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Why live albums can't compete with our memories

The trend for bands offering glorified bootlegs of their own gigs ignores why we go in the first place – to construct our own idealised version of a great live experienceFranz Ferdinand are the latest in an increasingly long line of bands offering fans the chance to buy a recording of the gig they've just attended. As you shuffled out of Hammersmith Apollo on Monday night, £20 would have bought you a "deluxe double live album" of the show you'd just finished watching. Isn't technology ...

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14:05 on March 12 2009

Why live albums can't compete with our memories

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