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Old 11-05-2012, 06:23 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Live performance or studio recording?

If you're going to listen to a band or artist, would you:

Prefer to listen to a live recording of them at a gig? (let's say the recording is good quality though)

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prefer to listen to their studio recordings?

I'm curious, because I seem to take the opposite view to most others I've asked. 9/10 times I'd much rather listen to a studio recording than a live gig recording. I've always presumed this was the way most people thought but it's becoming increasingly apparent that it's not!
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Old 11-05-2012, 07:31 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Totally depends who it is. With jazz, for example, I tend to prefer live recordings, but with metal I definitely prefer studio.
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Old 11-05-2012, 07:56 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I think I'd have to go with studio recordings. I'm in love with the recording studio. Live stuff has its merits but I rarely get too excited over them.

I agree with what Janszoon, though. I'd find stuff like jazz done live much more appealing than, say, most rock artists. Maybe to the point where I'd treat the two equally.
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Old 11-05-2012, 08:28 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Well, besides the jazz, I prefer the blues live performances than the studio recordings. But, anyway, when I'm interested in an artist and I don't know his songs I go for the studio stuff to see what it's about. And if I know some of the songs and I'm starting to like the artist I'm more interested in his live shows, because it's very important to see if this artist is a good showman or just a music-man
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Old 11-05-2012, 08:41 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I once went to a Kaizers Orchestra concert, it was craaazy. But with records, I prefer studio. You can go back and fix stuff in a studio.
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Old 11-05-2012, 09:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
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A mix of both
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Old 11-06-2012, 04:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I would say studio recording because they are placed in an environment that controls the sound and makes it sound the best. In some cases I would rather go to a show just because it's more wild and the sound is heavy .!
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Old 11-06-2012, 07:00 PM   #8 (permalink)
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As others have said, it really depends on the kind of music.

You definitely want to hear primarily acoustic music live, but a recording of that live performance also has a bit of that sound that tends to get lost in studio recordings. Most types of primarily electronic music is excellent live as well, but horribly represented in a live recording. In general, anything with heavily distorted guitars is usually more coherent in a studio recording. I also prefer more production-specific and nuanced music in a studio recording.
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Old 11-06-2012, 08:37 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Yea.. It definitely has a lot to do with the type of music.
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Old 11-07-2012, 07:59 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Depends on the genre
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