I'd say I go for both. Sometimes I go see a show then purchase their CD only to find that the studio version completely lacks the energy and drive I heard live. So I always try to give an artist's live recordings a listen.
Now, a lot of 'live' albums are overdubbed in studio, but some of them do capture that live groove.
audioaudio90 Messages: 623 Registered: October 2010
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It depends. I often go for studio recordings, actually, but there are some songs that I definitely prefer live, such as "Do You Feel Like We Do" and "Travelling Man/Beautiful Loser".