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Last night I went through about 50 different bootlegs to see if I was wrong.
Yes, I made a blanket statement. I should have said MOST audience recordings suck. Atsonicpark's right--acoustic shows fare better, though it's amazing how many of those manage to suck as well.
MOST audience recordings are either too muddy or else have no bass at all. Weird.
My frustration comes from not always being able to sample the shows before I download them. The shattered hopes, the fruitless anticipation...it hurts.
Anyone know the source of 1969: VU live? I have the feeling that it's audience. Good counter-example. Great great recording.
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