Studio or live ?

groovy

While removing duplicates from my IPOD, i found that invariably I would delete almost all the live versions of a song, prefering to keep only the studio version.

Except for CCR, who somehow are so raw and real when alive

and Peter Frampton, I cannot imagine \"do you feel\" without the support from the live audience.


I now wonder why do artists release live versions ? It dilutes the music so much and only rarely does the audience actually support or add any positive energy to the song.


What about you ? Do you prefer to listen to Studio recordings or Live ? Woudl you pay for a Live CD ?

Manitou

\groovy\ wrote:

Woudl you pay for a Live CD ?

Lets talk.... ... Save those for me!! 8)

Did you forget a voting choice for \"Live?\"

I love live recordings. Scorpions live is way cool. I like the crowd feedback.
Heart live is awesome too. You can feel the artist give off the crowd.
Live is much more exciting in my opinion. Cheapest way to go to the concert.
...next to YouTube...hehehe.

groovy

Heck yes, I did want an option for LIVE,

Maybe I pressed the wrong button.

Mods, please help add a \"LIVE\" option !!

ACWild

Mostly studio for me since that's how I usually hear the songs first. The exceptions to the rule are;
Scorpions - World Wide Live
Rush - Exit Stage Left
Cheap Trick - Live at Budokan.

insideout

Well, I'm a mostly studio guy as well. All too often (while the energy of feeding off a live crowd is there), the vocals are just not! Most bands pull off live very well musically, but vocally they fall way short. I think the vocals are the most demanding instrument, and once guys start getting into a tour, it starts to get tired. Guitars, amps and drums never get tired . I suppose it also depends on how much overtracking is done in the studio. For example, Collective Soul - very textural, complex stuff going on, and seeing them live is a disappointment because there's no way to pull that off without 6 guitar players :roll: .

The few live exceptions for me are
Frampton comes alive
UFO, One night at Budokan
Cheap Trick, Live at Budokan

Hmm, maybe it's the water over there that makes them sound better :shock:

GaryM30

Totally studio for me except Joe Satriani - Live in San Francisco the track ceremony blows me away every time. :shock:

iliace

Some bands play songs differently live, and many have extended improvised sections. Other bands have line-ups change, and live versions with new members are the only ones available with a particular lineup. So they do have value, besides just hearing the crowd go wild. One of the examples I was listening to recently was Yngwie's Liar. I never much cared for the studio version, but the one on Live in Leningrad is awesome!

Manitou

Thanks...I voted 50/50...because I also appreciate the qualities of good studio work.... from a musicians view point...but still...from a fans viewpoint...I too love to hear Satch whip the crowd into a frenzy. OoOoOowww yeah...spank that guitar Joe!!!

shredd

In general, I prefer studio versions, especially from bands that have truly talented members that shine when they have a chance to 'nail it'.
That said...there's bands who really know how to do it live and have it sound great...and some bands actually do better versions of great songs live. RUSH is awesome live, as is JT, the floyd boys, Seal, Journey, Kansas was insane, Robert Plant solo (with Phil Collins on drums, Bob Mayo on KB/riythm, and Robbie Blount on git'r), I could go on. I've seen some pretty awesome playing live, and some tunes/versions that just ROOOLED live.
Then...there's some bands that sound so awful live, they should't be allowed to tour.
It really depends on the material and the band.

thehootman

Studio, mostly because I think the recordings are better quality. The exception is when you have a very well produced and recorded live event eg Iron Maiden's rock in rio. Bloody great album that is.

agelessrocker

By the time a live recording is mixed down and mastered, it becomes a studio recording anyway.

groovy

Yes,

but many times with extra echoes, reverbrations

Drummer slightly off-time (due to monitoring delays ? )

Crowd noise

Less channel separation ( Drummer heard through singer's mike)

Banter




Having said that, I like WOODSTOCK Live

( But detest Queen live at wembley or Pink Floyd Spit)

Tal Rules

You know...
I think studio and I think of some of the great Johnny Smith recordings like \"Moonlight in Vermont\"..(In my signature of every post... )

And I think WOW..... Studio...

Then I pick up Wes Montgomery's masterpiece...
\"Smokin' at the Half Note\"....

Such a great record.. You can close your eyes, and almost taste the martinis, and smell the cigarette smoke, along with Wes, and Wynton Kelly, just cooking on stage.. 8)

I guess there needs to be another category...

\"It don't matter as long as it's great music..\"..

0Dannyboy

Rck n roll wouldnt be the same for me without these Live albums. They are rock and roll staples in my music collection.

AC/DC -if you want blood you got it!
Foghat -Live!
Pat Travers - Go for whatcha know
Cheap Trick - live at Budikan
Peter Frampton -Comes alive
Rush - all the world's a stage
KISS -Alive1&2

Manitou

Hey...how come I can't list albums too?

Joe Satriani...<ZAP>

Ian

I love the Mothers Live at the Filmore East, but for the most part I like studio albums. I also like Steve Vai's Alive in an Ultra World, that worked as an album because of the concept; composing and recording in different cities around the world with the songs reflecting SV's impressions of the place he was at the time etc. Although he does tend to forget where he is sometimes, I saw him in Antwerp, Belgium a couple of years back, and he referred to it as Brussels the whole show!
Ian

Manitou

Summer Song...Satch Live

Ian

Yeah, Summer Song is terrific. It's a great number to play also. What about the live version of Freeway Jam on the Jeff beck with the Jan Hammer group album, the synth sounds are a little dated, but Beck's playing is ferocious.
Ian

shredd

\Ian\ wrote:

Yeah, Summer Song is terrific. It's a great number to play also. What about the live version of Freeway Jam on the Jeff beck with the Jan Hammer group album, the synth sounds are a little dated, but Beck's playing is ferocious.

Actually, that whole album, while dated, is awesome!

iliace

\GaryM30\ wrote:

Totally studio for me except Joe Satriani - Live in San Francisco the track ceremony blows me away every time. :shock:

I thought that whole album was pretty awesome. It's probably one of my favorite live albums.

\0Dannyboy\ wrote:

KISS -Alive1&2

There was a time when I could not get enough of Alive 3. Alive 1/2 were alright, but didn't quite do it for me the same way.

Manitou

Studio vs. Live.

Still...the music is a living thing. It is a language.

Say...\"I'm freezing\" in a warm studio.

Now go into my backyard in February with the wind howling in the background, and your teeth chattering and

say...\"I'm f-fr-r-e-e-z-i-ng.\"

Same thing, different accent, and maybe a little added flavor.

Both are alive, and therefore continue to grow.

Even the studio recording, will be different depending on your mood, time, and interest. Most music impacts me in different ways, depending on many other parts of my life. I can hear a song that has immediate impact, to a song that never seems to grab my interest, until just one day...and all of a sudden I hear it, in a way I never noticed before. What changed?
Now that song stands out, and I can't get enough of it.

I guess it is all part of life. Music is alive, and helps us live even better.

One Bible scripture that means a lot to me...and I think it came from Psalms ...is \"music is health to the bones.\" Not much in life affects us clear to our bones.

Music is so vitally important to life...it has infinite impact.
I think we all love it, in as many possible ways as we can find to enjoy it, and share it.