Sunday, August 28, 2011

Semi-Video Blog - Live Songs better than the original

The other day I Tweeted a YouTube video for an old Triumph video I used to watch long ago on M-TV.  Actually, M-TV is the reason I started liking Triumph in the first place, or why I knew they existed even!  I became a fan and one of their concerts were the first I had every attended.  I began buying their albums (yes they were albums, not CD's), but I realized there were a few songs where I liked the video version better than the recorded one.  Posting the Tweet the other day inspired me to list some of my favorites from Triumph and a few other bands / artists.  I tried to include both versions:

Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me


The original is very quiet and doesn't seem as upbeat.  What I mean by quiet is it doesn't have the raw distortion quality of the Live at Budokan version.  It also does not have guitar fills.


U2 - Bad

From Wide Awake In America.  For the most part, any U2 song is awesome live.  They are at their best when Bono is singing with raw emotion while the Edge is strumming away in his unique style.



Bon Jovi - Born to Me My Baby

This one isn't a live version but a video version.  I like it better because of how they isolate each instrument during the 1st verse.



Elton John - Candle In The Wind

Can't really put my finger on exactly why I like this version better.  It just seems to flow better.


U2 - A Sort of Homecoming


see above...


Triumph - Hold On




This was a quick list, off the top of my head.  Please add to it.

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