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hozier's power really is having so many live recordings of songs that genuinely contend against the studio versions, even though the studio versions hold so much weight by themselves - like the studio recordings do not take away from the impact of the song and what it's +
intending to achieve - yet the live versions are so full of emotion and meaning. there are so many times you hear people talk about how other musicians usually are better in studio or live, it's so rare these days that a musician is on the top of their game at both instances +
and I think it's just such a brilliant thing like his live performances are so good that some songs are just without studio recordings - Jackie and Wilson, Cherry Wine, and to date, Jackboot Jump - and seeing from fan videos this same standard being done night after night on +
tours, yet somehow each performance feels different - they're unique to each show (the additional verses of ncp being used interchangeably each performance, for example) - yet never lacking in quality. and I just have so much respect for the dude, not only from artist to artist +
because it's so difficult to maintain quality that well, but also from human to human because it's so obvious how much effort he puts into the work and maintaining it/not letting it get mundane - like how I always say that tmtc ALWAYS outdoes itself, every performance you can +
see that, with the amount of times he's played it, that if he didn't get creative with it then it would start to drag on, but it never does. there is always something different about it. I just really appreciate the amount of hard work he puts into everything he's ever made +
and I just have so much love and respect for him and his work because it's absolutely phenomenal
obviously this also is the kind of thing that couldn't be done without the absolute brilliance of the live band (past and current members included) because their individual and combined talent is so respectable, and I also think part of the charm of the songs being reinvented +
is the evolution of the instruments on stage that we've seen as well as how the addition of a new member always brings some new energy to the songs - again without any lack in quality and I'm just so thankful that the band is always so solid and they all just really work +
together so well and I just love their vibes. so much love for the entire hozifam including all the crew and everyone behind the scenes of the production of the songs/the music videos/the live shows/etc that deserve just as much appreciation and credit as the people on stage
