tigerstrat wrote:jester536 wrote:Sorry no info on chord forms...just a little surprised that so many are unaware of the studio version. I know we like the live stuff but..Compliments is a great album. I think I remember hearing that they were all tunes selected by John Kahn...great Motown stuff...Fantastic version of That's What Love...as well as Let it Rock and Hunter Gets Catured by the Game.. if memory serves...and the list goes on and on. If you don't have this album you should get it...I think there is a new release with additional tunes. Now that I think of it I should get that one.
It's just that the studio albums are so sterile sounding for the most part, w/o the live magical moments. For a hot TWLWMYD, I always think of the monstrous versions from 11/10/81 (can't remember if its Late or Early)
+1
Live gd music is what got me hooked - whether being there or recorded. It's the continual changing, the "what's next" and "will it blow me away or not." The studio recordings, generally - while often nice and pleasuable in their own way - never seem take me away for a ride (though with some notable exceptions), and THAT'S what it's all about for me. There's no "what's next" for a studio version - if it's good I'll listen to it repeatedly I suppose, as I would a good live version - if it's not I'll likely listen once and be done with it as I would a mediocre live rendition. There was (almost) always another live version of a particular tune to look forward to and anticipate - only one shot with the studio stuff.
Maybe I'm overstating this a bit - I'd hate to sound like a live music snob - it's all good!