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The worst part about seeing a great live band...

Postby Ehwmatt » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:15 am

Is that it takes so long before I can enjoy their recorded stuff the same way. Anyone else have this problem?
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Re: The worst part about seeing a great live band...

Postby Peartree12249 » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:09 am

Ehwmatt wrote:Is that it takes so long before I can enjoy their recorded stuff the same way. Anyone else have this problem?


Yes, I absolutely love Pink Floyd and for me they had by far the best live shows I've ever seen. A true multi-sensory experience. As great as their recorded music is, it can't possible touch what I experience at their concerts.
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Re: The worst part about seeing a great live band...

Postby Suzanne » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:35 am

Peartree12249 wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Is that it takes so long before I can enjoy their recorded stuff the same way. Anyone else have this problem?


Yes, I absolutely love Pink Floyd and for me they had by far the best live shows I've ever seen. A true multi-sensory experience. As great as their recorded music is, it can't possible touch what I experience at their concerts.


I tend to do that with Jimmy Buffett. I mostly listen to his live CD "Feeding Frenzy" now.
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Postby Maui Tom » Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:48 am

George Thorogood...

killer live...especially back when it was just him...bass...and drums....

recorded stuff just lukewarm....
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Postby Don » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:44 am

Maui Tom wrote:George Thorogood...

killer live...especially back when it was just him...bass...and drums....

recorded stuff just lukewarm....


I saw him with Journey and Foreigner opening for the Stones at JFK. He got the biggest applause out of all three opening acts.
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Postby S2M » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:47 am

Same problem with RUSH....HOWEVER, I often would rather listen to the recordings...due to the fact that Ged's voice is going, and he hasn't been able to sing the 70s stuff in a long time......Most of MY favorites are 70s bands...or at least had their heydays in that decade. So I'm SOL!
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Postby Ehwmatt » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:14 am

StocktontoMalone wrote:Same problem with RUSH....HOWEVER, I often would rather listen to the recordings...due to the fact that Ged's voice is going, and he hasn't been able to sing the 70s stuff in a long time......Most of MY favorites are 70s bands...or at least had their heydays in that decade. So I'm SOL!


Just the same, if you're actually AT the concert and that volume/energy is there for you (as opposed to just listening/watching a live CD/DVD), it's awfully hard to go back to the recordings, at least for me.
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Postby Matthew » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:19 am

Ehwmatt wrote:
StocktontoMalone wrote:Same problem with RUSH....HOWEVER, I often would rather listen to the recordings...due to the fact that Ged's voice is going, and he hasn't been able to sing the 70s stuff in a long time......Most of MY favorites are 70s bands...or at least had their heydays in that decade. So I'm SOL!


Just the same, if you're actually AT the concert and that volume/energy is there for you (as opposed to just listening/watching a live CD/DVD), it's awfully hard to go back to the recordings, at least for me.


For me that would only be the case with a third-rate band. All the concerts I've seen by the truly great bands just make me want to listen to the studio records even more. And more often than not...I actually prefer the studio versions.
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Re: The worst part about seeing a great live band...

Postby alesson » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:32 am

Ehwmatt wrote:Is that it takes so long before I can enjoy their recorded stuff the same way. Anyone else have this problem?


is if they fucked up vocally and technically, they cannot redo it. It happens all the time even with the great bands. :( :(
So every time I go and see a live performance I tend to be not so discerning, after all I can always go back and listen to the recordings. :D
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Postby texafana » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:33 am

"The worst part about seeing a great live band... "

Is paying a shite load of money only to hear pre-recorded bull shit. I don't care how bad or good the band sounds live, you pay to hear them play and nothing else. As much as I love Rush, those multi-voiced Geddy Lee backgrounds in a live setting suck. Journey? Same thing with background vox, extra keys when Jon's playing guitar, lavish syth chords in the background wheh he's playing runs on the piano, etc, etc.
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Postby Ehwmatt » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:39 am

Matthew wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:
StocktontoMalone wrote:Same problem with RUSH....HOWEVER, I often would rather listen to the recordings...due to the fact that Ged's voice is going, and he hasn't been able to sing the 70s stuff in a long time......Most of MY favorites are 70s bands...or at least had their heydays in that decade. So I'm SOL!


