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Question: Which song is better live than on disk?

Gibson72Gibson72 Posts: 1,245
edited February 2011 in The Porch
For me it's: Of the Girl.

The live version is so much stronger than the recorded version.

I know-all songs sound better live but this one just sounds that much better.

What is your choice?
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    8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    every one
    81 is now off the air

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    solace23solace23 Posts: 704
    Black
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    sparky_frysparky_fry Posts: 760
    breakerfall
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    DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,259
    grievance
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
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    LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 28,996
    81 wrote:
    every one
    beat me to it. Live > Studio
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    capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    LukinFan wrote:
    81 wrote:
    every one
    beat me to it. Live > Studio

    +1

    I rarely turn on studio albums anymore. 90% of the time I go with a boot.
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    EddieMcCreadyEddieMcCready Posts: 337
    Push Me, Pull Me


    Studio
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pr9ELpv3Fo


    Live
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EorCeVud ... re=related
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    Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,479
    +1
    all of them
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    tottototto Posts: 291
    For me Wash is sooooo much better live than the recorded version
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    let the song protestlet the song protest Posts: 200
    Gibson72 wrote:
    For me it's: Of the Girl.

    The live version is so much stronger than the recorded version.

    I know-all songs sound better live but this one just sounds that much better.

    What is your choice?


    Couldn't agree more. Of the Girl all the way. I think it's St. Louis 2000 or Boise 2000 where they opened with it and Mike just tore off an incredible solo.
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,154
    ALL EXCEPT ONE


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    Edrock78Edrock78 Posts: 167
    Parting Ways
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    Some Die Just To LiveSome Die Just To Live Posts: 97
    Present Tense.
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    hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,864
    I agree with previous almost every song is better live.

    BUT if I have to pick a few
    Release
    Given To Fly - if crowd is into it
    Bu$hleaguer- hated it until I heard it live
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    beakbeak Posts: 148
    Grievance all the way. It's such a great song, but Eddie sounds horrible on the album version and the overall sound is just "blah".
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    Mshill21Mshill21 Posts: 43
    Black is in my opinion their best live song. RVM is amazing. Of course porch, espeicially when its 10 min long. Blood, which many people may not think of is better live. My personal favorite is Evenflow but only with a Matt Cameron drum solo.
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    theserialthrillatheserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    sweet lew :shock:
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    jester59388jester59388 Posts: 150
    There are many where the live version is just so outstanding because it adds another dimension to an already incredible song. But if I have to pick one where the difference between the live version and studio versions are simply light years apart, and the band transforms a blase studio track into a footstomping crowd participating anthem then I'd have to vote:

    Do The Evolution
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    megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    riot act
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    glbglb Posts: 356
    actually, I think force of nature still sounds better on the album. I don't think they've nailed it live yet. Like some other said, I almost exclusively listen to boots now, so I'm having a hard time recalling some album versions without listening to them right now. :lol: They are all so great live! Deep in Nashville was extremely badass though!
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    EddieMcCreadyEddieMcCready Posts: 337
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    sweet lew :shock:


    +1
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    hd1072hd1072 Posts: 158
    All except one:

    "In Hiding"

    Adore this song, one of my top 5 PJ songs, but I think it's worse live.

    Everything else sounds better live, but especially "Black" (the studio version is just alright to me).
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    bigmattk11bigmattk11 Posts: 284
    Like most people Black. It's pretty much different every time played. I think Light years is better live. Eddie changes up the last chorus in a sense of tone and it's just beautiful.
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    october22october22 Posts: 2,533
    It's funny, I read your question backwards at first because I would never think it would be asked. I thought it was obvious that they're all better live and therefor it would make more sense to list the studio versions you liked better. Anyway, with that said, I think everything they've done is better live than on record EXCEPT Backspacer.

    For some reason, Backspacer does not grow or evolve into something bigger when played live. It's the only album of theirs that I feel that way about.

    Anyone else agree?
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    alivedownunderalivedownunder Melbourne, Australia Posts: 32
    totally agree with you but you can add 'blood' to that as well. it would be impossible for ed to sing at that insensity live for the whole duration of the song :)
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    pjamaholicpjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    I've heard it live twice and trust me it's one of the best things they do live, Eddie copes with the vocal side of things really well and I came away from one of their concerts thinking it was the best song of that particular night.
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    Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,736
    Like most have said in this thread, a huge majority of PJ songs are better in concert, but a couple that really stand out for me as being much better live are 'Present Tense' and 'In Hiding'.
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    october22october22 Posts: 2,533
    hmmm...this might be controversial but I think Given To Fly might actually be better on record and In My Tree (mostly because I don't like the way Matt plays it).



    eh, I don't know. I'm having second thoughts about In My Tree now....


    oh whatever
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