Does anyone else NOT revel in the LIVE stuff?

If it's the only way I've heard it, then it's cool...ie Just My Imagination, Creep etc.

But, I rather enjoy the CD versions of most songs...lots of folks lose their minds over boots...not me.

jus sayin'

I don't like the extra conversation and the audience noise too much. Yes I do like the CD versions better.

he gives the technicians too many directions
this detracts from the quality of the performance

It's often like

1st verse
directions
chorus with directions
more directions
instrumental
directions
Impro with directions
end or blend with directions

there are the occaisional top performances like when he was showcasing on Leno
and they are great.

nice thread

Yeah, I've never really been all that into listening to live bootlegs tbh. I collected loads on CD & vinyl, and tape trades (remember those?!), but I never listened to most of them, just collected. The classics of course, and I like the Controversy/1999 tour shows.

I do like rehersal stuff though.

most of my stuff is the live stuff...and some rehersal...thier great..

like UPTOWN LIVE 03/31/83....and the SECONED COMING form 1982 is great

and PARADE rehersals r great 2....

The CD-versions are generally better than the live versions.

Yes, me. I'm more interested in the actual recording of songs than their live performances. Most of my friends though swear by the live stuff. There are occasions when a live version sounds better but not many.

I want more new songs rather than live versions of songs I've already heard. I understand why some folks enjoy a live recording but I personally don't need 75 live versions of Kiss clogging up my hard drive or filling up my shelves.

he shows his guitar skills live far more than on record ,that's why i prefer live
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LOVE live shit . even with all the cues and stuff cuz i'm used to it now . "on the 1..."

may the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows...

quick question .. for those who answered - they TO DO NOT LIKE THE LIVE STUFF

did you ever play an instrument ? like drums , guitar , etc ???

just a quick test ... cus i love love LIVE music .... and i wonder if there is any correlation to "appreciating the live performance" etc ... as an artform etc ... ???

ColAngus said:

i agree with ya somewhat ... the problem with me is more "the quality of the boots/live stuff" ...

i probably have 6-8 boots which are unlistenable ...

and then i have 1-2 that are great but they are dvds so i never listen to them just driving around etc ....

On some of the newer stuff, I prefer the live versions but not on the old stuff. The stuff he recorded from 1978-1984 should never be performed with horns on them.

Funny, but I agree with Revolution: I prefer the albums to the live stuff too,

It's rare I think the live stuff is better.

Indigo Nights as an example is just horrible, and so is ONA... Live.

and boots: usually I take a few listenings, then they all collects a lot of dust.


imo.

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^
Indigo Nights is a not a good representation of the 2007 London aftershows imo

It could and should have been so much better (although i don't think it's terrible)

Some of those aftershows were brilliant (and i'm so glad i attended one (2007 -09 -13)

Check out the Indigo Chronicles set


Same goes for Ona...Live
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Dewrede said:

cool

I've always enjoyed the cd recordings/rehearsals from his earlier years and the live versions over the cd versions in the later years. to me the cd versions after emancipation are just too over produced. the live version are more raw. back in the day the cd versions were more raw. my opinion.

Revolution said:

Overall, I'm not a fan of music that was recorded live. I prefer the control and precision that a studio offers. And I have never been a fan of bootlegs. I prefer to hear the song as the artist considers finished. I haven't heard a bootleg recording of Prince yet that I've liked very much, aside from maybe finding it interesting for the insight it offers into the creative process.

"It is better to travel well than to arrive."

ColAngus said:

ColAngus said:

"It is better to travel well than to arrive."

PDogz said:

ColAngus said:

quick question .. for those who answered - they TO DO NOT LIKE THE LIVE STUFF

did you ever play an instrument ? like drums , guitar , etc ???

Yes.

"It is better to travel well than to arrive."

Just happened to have come across one of my favorite albums of all time today, and realized (...was reminded) that it was entirely live, and it made me remember this thread because I had essentially trashed all live albums, lol. It was Earth, Wind & Fire's "Gratitude": Easily an album in my top 10 of all time, and recorded LIVE, lol. So while studio albums are still my preference, there are some really good live albums out there and in my collection.

"It is better to travel well than to arrive."

pacey68 said:

except when it comes to Northside...thats HAWT live

Dewrede said:

he shows his guitar skills live far more than on record ,that's why i prefer live
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The live recordings are what made me and keep me a fan. I was only a casual fan until I happened upon the world of Prince bootlegs. The only reason I buy the studio albums is out of guilt for trading/downloading dozens upon dozens of bootlegs. Whenever I buy one of his CDs, I listen to it once and then throw it on the pile with the rest. I only revisit the studio albums if I don't have a live version of a particular song I like. I can't think of a single instance in which I prefer the studio version of a song to any live version.

I find his live performances to be rawer, funkier, and more passionate than his studio work, which I feel is sometimes too overproduced and cold. When it comes to live music, I like to hear how a song's arrangement changes from show to show, I like to hear the spontaneous moments, and I actually find it interesting to hear a rare mistake or flaw.

I might be alone here, but 2002-present has been my favorite era of Prince shows. Even when I believe that his albums are sub-par, his concerts never disappoint me. I believe his live performances are what will keep his legacy intact, and I wish he would officially release more live material for this reason.
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