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Title: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 13, 2014, 05:48:10 PM Here's my list.
And I apologize in advance if there's already a thread like this buried someplace. Blue Oyster Cult: On Your Feet Or On Your Knees AC/DC: If You Want Blood Yes: Yessongs The Velvet Underground: 69 Sam Cooke: Live At The Harlem Square Club Lou Reed: Take No Prisoners John Cale: Fragments Of A Rainy Season The Beach Boys: In Concert Fairport Convention: Moat On The Ledge Rick Nelson: Live At The Troubadour Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Weld Elvis: Live At Madison Square Garden Oh man, I could go on and on. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: the captain on July 13, 2014, 06:04:56 PM I'm not really a live albums guy for the most part. I think they are the worst of all worlds, losing the power and magic of a live performance but lacking the polish and detail of a studio product. That said, here are a few more.
Frank Zappa - Live at the Roxy. Many candidates from FZ, but Roxy is spectacular. Cheepnis... Simon & Garfunkel - Live from NYC 1967. Great singers, great backing band, great era. Queen - Live Killers. And Live at Wembley for that matter. But the videos always take precedence with Queen live shows because of Freddie's charisma, which is enhanced by visuals. KISS - Alive. No, it's not really particularly live (though many, many live albums suffer the same fate). But it broke them as a massively popular act and produced some definitive versions of tunes that in their studio versions fell flat. I suspect this board isn't especially KISS-friendly, but frankly I don't care. (I really like Alive II, too.) Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 13, 2014, 06:11:09 PM I'm a late blooming KISS fanatic!!!
Some older kid on my block growing up convinced me that they were a satanic cult that kidnapped and sacrificed little kids! I think that has much to do with me kind of avoiding them. Now I can't get enough! I even love The Elder!! Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: the captain on July 13, 2014, 06:13:04 PM Circa 1989, Music from the Elder was one of my favorite albums ever. Yikes. But I am an unabashed KISS fan, in a way. Meaning I fully understand what they were (and weren't), but they were hugely important to me and to rock n roll in the same kind of way the far better received Ramones were. Big dumb catchy pop (hard-)rock. Perfect for adolescent boys.
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 13, 2014, 06:18:12 PM Circa 1989, Music from the Elder was one of my favorite albums ever. Yikes. But I am an unabashed KISS fan, in a way. Meaning I fully understand what they were (and weren't), but they were hugely important to me and to rock n roll in the same kind of way the far better received Ramones were. Big dumb catchy pop (hard-)rock. Perfect for adolescent boys. I usually use Cheap Trick as a gateway drug for non KISS fans ..... Both bands are very similar: just great, straight ahead and loose rock n roll with great tunes. I've known a lot of people who love Cheap Trick and hate KISS, so it most usually works. OK, here are some live albums that I think suck: Blue Oyster Cult: Extraterrestrial Live Grateful Dead: Steal Your Face Creedence: Live In Europe (just not the same without Doug) Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Ian on July 13, 2014, 06:59:23 PM I'd add jerry lee Lewis live at the star club, beach boys live in London, the who live at Leeds, get yer ya yas out by the stones, Dylan and the band live at the royal Albert hall
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 13, 2014, 07:03:41 PM Those are all fantastic ones!
I actually dig Still Life and Love You Lives by The Stones as well.... Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: the captain on July 13, 2014, 07:20:41 PM The Dylan bootleg series Rolling Thunder Revue is pretty great, too.
