Consider this...whether a live recording or a studio recording, the renditions of the songs will likely differ, but the performances are forever locked.
If what one enjoys about live performances are the variations, then doesn't this novelty go away after the first listen to a recorded live performance, since the performance always remains the same...exactly as the performance remains the same on a studio recording?
To me, listening to and enjoying live music does not correlate to listening to a live recording over and over again.
This is why all things considered, I'd rather have the studio recording free of the artifacts of the live recording.
But, that's just me.
If what one enjoys about live performances are the variations, then doesn't this novelty go away after the first listen to a recorded live performance, since the performance always remains the same...exactly as the performance remains the same on a studio recording?
To me, listening to and enjoying live music does not correlate to listening to a live recording over and over again.
This is why all things considered, I'd rather have the studio recording free of the artifacts of the live recording.
But, that's just me.