"I can't imagine why anybody would want the "concert experience" in their home"
I live in Las Vegas and go to a lot of live concerts & shows. As such, I've developed a special fondness for live recordings & concert albums.
Some of my more memorable experiences:
I was the Chelsea Theater at the Cosmopolitan 20 yards from the stage at a Black Keys show - amazing! When I go home & spin an imported concert album the energy and immediacy just isn't there. That concert probably had the most energy of any show I've been to. The floor was literally bouncing.
I saw the Stone Temple Pilots at the Pearl theater a while back it was the absolute best sounding (rock) venue I've ever been in. Just an amazing wall of enveloping sound. (yeah, you had to be there)
I've seen Jack White live a couple of times. He releases all kinds of live albums exclusively on vinyl. Playing concert albums just doesn't come close to making me feel like I'm in the audience - that's what I want to feel when I listen to those recordings. I want to close my eyes and smell stale beer. :-)
I know I'll never get that chest-cavity shaking feeling you get at a rock show, but I want to find a way to recreate some semblance of the energy and dynamism of a live show when I listen to my live albums.
I live in Las Vegas and go to a lot of live concerts & shows. As such, I've developed a special fondness for live recordings & concert albums.
Some of my more memorable experiences:
I was the Chelsea Theater at the Cosmopolitan 20 yards from the stage at a Black Keys show - amazing! When I go home & spin an imported concert album the energy and immediacy just isn't there. That concert probably had the most energy of any show I've been to. The floor was literally bouncing.
I saw the Stone Temple Pilots at the Pearl theater a while back it was the absolute best sounding (rock) venue I've ever been in. Just an amazing wall of enveloping sound. (yeah, you had to be there)
I've seen Jack White live a couple of times. He releases all kinds of live albums exclusively on vinyl. Playing concert albums just doesn't come close to making me feel like I'm in the audience - that's what I want to feel when I listen to those recordings. I want to close my eyes and smell stale beer. :-)
I know I'll never get that chest-cavity shaking feeling you get at a rock show, but I want to find a way to recreate some semblance of the energy and dynamism of a live show when I listen to my live albums.