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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic
a great band excells on both.
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Yes, but there are great bands that excel at one more than the other, sometimes by far.
It was always said that Black Flag was infinitely better live than on record with the possible exception of Damaged. I can't be sure, because I never got to see them, but it always struck me as a credible explanation for why people continued to rave about them in the days of poorly produced mediocrity like My War and Slip It In.
Meanwhile, my experience being majorly disappointed by Autechre live doesn't take away from what I think of their incredibly well produced albums. Similarly, I'm sure Brian Eno could do some pretty interesting things in front of an audience if he chose to, but much of what he does that I love, wouldn't necessarily be exciting watching.