Every recording I own has its own sound, and I don’t mind one bit. As somebody once said, "If it’s good, it’s good." That might have been said more than once...not sure...as Bob Dylan says at the end of his shows, "get me outta here." I always wonder what the "live sound" reference really means...Orchestras that sound absolutely different depending on seating? Acoustic Jazz musicians listened to from a seat on the stage with the band? The hundreds of live concerts mixed by me? (those are all simply wonderful sounding events) Me again, noodling on an acoustic guitar? I think some recordings simply appeal to the audio geek as great sounding, but if the music isn't interesting it sort of doesn't matter...a system is tweaked to personal taste all over the map it seems, with no bottom line although many dive deep looking for it...somebody said once, "if it's fun, it's fun," and that likely wasn't Bob...or maybe it was.