Top Ten Songs that are Better Live Than Their Studio Versions
Live After Death, 1985, is better
It was a Deadhead rite of passage to hear this song live back in the day.
Agreed. The best version is the one from "Finyl Vinyl". Extended to 11 and a half minutes!
One of the live versions is incredible
Oh yes, live in California 1974 is better than the studio version
Several live versions are better, including the sample here that is from a live show in 2015, released on a live album in 2017 (studio version is from 1989)
San Antonio live version is twice longer than the original one. Amazing guitar performance from Ritchie Blackmore. Best I have ever seen from him. Not only his guitar playing skills but also acrobatic skills. My favorite part is when he switches between the pickup and at the end of the solo.
Not long ago zxm told me about this version and yes, Ritchie Blackmore playing is sick.
I wanted to add it. it gets about 20 minutes long live. That's a lot of time. You can smash about 20 guitars in that time when you're good. Ritchie Blackmore was also good enough to burn down the stage.
The live version on Jimmy Kimmel was way befter than the studio version in my opinion. You can tell was a whole lot more emotion put into this version, especially after Chris Cornell, a very good friend of Chester, had passed away a day or two before this concert. You could tell by Chester’s face and even by his voice that he was trying not to cry, and the “I do” during the break really added to it. You can hear it in the studio version as well, but it sounds a lot better here.