question: when did the band with lead vocalist Ed Kowalczyk release their third album ?
answer: February 18, 1997
context: Title: Secret Samadhi
  Passage: Secret Samadhi is the third album by American rock band Live.  It debuted at number 1 on the "Billboard" 200 when it was released on February 18, 1997.  It includes the singles "Lakini's Juice", "Rattlesnake", "Turn My Head", and "Freaks".  The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on July 8, 1999.
  Title: Collective Soul
  Passage: Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia.  Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb and lead guitarist Jesse Triplett.
  Title: The Kids We Used to Be...
  Passage: The Kids We Used to Be... is the third full-length studio album by British hardcore punk band Your Demise.  It is the first to feature new vocalist Ed McRae, following the departure of George Noble in 2009.  The album was released on 20 September 2010 in the UK & Europe via Visible Noise.
  Title: Awake: The Best of Live
  Passage: Awake: The Best of Live is Live's greatest hits album, released in 2004.  The 19-track compilation includes songs from Live's first six studio albums as well as "We Deal in Dreams", an unreleased track from the "Throwing Copper" sessions, and a cover of "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash, recorded for the 2001 compilation "Good Rockin' Tonight – The Legacy of Sun Records".  The deluxe edition includes a DVD containing 22 music videos and a 30-minute interview with lead singer Ed Kowalczyk.  The liner notes were written by Kowalczyk and Ken Wilber and the cover features a still from the video for the song "Lightning Crashes".
  Title: Live (band)
  Passage: Live ( , often typeset as LĪVE or +LĪVE+) is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, consisting of Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Chad Taylor (lead guitar, backing vocals), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), and Chad Gracey (drums).  Kowalczyk left the band in 2009 and was replaced by Chris Shinn, but rejoined in December 2016.
  Title: Yellow House (album)
  Passage: Yellow House is the second studio album by American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on September 5, 2006 on Warp Records.  Produced by bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor, the album's title refers to vocalist Ed Droste's mother's house where the majority of recording took place.
  Title: Alive (Ed Kowalczyk album)
  Passage: Alive is the debut solo album by former Live lead singer Ed Kowalczyk.
  Title: Adam Kowalczyk
  Passage: Adam E. Kowalczyk (born September 27, 1975) is an American musician.  He is the brother of Ed Kowalczyk, the lead singer of the band Live.
  Title: Grace (Ed Kowalczyk song)
  Passage: "Grace" is the first single by former Live lead singer Ed Kowalczyk from his debut solo album "Alive", as well as on an autographed Limited Edition CD.
  Title: Songs from Black Mountain
  Passage: Songs from Black Mountain is Live's seventh studio album and was the last to feature vocalist Ed Kowalczyk prior to his departure from the band between 2009 and 2016.  It was released in most countries on April 10, 2006, but was released on May 9 in Canada, May 29 in the UK and June 6 in the US.  It was their only release through Epic Records.  The first single, "The River", was released on March 21, 2006.
citations: Live (band) Secret Samadhi