Temple of Love "new" live version

[Badass]

Can someone tell me when and why they started the live version they've been playing the last few years? the one without the guitar intro, but starting with the beats. i think its a pity that the guitar intro got lost, imo it was one of the best guitar parts in rock history....

[dtsom]

it was played whiout the guitar intro in 1996. and nowadays is teh same version!!!

i miss the guitar intro as well!!!

[Badlander]

Why ? Same as slow Body electric I guess : they wanted something new, but didn't want to drop the song altogether. Or they'd got bored with the song and decided to tweak it a little to make it fun again.

So no, I don't have a definitive answer.

[Quiff Boy]

the version they play live these days is essentially 2nd half of the full 92 version (sans Ofra, of course).

why?

well, the song has been around for years and its very repetitive, so maybe by trimming it down to the end segment, which is basically the core content of the song, they still get to play it for the fans, but manage to keep it down to a respectable 3 minute version.

lets face it, the drum & guitar intro lasts an age, and the bridge/break down in the middle would be a bit boring live as there's nothing to sing and dance along with.

and there's a hell of a lot of words in the song. cutting it in half saves von's vocals (and thus our ears) from even more torture

also, the sisters these days seem to want to do all their older songs as fast as possible (i.e.: anaconda, amphetamine logic, first & last & always), and usually in a slightly trimmed-down style (omitting verses, intros, etc)

it follows that something as long and repetitive as temple of love would therefore be cut down to a shorter and more manageable 3 minutes (or whatever it is - probably less!)

[Badass]

the version they play live these days is essentially 2nd half of the full 92 version (sans Ofra, of course).

why?

well, the song has been around for years and its very repetitive, so maybe by trimming it down to the end segment, which is basically the core content of the song, they still get to play it for the fans, but manage to keep it down to a respectable 3 minute version.

lets face it, the drum & guitar intro lasts an age, and the bridge/break down in the middle would be a bit boring live as there's nothing to sing and dance along with.

and there's a hell of a lot of words in the song. cutting it in half saves von's vocals (and thus our ears) from even more torture

also, the sisters these days seem to want to do all their older songs as fast as possible (i.e.: anaconda, amphetamine logic, first & last & always), and usually in a slightly trimmed-down style (omitting verses, intros, etc)

it follows that something as long and repetitive as temple of love would therefore be cut down to a shorter and more manageable 3 minutes (or whatever it is - probably less!)

Thank you, Herr Quiff - i still miss the intro but at least i understand why they dont play it.

[Quiff Boy]

"i still miss the intro"

me too

[lachert]

this short temple of love is poor, really
i hate when they play it on the end of gig

[Badass]

I just listened to the "new" version again (Silverbullet Nottingham) and quite liked it. But still, that old intro gave me shivers down my spine which the new one doesn't... But Temple remains one of my all time favourites .

[bushman*pm]

its probably all a matter of time restraints basically,
knows the original (and NOT the'92) version is
a belter but its either play the full version in place of
two other songs, or play it haw they have been AND
have time to fit in a bonus warble!
even if it is 'hes got the whole world in his hands'
OMG!!!!

[Navarre]

On a funny note, last week during a dj set in a small club in my hometown, the intro for the 83' version was cut in the same live fashion to make it flow with the previous songs, and not to kill the dance-floor. I guess the same applies when they play it live.

[Dead_Rock]

I'd say they play different live versions so they can't be accused of just letting a tape do the work while 3 actors on a foggy stage pretend to be the latest incarnation of the Sisters

[Quiff Boy]

I'd say they play different live versions so they can't be accused of just letting a tape do the work while 3 actors on a foggy stage pretend to be the latest incarnation of the Sisters

its a valid point

although it if thats the reason it doesnt seem to work :lol

[Dead_Rock]

its a valid point

although it if thats the reason it doesnt seem to work :lol

Don't make fun of the Sissies!