Live Versions of Songs
 

Are there any live versions of songs that you prefer over the original studio recording? The one song I really like more live is INSPIRE from the My Story Arena Tour 2005. At the beginning she screams "here we go!" and the guitar rifts are sick! So, what about you?

Surreal from Dome Tour
walking proud from Power of Music
until that day... from Asia Tour 2007
A song for XX from a-nation 2008

kiss o' kill - tour of secret
Duty,SURREAL and ASFXX - Dome
HANABI - a-nation '05
Together When.. - 07-08 CDL

I think there was the same thread made not long ago.

I prefer SIGNAL, Hana and POWDER SNOW PCDL versions over the studio versions.
and I also like that INSPIRE from AT05

+ I love a song is born - Stadium Tour 2002, ASFXX - AT02.

I love Ayu's lives... will usually prefer a live version over a studio version, I do for many artists!

One song for me where the live is infinitely better than studio is GAME. I can't stand the studio... the altered vocals are unbearable but in AT05 it is supermegafoxyawesomehot.

Pretty much all of them! Except from a few. Like Ladies Night. Epic studio, quite bad live.

Almost all songs get better live and some songs are for live only. I often skip B&D on the stereo but I looooover it so much live. Like my top 10 fav live songs~

Agree with that... But i'm sure that if she would sing the ~another night~ version, it would be so much epic ! *0*

The is this LOVE? and Hanabi performances from a-nation 2005 are the two of the best live recordings in existence. It is known.

every Boys&Girls live, I don't even listen to it from Lp album, but live ver (mostly each one of them) is awesome <3

Bold & Delicious - CDL 05-06

A Song for XX - a nation'08 EPIC!!!!!!

count down - AT2010

A Song for XX is almost always better in live version

Memorial address is good as well

evolution from CDL 2006-2007! just epic!

HEAVEN from CDL 05-06
Endless sorrow from CDL 05-06
count down from AT10 (though I love the studio version just the same)
is this LOVE? from AT06
walking proud from AT05
HANABI from a-nation '05
A Song for XX....basically every time she sings it, but especially A MUSEUM and a-nation '08

Also SIGNAL, Hana, And Then from PCDL...I dislike her early voice

a few which people have mentioned
HANABI, is this LOVE?, A Song for XX, Endless Sorrow, SIGNAL, count down
i think PCDL had a lot of amazing vocal >> studio songs :)

A Song for XX - a nation'08

I hardly have any live versions and remembering these makes me want them> to the downloads!

Love Live versions ! I'm always ripping lives from dvds & tv shows love for example:

immature - CDL04-05
POWDER SNOW - PCDL
A Song is born - Aichi Expo
July 1st - a-nation'07
HANABI - a-nation'05
evolution - STADIUM TOUR
I am... - CDL 2009-2010
Greatful days - a-nation'08
part of Me - ASIA TOUR 2007
appears - ASIA TOUR 2007
Depend on you - ASIA TUOR 2008
Endless sorrow - CDL 05-06

and many others :D

I'm not sure if I like them BETTER than the studio versions, but there are a few outstanding lives.

HANABI at a-nation '05
Bold & Delicious at CDL 05-06
evolution from AT 07 (LOVE that acoustic introduction)
Memorial address from AT 03(?)

Memorial address arena tour 03 04

Seasons Stadium - 2002
Talkin´to myself - AT 2008
Powder snow/Hana/signal/Naturally - Premium CDL
Is this love? - A nation 2005
To be - A nation 2009
Depend on you - A museum
A song for XX - Music Fair 2003
Because of you - CDL 2005-2006
Kiss or kill - AT 2007
In the corner - AT 2009
Memorial Adress/Microphone - AT 2010


:P (just to mention a few xD)

Evolution - Dome Tour 2001
Moments - Arena Tour 2003-2004
Whatever - CDL 2004-2005
Immature - CDL 2004-2005 (I always listen to this live)
Endless Sorrow - CDL 2005-2006
SS - CDL 2007-2008
monochrome - Power Of Music 2011
November - CDL 2011-2012
....there are plenty of them that sound better live then the studio versions.These were the few that came into my mind.

The first one that jumps to my mind is Forgiveness from Power of Music.

I prefer a lot of the Power of Music live versions over the original versions, I think Power of Music is the highlight of her career actually

I also prefer the live versions of Memorial Address and count down from the Rock'n'Roll Circus tour

Nothing can beat 'M (unplugged version)' from AT02

this this this this
she has never nailed a song as much as that performance.
the rain, the voice, the attitude, the everything.
I downloaded it in 1080 and watched it about a million times. almost felt like i was there

Whatever - CDL 2004-2005. Love it when the guitar etc kick in!

mi|kshake~

SURREAL ~ COUNTDOWN LIVE 2005-2006

evolution ~ COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A 〜Future Classics〜

M ～POWER of MUSIC～ 2011 A LIMITED EDITION

and then ~ concert tour 2000 A

WHATEVER ~ Countdown Live 2004-2005

PoM version of M is the best!

November (CDL 11-12)
Hanabi (a-nation 05)
forgiveness (Power of Music)
Bold&Delicious (CDL 05-06)
flower garden (A Museum 2003)
surreal (Dome Tour 2001)

Evolution from Asia Tour 2007. I love Evolution live in Ayu's later concerts better than the Studio recording, but I love the Asia Tour 2007 version the best.

Yeah!
I have it on ringtone :-)

Am I the only one here who loves RAINBOW from COUNTDOWN LIVE 2007-2008? :P

Uhm, I'd say..
～POWER of MUSIC～ in general
evolution (ASIA TOUR 2007)
A Song for ×× (a-nation '08)
SEVEN DAYS WAR (RNCR ～7days Special～)
RAINBOW (CDL 2011-2012)
GREEN & Will (PCDL 2008-2009)
and many others

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