Songs you had to hear live to fully appreciate

I have a couple:
Speed of Sound.. Liked the demo, disliked the studio version.. Got it live and thought it was really damn good! 

Other Side: It was just another song for me until Krakow.. Have heard it SO many times since.. Have gotten into the lyrics and have fallen completely in love with it..! Great job, Jeff!

Amongst the Waves.. Liked it before I got it, love it now!

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  • curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 3,218
    Immortality -- I thought it was a good song, but live -- WOW.
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  • mschostokmschostok Chicago, IL Posts: 858
    Immortality for me. Studio version is really good, but the song live is a monster. 
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,473
    edited August 2018
    Insignificance. Same with above, the studio version is really good and I always liked the song, but when I finally heard it live it was just awesome to me.
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  • PJ20PJ20 Miami, FL Posts: 94
    Unthought Known. I love the live version.
  • KC138045KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,715
    Green Disease
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    Help, Help. Kansas City 2003. Holy shit.
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  • kid canadakid canada Toronto Posts: 440
    Corduroy.
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  • GarMerrGarMerr Posts: 12
    Push me, Pull me
  • basebornbaseborn UK Posts: 143
    Sirens. Hated the album version (actually genuinely hated it) which was a first for any Pearl Jam song for me. Saw them in Leeds 2014 and was pleasantly surprised that I didn't hate it live. Got the bootleg and was like OH MY F'ING GOD I LOVE IT. 

    Can appreciate the recorded version now.

    Corduroy also a much better song live, but i liked the recorded version anyway. 
  • For me personally it was Come Back.  Not that I disliked the studio version, but it didn't really excite me a ton until I heard it live and ever since the song has clicked with me
  • DM282158DM282158 Beverly, MA Posts: 514
    Unthought Known for me as well. 
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,586
    Severed Hand
    Appreciated but just not as much until hearing live
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  • curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 3,218
    Severed Hand
    Appreciated but just not as much until hearing live

    That's interesting. The first time I heard it, I thought, this will be an amazing live song.
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  • moemoe6434moemoe6434 Posts: 455
    I think Can’t Deny Me is a terrible song.  I was immediately impressed with it live, stunned actually.
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,439
    Nothing as it seems.  Never liked it on the record.  Love it live.
  • PeArLgOoNeRPeArLgOoNeR Posts: 1,247
    Get_Right said:
    Nothing as it seems.  Never liked it on the record.  Love it live.
    That one goes for me as well.. 

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  • iammine16iammine16 Vancouver, BC Posts: 773
    God's Dice. I thought it was ok when Binaural came out, but seeing it live completely changed my opinion...I loved it live!
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  • BloodMeridian80BloodMeridian80 Seattle Posts: 555
    Long Road. it was the other song on the single for a long time, but seeing it live as an opener in PHX 2000 raised it to new heights.
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,810
    Lightning Bolt. It took hearing it a few times live (did not like it that first time at Wrigley 2013) but now I love it.
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  • KC138045KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,715
    Severed Hand
    Appreciated but just not as much until hearing live

    That's interesting. The first time I heard it, I thought, this will be an amazing live song.
    Same here and I also think it would be a bad ass opener
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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,622
    Fatal/Otherside at Worcester 2013. 
  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,345
    edited August 2018
    Release and Present Tense....and Long Road.
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  • EraserheadEraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,827
    Present Tense. Heard it for the first time in London in 2007.  DIdn't care for it much up to that point, but now it's my second-fave, behind Release.
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,225
    I really did not care for Future Days at all until I heard it live in 2016 and i came to appreciate it.
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  • PeArLgOoNeRPeArLgOoNeR Posts: 1,247
    intodeep said:
    I really did not care for Future Days at all until I heard it live in 2016 and i came to appreciate it.
    I wonder if that would happen to me   :s

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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,136
    1/2 full
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    Deep
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  • jdizzle8291jdizzle8291 Erie, PA Posts: 456
    GarMerr said:
    Push me, Pull me
    Totally agree
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,712
    Pretty much all of Binaural. 
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  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,345
    GarMerr said:
    Push me, Pull me
    That does indeed sound much better live.
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