While I've nothing against the original version at all, Wings' live "Maybe I'm Amzaed" blows the roof off Paul's solo version.

Cheap Trick, "I Want You To Want Me." The studio version hints at country and has a piano solo.

Queen, "Brighton Rock" and "Love of My Life" (from Live Killers not the later live album.)

Tori Amos, "These Precious Things". This one really took on a life of its own in concert.

Jimi, "The Star-Spngled Banner", though the studio version and the Woodstock are so different they shouldn't be compared. The studio cut was more of what you'd expect from Brian May. (And wasn't it recorded after Woodstock?)

The Stones, "Love in Vain" (from Get your Ya-yas Out"). This is probably the only Stones song I'll mention here. Sure they rocked in concert, but their live albums don't stand alone very well.

I imagine Frampton belongs here, though if I ever heard the studio versions, I don't remember,

"Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks immediately comes to mind.

"Hi, Hi, Hi" by Wings.

"You Really Got Me" - The Kinks

"Like a Hurricane" - Neil Young. Both the unplugged version and the one on the Weld album.

By the way, "Maybe I'm Amazed (Live)" was the hit version of that song. Before that, it was an "album cut".

All the songs from the Who's Tommy.

Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes live take on "Ten Years Gone"

Fleetwood Mac's live version of Tusk is WAY better than the studio version.

Nazareth's "This Flight Tonight".

Duke Ellington Orch.: Virtually any live version of "Dimineundo and Crescendo in Blue," but especially the one at Newport in 1956.
Cream: Take your pick of "Spoonful" "Toad" or "I Feel Free."

On Napster, back when it was free (hell if I use it now--no good •••• on there), I got "The End," the Doors, live. Totally awesome.

Jim Morrison truly is a god.

I just saw "Sting in Tuscany," a performance he did for a small crowd. He is an amazing performer. His voice, plain and simple, is beautiful. Wow.

And the Elton John concert televised was awesome, too.

Rammstein. "Du Hast." Just d/l'ed the MPEG of their performance at MTV Europe awards.

The Eagles' reunion concert "Hell Freezes Over" had a great live preformance of "Hotel California." I can't decide which I like better!

The Eagles in concert delivered carbon copies of their studio recordings (ditto 10cc). That version of Hotel Calf is the exception, but it still sounds like they could have imported the vocal track from the studio version.

Personally, I think that the live versions of Peter Gabriel's "D.I.Y", "I Have The Touch", "On The Air", "I Don't Remember", and especially "San Jacinto" from 1982 or 1983's "Plays Live" are better than the studio versions.

I know there's more...I simply cannot think of any right now. I'll be back with some, I guess!

Just saw Springsteen and the E Street Band's '75 London show (Hammersmith Odeon).

The live version of Jungleland was incredible. And to beat the studio version of that song is pretty d@mn hard.

Sorry, meant to say saw it on my local PBS.

Hello again. I just wanted to say that one of my favorite British techno/electronica groups, Underworld, has a live album called "Everything, Everything", and on it is an excellent version of one of their regular album tracks, "Juanita/Kiteless". In fact, they actually add some cool-sounding musical elements to the live version, that were not on the studio version. Great stuff!

The thing about Underworld is that they are similar to Orbital (who have recently released their final CD "The Blue Album") as well as the short-lived Leftfield (they only released two regular albums, as well as having tracks on the "Trainspotting" and "The Beach" soundtracks), but the only difference is that Underworld has many actual vocals on their tracks. A good example of this is "Dark & Long".

Also, almost all of the titles of Underworld songs make absolutely no sense. To me, at least. Anyway, their music is really great, and I hope that they release another album sometime soon.

Just a quick bit of trivia: Wil Wheaton, according to his website, is a fan of this group. I think he's a bit pompous and pretentious, but at least his tatse in music is eclectic!

Brian Webber, back in 2001:

Fleetwood Mac's live version of Tusk is WAY better than the studio version.

The only problem with that is that it's darned near impossible to get the USC Marching Band to your live performance!

The Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" Live from "Heaven" (A club in England) DVD ROCKS!

The "Peacetour" rules.