But man...while it doesn't matter much for their back half of their catalog, the pre-Matt-Cameron days had such a nice groove to the songs....hearing them blow right through that live is very frustrating.
But I dont think anything is as tragic as what has happened to Even Flow. Live...this song is...ok. Its exciting but it just kind of flies by you. Its a decent live song, but nothing special, and it tends to go on forever. It really tired me on the song.
When I re-listen to the studio version it is so enlightening. This song is AWESOME. Like, this is one of the greatest coolest songs of the 90s, Eddie's vocals, the crashing drums, and the groovy sound in general....it is just awesome. Out of their rockers it may even be their best. It has such a unique sound. It's no wonder it was a massive rock hit.
But everything that WAS good about the song is completely gone live....like 100%
Anybody wish they would JUST ONCE play it at the right tempo? They have enough blazing rockers...this song still rocks without going at literally twice the actual speed. Jeez....I just can't believe how they murdered this song to the point I always forget how good it actually is.
As a bonus, what songs do you think are the worst songs live? Given To Fly is the other one they butchered from the studio version. I do like this song a lot but when I hear live versions they are never good....they should stick to songs like Lightning Bolt if they want their blazing rockers, which is a song that may even be better live. But stop ruining their more nuanced songs in their catalog
I would love to see a PJ show where they play everything at the actual tempo. That would be great.