Just the same, if you're actually AT the concert and that volume/energy is there for you (as opposed to just listening/watching a live CD/DVD), it's awfully hard to go back to the recordings, at least for me.


For me that would only be the case with a third-rate band. All the concerts I've seen by the truly great bands just make me want to listen to the studio records even more. And more often than not...I actually prefer the studio versions.


I just feel like after I go see a band that has great musicians that really get a chance to shine live, performed right before my eyes and loud, a studio recording just lacks punch for me for a while.

Different strokes I guess.
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Postby weatherman90 » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:46 am

StocktontoMalone wrote:Same problem with RUSH....HOWEVER, I often would rather listen to the recordings...due to the fact that Ged's voice is going, and he hasn't been able to sing the 70s stuff in a long time......Most of MY favorites are 70s bands...or at least had their heydays in that decade. So I'm SOL!


What makes you say his voice is going? I'm just curious. I saw Rush twice on the Snakes tour and I thought he sounded fantastic. Some of that early stuff is in a very high key, though, so I guess I see where you're coming from.
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Re: The worst part about seeing a great live band...

Postby Peartree12249 » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:56 am

Suzanne wrote:
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Ehwmatt wrote:Is that it takes so long before I can enjoy their recorded stuff the same way. Anyone else have this problem?


Yes, I absolutely love Pink Floyd and for me they had by far the best live shows I've ever seen. A true multi-sensory experience. As great as their recorded music is, it can't possible touch what I experience at their concerts.


I tend to do that with Jimmy Buffett. I mostly listen to his live CD "Feeding Frenzy" now.
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Postby conversationpc » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:08 pm

Kansas' early stuff sounds much thinner on the albums than the live versions do.
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Postby WalrusOct9 » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:48 pm

conversationpc wrote:Kansas' early stuff sounds much thinner on the albums than the live versions do.



Agreed. The reissue of Two For The Show was a godsend for that reason. They didn't really figure out how to make good-sounding records until Leftoverture. (although Song For America has some of my favorite Kansas tunes)



As for Rush...what, are you implying Alex can't sing backing vocals sounding exactly like Geddy, completely on-pitch? :roll:
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Re: The worst part about seeing a great live band...

Postby Suzanne » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:04 pm

Peartree12249 wrote:
Suzanne wrote:
Peartree12249 wrote:
Ehwmatt wrote:Is that it takes so long before I can enjoy their recorded stuff the same way. Anyone else have this problem?


Yes, I absolutely love Pink Floyd and for me they had by far the best live shows I've ever seen. A true multi-sensory experience. As great as their recorded music is, it can't possible touch what I experience at their concerts.


I tend to do that with Jimmy Buffett. I mostly listen to his live CD "Feeding Frenzy" now.
P.S.- LOVE your avatar, Peartree! 8)


Thank you sweetie darling. I just love Patsy and Eddy. They are such wonderfully shallow, self-absorbed, alcholic, selfish, immature characters. Patsy & Eddy are the poster children for the excesses of sex, drugs and rock & roll. They must have been so much fun for the actors to portray.


True. I'm working on getting the catalog of DVDs. :wink:
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Postby perryswoman » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:38 pm

I prefer live cd's and dvd's of all bands. To me it is 10 times better than prerecorded stuff and the imperfections only make them seam more real to me. Also the enegy is fantastic~~
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Postby Deb » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:54 pm

perryswoman wrote:I prefer live cd's and dvd's of all bands. To me it is 10 times better than prerecorded stuff and the imperfections only make them seam more real to me. Also the enegy is fantastic~~


Ditto. For the most part, for me, a live version will win out over a studio version. But then I love soulful (ballad) and/or passionate (rocker) delivery, and usually that comes across more so on live vocals. Perfect example is JSS' Broken Man..........really like the studio version, but the LIVE version just blows me away.
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