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It depends entirely on the artist and the experience.
Autechre "live" were so boring I had to listen to them at home immediately to remind me why they are one of my favorite groups. The Fall live was a fiasco, but I got the wrong night I'm sure.
However, seeing Rocket from the Tombs in the flesh playing the original coolest punk songs ever that they happened to pen in '75 was an experience I wouldn't trade for anything, and they were spot on. I bought one of their Rocket Redux cds from David Thomas (who to this day sells his own shit in person on stage after the show!) and it sounds great, but it can't compare to the intensity of these legendary men laying it down inches in front of you.
Sonic Youth albums are a life changing experience for me, but they make me so I can't wait until I can see them live to see how the hell they created such songs and what they do to their guitars to make it happen. In their case the records and the shows are inseperable to me.
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