[Jeremy]

So what songs dyall think are better when?
for example:

someting for the pain is so much better live
but
blaze of glory is so much better in studio version.

any more opinions???

[Booser]

I prefer the studio version of Pain.

I prefer how Bad Medicine is played live. It sounds slicker. I also prefer Runaway live to the studio version (not the live piano version)

[NEWJERSEY]

My fave live songs are

1.You give love a bad name(live from london)
2.Living on a prayer(Live from london)
3.Dry county(from the dry county single)
4.Bed of roses(from snl 1993)
5.Keep the faith(from keep the faith an evening with bon jovi)
6.I ll be there for you(from keep the faith 8 track bonus cd)
7.Something to belive in(from the album one wild night live)
8.Never say goodbye acoustic(from the bootleg live)
9.Runaway(from the album one wild night live)
10.Only lonely(from 85 japaneese tour)

[Krycek]

I'd say I prefer roughly 98% of all songs played live to the studio versions. Even if some don't have the same power I still prefer seeing and listening to live performances.

Some of my favourites are:

Something To Believe In (Yokohama 1996)
Keep The Faith (from Giants Stadium 2001)
Undivided (CD:UK)
Blood on Blood (Shepards Bush Empire 2002)
Blaze of Glory (Giants Stadium 2001)
These Days (TFI Friday '96)
Always (Live in London)
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (Dublin '03)
Livin on a Prayer acc (Storytellers)
Wanted Dead or Alive (Storytellers)

.............to name but a few.


Phil

[bonweissy]

I've been looking for a live version of undivided. Does anyone know where to find one?

[Supersonic]

Aloha !

Everything performed before Crush: Live versions
Everything after that: Studio versions

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Supersonic

Aloha !

Everything performed before Crush: Live versions
Everything after that: Studio versions

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Yeah that's a pretty accurate account. I tend to prefer live music because you get a better feel for how good a band actually is that way. However in Bon Jovi's case the shows since 2000 have missed something. I like it when bands ellaborate a little and play longer solos, or use additional lyrics while playing live and Bon Jovi's sets have missed that since 2000. If you watch the Live From London DVD or the An Evening with BJ show then the music is great and you get a much better feel for it. However having said that I have to say that Prayer was very good in 2003 despite Jon not being able to hit the chrous notes. That was perhaps the only song that they ellaborated on, with the bridge being sung acappella as an intro before Richie's talkbox.