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I think there are so many differences in live and recorded music that it is best to think of each as a medium with their own possibilities and limitations. I find that improvised music is FAR more entertaining live than a band playing constructed songs. Likewise, I find records made up of entirely improvised music to be pretty boring (with the exception of jazz). A band can take advantage of all of the possibilities a studio has to offer to really perfect whatever they are trying to achieve and I think it's a shame that more bands don't. Bands shouldn't pigeonhole themselves into trying to sound exactly like they do live as they do on record; it's an entirely different environment and it should be respected as such.
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