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Question: Which is better - MOTS studio or live version? :: Total Votes:16 Poll choices Votes Statistics Studio Version 13  [81.25%] Live in Bilbao version 3  [18.75%] Guests cannot vote

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timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: Mar. 22 2008, 07:13 Which one do you prefer? Personally I still prefer the studio version as it captures Mike's guitar work perfectly. There are parts of the live recording that seem to shine more than the studio version (especially Shabda and Musica Universalis finale), but overall I still prefer the studio version. -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

Harmono Group: Members Posts: 759 Joined: May 2005 Posted: Mar. 22 2008, 10:25 Me too. The live recording has its moments and Mike's guitar isn't as bad as I was led to believe (obviously because the mics had  better spots than the fans). Still, there are some mistakes, not too much, but still. Back to top

changeling Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: May 2007 Posted: Mar. 29 2008, 13:25 I loved the live version ! It just felt more organic. I always think the closer you can get to the "moment" when a player hits his strings, without production or whatever in the way, the closer you are to the emotion behind the music. Obviously, sometimes the moment can't always be perfect, but it is real. Actually, i accidently put on the live version the other day (as I have put both versions on separate discs), and it was only the third or fourth time that I had heard the album, and It really jumped out at me and it felt more emotional and dynamic... -------------- "Terrible, wonderful, crazy, perfect"                        Mike Oldfield 1998 Back to top

Modeler Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: Feb. 2008 Posted: Mar. 29 2008, 17:36 There's only one way to find out... FI-I-I-I-IGHT!!! -------------- Doo dom dop Doodily doop n'dop n'dop A-doodily doo dom dop Doodily doop n'dop n'dop Man, they don't write songs like that any more... Back to top

arron11196 Group: Members Posts: 826 Joined: April 2005 Posted: Mar. 29 2008, 18:19 Its been claimed we dont do that here! but maybe you could take it outside... I'll ref.   By the way, Modeler, welcome to the crazy house and may I just say I love your personal message ^_^ -------------- Arron J Eagling Everyone's interpretation is different, and everyone has a right to that opinion. There is no "right" one, I am adding this post to communicate my thoughts to share them with like-minded souls who will be able to comment in good nature. (insert the last 5 mins of Crises here) Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Mar. 29 2008, 18:52 I voted for the studio version, but I really can't decide. They're different. The studio version is shining, glowing with a pristine, translucent perfection - which I love - but I also love the imperfections of the live performance. To me the parts that are not 100% spot on are the true marking of a live performance... otherwise I could've easily believed that they were playing some tape in the Bilbao auditorium or wherever it was. But then I heard the beginning of Harbinger... with the string section struggling to play all together and finally managing to... sort-of... (and I imagined Mike O. giving the famous "Oldfield looks" to all of the string players, and to Karl Jenkins.) There are thousands of such glitches in the live performance, and that's exactly what I love about it. One thing I like better in the studio version than in the live one is the choir. On the studio recording it's just six people, while on the live recording it just sounds like a full operatic choir... too operatic, IMHO, while (e.g.) on the studio version of Shabda the lyrics are heard much more clearly in the studio version. Anyway, all in all, that's a very minor point. The studio version is wonderful, and the live version is wonderful as well because of everything in it that's not perfect. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: April 18 2008, 04:59 I went for studio version but I must say I was very impressed with how good the live one sounds. I'd love to hear it live myself one day. Some comments: 1) The timing in places felt quite different which surprised me. For instance in Silhouette the "tinkly piano" is now "frantic tinkly piano" followed by funeral march flute and harp. Maybe I'm just too used to the studio speeds! 2) Hayley sounded a bit more "warbly" in the live. Not my preference but thats probably just me again. 3) Bum notes in a live performance are sometimes inevitable and part of the experience. However listening to them again and again (such as 3 minutes into Harmonia Mundi - ouch! ) can be a bit painful. 4) The mix of the live performance - though slightly different to the studio - was I thought lovely. Does anyone know if this was adjusted in post production or was the mix this good live? I appreciate those who were there might find this difficult to judge as what they heard suffered from - ehm - concretepillarfication. -------------- "I say I say I say I say, what's got three bottles and five eyes and no legs and two wheels" Back to top

clotty Group: Members. Posts: 237 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: April 18 2008, 07:36 I like both versions and play them both regualrly, but I think the studio version is the better one. Quote Hayley sounded a bit more "warbly" in the live. Not my preference but thats probably just me again. Not just you Matt. I agree. In fact I think the choir too is generally better on the studio version - perhaps down to rehearsal time? Just my opinion - what do I know. -------------- Clotty Back to top

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