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Aum Bop Diddit on July 13, 2014, 10:21:12 PM Blue Oyster Cult: On Your Feet Or On Your Knees You got it. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: SurfRiderHawaii on July 13, 2014, 10:53:18 PM Circa 1989, Music from the Elder was one of my favorite albums ever. Yikes. But I am an unabashed KISS fan, in a way. Meaning I fully understand what they were (and weren't), but they were hugely important to me and to rock n roll in the same kind of way the far better received Ramones were. Big dumb catchy pop (hard-)rock. Perfect for adolescent boys. I usually use Cheap Trick as a gateway drug for non KISS fans ..... Both bands are very similar: just great, straight ahead and loose rock n roll with great tunes. I've known a lot of people who love Cheap Trick and hate KISS, so it most usually works. OK, here are some live albums that I think suck: Creedence: Live In Europe (just not the same without Doug) You mean Tom. I'd nominate "Frampton Comes Alive" and Humble Pie "Rockin the Fillmore". Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 14, 2014, 12:26:17 AM Circa 1989, Music from the Elder was one of my favorite albums ever. Yikes. But I am an unabashed KISS fan, in a way. Meaning I fully understand what they were (and weren't), but they were hugely important to me and to rock n roll in the same kind of way the far better received Ramones were. Big dumb catchy pop (hard-)rock. Perfect for adolescent boys. I usually use Cheap Trick as a gateway drug for non KISS fans ..... Both bands are very similar: just great, straight ahead and loose rock n roll with great tunes. I've known a lot of people who love Cheap Trick and hate KISS, so it most usually works. OK, here are some live albums that I think suck: Creedence: Live In Europe (just not the same without Doug) You mean Tom. I'd nominate "Frampton Comes Alive" and Humble Pie "Rockin the Fillmore". Oops! Yes, Tom! Thank you! Rockin The Filmore is awesome! There was this Steve Marriot live CD I found way back when from, I think, 1984 that was absolutely amazing! I should try and track it down. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: SurfRiderHawaii on July 14, 2014, 12:53:13 AM Circa 1989, Music from the Elder was one of my favorite albums ever. Yikes. But I am an unabashed KISS fan, in a way. Meaning I fully understand what they were (and weren't), but they were hugely important to me and to rock n roll in the same kind of way the far better received Ramones were. Big dumb catchy pop (hard-)rock. Perfect for adolescent boys. I usually use Cheap Trick as a gateway drug for non KISS fans ..... Both bands are very similar: just great, straight ahead and loose rock n roll with great tunes. I've known a lot of people who love Cheap Trick and hate KISS, so it most usually works. OK, here are some live albums that I think suck: Creedence: Live In Europe (just not the same without Doug) You mean Tom. I'd nominate "Frampton Comes Alive" and Humble Pie "Rockin the Fillmore". Oops! Yes, Tom! Thank you! Rockin The Filmore is awesome! There was this Steve Marriot live CD I found way back when from, I think, 1984 that was absolutely amazing! I should try and track it down. I just saw CCR - Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Gosh, they really miss Tom and John. Yeah, Marriot could really sing! Oh, Live at Leeds by the Who was a favorite way back when. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Ovi on July 14, 2014, 03:02:44 AM My two absolute favourites are Live At The Isle of Wight '70 (The Who) and Live '66 At The "Royal Albert Hall" (Bob Dylan).
