I don't understand why people listen to live versions of songs...

[JD50]

Why was Arcadio banned?

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Nothing like making comments without knowing a nything about live recordings and "tapers" in general.

It depends on sound quality, but a good live recording can be much much better than in studio. As for live, not many bands are truely good live and deserve to be a studio band.

Exactly. Plenty of people fail at singing and need a studio version to clean it up. Linkin Park is a terrific example. Terrible live. Just screaming. Much better in studio.

 

[Ns1]

I'm going to resurrect this thread to show OP exactly why live recordings are awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfy-ulQiYAQ

This is the Queens of the Stone Age doing "Regular John" in Amsterdam. Skip to about 3:45. The band starts the songs breakdown and then break into a jam session for the next 5 minutes before finishing up the last of the song. You get to see how good basically every person in the band is at their instruments. It's really, really good!

I saw them do something similar at Coachella in....2002? 2003?

Except instead of a jam, they put in a different song.

 

[lxskllr]

Why was Arcadio banned?

Looks like it was for omitting the letter H? :^D

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=29615314&highlight=#post29615314

 

[JD50]

Looks like it was for omitting the letter H? :^D

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=29615314&highlight=#post29615314

Well that's a little ridiculous.

 

[guyver01]

Now we know the truth about the OP.

The reason he never gets a date, is because he prefers to look at pictures of women.

Why get a "live" date.. when the picture is perfect?

 

[judasmachine]

when they could listen to the album version....

Live versions are meant to be experienced "Live" in concert.

The album version is always better than the live version, except when the live version is meant to be different on purpose (i.e. unplugged).

Leonard Cohen has some live performances that are better than studio. But for the most part I agree with you.

 

[guyver01]

For a logical reason... people listen to live versions to relive the concert.

Example:
I went to a concert about 6 months ago. I've seen this group in concert many times, but this was exceptional. They performed songs live that i havent heard in 10+ years. At the end of the concert, they posted a web address to purchase a copy of the concert. Went there and purchased the concert dvd and cd. i listen to the cd at least once a week.. its just like being back at the concert.

So.. why do people listen to live recordings? it brings back awesome concert memories.

 

[oogabooga]

Some bands are amazing live? I love Wilco's Live CDs. Kicking Television will come on before almost any other album for me.

 

[Nik]

Anyone who's seen Pearl Jam live can answer this question.

 

[meltdown75]

Anyone who's seen Pearl Jam live can answer this question.

:thumbsup: they played Breath when I saw them... and it was AMAZING <3

 

[Gunbuster]

I only have two words: Butch Walker

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Me..._Justified_and_Stripped

 

[nakedfrog]

Why was Arcadio banned?

For the good of all mankind.

 

[BassBomb]

alicia keys live ftw