[Enverxis]

only can recommend via DVD/CD ... live in the middle of nowhere pretty much

Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio / Live After Death / Live at Donnington
Epica - 2 Meters Session/We Will Take You With Us
Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged

 

[stevesurf]

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[NightStalker]

Rob Thomas - and no not his solo work

Saw Matchbox 20 live before I was a big fan and the emotion and life thomas brings to their songs both with vocals and piano made me fall in love with the music. Did'nt seem to mind changing things up a bit. Since then saw the live DVD and the emotion seemed to have been sucked out again... I dunno whats going on there.

Cheers
Jake

 

[rhythmdevils]

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Originally Posted by VicAjax John Zorn is brilliant live, with whatever project he's showcasing.

Amen.

And what about MEDESKI MARTIN AND WOOD those guys play harder than anyone ive ever seen. Well, Phish is up there too

 

[donunus]

hmm, in my experience the bands singers are better in small venues maybe because they can hear the music better. besides that, bands i saw perform live... soundgarden improved a lot on lollapalooza 95 compared to lollapalooza 92. They sounded awesome. Green day is good. Ive heard george benson is great live. Although I don't dig industrial that much anymore, KMFDM rocked at slims in sf 1992.
Bands i want to hear play live... china crisis(if theyre still around) their acoustic cd is great. Fourplay, Sarah Brightman, diana krall... just some off the top of my head

 

[[popple]]

Amazingly, The Arcade Fire better themselves live. Their album is a piece af art, but live is so much more. When Renee began to sing "In the Backseat" I almost wanted to cry because it was so beautiful.

I would really like to see Radiohead live. Let's hope they fill the Sunday headliner now Kylie's dropped out.

p.s. Let's hope she overcomes her illness.

 

[Jasper994]

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Originally Posted by NightStalker Rob Thomas - and no not his solo work Saw Matchbox 20 live before I was a big fan and the emotion and life thomas brings to their songs both with vocals and piano made me fall in love with the music. Did'nt seem to mind changing things up a bit. Since then saw the live DVD and the emotion seemed to have been sucked out again... I dunno whats going on there. Cheers Jake

Which DVD did you see? I thought their VH1 Storytellers performance was pretty damn good.

 

[Jasper994]

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Originally Posted by stevesurf thanks so much

No problem, bare with me though, I need to get through the next couple of weeks first... FINALS!@#$@%@!#^@##!@#@@!!!!!!

 

[D-EJ915]

Any hardcore or punk act is better live, but usually metal is better on the CD because they don't have 6 guitarists and 3 vocalists up on stage doing all the layering.

 

[Nightfall]

Well, I just came back from a Sarah McLachlan concert (Madison Square Garden) and, well, I never knew how good she is live!
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Exactly right. I cannot emphasize how much you truly dont appreciate how incredible Sarah is until you've seen her live. Perhaps thats why I have seen her in concert over 20 times!
As good as they are, her cd's only scratch the surface of what she offers live. I have taken a number of huge Sarah McLachlan fans to a live concert and each and every time they were just blown away by the performance.
The only other major artist that I feel takes an equally magical leap in performance, live, over their recordings is Bruce Springsteen.


JC

 

[chronoso]

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Originally Posted by thrawn86 Flogging Molly especially their hilarious commentary between sets

flogging molly is...amazing live. amongst the few bands around where the scene hasn't died to the point of ruining amazing music. a near constant flow of flogging molly shows is one of the best reasons to live in the greater boston metro area...

-james

 

[panic689]

for the hip-hop heads out there, jurassic 5 and the roots both put on a phenomenal live set. j5 comes at you with energy and just an all round fun vibe that has you singing and rapping with them, not to mention cut chemist and dj numarks antics.

and the roots have a jazzy, jam band feel to their set with recorded material mixed in with plenty of improvisation in between and during songs.

 

[Asr]

The Crystal Method puts on live shows that are just as rewarding as their CDs. In your room you can pick apart all the details (if you want), but in concert or at DJ shows, they raise the roof! People go frickin nuts! Their groove-tastic music is prime dancefloor material and since it's breakbeat you can grind with the slower parts! And everyone else jumping up and down next to you is damn near infectious!