Bands that sound better live.

**naphazoline** · 28th June 2009, 17:54

What bands do you think sound better live,either at the concert/gig,or recorded live,then they do studio recorded?

One that springs to mind,is Judas Priest.

I have several of their live albums,and each one seems better sound quality then the studio ones.

Anyone can get it right in a studio environment,taking as long as it takes to nail it,but a true sign of a good band to me,is when they are better live.

There's been a hell of a lot more bands that sound bad when they play live,and after seeing a Guns 'n' Roses concert in America that was aired on TV a few years back,i'd have to say that they were one of them.
The crowd attending wouldn't have disagreed with me either,as they were booing them to the point that G 'n' R started abusing them.They were all WAY too wasted to play any good at all.

So lets see what bands that you like better live.

**Owl** · 28th June 2009, 18:03

Two that spring to mind are Simple Minds and Eagles.

**Drew** · 28th June 2009, 18:05

Iron Maiden sound the same, live or studio.

Lord sound great live.

I thught the Eagles sucked arse, but that had nothing to do with sound quality.

**SixPackBack** · 28th June 2009, 18:08

Artic Monkeys sounded better live.......best concert I have been too.

**ynot slow** · 28th June 2009, 18:14

Clapton,Tina Turner.

**Big Dave** · 28th June 2009, 18:15

Hmmmm. Can't think of any off the top of my head. I can easily nominate several that were significantly worse.

**Laava** · 28th June 2009, 19:07

Midnight Oil

**Trudes** · 28th June 2009, 19:13

Muse.
Metallica.

**SixPackBack** · 28th June 2009, 19:13

Originally Posted by Laava

Midnight Oil

Second that Pete Garrat kicks arse.

**Usarka** · 28th June 2009, 19:14

Afro Celt Sound System.

**naphazoline** · 28th June 2009, 19:16

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

Artic Monkeys sounded better live.......best concert I have been too.

Arctic Monkeys are a band i REALLY like.They are a breath of fresh air for a modern band.

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Hmmmm. Can't think of any off the top of my head. I can easily nominate several that were significantly worse.

Feel free to name some.
It's amazing how some bands rely totally on the sound engineering wizardry of the studio to mask a lack of talent.

**Magua** · 28th June 2009, 19:23

The Arcade Fire. I was never much of a fan of their albums, but they were amazing on stage.

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 28th June 2009, 19:25

AccaDacca dude, role on February

**Dave Lobster** · 28th June 2009, 19:30

Originally Posted by naphazoline

Feel free to name some.
It's amazing how some bands rely totally on the sound engineering wizardry of the studio to mask a lack of talent.

Depeche Mode. Utter, utter crap. I walked out well before the end.

The Who. Not impressed at all, considering the hype.

Smashing Pumpkins. Just a fucking noise. Very disappointing. Walked out.

Ones that I've seen that are better:

Sarah McLachlan.
Julieanne Regan.
Lloyd Cole.
New Order.
Iron Maiden. Seen them a few times. Top of their game, still.