Live versions that own the studio version

[I.Rowboat]

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The entire Grateful Dead playlist.

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As a looooooooong time Deadhead, I (obviously) agree, but there are a few exceptions. I think the studio version of "Friend of the Devil" is better than any of the several hundred live versions I've heard. Er...OK, maybe that's the only exception [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Actually, I'd put "The Golden Road" in the same category, but there aren't enough live versions to make a valid comparison.

[chopstick]

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I think the gold standard here is 'No Woman No Cry.' The impassioned performance and slightly slower, freer tempo - and the great audience involvement - make it a whole different song.


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my feet is my only carriage

[Mike E. Vegas]

Layla - Eric Claptop, unplugged.

[danzasmack]

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Layla - Eric Claptop, unplugged.

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While good, so is the studio version.

[vginaman]

I think the easier answers would be various songs from Frampton Comes Alive, Cheap Trick at Budakahn and Johnny Cash from anywhere.

And anyone who answers anything by the Rolling Stones should be added to the ignore list of that Clarkmeister dude.

[jbrent33]

I agree with most of what has been covered here already"

Pretty much everything on "The Last Waltz" - also The Band's
Live New Year's Eve show in New York, "Rock of Ages" with the Allen Toussaint Horns.

Anything by the Grateful Dead, also in this vein Widespread Panic and Phish. Having seen both numerous times none of their studio recordings come close to the live show.

I also have a Live version of "Can't Find My Way Home" by Lowell George, Bonnie Raitt, and Linda Ronstadt. Best cover of that song I've ever heard.

[pauliewalnuts]

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Layla - Eric Claptop, unplugged.

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Wow, this isnt even in the same ballpark as the original. Nowhere near as good IMO.

[mrpurple]

Cheap Trick "I wan't you. to wan't me." The studio version sucks.

[Five-Star]

Metallica - S&M

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Cheap Trick "I wan't you. to wan't me." The studio version sucks.

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oh yeah, this is the winner
and the suggestion of the acoustic "Layla" being better than the original is like laughably bad