Do you prefer studio albums or live recordings?

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I’m not a very young person so I actually own a cd collection.

Recently I made a discovery that I found live official recordings to be much more satisfying to listen to than studio albums. Probably because it is more atmospheric and the sound is more organic. I have now sorted my cd collection and made a shelf for live recordings so what I regard as “the good stuff” is easy to get to. That’s not to say that there aren’t studio recordings I appreciate, but for the most part I like live recordings better.

What do you like?

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Generally I prefer studio albums.

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Studio albums, no background noise.

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I usually prefer studio albums

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I kinda like live recordings actually

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I really like analog recordings. I prefer both I guess. I parted with my joy division album “still”. I’m going to buy another one.

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Typically I like studio recordings but I really love Twenty-One Pilots live, I could listen to them all day.

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It depends. Some artists are performers and some are recording artists. If they sound good live I like live but not every artist sounds good live. There is a little magic in the studio.

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I organise my music on my computer. When I sort by artist I put the artists studio albums first, in chronological order. I follow it by their live albums

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I think I prefer more studio sounding albums. There are some artists who sound amazing live though, like B.B. King.

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Definetly studio albums

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I have to be in the mood for live music…when I was in high school the live albums are usually what I turn to when I listen “live”…

KISS - Alive one and two
Ted Nugent - double live gonzo
Yes - yes songs

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I prefer live music but I don’t tend to like live albums. I prefer studio albums. Mainly because I don’t like hearing back ground audience noise like whooping, hollering, talking and clapping on albums.

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I like live music, but studio albums are cool as well

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Studio is what i generally listen too. Live is what I experience when I see live music and bands.

It’s still an imperfect world. I do like some live recordings and rate those above studio. Just time and place…I’d still rather see live music though in the flesh.

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Generally studio. But these are great live albums:
Magazine- Play
Siouxsie and the Banshees- Nocturne
Joy Division- the live albums that came out just a few years ago and Still
Any live Doors
Echo and the Bunnymen- Shine So Hard and the Royal Albert Hall show circa 1984
Any live Television
Patti Smith My Generation b-side
Any live Wire
Mission of Burma- The Awful Truth About Burma
Any live Pere Ubu and Rocket From the Tombs
Live Wall of Voodoo
The Cure Berlin Trilogy
Pink Floyd Ummagumma
Any live Who
Cheap Trick Live in Budokan
Big Drill Car Toured
Live at the Deaf Club
Live Avengers
Decline of Western Civilization

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