Live are the good kind of mediocre band: they let easy-going melodies and earnestness carry them through the occasional misstep instead of playing loud or fast to try to make up for it. On The Distance to Here, they're a bit concerned with spiritual matters (what else is new?), dropping such wisdom as "Love will lead us" and championing those "who stood up for love in spite of the hate" (notice the parallels?). None of it is particularly deep, but generally the better tracks manage to plough through their shortcomings with their anthems. It all gets to sound rather uniform, with many of the songs referencing "Love" or "The One" as a force of guiding benevolence, but you can at least tap your foot along to it.
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