>ALSO, many artists can't fucking perform live.
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>so, yeah, there's your answer.

It takes a really strong artist to be able to deliver live. And even some of the best artists who kill it live still don't sound as good as they do in the studio - their breath control is off, their sense of pitch doesn't stand up when listening back to the recording, etc.

That being said, some of my absolute favorite albums are live. Donny Hathaway Live, James Brown Live at the Apollo, Aretha Franklin Live at Fillmore West, The Roots Come Alive (talking about breath control? BT kills this...), Erykah Badu Live, etc...

I'm salty that Stevie Wonder hasn't released a live album/video from the Songs in the Key of Life tour. Seeing that live was the best live music experience I've ever had. Amazing from start to finish. I thought for CERTAIN they'd release a live album so I could experience some of that magic again, but all I have is YouTube videos from people's cell phones.