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I didn't particularly like their albums, even at the time -- I was already moving away from metal -- but they were a brilliant live act, and always had fantastic support acts (Living Colour, King's X, etc.).
Unbelievable live - not so in the studio
To be honest quite a lot of the bands I like are much better live or rather I enjoy them live more. In fact I'm a fan of live albums for this reason. Stevie Ray Vaughan's recorded output left a lot to be desired but live he was amazing. Modern blues player like Schofield, Trucks, Laurence Jones, KWS are much better live. I often think artists should gig the new material and then go straight in to record it.
I'm more a fan of Joe Bonamassa live (but not at £100) than his polished records. I might blame Kevin Shirley for that, every instrument on every album sounds the damn same In fact Bonamassa sounds better on his Instagram videos than his records. Then again so does Greg Koch.
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My lad likes Municipal Waste, Iron Reagan, Lost Society, Shrapnel and the like - I've seen most of these bands with him in the last couple of years and they're great live. Really good entertainment but apart from the odd track that appears on a 'shuffle' playlist, I find them all really dull to listen to at home - same tempo's, no dynamics....etc
Say what you like about what the eighties thrash bands did, and they might not be as technically proficient as these newer bands, but they could write entire albums that would keep the listener engaged throughout.
Either that, or I'm getting old.
I was going to get defensive about this, but I think you're largely right. The exceptions being the more loosely produced albums, like Stiff Upper Lip and Flick of the Switch.
BiB is awesome of course, courtesy of Mr Lange.
I like their studio albums, but really they are (or were) a live act.
I've also got a CD of the Wembley concert I went to; they produced it on the fly - you ordered it on the way in and picked it up on the way out.
Nick Seymour is one of the best bass players out there, too.
Machine Head and Lamb Of God were live experiences which didn't do so well on album.
I saw an unknown band at a a festival in Germany in the early 80s called The Waterboys, who were fantastic despite not playing music I'd normally go for, and when they broke through a few months later I was pretty disappointed with their records.