LIVE versions that rock!!!
 

Ok, list your favorite live versions, not the entire shows but specific songs you loove to see or listen again and again. For example...

-Tina Turner - Proud Mary. She makes this song really rocks!!! The slow beginning and then.. the electrifying dance!

-Queen - Love of my life. A romantic song perse. And in its live version Freddy hypnotized the audiences when they sang with him.

-Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs. The eye contact between L&S is thrilling. We have seen it thousands of times so maybe we are tired of watching it but... it is beautiful anyway. And Stevie sings it so emotional

-Peter Frampton - Show me the way. I think I have heard the studio version no more than twice. Definitely the live version was meant to be a legend.

-Cheaptrick - I want you to want me. Idem. Was there even a studio version??

-Sting - Roxanne. I guess it was a solo performance by Sting in a concert (I think a benefit one, does anyone know?) during the 80s when he sings very nice and slow this song. I'm not a fan of him but I love his voice in this performance.

-Cher - If I could turn back time. Well, any of Cher songs from her latest tours are great, but in this song she gives a special touch. And audience goes mad!

-Fleetwood Mac- Rhiannon from "Fleetwood Mac Live"...love the classic total rock version of Rhiannon. It's just not the same now-a-days.

-Fleetwood Mac- Songbird from "The Dance"...Christine's (IMO) best performance of this song.

I used to love that version, well I still do, put it really PALES to some bootleg live Rhiannons. I believe Rhiannon is the greatest live song EVER, with Sisters of the Moon being a close 2nd. Here's my list, I'm not going to be specific and am only refering these songs at their best. Rhiannon may be a shodow of its former self now, but that shouldn't hurt it's older incarnations from being best live song ever. And the whole list is Fleetwood Mac songs.

1. Rhiannon
2. Sisters of the Moon
3. Green Manalishi
4. Come (Brand new but no denying it's greatness)
5. I'm So Afraid
6. The Chain
7. Edge of 17
8. Gold Dust Woman (best Current live Stevie song)
9. Silver Springs
10. Beautiful Child
11. Hold Me (love it so much live, dislike the studio version)

Hmmm..
 

"Hammer To Fall"-Queen

"Cold Sweat"-Thin Lizzy (Everything Lizzy did live sounded much better)

"Big City Night"-Scorpions

"Comfortably Numb"-Pink Floyd

"The Thing That Should Not Be"-Metallica

"Eyes Of The World"-Some band???!!!

"Time Stand Still"-Rush (w/Aimee Mann)

YES!
I think some studio versions, though good ones, are not the best expression of the song, but then the performer hit the target in a live version. So Afraid, in my opinion, is in this case

Not GYOW, both live and studio versions are superb.

Everything Talking Heads did sounded better live. Burning Down The House and the rest of the Speaking In Tounges album especially got a great makeover live. :nod:

Well, Insider Live, obviously.

"Going Down Slow" - Eric Clapton One More Car, One More Rider
"Wonderful Tonight" - Eric Clapton 24 Nights
"Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?" - Derek & The Dominos In Concert
"Badge" - Eric Clapton One More Car, One More Rider

"In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" - Allman Brothers Band Live At The Fillmore
"One Way Out" - Allman Bros Band Eat A Peach
"Whipping Post" - Allman Bros Band Live At The Fillmore

"Exodus" - Bob Marley & The Wailers Babylon By Bus
"No Woman, No Cry" - Bob Marley & The Wailers Live

"I Loved Another Woman" - Fleetwood Mac B-side of "Save Me" single
"Oh Well" - Fleetwood Mac B-side of "As Long As You Follow" single
"Rattlesnake Shake" - Fleetwood Mac Show Biz Blues (disc 2)
"Rhiannon" - Fleetwood Mac Live In 1975 bootleg

"Rollin' (the Ballad Of Big & Rich)" - Big & Rich live at the 2004 CMA awards

"Take Me To The River" - Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman, Kenney Jones, Charlie Watts ARMS Benefit concert

"I Don't Need No Doctor" - Humble Pie Rockin' The Fillmore

Maria - Blondie

I love the version from her live CD... Can't stop listening to it :thumbsup:

I like all the ones mentioned. I also LOVE the a capella EO17 that La Nicks and the girls did - STUNNING!!!!!

when was this?

I particularly love the final chorus on that one where she stretches the "Go insane and out of your miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind" out. :laugh:

Oh my gosh I know!!!!! OKay, now I have to listen to it... :]

Janes Song - Jane's Addiction, love those steel drums. This IS live, right?

LUV, LUV, LUV this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ :thumbsup: :nod: :blob1: :nod: :thumbsup: