I've always been amazed by the differences between "studio" albums and "live" albums, even when the the same musicians are playing (which is often not the case)--

The studio microphone hears precision, where live music is really about energy. Think about the acoustic bass--live and unamplified, It can rattle the walls in a room, but on recordings, you had to follow the bass line on guitar or piano to get it to stand out. The bass line didn't really start to become unique til the instrument became electric /electronic and the high overtones could be emphasized.

So studio recordings end up being about getting details to come across, the "energy" generally comes from simply turning the volume up. The "raw" recordings capture the energy, but you have to be able to listen through the rough edges.