, p.108]
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  2. All Music Guide
    60
    The biggest problem with the record is that the eye is on the big picture - from how the songs fit together, to how the overall sound fits a song - that the individual moments aren't all that memorable, clearly lacking singles as forceful as those that fueled Throwing Copper and not quite as compelling as a whole as its predecessor, V.
  3. ShakingThrough.net
    50
    Birds of Pray just seems clueless, like a high school kid who doesn't realize that his strident need to seem interesting just makes him a joke, and not a particularly funny one at that.
  4. Stylus Magazine
    23
    Do you have any idea how dull it is listening to someone being calm and content?

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 43
  3. Negative: 8 out of 43
  1. BrianD
    10
    Great songs! The music and lyrics really speak out about the world around us, and what is going on in the world today.
  2. chriscornell
    8
    This is a good CD. I'm pretty surprised a lot of critics turned this down.
  3. ScottW
    7
    Excuse the band for actually writing meaningful lyrics. I guess what we need is more music about exploiting women and 20" rims. Popular music is a complete joke. Live is true to themselves and their music....I'm glad they don't try to make records to impress the 'critics' or to get on 'TRL'. This album isn't as strong as Throwing Copper, Secret Samadhi or The Distance to Here (which would all get 10's from me) but it's exactly what Live is all about.… Expand
  4. luckyme
    3
    Why are so many people giving this album 8's, 9's, & 10's?? Well, hopefully they're all being sarcastic and are actually rocking out at home to the likes of the Velvet Underground or Bob Dylan or the Pixies or David Bowie or Radiohead or--hell, even Throwing Copper or Mental Jewelry, for crying out loud. But this album is just... downright unlistenable. … Expand

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