Has a live version ever changed your opinion for the better?

scatcat · October 20, 2007, 14:41:14

Actually, I never really got into the recorded version of The End of The World, until Melbourne gig, and of course watching the MTV recent preformance. So I really adore this song now..

scatcat · November 10, 2007, 15:33:26

PUSH... I love the live recordings coming out now... was never near my top songs.

gioez · November 14, 2007, 10:49:31

I think "A short term effect" is much more better live than on Pornography album: I like all version playes, from '82 to actual period. This song played live is much more involving on my opinion.

Lady · November 14, 2007, 20:53:51

Quote from: Secrets on August 13, 2007, 13:25:17
Has anyone found their opinion of a song they didn't like reversed after hearing the song live?

Yes, this happened to me listening the live versions of "end" and "wrong number"... I like these two songs, but live they're more "exciting", especially the second one! :smth001

lordsquidy13 · November 17, 2007, 03:38:37

Push
The Baby Screams
THe Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
Prayers For Rain
A Letter To Elise (Well, I always liked it anyways.

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and most of all..... "Dressing Up"

And the complete opposite, a song I love, which they do horribly live... "High"

tigermilk · February 15, 2008, 18:19:13

I'm suprised to see how many people don't like 'the end of the world'.

I have always liked that song. In fact, I like all of The Cure songs. Live or not. They are all perfect with the exception of a few from the TIB album (subway song, object etc, YUK!)...

With that said, seeing 'Open' live is unbelievable as it was the first song I saw them play live and I love it when the guitars kick in.

'The Blood', 'A Night Like This', 'Killing An Arab' and 'Why Can't I Be You' are also very good to see live.

Seeing The Cure live is always going to be better than listening to a CD

Sussex · February 26, 2008, 06:58:30

New one..

Lovecat

Really change my mindset when i listen to the live version! damn cool.. 8)

Rickenbacker4003 · February 26, 2008, 08:34:31

For me it's the case with the entire 'The Top' album. Every song on that album except for The Caterpillar sounds better in a live setting with heavier guitar, drums and a more normal voice in Robert than on the record itself. Shake Dog Shake really hits hard live, Piggy In The Mirror doesn't have Robert messing around with his voice, Dressing Up just has that kinky feel live and Give Me It sounds great with the Saxophone live. Really great stuff. As great a record 'Pornography' is I feel some of the songs have a livlier feel on stage as well, songs like Cold, Pornography and Figurehead. They really are one of those bands that's so good live that they can challenge their studio sound. Sometimes surpass it.

ElFishski · February 26, 2008, 09:57:50

I tried listening to Pornography a few times because so many seem to rate it as the best, but I always found it to be just depressing. I love the melancholy songs, but Pornography always seemed just too miserable for me.

Just recently listened to a concert recording and was blown away by the beauty of A Strange Day (and even more Charlotte Sometimes which wasn't a favourite either)... will have to give the album another chance.

I also have to agree with everyone on the live versions of Push being amazing when it never really stood out to me before.

figurehead · February 26, 2008, 10:48:40

'Wrong Number'
I haven't heard it before as a live version ,till i did in Berlin this year.
It is so cool!
Hmm,i guess Porl is doing his job well!

Poe · April 02, 2008, 20:53:44

Quote from: Secrets on August 13, 2007, 13:25:17
I'm curious as I found my opinion of The End of The World vastly improved after hearing it live the other day in Sydney. It's not a bad song.

Is it the production that ruined it?

Yeah, same experience with that song here. Could be because they played it in a different scale, if those are the words I'm looking for...well, check this video out and tell me I'm right

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dqjn_pxsx8

Erik · April 04, 2008, 04:29:30

Definitely, and a cool topic:

In the category of "even better live" I'd have to agree with those of you who named Dressing Up, and Push, and prayers fror rain

I'm going to add 39. I really didn't like it on Bloodflowers, but live, it really came alive.
Sinking live is quite amazing, and then the obvious are the Faith performances. I could see myelf writing words like that, but never sing them to others - that gives me shivers no matter how it's performed!
Erik

jbud1980 · May 15, 2008, 03:56:01

Absolutely!!!

I must admit that i was never fond of "Wish" mainly because that was the first album by The Cure I bought and I was not even a teenager when it was released. Sad to say, but I only listened to Friday I'm in Love (gimme a break, i was a kid). When I saw The Cure for the first time in 2000, they played Open and From The Edge of the Deep Green Sea. Because of how phenomenal and hauntingly beautiful those songs sounded, I vested more time in the album, thus giving me more of an appreciation for it.