Best live song ever, IMO

[huinare]

'Fairy Tale,' as heard on Shaman's 2003 album RituAlive.
He feels the need to toy with the audience for about two minutes before starting the song and I kind of wish he wouldn't do that hair flip thing, but other than that it's a brilliant performance.

I personally deem that this song does two notable things:
- Is worlds above and beyond the studio version of the same song (which is found on their 2002 album Ritual--not that I'm saying the studio version is bad, because it isn't).
-Is just generally the best live song I've ever heard. I love the violin and the arrangement in general, and the thing is full of weighty, delightful pauses.

My icon is from the cover of another of their albums.

Comments

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I'd not heard that before - thanks for sharing it! The violins definitely add something.