Band/Artist without a good studio album

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  pjl44 Posts: 8,064

  July 2019

  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.

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  pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613

  July 2019

  I have his live albums and they are awesome. But studio. No thanks. 

  Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.

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  Tim Simmons Posts: 6,930

  July 2019 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.
  
  

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  Tim Simmons Posts: 6,930

  July 2019

  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. 
  
  
  

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  eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,862

  July 2019

  I like Blak and Blu from Gary Clark Jr.
  

  
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  RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,358

  July 2019

  eeriepadave said:

  I like Blak and Blu from Gary Clark Jr.
  

  Yes, and This Land is fantastic.

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  brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,709

  August 2019

  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.
  

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  brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,709

  August 2019

  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. 
  

  “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”

  Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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