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Studio 33 62.26%
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Old 06-13-2009, 12:27 AM   #1
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Big Whiskey better studio or live?

I know the entire album hasn't been played live but the majority of it has and I think it is a valid question. I have heard the band say in several interviews there was no reason they couldn't translate all of the energy they have in concert to a studio album. This leads me to the poll question. Is Big Whiskey better live or in the studio?
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    Studio for now by far. However these songs could get better with age. Look at Don't Drink the Water, man has that song changed (and for the better)!
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    Old 06-13-2009, 03:10 AM   #3
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    Shake Me - studio
    Funny - equal
    Lying - equal
    Why I Am - live
    Spaceman - live
    Squirm - studio
    Pie - live
    Seven - studio
    Time Bomb - live
    You and Me - equal

    Live wins 4 to 3.
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    Old 06-13-2009, 06:00 AM   #4
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    You really can't correctly judge it yet. We can say alot the songs from the big 3 and busted stuff are better live, but those songs have been performed multiple times for years. For example when they played Two Step after the crash release it was never more than 7-8 minutes for a few years, and was not that much different from its studio counterpart. Now it has evolved to have the extended intro, Tim's solo, Carter's solo, and the outro jam. Now songs like Squirm and SMLAM that are being played are performed almost the same as the studio performances. I think that we need to wait at least til the end of this summer to accurately judge which is better.
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    Old 06-13-2009, 06:09 AM   #5
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    Shake Me - equal as of now until played again
    Funny - Live
    Lying - studio
    Why I Am - live
    Spaceman - live
    Squirm - studio
    Pie - live
    Seven - live
    Time Bomb - live
    You and Me - studio
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    Old 06-13-2009, 09:55 AM   #6
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    A question that would be unfair to answer at this point.
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    Old 06-13-2009, 11:00 AM   #7
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    It's only the first leg of the summer tour, give it time...

    Everyone is immediately coming to conclusions about this album because their favorite is BTCS which came out 11 years ago...
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    Old 06-13-2009, 11:05 AM   #8
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    so far, easily studio. for almost EVERY song. Except maybe Why I Am.
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    Old 06-13-2009, 11:37 AM   #9
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    So far:

    Shake me-Studio
    Funny-Live
    LITOG-Tied, honestly both sounded great
    WIA-Live
    Spaceman-Live
    Squirm-Studio
    Alligator pie-Studio
    Seven-Studio
    Time bomb-Studio
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    Old 06-13-2009, 02:19 PM   #10
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    I know I started the thread but I wanna put my two cents in too. I think with all of the high pitched verses and falsettos in the CD, it is going to hard to match this live. Some of the songs I.E. Alligator Pie, Seven, Time Bomb, will have great jams that will make the better live but many of the studio songs are just going to be hard to top vocally.
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    Old 06-13-2009, 02:24 PM   #11
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    Re: Big Whiskey better studio or live?

    The live versions of these songs will eventually kick the teeth out of their studio counterparts... But they do need time.
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