superior live versions?
 

What songs do you prefer the live version over the studio version? Most of the time, I prefer the studio version but in some cases, the live one is much better...
such as..
The Stones - Midnight Rambler live
Joe Walsh - In the City live

Primal Scream - Kowalski

F*ck my ears still ain`t recovered

Tori Amos - Leather

Early songs The Clash did like Complete Control and Capital Radio sound a lot better on 'From Here To Eternity'. Theres more kick to them.

Most of Motorheads stuff is better live I think. Not so much quality wise but the energy is just so much more present. Overkill is awesome live.

anything post-rock is always much better live. Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, etc...

I always seem to prefer Live versions to songs because they seem to have more atmosphere to them ! I especially enjoy when a band will break from the studio version and ad-lib versions of songs but me thinks you have to go back to Zeppelins days to find those bands.... The Who always had a live sound in the studio to !

The 15 - 30 minute versions of Whole Lotta Love Live now they kick some ass!!!!!

Anything by Phish.

Neil Perry

Ten Nation Army- The White Stripes

Ten?

Anything off of Metallica's St. Anger album.
Everlong by the Foo Fighters
Ex Girlfriend and Just a Girl by No Doubt
Goldfinger and Girl From Mars by Ash
Signals Over the Air by Thursday
Lullaby by Thrice
Crashing Down by Sugarcult
Closer by NIN
The Middle by Jimmy Eat World
Points of Authority by Linkin Park
Just about anything by P.O.D. especially Satellite
Stan, My Name Is, The Way I Am by Eminem
Last Resort and She Loves Me Not by Papa Roach
Dirty by Christina Aguilera

and that's all I could think of

The new My Morning Jacket live album Okonokos and the band is really on fire, tight musicianship. The less said about Jim James' live vocals the better, but musically, at least they surpass the recorded version.

did Frampton ever do a studio version of Do You Feel..?

The Live Version of Grace, by Jeff Buckley (Live at Sin-e) is far far superior in my opinion. It just sounds incredible. :)

Stevie Ray Vaughan is the **** live....nothing beats that!

Seven nation army?? and i wouldnt really call the white stripes a band...so i wouldnt know what they sound like live

There is a live version of Round Here by the Counting Crows that is like 10 minutes long with this great ad-lib. It's truly beautiful!!!

the eels live with strings

Im itching to make a snarky comment, but in the intrest of fairness and novelty, why wouldn't you consider them a band, exactly?

Well, I downloaded a live clip of Linkin Park performing One Step Closer, and they were touring with Puddle of Mudd and Adema, and then right when it got to the bridge they waited a couple of seconds and introduced Mark Chaves an the Puddle of Mudd guy(I'm not a fan of them so I don't know his name;)) And then as soon as Joe did the DJing the crowd went wild and they all started singing it, it was ****in incredible

Walls of Jericho-Trigger Full of Promises. Killer energy.

and

Strapping Young Lad-You Suck. He can scream just as killer live.

Any live version of "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers Band.

Actually in all fairness....i just dislike them...haha i said that outta haste..my bad i am sorry!!..they just aren't complex enough for me to even enjoy...its more like half-organized noise..(in my opinion)

clocks-coldplay

King Crimson - Epitaph BBC version is amazing...

The Noose by A Perfect Circle
Maynard even cranks out a bit of guitar, it's awesome

Bump!

Talking Heads has one or two

Well, Acid Mothers Temple is pretty great, but I always thought their song Pink Lady Lemonade was kind of overrated. Then I saw them live and it was fifty times better than their studio work. When they played Pink Lady Lemonade, it was a 25 minute freak out. At one point during the Pink Lady Lemonade climax--and I really mean the peak of the whole performance--I passed out. I don't know if it was standing in the same place for three hours or the drugs I was on or if it was the sheer intensity of the performance that really put me out.

I remember loving the song, bobbing my head to it. Then after about five minutes into the track, my eyes would roll into the back of my head. After a second I would come to and bob my head more. Then the eyes were rolling. This happened several times and at one point, my concert compadre recants that I fell forward into another audience member and the tried to correct myself and fell directly backward. My head bounced off of the ground.

I remember coming to in the lobby of the venue with my mate beside me. I heard the concert and told him that he should go back in, because it still sounded awesome. He stayed with me and the concert ended in two minutes. After the show let out we got home safe and enlightened.

Anyway, AMT is way better live.

That's a pretty great story, seriously.

Every song on Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light

Most songs by Neutral Milk Hotel or Jeff Mangum. His live performances hold a lot of emotion that you sometimes don't hear in the studio albums, such as a certain version of him playing Two Headed Boy. He also does a lot of alternate lyrics in the live sets.

Other than that, Radiohead's "I Might Be Wrong" Live EP has a lot of versions of songs that I prefer much more, Like Spinning Plates being the big one (the piano is absolutely beautiful).

'Deuce' -KISS ( from 1975's 'Alive' )

'Bullet The Blue Sky' -U2 ( from 1988's 'Rattle And Hum' )

'Any Way You Want It' -Journey ( from 1981's 'Captured' )

'Highway Star' -Deep Purple ( from 1973's 'Made In Japan' )

'Gypsy Queen' -Santana ( from 1977's 'Moonflower' )

'Suite Sister Mary'-Queensryche ( from 1991's 'Operation:LIVEcrime' )

'Closer To The Heart'-Rush ( from 1989's 'A Show Of Hands' AND
1981's 'Exit...Stage Left' )

'Green Manalishi'-Judas Priest ( from 1979's 'Unleashed In The East' )

I'm sure I'll think of more later! Great choices everybody! :thumb:

I love this song regardless but the live version has so much energy. It's actually kind of weird considering they played for almost two hours without really moving or acknowledging the audience.






This, well - Stop Making Sense is one of the best live albums of all time IMO

I don't know if you caught them on their most recent tour....but for Radioactivity absolutely floored me live

UFO, Lights Out!

Sludgefeast by Dinosaur Jr.

x1000!

I missed them this time (grrr) but if I recall, Radioactivity, Vitamin, and Tour De France were all pretty amazing live. I hate that it's already been ten years since I saw them, damn I'm old.

what was great about Radioactivity is they changed the song to include Fukushima...which i thought was just awesome and a serious nod to the people there

was this on the Minimum Maximum tour?

i wish they had played Vitamin....seeing 3D floating pills would have been a treat...they did Play Tour de France which is simply bike porn for me and made me realize i should have brought my bike for a midnight ride around the city :)

and stop with the old shit :)

i've seen your pictures.....you're a year younger than me and look at least 10 years younger if not more....and i bet you still have your entire intestinal tract ;)