I have this "thing" about buying and collecting LIVE recordings of my favourite singers and bands. My current (and notable old) favourites include:

• Coldplay (listening to their live performances gives me goosebumps everytime)
• U2
• Eric Clapton
• Bob Marley
• Prince & NPG (not so much anymore but I have some of his older ones)
• Sarah McLachlan (bought the Afterglow Live CD today)

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Some I do, some I don't.

What I find interesting is in the comparisons of the songs. On one hand the live version is missing many of the elements from the studio version so that the song sounds a little dull. But on the other hand, the live versions have so much ore energy that the missing sound is nullified.

I also appreciate when the band does not copy the studio version but changes the tempo, instrumentation, etc. making the live version new/different.

Then there are the live bands that have mediocre albums. The Greatful Dead were a great live band but the albums were OK according to a friend (I never was much of a Dead-Head). The reason for purchasing the album was a crutch to 're-live' their concerts.

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He he, he said "ore" when he was talking about rock bands.

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And I meant to say that, too. That's why we are attracted to Rock music.


I can be soooo funny sometimes.

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The first O.A.R. cd I heard was live. They're really good live
There is a Rage Against the Machine import Cd called Live and Rare which is my favortie Rage CD
Eva Cassidy does a knock out Jazz performance live on a CD called Live at Blues Alley.

I think WaltP said it best. The live albums have a certian energy to them that makes them just as valuable as the studio albums.

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