If you remember Erykah Badu’s ‘ debut album was Baduizm in 1997 an album that did not included Tyrone, but the album that got her the Grammy nomination’s and award was her LIVE album in 1997 which had the same song’s as Baduizm performed live in concert, except she added a little. It could very well have been due to the piff we smoked. Get your minds out the gutter, we are talking about new music that was delivered much like Tyrone in 1997. Perhaps it was because of the energy of the crowd.

Maybe that was due to Shirley Manson’s deepening voice and empowering stage presence. However, it became a favorite when I heard Garbage perform it live at the 2012 Marés Vivas festival in Porto, Portugal. I can’t tell you whether or not analog versions of Garbage albums are better than live recordings, but I can confirm that seeing this band live, whether or not they’re being recorded, is awesome.Ĭherry Lips (Go Baby Go!) is a perfect example of a song I kinda liked when listening to the band’s 2001 Beautiful Garbage album, bought on CD, of course. Plus, as a recent Uni grad that year, it was much more convenient to lug around 300 CDs and a Sony Discman as I traveled to find my place in the world than the nearly 500 LPs that I (regrettably) stashed in my parents basement - not to mention the turntable, amp and speakers on which to play them. By the time their self-titled debut album came along in 1995, CDs had pretty much overtaken the asylum. I’ve never owned an analog version of any Garbage LP. I’ve seen many bands unable to recreate the record on stage – and it’s not that I’m looking for a facsimile – it’s that – I want to hear the melody I fell in love with – not the secondary lamer version that you end hearing ‘cos the singer can’t deliver the tune without “cut and pasting” – likewise that killer guitar solo that you’ve memorized and that just never shows up because again it was produced by studio wizardry.īilly Joel is a master musician – as is his band – his voice hits all the notes – his playing is indeed faster than the record and the sheer swagger of a band at the top of their game – knocking out licks and knocking down sips of Wine – it’s a perfect addition to the list. Made up of three separate songs that were “stitched” together for the album – it’s a bloody intricate piece of music – from the sax solos through to the amazing licks that Billy runs down the keyboard into the Brenda and Eddie section – you’ve gotta have serious chops to play these parts in the studio – let alone live. I mean this is pretty cheeky ‘cos the record version is legendary – The Stranger sold over 10 million records and the track still features in his live sets today – but it’s maybe because it is so bloody good live that it still finds its way into the track list.

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