O/T Artists/bands you saw live how did they sound compared to their studio music?

[loyalmiller]

Wish I would have seen Freddie live. I watched Queen with Paul Rodgers.

Queen are a great example of their live shows being different but just as good, if not better, than their studio stuff.

I saw Queen at Elland road early 80’s they were awesome but the thing I remember most about that day was watching Teardrop explodes hiding behind the amps whilst bottles of pi$$ Rained down on them.

[jakethemiller]

Seen Black Sabbath twice, both times they were upstaged by the support bands.

[sota]

Seen Black Sabbath twice, both times they were upstaged by the support bands.

Yes, same here. Ozzy off his head and Tony Iommi doing his best to make up for him. The support, Black Oak Arkansas were miles better.

[jakethemiller]

Was at the same gig Sota. The black oak drummers solo was amazing.

[MagyarMiller]

Human League were quite close to their studio recordings. But the best reproduction of an album live was Fish playing Clutching Ar Straws at the Wylam Brewery in Newcastle Dec 2017

I saw Chris Rea at the G-Mex in the '90's and that was a very close reproduction of the album very good effects and sound but it lacked something for me.
He wasn't the most animated artist on stage, perhaps wanting to let the music speak for itself, but it felt a bit like I might as well stayed at home and just played the album.

Different preferences I suppose, some people would love hearing it like that wheres, as I said in an earlier post I like there to be something a bit different.

[ragingpup]

I saw Art Garfunkel's one man show a couple of years ago at a casino theatre to the north of San Francisco. This was his first outing after he lost his voice. He was a long way short of his best but the show was entertaining and he talked a great deal about the S and G years and sung many of Paul's songs. The saddest part was a rendition of his showpiece - "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" - where he had to take notes in a lower register to get through. Still, fantastic to see this great phenomenon.

Yeah I saw Art in the London leg of that tour. Great intimate evening and think his voice must have strengthened some by then. He was in good voice.

Oddly enough, when I saw him with Paul at the Hyde Park gig, we got there early and as we waited outside heard them doing sound check. The harmonies were awful! But come showtime, absolutely brilliant. That was their last tour and thankful I saw them.

Seem Paul Simon solo a few times also and does great sound reproduction every time with his huge band.

For any Simon and Garfunkel lovers, I completely recommend 'The Simon and Garfunkel Story' a stage show that tells their story throughout playing most of their key songs with great vocalists replicating the harmonies. It was touring all over up to lock down and even played Rotherham Civic a couple of years ago

[sota]

Was at the same gig Sota. The black oak drummers solo was amazing.

Indeed Jake, that drum solo remains the best I’ve ever seen. The Sabbath dummer looked almost embarrassed when he did his.... like how do I follow that? It’s a small world.

[millersrus]

Nazareth.
I was encouraged to go along by a colleague who was a big fan. I think it was their 2011 world tour. I had only ever heard “ love hurts” by them and nothing much else. Expensive ticket at around £50.
However show scheduled start time had passed by 30 mins when they announced to the sold out venue that lead singer Dan Cafferty had taken ill and as such would have to cancel the show.
So didn't get to hear if the concert sound was like the records.
Wouldn’t have expected it though 40 years on.
I couldn’t make it later same year when they returned and he retired not long after due to continued poor health.
So never managed to see them.
They continue to this day though much changed lineup. Wouldn’t go to see them now. Might be better off watching a tribute band.

Talking of which, I never got to see my no1 all time favourite David Bowie. Did go to see a tribute band last year though and they were good entertainment.

[CAMiller]

Talking of which, I never got to see my no1 all time favourite David Bowie. Did go to see a tribute band last year though and they were good entertainment.

On the anniversary of his death I went to see Seattle Symphony play the hits of Bowie. Don't recall who the singer was but it was a good concert over 3 hours and interesting to hear the interpretation of the songs by a full orchestra.

[flourbasher]

My next door neighbours cat is called Bowie named after the musician.
He's a bit of a character too