sticky2000 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 How do people rate the live versions of old songs against their original recordings?? Personally I think they are better, being more upbeat and rocky What does everyone else think?? sticky xx rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_fliz1 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I tend to be a bigger fan of live music as opposed to studio tracks with virtually any band. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
takamine Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 For the most part, I'll take live over studio because the quality of the performance tends to be better - and also I will take an acoustic setlist over anything anyday. But if the audio quality sucks for the live recordings, then I'll take studio over live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 and also I will take an acoustic setlist over anything anyday. i'd love it if jeff does a few solo songs midway through the wilco set, like on the AM tour when he'd do Gun or Black Eye on his own Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darkhorse Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 OLD SPIDERS I cannot wait to hear some old gems on the upcoming tour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 i'd love it if jeff does a few solo songs midway through the wilco set, like on the AM tour when he'd do Gun or Black Eye on his ownAbsolutely! Neil Young has been doing that (off-and-on) for 35 years and it definitely works for him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lynch Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I love the live stuff. The version of "Shot In The Arm" from Kicking Television is bliss!!!I think that is the way music is meant to be heard, performed live. I get a whole new respect for a band if they have a solid live show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I love "Company In My Back" live. It blows the album version away.. Especially the version from Kicking TV.. I love the little Nels Cline guitar fills after "listen to my eyes". Brilliant.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest David Puddy Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I love "Company In My Back" live. It blows the album version away.. Especially the version from Kicking TV.. I love the little Nels Cline guitar fills after "listen to my eyes". Brilliant.. this is a perfect example of how hearing a live version of a song i've never really liked can change my opinion drastically. now i love this song, whereas at first, i didn't much care for it. i prefer live stuff, mostly, but i love albums too. sometimes i just feel like listening to a less-raw recording, which usually means not live. and i'd love to see jeff do a little mini solo acoustic set in between wilco sets, but that would be a little different from neil young doing it. i mean, neil young is Neil Young and Crazyhorse. it's not Jeff Tweedy and Wilco. but it would be killer, and if the band was up for it, it would be great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Too Far Apart. 'nuff said Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcroach Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 OLD SPIDERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wailin Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Songs that didn't knock me out on the record, but knock me out live: Sunken Treasure (especially solo)Via Chicago HummingbirdI'm a WheelI Got You Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 With Nels and Glenn on board, the live versions of everthing are amazing. But, I still prefer the studio YHF to the live versions. The O'Rourke production and overall subtle sonic quality of those tracks cannot be matched live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest David Puddy Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I still prefer the studio YHF to the live versions. The O'Rourke production and overall subtle sonic quality of those tracks cannot be matched live. i think i absolutely agree with this statement, but at the same time, i think the essence of a live performance cannot be beat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimjiminy Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Wow, this is a tough issue. Personally, I think live vs. studio is apples and oranges. Each format presents new possibilities, advantages, and disadvantages. We also have to consider the differences between a live recording and being at the show. There is a world of difference. As a part-time musician, I think I would be happy living my days in the studio because I am fickle about my sound. However, there is a rush that comes from live performance. Live Wilco provides an immediacy in their connection with the audience that is difficult to convey in any recorded medium, although they certainly create emotionally captivating records. Take "A Shot in the Arm," for example. I love listening to that song when it's just Tweedy and an acoustic as well as the Summerteeth demo version, the album version, and various live iterations. It's a great song, and ultimately it doesn't matter how the song is presented, I still connect with the music on that emotional level. I'm grateful Wilco provides us with so many different ways through which we can connect with their music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I still prefer the studio YHF to the live versions. The O'Rourke production and overall subtle sonic quality of those tracks cannot be matched live.I agree. Only with the YHF stuff though. I think the other albums come across better live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lynch Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I agree. Only with the YHF stuff though. I think the other albums come across better live.I agree as well. I am dying for a solid, rockin' bootleg of Pot Kettle Black. Although, the version of Poor Places on Kicking TV is really nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cash Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I find myself listening to kicking TV more than anything else. AGIB was disappointing to me, but they rock it so hard live its like a whole new album. I think jesus ect and via chicago are better in the studio version tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoIsLove Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 i love it all.. i mean its all good. Jeffs solo sets are always nice.. and one song I love live is Cant stand it!the one on the Complete Singles compilation.. the BASS!!! You can hear the bass more with the live version and it sounds really really REALLY good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joshdilo Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Gotta be "Ashes of American Flags." Nels dominates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Personally, I think live vs. studio is apples and oranges. Each format presents new possibilities, advantages, and disadvantages. We also have to consider the differences between a live recording and being at the show. There is a world of difference. Exactly. The only case where I disagree is that I prefer the studio ITMWLY over all other versions. The lackadaisical tempo and lilt make it much, much better than its hurried live counterpart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IcculusDC Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Songs that didn't knock me out on the record, but knock me out live: Sunken Treasure (especially solo)Via Chicago HummingbirdI'm a WheelI Got You The guitar solo on the studio version of I Got You knocks me out -- great solo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sticky2000 Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 i think its generally the tempo and tne of the studio albums that makes me listen to the live stuff more its quite downbeat, dark and haunting, and Jeff saying he can't listen to old studio versions kinda compounds my point Nels and Glenn are immense live and many dimensions to the sound, through little intricacies and new parts they through in that just make you gawp in amazement!! sticky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Relatively Clean Rivers Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 One reason I love Sky Blue Sky is because it is essentially a live album, only recorded in the Loft instead of a concert venue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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