Kow wrote:The worst kind of live album is where just they play note for note versions of their songs. Why bother?
Kow wrote:The worst kind of live album is where just they play note for note versions of their songs. Why bother? Tom Waits' last live album had massively reworked versions of all his stuff and is brilliant.
I think that's where your diy bands nowadays are much more like the proper bands of before Hit Factory. In that they'll write and record the songs then take them on the road. Those songs evolve so much over a year of being played almost every night, so that a decent live album can be a great accompaniment to the original albumg.man wrote:I'm the complete opposite Yoss, but then again, I grew up in the era of super-awesome live albums.
Paul the sparky wrote:I never darken this thread with my presence because most of you have awful taste in music, but I can't get this out of my head so I'm going to force it upon you.
Kow wrote:Christy Moore's last live album, On the Road, is one of his best. Some fantastic versions of his stuff.
Kow wrote:Christy Moore's last live album, On the Road, is one of his best. Some fantastic versions of his stuff.
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