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General Category => New Model Army => Topic started by: sozbot on March 21, 2014, 11:09:34 AM

Title: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: sozbot on March 21, 2014, 11:09:34 AM: Something I've been pondering of late.

There are some songs that didn't really appeal to me when I heard them on the albums, but hearing them live opened up a whole new dimension and changed the way I respond to the album version, too.

For me, the biggest change was the first time I heard them play High. When I'd heard it previously, it seemed kind of boring (which I cannot even believe I'm saying, now!), but when they played it at the 30th Anniversary Gig in London I was transfixed, and have loved that song ever since.

Another one, for me, was Drummy B. Didn't think that much of it til I heard it live, and it's grabbed me by the heartstrings ever since.

Also, there's the opposite - songs that are amazing on the album but just don't have the same impact when played live. With a band like NMA, I can't think of any, but I have experienced it with other favourite artists.

Interested to see what people think!
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Dipple on March 21, 2014, 03:03:56 PM: I have to agree with you about High never really noticed it before I heard it live at my first NMA concert in 2011, but it got stuck in my head that night and I have loved it ever since. Another song from that night which I had never heard before but now really like was Rumour and rapture. (I think its only on the BD3 E.P. which I didn't own at the time).
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: comber on March 21, 2014, 05:31:30 PM: I'll throw in Aimless Desire.Didn't like it much on the album but thought it was much better live.Still don't like it much on the album!
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Shush on March 21, 2014, 06:05:57 PM: For me, Horsemen. Live and loud I think it is a very powerful song.
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Master Ray on March 21, 2014, 07:21:36 PM: IMO, 'Mambo Queen...'

On the album, it sounded like a standard, filler kind of rock track...

Live... bloody great.
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Brian-DC on March 21, 2014, 09:44:44 PM: Believe it or not, Wonderful Way to Go. On the album, it didn't grab me but then seeing it live, wow.
Now I love that song.
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: lotus on March 21, 2014, 10:40:56 PM: Rumour and Rapture live is on
Freeborn John live - Rev Hammer (cd and dvd, Beautiful Days Festival 2005)
:-)
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Anna Woman von NRW on March 23, 2014, 10:07:55 AM: Believe It - thought the album track was a bit lame really. Think the despair and pain translates much better live. Can't remember the last time I listened to it off LOHC cd.
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: lupus225 on March 23, 2014, 02:31:52 PM: Lean Back and Fall

Studio: *yaaaawn* :P
Live: *who-hoooooo* :o ;D :o

Also, No Pain on Big Guitars beats the studio version BY FAR!
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Rusco on March 23, 2014, 08:22:20 PM: 125 MPH - At first, I heard a live version which didn't make a big affection on me. I still think the studio version is better.

Ghost of Your Father, along with Knife are songs that I'd like to hear live some day if I could get better into them somehow.
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: declan cowdrey on March 28, 2014, 04:24:30 PM: Never really liked " one of the chosen" then heard it played live and was blown away!
Same thing happened with " I need more time" on the last tour
NMA really have to be seen live to fully appreciate their songs.
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: MARKXE on March 28, 2014, 04:51:50 PM: NMA are a live band, every song played live is good and better than the studio version.
All songs played live seem to have evolved and grown and take on a new twist and seeing every word sung with such passion and a hundred other emotions always gets me.
Favorite tracks live all of them :)
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Shush on March 28, 2014, 07:06:51 PM: Quote from: MARKXE on March 28, 2014, 04:51:50 PM
NMA are a live band, every song played live is good and better than the studio version.
All songs played live seem to have evolved and grown and take on a new twist and seeing every word sung with such passion and a hundred other emotions always gets me.
Favorite tracks live all of them :)

As ever, you summed things up perfectly there Markxe ;)
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: sozbot on March 31, 2014, 01:26:31 PM: Quote from: MARKXE on March 28, 2014, 04:51:50 PM
NMA are a live band, every song played live is good and better than the studio version.
All songs played live seem to have evolved and grown and take on a new twist and seeing every word sung with such passion and a hundred other emotions always gets me.
Favorite tracks live all of them :)

You know what? I agree with this 100%! :)
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Anna Woman von NRW on March 31, 2014, 06:26:25 PM: I think I probably do too !

Except for the songs that can't/won't be translated live. Guessing that Qasr El Nil Bridge is one of these.

:-*
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Bunny on March 31, 2014, 07:38:14 PM: Red Earth, Bloodsports, Dawn....always skipped em. Til I heard em live. Now I think Dawn and Red Earth are easily among my favourites
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Pol on April 01, 2014, 09:04:35 PM: I've always disliked the song inheritance it was the first nma that didn't do for me and to be honest still don't like the t&c version.
All was forgiven when they played it live on the eight tour ( i think) don't mind the live acoustic version on big guitars in little Europe
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Master Ray on April 01, 2014, 09:22:43 PM: INHERITANCE is always great live on the rare occasions when the lads play it...I'd love to hear it on the April tour...
Title: Re: Songs that are better played live?
Post by: Pazza on April 04, 2014, 10:44:29 PM: Remember that happening when I went to see xmal Deutschland back in the day at the Hac in Manc and an aimless album track suddenly became a new favourite - it's the power of live music