re: Who Sounds Just as good live as they do in the studio?

Posted by Rittdog

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Posted on 12/21/13 at 12:37 am to Silverstein

Radiohead

Iron & Wine

WIlliam Fitzsimmons

Posted by olemc999

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Posted on 12/21/13 at 1:01 am to Silverstein

Rush, Tesla and Def Leppard was awesome back in the day. Sounded way better live then they did on their albums which shocked the absolute living hell out of me considering how much studio work they put in on their albums to give them that polished sound.

Posted by Hooligan's Ghost

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Posted on 12/21/13 at 1:53 am to Silverstein

dixie dregs

Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82

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Posted on 12/21/13 at 6:16 am to Silverstein

Rush is phenomenal live. Better than studio because they sound mostly like the studio but they always add something more.

I recorded large parts of a couple of their shows from recent years, and they came out pretty good (decent sound):

Here's a great example of what they do live—they interject humorous bits at the beginning and near the end:

La Villa Strangiato at Concord Pavilion (2011)

More Rush humor:

Tom Sawyer at Shoreline (2010)

Posted by Marciano1

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Posted on 12/21/13 at 7:32 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82

KISS

Posted by Srbtiger06

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Posted on 12/21/13 at 9:15 am to Marciano1

Better than album:
Cross Canadian Ragweed (RIP)
Foo Fighters
Muse (They probably belong in their own category)
Oasis
Tool
Skynyrd

Not quite as good:
Metallica
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dog shite:
Incubus (It may have just been an off night)

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Posted by Silverstein

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Posted on 12/21/13 at 3:14 pm to Srbtiger06

quote:
Tom Petty

yes!

Posted by alajones

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Posted on 12/21/13 at 5:38 pm to Silverstein

Aerosmith
Confederate Railroad
Randy Travis
Skynyrd (90's version)

Who doesn't?
Bush
AC/DC- Brian Johnson sounded old and out of breath.

One of the best concerts I went to was Bad Company and Ted Nugent. Both of them killed it. I think the only original member of Bad Company was the drummer and he kind of emceed the show. I didn't know they had that many hits.

This post was edited on 12/21/13 at 5:42 pm

Posted by MaroonWhite

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Posted on 12/22/13 at 12:14 am to HempHead

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Rush - their live performances are nearly an exact replication of their studio productions, with better improvisations.

I was going to post about Rush but you beat me to it.

Also (as others have said) The Who. Their live performances are often better than the studio recordings. The Live at Leeds performance of Tommy is amazing.

Posted by RedbeardAU

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Posted on 12/22/13 at 8:35 am to Silverstein

Queens of the Stone Age

Posted by urinetrouble

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Posted on 12/22/13 at 10:58 am to BCMCubs

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Message Posted by BCMCubs DMB- better live

No doubt about it.

Mediocre studio cuts get the "treatment" and morph into awesome jams.

Posted by Silverstein

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Posted on 12/22/13 at 11:50 am to urinetrouble

Bob Dylan did not sound as good but I saw him when he was super sick and in a wheelchair. he couldnt even hold a guitar so i guess thats a good excuse

Posted by joeleblanc

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Posted on 12/22/13 at 8:56 pm to Silverstein

Alan Jackson
The Boss
Eagles
CSN
Fleetwood Mac
George Strait
Yes