Songs That Are Better Live Than On The Album.

[jeffreyzed]

99% of us is failure, a single explosion and black helicopter!

 

i always liked 99%, but i assumed it would be really boring live. i was so wrong. so much more emotion comes through, i couldn't believe how well he pulled it off!

 

black helicopter was the most artfully done out of all the songs in the setlist when i saw him last summer. it had the most definition and subtleties.

[Crusader]

Near Fantastica is still the best song played live, ever. Or Giant. ;)

[Devilonrollerskates]

The live bootlegs of A Long Way Down from the Avalanche tour that I've heard have added guitar parts that sound great. Other great songs live are Avalanche, Pledge, Fantastica, Giant (this is best as an encore opener, with the crowd chanting the "kickass" part until the recording of the cheerleaders comes on), Apparitions (love the Massey Hall version), Blue Skies, Suburbia, Time Bomb (when he lets the audience sing the chorus at the end), 99%, I'm A Window...etc. I'm gonna stop there, I could go on forever lol.

[Devil On Rollerskates]

The live bootlegs of A Long Way Down from the Avalanche tour that I've heard have added guitar parts that sound great. Other great songs live are Avalanche, Pledge, Fantastica, Giant (this is best as an encore opener, with the crowd chanting the "kickass" part until the recording of the cheerleaders comes on), Apparitions (love the Massey Hall version), Blue Skies, Suburbia, Time Bomb (when he lets the audience sing the chorus at the end), 99%, I'm A Window...etc. I'm gonna stop there, I could go on forever lol.

 

I'm going to add Symbolistic White Walls with extended lyrics.

[MrsSmith]

21st Century Living was pretty cool done live.

[c0micb0y]

Yeah def Symbolistic w/extended lyrics, blew my mind when I heard that live the first time.

21st Century made all the Avalanche shows so fucking current and relevant, with new comments and excerpts added every night. That blew my mind even more and sent my head spinning.

 

I will also agree that Near Fantastica is probably the most badass live song that I've ever seen from 12 years of performances. Christian Thor Valdsen TORE THAT SHIT UP, and Matt was on his knees half the time rockin out.

 

Hmmm Born to Kill was a pretty heavy assault as well...

[Goldring]

99% of Us is Failure. Somehow, the live version is sadder.

 

I kind of hope though, he doesn't play it at the show I am seeing, in December. I will start to cry. I cry every time I here this song because my mom has terminal cancer and it really hits home. I seriously, CANNOT get through that song without crying. ;)

[Devil On Rollerskates]

I will also agree that Near Fantastica is probably the most badass live song that I've ever seen from 12 years of performances. Christian Thor Valdsen TORE THAT SHIT UP, and Matt was on his knees half the time rockin out.

 

Yeah I've never actually seen it live (I've only actually been to one Matt Good show, on the WLR&RR tour) but all the bootlegs and video I have of it are awesome. I have to say Pat Steward is an awesome drummer live, I think he really adds intensity and urgency to the songs but he doesn't really get to show off much on the albums.

[alex_madf3rit]

Yea I saw him once and he opened with Near Fantastica, it was fucking amazing really. definitely Giant for an encore opener but how about for closers though? I find sometimes he can't get a really good closing track at the end. For me at least. Everything is Automatic was amazing at Massey Hall but then he came out again and finished with True Love, that was meh, another time he closed with Empty Road, great song but not a really good closing track. I think I alson remember him closing with Apparitions, Can't Get Shot in the Back. I think a more solid track would close the show better

[noise_pollution]

The best closer ever was Born to Kill. Nothing has even come close, with the exception of Giant when it ran into Symbloistic White Walls(extended).

[c0micb0y]

The best closer ever was Born to Kill

 

TROO

[RileyLewis]

What song is better live? Two come to my mind:

 

- Fated (acoustic)

 

- Pledge of Allegiance (band).

 

Just so much emotion in both when done live, epsecially the latter.

[noise_pollution]

Pledge, just because it was reworked from this mellow number to full on rock. I also rank Pledge as a song in my top 3 Matt Good tunes. From them demo, to the album version, to the reworked live version, to the acoustic arrangement, it is an absolute perfect song. And yes I have a copy of all, for those interested. I really should do a Pledge retrospective in the Lounge.

Edited October 1, 2009 by noise_pollution

[johnerwin]

Pledge, just because it was reworked from this mellow number to full on rock. I also rank Pledge as a song in my top 3 Matt Good tunes. From them demo, to the album version, to the reworked live version, to the acoustic arrangement, it is an absolute perfect song. And yes I have a copy of all, for those interested. I really should do a Pledge retrospective in the Lounge.

 

I have all except the demo version..didn't know there was one available

 

And yes, I would be interested.

[noise_pollution]

Yeah he demoed five songs from Avalanche: Double Life, Weapon, IAWCC, Pledge and Song for the Girl. I can put them up this weekend when I have access to a non-work computer.