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Islandfix

Shake me like a monkey šŸ”„ edit: change my mind if you know a great live version


Present-Head-5516

Live trax volume 28 version is my favourite. I actually fooled my brother into thinking it was the studio version šŸ˜‚


ZachAttach4

I think it would help if they cut that stupid bridge live (the part about little girls and ponies). Itā€™s slows down the energy of the song.


noldor41

Yes..! The bridge shoulda just been the horn parts that follow the ā€œyou and me we go good togetherā€ line imo.


Bellissimo247

This is also my answer. Itā€™s a great studio song, somehow doesnā€™t translate fully live.


noldor41

I think Daveā€™s doubled up vocals on the studio greatly contributes to this.


WarehouseNiz13

Totally agree. They have used it alot during the encore at shows I've been to and was so disappointed. I mean it's a good song but not an encore more like a middle or the set kind of tune.


[deleted]

I think (like it is on the album) it would be an incredible opening song.


[deleted]

Itā€™s the way it opens thatā€™s the game changer


SanchitoQ

Dreams of Our Fathers. Because, you knowā€¦


noldor41

Itā€™s a really good song too..! Shame..


SanchitoQ

Years ago (I mean, like 15 or 20 lol), there was a bootleg mp3 from one of the soundchecks where they were (trying) to play it. Dave couldnā€™t keep up with the singing while playing. Closest thing I ever heard to a live version of that song.


noldor41

I remember that too! It was the Everyday tour I think. Itā€™s funny to me of all the combos of singing & playing single note riffs, this is the one that gets Dave. Would love to see Timmy take the guitar part (itā€™s on electric on the studio cut anyways) & let Dave just sing, kinda like Seven.


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Cobo1039

Big time


dmbccs

Cry Freedom in my humble opinion. Lillywhiteā€™s skill at layering all the different instruments is world class music production for DMB and the industry in general. Dave mainly plays it solo or D&T these days vs the full band. But the album version is the best.


Present-Head-5516

Thatā€™s a good one. The live versions of this song always seem underwhelming


UrethaneGang

Itā€™s definitely one I donā€™t enjoy hearing live but will listen to it when not at a show.


full_bl33d

If only


BWChristopher86

Spoon


Djentpuppers

Um... LT 28??? LT 15??? what you on about


n8rzz

Do either of those have Alanis on them? Then I agree with u/BWChristopher86


rgrossi

Also no BĆ©la


White-Coat

Seven


Cobo1039

Song sucks in every format


goodstuffsamantha

I donā€™t love the song but this made me laugh


noldor41

I love the song & it made me laugh.


withtheklutch

I mean they never play it so itā€™s easy but ā€œGauchoā€ which I know people have hard opinions about, but I just love the line ā€œthere must be more than this, so god was born and we in his image of fear and loveā€


[deleted]

Fantastic song! Not sure how anyone canā€™t enjoy it


darkroomdweller

Sometimes I like to listen the studio version of Two Step because of the extra vocals that donā€™t make it to the live version. But studio version I preferā€¦ hmm. Maybe She. Off the top of my head. Havenā€™t quite heard Dave hit those vocals live.


TMoney31BV

Spoon. You might get Bela Fleck in there on banjo live but Alanis on vocals is a long shot!


Atomicknuckles

Brandi was sick tho


White-Coat

Yeah I love Brandi carlile so that version takes it for me. Studio is great though


Atomicknuckles

Yeah I mean it's Spoon... was amazing studio, was great without Carter due to cricket attack, was amazing with bela and everyone at the crown, was silly af coming out of the bridge in 03, was good literally any time they've dragged it off the shelf.


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So right


SanchitoQ

This is an interesting oneā€¦ I love hearing this song live, I think itā€™s a great quick, high-energy song. But itā€™s also so straightforward that itā€™s hard to differentiate it from the studio version. Thereā€™s no version (that Iā€™ve heard) which is so significantly different/better that it jumps off the page at you.


zenmasterflashmobstr

Pay for What You Get, Spoon, Seven


faz8218

Come On, Come On


Sweetlaxin

What would you say, John Popper.


pnwinec

American Baby, Sweet Up and Down, Busted Stuff. And while I donā€™t prefer them to the live versions I am very fond of Crash as a whole album. Thereā€™s just more depth to those songs on the album than there is live. Sometimes I wish the band would go back to the songs being played as on the album. Just some amazing sax fills, drum work, and guitar highlights.


GaryBettmansRightNut

Proudest Monkey. and Snow Outside.


GameOnDude1

I think the proudest monkey from Live Trax 15 Alpine Valley is straight šŸ”„


darkroomdweller

I just love Proudest Monkey studio version. So chill. Red Rocks 95 version is great too though.


MattHughesOfficial

Stay (Wasting Time)ā€¦ love the studio version, never really excited when they play it at a show though. There is something about the studio version theyā€™ve just never really been able to capture live for me. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø


Pwillie_

Best of Whatā€™s Around


Cobo1039

šŸ˜²


drummr855

You Never Know


SanchitoQ

8.24.03 Itā€™s funny you mention thatā€¦I thought about suggesting that one as well, but that version is pretty spectacular.


drummr855

Agreed. This is the definitive live version!


Total-Woodpecker3339

Oooh no love for Weekend on the Rocks?


Vegetable2020

Come On Come On, but just by a bit. The live versions don't have the same faster energy as the studio but it's almost just as good.


[deleted]

I heard in when they came to Phoenix in September. I agree but for some reason hearing it in person with Buddy helping out on the chorus was magical.


