"Satisfaction" "Paint It Black" "Sympathy For The Devil"
Among other reasons is that Mick can not recreate the vocal performance he did in the originals. And the same goes for Keith's guitar on "Satisfaction" and "Sympathy". That effect - that is also much do with the production - can not be repeated. That does not mean to say tat the live versions ain't great - they are, but the originals are just perfect ones; the songs cannot be played better. I like the way The Stones treated "Sympathy" from 1969 to 1976; they didn't try to copy the original, but made it different, guitar driving one (the same goes for example, "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Street Fighting Man", absolutely great live versions). Since their 'come back' in 1989 they try to copy the originals, and tend up - unfortunately - doing lame versions, mostly.
And some more: "Gimme Shelter"/"Honky Tonk Women"...Suprerb originals that cannot be done better.
backofmyhand Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > she s a rainbow > hot stuff > honky tonk woman > > > what yours ???????????????
I agree with SAR and HTW above, but I think Hot Stuff was better live; in 1976 only, that is. It's been too flat since 1994, like so much else. As a third song I'd sort of add all of Keith's songs, except Happy in 19727(73), which is better than the record.
DandelionPowderman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If You Can't Rock Me > Sway > Moonlight Mile
Absolutely, except IYCRM was way better live in 1975 than the studio version! Hand Of Fate, way better studio than live. No doubt! Probably the best example I can think of, not counting post 1993.
Gimmie Shelter, my favourite song. Although I've heard great live versions of it, nothing however comes close to the studio version. The guitar sound of Jumping Jack Flash is also better on the record.
Sway I love this song in its studio-version, and I was so happy, when Mick said in Berlin that they'll play it now...but I was a bit dissappointed, doesn't work too good on stage, IMO
In my opinion, every song is better in the studio then live. But I will say, with Mick Taylor on guitar, songs like SFTD, Midnight Rambler, Brown Sugar do have a certain excitment to them.
SFTD, with the taped intro kind of ruins it for me, why not hire a few conga players, they already have a large prescence of backround players. Which in a way, they could do w/o Lisa and company.
Tumbling Dice - played too fast, and guitars sound too thin Start Me Up - played too fast, and the bass never comes through quite right Can't Always Get what you Want - misses the acoustic guitars