Since I wasn't in the studio to see Jon lay down his vocals on HAND, I won't comment on your vocals being doctored opinion. I've seen HAND performed live 4 times. At Live 8, it was played a bit slow. The other three times I saw it, Milwaukee, Michigan and for the CMT Crossroads show it seemed much better. Jon's vocals seemed fine to me, yes, maybe not as strong live but very clear. I thought the CMT performance was very good and I heard it twice that night. But, like someone else commented Jon's vocals never quite replicate the studio version, I Believe comes to mind. And I'm not talking about I Believe sung now, I'm talking about on the KTF tour. Being stationary in the studio and not moving like he does on stage would also play a part in the vocals being different woudn't it?

All in all I think HAND holds up better than Everyday live.