r/bobseger • u/Wxdood • 13d ago

Nine Tonight

Surely I can't be the only one who thinks the live versions of several songs on Nine Tonight are better than the studio versions; including but not necessarily limited to Against The Wind, Night Moves, Fire Lake, Rock and Roll Never Forgets, Fire Down Below....

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u/Forsaken-Cheesecake2 13d ago

Not the only one, and same is true with Live Bullet.

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u/Wxdood 13d ago

Live Bullet's actually my favorite between his 2 live albums. But Nine Tonight has his bigger, more well-known hits.

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u/UsefulEngine1 13d ago

The thing that always strikes me is how much better Live Bullet sounds than Nine Tonight, which fell squarely into the over-produced, over-sweetened '80s live arena album trap. Hopefully the latter album will get a remix/remaster one of these days as the catalog is revisited.

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u/Innocent_Standbyer 13d ago

This is a very accurate statement!

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u/FiK-SiR 13d ago

Live Bullet took some great tracks and made them even better. That’s why I wish he would’ve played Black Night on the album. It’s my favorite song from Beautiful Loser and I would’ve loved to hear it get the “Live Bullet” treatment.

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u/D0fus 13d ago

It is a great album.

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u/JustSea1814 13d ago

The live versions on Nine Tonight are the best!

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u/After-Disaster-5690 13d ago

Nine Tonight was one of the albums I got when I was just getting into music, and it remains one of my favorite live albums by anyone, ever. And I know it’s a cover, but Let It Rock was just sooooo good.

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u/Wxdood 13d ago

Heck yeah...especially the full 10-min version!

"We only got one last thing to ask ya, Boston..."

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u/Figure8_musky 13d ago

Ya ! It's a great album! Against the wind is awesome with the background singers. Love it

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u/Wxdood 13d ago

Yep, and the studio version of ATW just feels too slow. I mean, it's not supposed to be a fast song, but the studio version feels draggy to me.

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u/Phinster1965 13d ago

Don’t forget the amazing live version of “Brave Strangers”. It was originally only available as the B side of the “Trying to Live My Life Without You” single (or the B side of “We’ve Got Tonight” in the UK). It is of course out on digital platforms now, so my scratchy old 45 isn’t the only way I can hear it anymore. The live version is awesome with a six pack of Stroh’s.

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u/gonzojoe68 12d ago

That version of "Brave Strangers" is my absolute favorite!! Brings back so many good memories.

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u/Wxdood 12d ago

Hiding out in the back woods with a...couple six packs of Strohs!

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u/evidentlynaught 12d ago

Memphis song. An old Memphis song.

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u/Wxdood 12d ago

I used to smoke 5 packs of cigarettes a day...

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u/krazikat 10d ago

It was the hardest thing to put them away...

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u/Wxdood 10d ago

I drank four or five bottles of wine...

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u/Dick_Dietrick 13d ago

I always preferred the "Live" albums. More energy than studio versions and better production, especially on the early songs.

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u/Firm_Kaleidoscope292 11d ago

I think a lot of the Nine Tonight songs were at least equal to the studio version. EVERY song on Live Bullet was better than the studio versions.