Killer Studio Songs That Cannot be Duplicated Live

[TravisBicklesMohawk]

Rocker - AC/DC

Broken - Pantera

Yes, they've been done live, but the intensity doesn't come close to the studio version.

Anything else??

[Love_Industry]

Unholy - Kiss
NotB - Iron Maiden
Painkiller - Judas Priest. Not my favorite but many love it

[Black Stuff]

too many Led Zep songs to count

[FreddyFender]

Big Country - In A Big Country

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMeipHcDmbI

Sounds fine and they're playing their asses off, but it's got a completely different feel to the studio track.

[Gibsonite]

Big Country - In A Big Country

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMeipHcDmbI

Sounds fine and they're playing their asses off, but it's got a completely different feel to the studio track.

I dunno man, that could also fit in a "Killer studio tracks that are even better live" thread. Fuck, they were great.

[Gwrexx]

My favorite song by anyone is "Sway" by The Stones off Sticky Fingers but they have NEVER done it right live...not even CLOSE...

[HoldenSSV]

Yes - "Leave It"

[BernieTaupson]

KISS never got I Was Made or Psycho Circus right live.

VH never got Can’t Stop Lovin You right live, there’s a wall of guitars on it so it was too hard with just one.

[CrankerBait]

Yes - "Leave It"

I think just about any song can be duplicated live, assuming you cheat a little or add supplemental players.

"Leave It" sounded great when I saw the 90215 Tour, but I suspect it was supplemented by backing tracks. Not that Anderson, Rabin and Squire weren't capable of killer live harmonies, but maybe it was a little too good?

Yes and Rush probably had to "cheat" a bit to recreate their sound live.

I prefer how Pink Floyd, for example, added extra musicians to fill out their live shows. (At least in their case, the extra musicians weren't hiding backstage...)

[RaceFan3]

My favorite song by anyone is "Sway" by The Stones off Sticky Fingers but they have NEVER done it right live...not even CLOSE...

But Blackberry Smoke has. Live in studio, one take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9-zY2Wx18Y

This is from their live EP of Stones covers they did a couple years ago. Rolled tape and recorded 7 songs in a row, all in one shot. Awesome disc.

[Demon Kogure]

Don't Fear the Friggin' Reaper

[BernieTaupson]

Stairway. Instead of kicking into the solo he always goes into this dorky arpeggiated part for two bars before the solo. And he plays that naff descending lick which is really low in the mix on the record but he feels the need to constantly do it throughout the song.

[risingfarce]

Yes - "Leave It"

I think just about any song can be duplicated live, assuming you cheat a little or add supplemental players.

"Leave It" sounded great when I saw the 90215 Tour, but I suspect it was supplemented by backing tracks. Not that Anderson, Rabin and Squire weren't capable of killer live harmonies, but maybe it was a little too good?

Yes and Rush probably had to "cheat" a bit to recreate their sound live.

I prefer how Pink Floyd, for example, added extra musicians to fill out their live shows. (At least in their case, the extra musicians weren't hiding backstage...)

RUSH used sequencers for background vocals, some rhythm electric and acoustic guitar parts, some percussion parts, and a lot of keyboard/synth parts. Geddy, Alex, and Neil would set off the sequencers.

[risingfarce]

"Bohemian Rhapsody" opera section.

With the exception of the Freddie Mercury tribute concert, "Somebody To Love". Queen couldn't reproduce the gospel background parts in concert.

[Mister Freeze]

Unholy - Kiss

Yeah. Demon Gene in the studio. Doofus Gene on tour.

[pieceofme]

Every single sister's of mercy song

[aznsquirt]

Bruce has never sung the high note at the end of Ace of Spades properly live, AFAIK.

[CrankerBait]

Yes - "Leave It"

I think just about any song can be duplicated live, assuming you cheat a little or add supplemental players.

"Leave It" sounded great when I saw the 90215 Tour, but I suspect it was supplemented by backing tracks. Not that Anderson, Rabin and Squire weren't capable of killer live harmonies, but maybe it was a little too good?

Yes and Rush probably had to "cheat" a bit to recreate their sound live.

I prefer how Pink Floyd, for example, added extra musicians to fill out their live shows. (At least in their case, the extra musicians weren't hiding backstage...)

RUSH used sequencers for background vocals, some rhythm electric and acoustic guitar parts, some percussion parts, and a lot of keyboard/synth parts. Geddy, Alex, and Neil would set off the sequencers.

So, they were at least triggering the sequencers to cover parts they couldn't possibly do as a trio. Pretty cool.

[HoldenSSV]

RUSH used sequencers for background vocals, some rhythm electric and acoustic guitar parts, some percussion parts, and a lot of keyboard/synth parts. Geddy, Alex, and Neil would set off the sequencers.

Rush had a guy backstage doing something with a keyboard and a bass - we had really bad side-of-the-stage seats for the Hold Your Fire tour and we could see him.

As a side note, the concert was in a huge arena and the three red balls were suspended from the ceiling - and the supports were green. They looked like giant fucking tomatoes.

[WentEast]

Satisfaction. Even Mick and Keef say so.

[Rocker4Real]

Operation:Mindcrime and Empire songs without backing tracks can sound thin.

[HoldenSSV]

A long time ago I bought the Hysteria guitar tab book and was surprised at how many songs had like 5 or 6 guitar parts in them. Some of the extra guitar parts were just a few notes in a repeated pattern, but still.

[Fat_Elvis]

KISS never got I Was Made or Psycho Circus right live.

I've always liked Psycho Circus live from them, but I agree on IWMFLY. And exactly zero people have ever duplicated the guitar solo exactly as heard on Dynasty.

[EuroJR]

Almost all the AC/DC (Brian Johnson) stuff. Been that from the beginning of Brian Johnson era. Not that they are bad live, it is just that the studio vocals are impossible to do live like they are sung on the album.

Exciter - Kiss

All the Ratt songs

[the_man_incognito]

But songs shouldn't be duplicated exactly live.
Growing up in the 80s and just getting into playing guitar, I loved hear live songs from bands to hear how they did a song/part that had more instrumentation than the band had.
It was cool to hear how different songs were live and how they changed the arrangement or how a singer slightly sang it different (within reason)
Def Leppard Hysteria (as mentioned) and Triumph were great examples.
It's amazing to hear Triumph live because they did such a good job at replicating the songs as a 3 piece.
Same with the multiple guitar parts in Hysteria songs...sounded a little different live, but great overall.
Now with sampling, everyone expects to hear the EXACT song live as recorded...why go to a concert??

[HueyRamone]

The opening riff to For Those About to Rock never sounds as you'd expect it to live.

[Sleek]

Satisfaction. Even Mick and Keef say so.

Problem with Satisfaction is that it is acoustic-based and driven, and nobody does that live.

[LitaStrauss]

Anything by Megadeth because Dave sucks at singing live.

[Ozzy Stradlin]

Van Halen - Girl Gone Bad

[skinni]

Anything by Megadeth because Dave sucks at singing live.