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161. Ok, I don't listen to much live recorded music..

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 12:08 PM

Nov 2014

.... because the kind of stuff I really dig can generally only be done in the studio.

That said here are two exceptions:

1) Emerson Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition. This was recorded 1970 or so at the Isle of Wight festival. The band had only been together a relatively short time (around a year). The performance is wonderful, with the possible exception of some of Lake's overwrought lyrics. In any event an incredible listen and done 100% live, a performance most bands couldn't do with a year in the studio From one of the most unfairly villified bands in the history of pop music.

2) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black. Now admittedly this recording was only about 1/2 to 2/3 done live. But some of the most stunning parts of it were in fact recorded live at the Concertgebouw in 1972 or 3. When released, it was presented as a studio album and only much later was it revealed that much of it was recorded live. A fine record but not for those who enjoy the insipid

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Ok, I don't listen to much live recorded music.. sendero Nov 2014 #161