Thoughts about "Jumping At Shadows"

[sharksfan2000]

Comparing Fleetwood Mac's live recordings vs. studio ones could turn into a long discussion...but there's really just one specific question on my mind. When listening again the other evening to the BBC session version of "Jumping At Shadows", it hit me once more how completely different the feeling of this recording is from any of the live versions.

The BBC recording is taken at a slower pace, and Green's playing (and vocal too) is almost languid, not nearly as forceful as in the live versions. He sounds resigned to his fate rather than willing to fight against it. To me, it greatly changes the whole character of the song.

Obviously some numbers are lengthened during the live performances, and some extend into jamming, and there are nuances that change between performances - but in other songs the basic character of the song seems pretty much the same to me on live performances as the studio recording.

Offhand, I can't think of another song that they changed as much as this one. Any thoughts on this?