Album · Released 31 December 1991
Mental Jewelry
The bass tells you quite a lot about Mental Jewelry before Ed Kowalczyk has finished the first verse. Live's debut has a spring in its rhythm that is easy to miss if you know only their heavier radio songs. The music keeps moving even when the singer is wrestling with very large questions. Pain Lies On the Riverside is a strong introduction. Patrick Dahlheimer's bass line gives the track a fluid foundation, and the guitar leaves space around…
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Mental JewelryOur album review · 4 July 2025
7.8 