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 Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:45 pm
I've never quite understood the point of live albums. Usually they consist mostly of a band's greatest hits, except in inferior quality (vs. a studio recording), occasionally abridged, and punctuated by screaming from the crowd and "******** yeah!" exclamations from the lead. Live DVDs are more understandable (though only if the band bothers putting on a show: who wants to watch them shuffle around on a dimly lit stage for an hour?), but what's the point of live albums? If I want to listen to the band, I'll listen to the studio recordings. If I want to see them live, I'll do exactly that or watch some fan footage on YouTube.
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:53 pm
I never understood either.
Though, in some cases, I like a specific song when its performed live rather than the album verson.
Example:
I liked Behold...The Arctopus's live versions of both Alcoholocaust and You Will Be Reincamated As An Imperial Attack Space Turtle.
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:28 am
Sometimes a band will produce good quality music from a live show. There have even been popular singles where the hit version is a live recording... that doesn't seem to have happened in metal, but maybe everybody keep hoping it will?
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:53 pm
Volvy Sometimes a band will produce good quality music from a live show. There have even been popular singles where the hit version is a live recording... that doesn't seem to have happened in metal, but maybe everybody keep hoping it will?
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:29 pm
Shadowlit Facade Volvy Sometimes a band will produce good quality music from a live show. There have even been popular singles where the hit version is a live recording... that doesn't seem to have happened in metal, but maybe everybody keep hoping it will? ..... neutral
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:34 am
Live dvds, yes. Live albums... no.
Sidenote...
"You Will Be Reincarnated As An Imperial Attack Space Turtle. " Most bizarre song title I have ever read....
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:51 am
I believe this is the leftovers from the 50s-70s music market when you had first of all bands performing live - yes they had studio albums and all, but what mattered were the live shows (or at least that's how I imagine that).
And now bands sometimes (though more and more rarely) would still continue producing live albums.
Now, if you wanted to know of a band for whom a live album made sense. It was Judas Priest and their Live Meltdown. Now, to hear Judas perform the old songs with the new equipment (i.e. Breaking the Law or Diamonds & Rust) - priceless, to hear Ripper sing pre-Ripper songs - educative.
Though, in fact, I would agree that today it has much less sense than in the previous century.
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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:48 am
VladThe Impaler Sidenote... "You Will Be Reincarnated As An Imperial Attack Space Turtle. " Most bizarre song title I have ever read.... Its a great song though.
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Digital Malevolence Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:28 pm
Volvy Shadowlit Facade Volvy Sometimes a band will produce good quality music from a live show. There have even been popular singles where the hit version is a live recording... that doesn't seem to have happened in metal, but maybe everybody keep hoping it will? ..... neutral
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:34 am
well i dont know where i could put into this argument but in my own opinion 2 of my favorite iron maiden albums are live albums and that tyhe live after death live album and the rock in rio live album those two were so well put together the sound quality rocks
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