The Live Album

I caved in and bought the 'One Night of Rapture (Live)' album. I typically don't buy live albums because I find them generally very unsatifying- the sound quality tends to be bad, performances from different concerts are pasted together in a very disjointed fashion and in the end I always conclude that it would have been better if I had been there myself. I also heard extremely bad reviews for this album.

However, I saw in at Walmart a few weekends ago and decided to go ahead and get it anyway. Afterall, it usually all boils down to personal taste. And the live Jill Scott album, changed my mind about live albums. They can be wonderful *if* done right.
My experience of listening to Anita Baker's music has been largely limited to her studio albums, so unlike many hardcore fans, I actually enjoyed this album. I could tell that the performances were not all from the same concert and could feel where the disjoint in the album, but at the end of the day, what really mattered was Anita Baker's performance and that came through for me.