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Live or Studio???

DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
edited July 2011 in Other Music
Spinoff from the Nutshell thread, but also inspired by a discussion between me and a friend.

If you had to choose which would it be...Here are the rules...

you can attend a reasonable amount of shows every years and you get soundboard quality boots of the shows you attend, but you have to throw your studio albums out.

or

You keep your studio albums and any mass released live albums to enjoy for the rest of your days, but can't ever see a show again.
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  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    that's a pretty sick and cruel proposal. i would hate it if it were real. but i'm gonna have to go studio and be pissed off that i can't see anymore shows for the rest of my days.
  • Jamminonthe1Jamminonthe1 Posts: 1,243
    That's totally effed up because I spent so much money on all of the vinyl...
  • Of The AggieOf The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,541
    I'm not sure I could choose one of those scenarios, but if your real question is whether we prefer studio to live versions of songs then I'd have to say it definitely depends on the band. Some bands play their live shows just like the studio recordings and don't change things up at all not even extended solos or intro/outros and some rework the songs until they are unrecognizable or play medleys. These are the extremes and I don't prefer either. I like it when I can easily recognize the song and can sing along but I also like it when they play some extended solos or improvise some of the lyrics, or slow things down a little.

    For most of my everyday listening pleasure I prefer the studio versions. When I listen to live tracks I usually like to listen to the full show. I rarely just listen to a random mix of live tracks. I like for them to flow like a real show.
  • JTHJTH Chicago Posts: 3,238
    You know who used to offer choices like this?

    The Nazis.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Live. Nothing beats live music.

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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Wow, that's a tough one.

    I think I'd take the proposal for live music though. While I enjoy studio music, I just think that there is nothing like live music.

    Now, if I can't own any more studio albums, can I at least listen to new released ones... that way when I go see a band that is supporting new material, I'll actually be familiar with it??
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  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    To quote Neil Young from the song Union Man: Live Music is Better

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    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,069
    always live
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  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    studio. bands die and break up
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    easy answer. live shows and boots. now, if it was just live music and no music to listen to outside of a live setting, THAT would be a tough one.
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  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    judging from my intense collection of bootlegs and my addiction to dimeadozen.org, i'd have to go with live.
  • washedinblack91washedinblack91 Posts: 3,078
    easy. live. i think studio>live performances most of the time because i'm a stickler for perfection but never seeing a show again? no way. i could just listen to boots and pretend a particular mix of live songs that were exceptional is a studio album. i neeeedssss my live showsssss... the precioussssssssssssss....
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