Band/Artist without a good studio album

pearljammr78
pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
in Other Music
Bands/Artists sometimes are unreal live but when they get in the studio it doesn’t capture the magic. 

3 bands/artists come to mind for me. 

Gary Clark Jr.
Phish
The Grateful Dead 

Great live bands. Studio albums 🤮
Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.

Comments

  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,805
    Ha! Before I even opened the thread I was going to say Gary Clark Jr. Saw him 2 or 3 times before Blak and Blu came out. Man, was that a let down. Felt like a lot of bad production decisions were made. I haven't even bothered listening to his other 2.
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    I have his live albums and they are awesome. But studio. No thanks. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,737
    edited July 2019


    Workingman's Dead and American Beauty are classic albums. Its not so much their live sound, but they are fantastic records. 

    Same with Phish, Billy, Ghost and Farmhouse are peak Phish in the studio, capturing all of their facets, but just not the improvisation. Ghost comes close though.

    Post edited by Tim Simmons on
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,737
    the problem with those 2 specifics acts are that people usually get turned onto the act because of live shows (cheap and free to trade). Studio and Live are meant to be 2 different beasts. 


  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 44,185
    I like Blak and Blu from Gary Clark Jr.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • RP112579
    RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,389
    eeriepadave said:
    I like Blak and Blu from Gary Clark Jr.
    Yes, and This Land is fantastic.
    6/29/98 Chicago-United Center
    6/18/03 Chicago-United Center
    5/17/06 Chicago-United Center
    7/19/13 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    10/11/13 Pittsburgh-Consol Energy Center
    10/17/14 Moline-IWireless Center (No Code)
    10/20/14 Milwaukee-Bradley center (Yield)
    4/26/16 Lexington-Rupp Arena
    8/20/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/22/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/18/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/20/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    9/5/23 Chicago-United Center
    9/7/23 Chicago-United Center
    8/29/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/31/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,149
    pearljammr78 said:
    Bands/Artists sometimes are unreal live but when they get in the studio it doesn’t capture the magic. 

    3 bands/artists come to mind for me. 

    Gary Clark Jr.
    Phish
    The Grateful Dead 

    Great live bands. Studio albums 🤮

    Tim Simmons said:


    Workingman's Dead and American Beauty are classic albums. Its not so much their live sound, but they are fantastic records. 

    Same with Phish, Billy, Ghost and Farmhouse are peak Phish in the studio, capturing all of their facets, but just not the improvisation. Ghost comes close though.

    Tim nailed it pearljammer78.  Those two albums are close to perfect.  And this comes from someone who has never, since day one, been a big Dead fan.  But I would not want those two records missing from my collection- they are superb albums, perfect at the right moment.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,149
    I can't think of any bands that I love, like, or at least have an interest in that have done nothing decent in the studio. 

    Well, there is one band I'm very familiar with who's studio output (to me) went kaput a little over halfway through their career, yet they remain an impressive live presence.  The You-Know-Who. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

Categories