Years ago, when I was a youngster looking for interesting things to stuff my ears with, I was an avid reader of musical magazines (back in the day when internet access was granted to a small group of people in the world) and reviews of live records were extremely rare, as editors mostly agreed live recordings present bands in the worst possible manner. Seemed weird at the time and now, years later, it seems completely idiotic. Live recordings present the band how the band actually sounds, without the polished production and the entire set up and all the fancy stuff a band is capable of putting on stage, to hide the fact that their sound is utter crap. In a live recording, you hear the artist / band as they straightforward are. You actually hear the band this way. The bands soul, if you will.
