Re: Studio versions played live
Date: February 16, 2006 18:37
Respectable, definitely. Don't like the arrangement they've been using since '99 at all. The original (and live '78) is so simple it's perfect - why clutter it up?
JJF - at this point I almost prefer the live version over the studio one! I think it's Keith's guitar intro live that does it for me.
Thumb - the version I heard from Bridges seemed to try and recapture the studio vibe - and sounded really limp and too keyboard driven. I like the '81/'82 versions much better.
Satisfaction - it's actually kind of close to the studio version nowadays, at least compared to '69 & '71/'72. Love the current arrangement.
The one song I wish they'd stay faithful to the original is IORR. Too much of a Chuck Berry-by-numbers showtune nowadays. Slow it down and give it some of the sleaze and the dynamic that's on the record. Neighbors, too - another song that got too Chuck Berried in recent years.