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Originally Posted by vivfox

I N-E-V-E-R want her and FM's live songs to sound like the record.

I'm with you! For the most part their live performances have never sounded like their refined and crafted studio counterparts. On stage, the songs were stripped down to essentials - rendered in a more rock and roll manner. I love the distinction between them. And later on. with the edition of the extra musicians and vocalists, the songs had more of the nuances of the studio versions.

Early on, as I became fascinated with the band (1976) I so curious to know how these songs sounded when they were performed live. I would buy and trade cassettes mail order from traders. I recall Rolling Stone and other music magazines having a classified sections where bootleggers were advertised. Of course all transactions were done by snail mail, so it was a tedious process of back and forth. The fidelity of some of those recordings were horrid. But I cherished them as they were a glimpse into their stage performances. I think that is when I formed an obsession for set lists.