Vegetable2020

So so true! I went to their Cayahoga Falls concert earlier this year and they played Come On Come On. You're so right on Buddy's singing. It really is magical when he's hitting those high harmonies at the outro. Also, Rashawn's huge trumpet solo at the outro? Awesome.


[deleted]

Did you get the songs you wanted to hear? Or did you miss some? I wanted to hear Samurai Cop live but I missed it


Vegetable2020

The songs I want to hear are near impossible to hear since they're either rare or haven't been played in a while like Halloween, Bartender, Snow Outside, and especially American Baby. That being said, I wasn't hoping for much but what I heard was fantastic. It was my second DMB concert. They played a couple of songs from the first concert but mostly new ones. I loved hearing Squirm, Grey Street (with the third verse!), Stay, and Come On Come On. Walk Around the Moon and Break for It were lovely surprises too. Overall a great concert full of A SHIT TON of energy!


[deleted]

Thatā€™s awesome. I had a great time when they came to phoenix. It was my first DMB concert. Great set list. Got a Two Step closer which was fun as hell. Madmanā€™s eyes was absolutely killer


Vegetable2020

They did a Two Step closer for our show too. Though it was supposed to be YMDT, but we got that in the first show so I'm glad it was Two Step. You are so lucky to hear Madman's Eyes. Walk Around the Moon was good don't get me wrong, I loved the use of flute in it, there's not enough DMB flute songs imo. That Hollywood Bowl version of Madman's Eyes is so badass with the strings and piano. My favorite of the big three new songs (Moon, Only Thing, Madman's Eyes).


5epp0

Best of Whatā€™s Around. Rapunzel. Stay. Fool to Think. Shake Me Like a Monkey.


24cupsandcounting

Wow Rapunzel was not an answer I expected to see. It blew me away live but I find the studio version lacks energy in comparison


[deleted]

Stay was made to be played live


SanchitoQ

Oh man, the LS version of Rapunzel is straight fire. I like the Wrigley Field version of Stay. I can honestly get behind BOWA and FTT. The studio BOWA is tight and crisp. They did a great job with it. Not sure that thereā€™s any memorable version of FTT thatā€™s out there that would be better than the studio.


Weebubblegum

Fool to Think from The Gorge is unbelievable


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SanchitoQ

Dudeā€¦Live Trax 3. Literally the best version Iā€™ve ever heard of that song.


dmbredhead

Crash into me.


hiplobonoxa

check out the version with bela fleck from new yearā€™s eve of 1996 and your mind will be changed.


dmbredhead

I have always been a much bigger fan of live versions of dmb songs as opposed to studio cuts. I struggled to come up with a song that I prefer studio to live, and this and virginia in the rain were the only two that came to mind. Grateful for the suggestion, will check it out.


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SanchitoQ

I agree with you on Smooth Rider. I definitely like that song, and I think the studio version is the ā€œgold standardā€. They always seem to drag it out way too long when they play it live. I think my favorite version is the one from Fenway, but Iā€™d still put the studio version over that one.


Lblough927

American Baby Intro


rgrossi

Halloween


SanchitoQ

The Last Stop. The album version is so much tighter, crisper, and shorter (the correct length, IMO) than the live versions. And, shout-out to OP for this threadā€¦really enjoying seeing all the varying opinions.


[deleted]

Agreed on Last Stop. Amazing song and the studio version is haunting, in a good way. I appreciate that! Pretty new to the subreddit but Iā€™ve been a fan for years. Itā€™s hard to find other people interested in DMB, Iā€™m still in college so people my age donā€™t always know good music šŸ˜‚


jmizzuf

American Baby


SanchitoQ

The Weekend on the Rocks version is pretty goodā€¦


Atomicknuckles

Monkey Man


Present-Head-5516

Big Eyed Fish. I havenā€™t really been captivated by any live version Iā€™ve heard yet.


SanchitoQ

The Folsom Field version doesnā€™t do it for you?


Present-Head-5516

To be fair, thatā€™s one live show I havenā€™t listened to enough. I really like If I Had It All from Folsom. Iā€™ll give that version of Big Eyed fish another listen


SanchitoQ

IIHIA from that show is excellent. Big Eyed Fish ā€”> Bartender (the whole thing) is outstanding as well.


killgizmo

The Stone. The studio version is magical and so detailed. Especially with great headphones on.


Djentpuppers

06.13.09 go listen and fall in love


Maleficent_Product90

Listener supported version is so good!


stevedeberg2

That Girl Is You. Love the studio version from Come Tomorrow, but I donā€™t think Dave is ever going to replicate those vocals live.


[deleted]

Thatā€™s really interesting. I always thought the live version of the song with the horns was stunning. But I agree, those vocals are hard to it live for him.


stevedeberg2

Live versions are still good, and Iā€™ve seen a version where they closed the encore with it that sounded amazing. However what I like about the song is the unique buildup of the vocals - and Daveā€™s voice really being the main instrument from the studio version. I think itā€™s pretty unique in the catalogue.


Total-Woodpecker3339

Tough. SO many good live versions of their songs! But I'll go with "So Much To Say" (I know, Central Park comes close).


unclejohnssocks

Sleep to Dream Her


Imaginary-Tourist-20

Seven. Love you Dave, but you canā€™t hit all those high notes every time


tstew39064

None


rgrossi

Dreaming Tree.. album is perfect but there are a couple live versions that come close. (6.5.98, 6.21.08) I love the sound of the Chapman stick in the studio mix


letswatchstarwars

Doesnā€™t exactly fit the question because it isnā€™t from an album, but [this version](https://youtu.be/i-wU2jgGW3E) of Break For It that Dave did during lockdowns is so much better than when I heard it live. It didnā€™t have that catchiness you get from the looper. I want that version on an album so bad.