Mystic Syn

This is going to be a weird topic for me to gush about, so.. idk, feel free to just ignore this??

I think everyone can agree that listening to music live is better than just listening to the studio version; I think that’s a well-known fact. I mean, duh. It’s better to hear it in-person than over a recording that has gone through hours of editing and revising, but with singers who know what they’re doing with what songs they’re singing, you can literally feel the emotions, whether that be through a happy and uplifting song or a sad and emotional song.

I’m gonna reference a song done by this really small k-pop group––idk if you’ve heard of them––BTS: “The Truth Untold.” Now the studio version is already pretty emotional and you can hear that emotion in their voices, but when listening to a live recording, you can actually see that emotion this vid is a stage mix(?) of multiple performances of that song https://youtu.be/q9yaP4wZ_tI, which I’m going to be referencing.

You can hear that loneliness and longing more clearly in the song in the live version. I can see and hear that emotion mostly from the second guy (going left to right); mostly at 0:53 to 1:09. But something else that actually gives me goosebumps every single time is 3:28 to 3:34 is when the guy belts and it doesn’t really sound like a note, but like a cry; a sorrow-filled scream. It’s not like the studio recording, and honestly, I wish it was a part of it because it fits so well with the lyrics.

The live version feels more real, raw, and depressing; don’t get me wrong, the studio version can hit those points, but not as well as the live version. The live version is the one I listen to whenever I’m writing some love sad moments for Ji.

Anyways, sorry for the TED Talk, but I needed to gush about it for a few minutes.

K,loveyabai.