Tommy Sawyer Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Post songs that are much better on live albums, bootlegs, or alternate studio takes. Or songs that the live version was worse than the studio version. ---- I'll start with... Pink Floyd - Saucerful of Secrets, Live in Pompeii version -the drum parts is much more exciting and the vocals by Gilmour are SO GOOD King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man, Studio version -no live version had the distorted vocals which partly made the song More to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unattractive Truth Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Pictures of You - The Cure, on the live disc Show. It is perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liddybuck01 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs" and Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Insane" from The Dance('97). amazing. they're what got me into FM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Most anything by the Grateful Dead live is better than their studio versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmclark Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Dec 20 2011, 07:48 PM) Pictures of You - The Cure, on the live disc Show. It is perfection. OMG yes. I love the way they brought it down after the "you were always so lost in the dark" line, coming back with that double snare hit. In the live show, they brought the lights down in the venue right then, plunging the whole place into darkness. It was one of the coolest concert moments I've experienced. Such a little thing, I know... but it was quite cool. On another Cure note - "Play For Today" from the Paris disc. They brought the keyboard part up in this version and the crowd singing along with it was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Porcupine Tree - Drown With Me, live versions from Anesthetize and Atlanta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) Porcupine Tree - Fadeaway from the 2005 remaster/re-recorded version of Up the Downstair/XMII (with John Wesley on vocals); Lightbulb Sun from Ilosarirock; Even Less from Recordings; and Anesthetize from Anesthetize Opeth - The Drapery Falls, Wreath, and Hope Leaves from In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Rush - Animate and Mystic Rhythms from R30 Sonata Arctica - The Last Amazing Grays and Caleb from Live in Finland Iron Maiden - Ghost of the Navigator, Dream of Mirrors, and Fear of the Dark from Rock in Rio Edited December 21, 2011 by PolarizeMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 B.O.C. - Astronomy live from "Some Enchanted Evening" AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie from "Let There Be Rock" (album, not film) Judas Priest - all of "Unleashed In the East" crushes the studio versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fledgehog Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 one of my favorite performances of anything ever: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 QUOTE (Enemy Within 77 @ Dec 20 2011, 11:01 PM)B.O.C. - Astronomy live from "Some Enchanted Evening" .......... Ditto E.T.I. from the same album. That record is one of the more underappreciated live albums ever IMO. Just an excellent listen and one I've had in my collection since it came out (in various media). Didn't hurt that I saw them on that tour and they were killer so the album always brought back the memory of an excellent show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginos Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Marillion - The Answering Machine... I never really cared for the studio version of this track but have loved it everytime they have played it live. Also by Marillion - "This Strange Engine"... I love the song now but I rever really got into it until I heard the remixed version by The Positive Light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112mjh Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 This strange engine is awsome live. Steve Hogarth's vocals are stunning. Going back to BOC, The last Days Of May on On Your Feet or On Your Knees is the defining moment for this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 QUOTE (Union 5-3992 @ Dec 20 2011, 09:08 PM) Most anything by the Grateful Dead live is better than their studio versions. Without a doubt. I could spend hours posting about what shows are the best for certain songs (just on the Grateful Dead). I'll keep it simple and only list a couple: The Eleven (my favorite Dead tune) - 2/28/69 (plus a great Dark Star and incredible St. Stephen) Sugaree 10/16/77 - Just recently heard this on Sirius radio. I need to hear this again. Hands-down the best version of this song ever (17 minutes) Allman Brothers - Live At Fillmore East is pretty much the best version of every song on that album. While 'Dreams' is not on the album, the Ludlow Garage version of this tune kicks ass. Rather than go on and on and on and on, I will end with a question, What is the best version of Little Wing, Jimi or SRV (honorable mention to Derek And The Dominos but it doesn't really belong in the conversation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Rush - La Villa Strangiato - Tuscon AZ 1978 [sbd boot] Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick - any good aud boot from the TAAB tour! Some are over 60min! Camel - Echoes - The Opening Farewell DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 QUOTE (Enemy Within 77 @ Dec 21 2011, 01:01 AM) AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie from "Let There Be Rock" (album, not film) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 QUOTE (apetersvt @ Dec 21 2011, 06:23 PM) What is the best version of Little Wing, Jimi or SRV (honorable mention to Derek And The Dominos but it doesn't really belong in the conversation) Sacriledge, I know, but I love Sting's version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again (redux)" was way better than the original. Replacing "hobo" with "drifter" alone makes this true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 The original "Helter Skelter" slays all subsequent versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmclark Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 QUOTE (goose @ Dec 21 2011, 10:40 PM) Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again (redux)" was way better than the original. Replacing "hobo" with "drifter" alone makes this true. From the self-titled Whitesnake album from 1987? Yes. The "radio mix" version from the Greatest Hits set? Horrrrrible. That arrangement knocked the teeth out of that song. They had it right the second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 QUOTE (goose @ Dec 21 2011, 11:38 PM) QUOTE (Enemy Within 77 @ Dec 21 2011, 01:01 AM) AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie from "Let There Be Rock" (album, not film) As much as the song kills live, you gotta love Angus soloing his ass off at the end of the studio version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Dec 20 2011, 08:48 PM) Pictures of You - The Cure, on the live disc Show. It is perfection. Probably the best live version I've heard. Why is this still not on dvd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 QUOTE (driventotheedge @ Dec 21 2011, 05:45 AM) QUOTE (Enemy Within 77 @ Dec 20 2011, 11:01 PM)B.O.C. - Astronomy live from "Some Enchanted Evening" .......... Ditto E.T.I. from the same album. That record is one of the more underappreciated live albums ever IMO. Just an excellent listen and one I've had in my collection since it came out (in various media). Didn't hurt that I saw them on that tour and they were killer so the album always brought back the memory of an excellent show. Great album indeed. You can't go wrong with B.O.C. live. Criminally underrated band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 QUOTE (2112mjh @ Dec 21 2011, 10:40 AM) This strange engine is awsome live. Steve Hogarth's vocals are stunning. Going back to BOC, The last Days Of May on On Your Feet or On Your Knees is the defining moment for this song. On Your Feet Or On Your Knees is one of the greatest live albums ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginos Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I also enjoy E.T.L. (even though my vinyl copy got stolen after only a week). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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