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Do you have any TMBG songs where you like another variant over the album version? (startrek.website)

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I have several songs where I think they could have done better on the album version.

This includes a lot of Mink Car:

Bangs - Snapping Turtles had the more John-y lyrics in my opinion.
Man, It's So Loud in Here - The first demo just had more soul, in my opinion. I get they were going for Pet Shop Boys pastiche/parody, but I really liked the general 80s vibes of the original demo.
My Man - There's a demo that has some better compositional choices in my opinion.
Another First Kiss - I prefer the one from Severe Tire Damage by leaps and bounds.

Another addition is I like the Severe Tire Damage version of They Got Lost more than the Long Tall Weekend version.

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[–] galmuth 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Fingertips live, eg the one on the Gigantic DVD.

And most live versions of Istanbul - recent versions with Curt Ramm were fantastic.

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've never listened to a live version of Istanbul, and I am now questioning my life choices.

After hearing it some many times and it being the song most associate with the band, I'd always skipped over it. I always felt it just needed a smidge more compositional complexity, and the live versions deliver it.

[–] galmuth 1 points 2 months ago

I think because it is such a simple song that they've played so much, they can easily play around with it. They usually have Dan Miller play a semi-improvised acoustic guitar intro (Miller Time), and they add an extended outro.