Others I love: Aerosmith - Live! Bootleg The Band - Rock of Ages Bob Dylan - Live '64 Concert at Philharmonic Hall Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York Ramones - It's Alive! Sam Cooke - Live At The Harlem Square Club '63 The Who - Live At Leeds Simon & Garfunkel - Live From New York City, '67 Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: JK on July 14, 2014, 03:32:22 AM Like the captain I'm not really a live albums guy (and I appreciate Zappa's live recordings). So my list is short:
The Band----Rock of Ages The Grateful Dead----Live/Dead (the first four tracks) Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 14, 2014, 03:39:23 AM Tricky thing with Zappa is they several albums were recorded live or contained some live performances but don't scream out "Live album"
Does Running On Empty count? Most of it was recorded at live shows or at soundcheck! Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Rocker on July 14, 2014, 04:54:00 AM Just wanted to mention these:
Jerry Lee Lewis - Live at the Star Club "The greatest live show on earth" is almost just as good and has a broader variety of material but the sound isn't as good imo Elvis Presley - In Person Originally part of a double album with what would later be released as the "Back in Memphis" album under the title "From Memphis to Vegas - From Vegas to Memphis". Lonnie Donegan, Van Morrison, Chris Barber - The Skiffle Session Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Rocky Raccoon on July 14, 2014, 10:46:29 AM Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
The Velvet Underground Live 1993 (better than 1969 in my opinion) CSNY - 4 Way Street and the newly released CSNY 1974 Paul McCartney & Wings - Wings Over America The Beatles - Live at the BBC (Vols. 1 & 2) The Who - Live At Leeds The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out Bruce Springsteen - Hammersmith Odeon 1975 Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh Ben Folds Five - Live The Band - The Last Waltz Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: alf wiedersehen on July 14, 2014, 11:17:09 AM Tricky thing with Zappa is they several albums were recorded live or contained some live performances but don't scream out "Live album" Well, the thing with Zappa is that he liked to overdub. He would keep the bass and drums and then replace everything else in the studio. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Sheriff John Stone on July 14, 2014, 11:22:04 AM When Paul McCartney's Good Evening New York City came out in 2009 (?), it was on sale at Amazon for an unbelievably low price - so I grabbed it. I burned a "highlight" version on an 80 minute CD for my car and it has been a staple ever since. I love the set list, the band, and McCartney's performance. I understand if you want to disqualify it because of the autotune, but I continue to enjoy the album very, very much.
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: the captain on July 14, 2014, 11:29:09 AM Tricky thing with Zappa is they several albums were recorded live or contained some live performances but don't scream out "Live album" Well, the thing with Zappa is that he liked to overdub. He would keep the bass and drums and then replace everything else in the studio. He's all over the map, really. With albums he advertised as live, he also boasted the absence of any overdubbing (though sometimes/often he spliced together different performances even within the same song). However on albums not necessarily marketed as live, live recordings regularly formed a bed for studio work atop it, often making entirely new songs. This seems to be how he did most of his non-orchestral, non-Synclavier albums from the 80s onward. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 14, 2014, 12:15:58 PM I've seen that Jerry Lee record many times! I will snag it ASAP!
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Rocky Raccoon on July 14, 2014, 12:40:43 PM When Paul McCartney's Good Evening New York City came out in 2009 (?), it was on sale at Amazon for an unbelievably low price - so I grabbed it. I burned a "highlight" version on an 80 minute CD for my car and it has been a staple ever since. I love the set list, the band, and McCartney's performance. I understand if you want to disqualify it because of the autotune, but I continue to enjoy the album very, very much. It's a favorite of mine as well as I was at one of the concerts where it was recorded! Only one of the nights did Billy Joel join Paul on "I Saw Her Standing There" and that was the night I went. A lot of emotional moments on that disc too. Paul is clearly holding back tears when he sings "Here Today" for John and "My Love" for Linda. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: rab2591 on July 14, 2014, 12:44:52 PM The Doors - Live at the Hollywood Bowl '68
AC/DC - Live at Donnington (I know, it's not an album - but nearly 20 minutes of 'Let There Be Rock' makes me put this concert on once a year). Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 14, 2014, 01:20:27 PM The Doors - Live at the Hollywood Bowl '68 AC/DC - Live at Donnington (I know, it's not an album - but nearly 20 minutes of 'Let There Be Rock' makes me put this concert on once a year). "Who Made Who" on Donnington kicks ass all over the album version, in my book! Doors: Absolutely Live is great too, for quite different reasons than Hollywood Bowl! Alive She Cried is also fab! Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Moon Dawg on July 14, 2014, 01:42:39 PM Here's my list. And I apologize in advance if there's already a thread like this buried someplace. Blue Oyster Cult: On Your Feet Or On Your Knees AC/DC: If You Want Blood Yes: Yessongs The Velvet Underground: 69 Sam Cooke: Live At The Harlem Square Club Lou Reed: Take No Prisoners John Cale: Fragments Of A Rainy Season The Beach Boys: In Concert Fairport Convention: Moat On The Ledge Rick Nelson: Live At The Troubadour Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Weld Elvis: Live At Madison Square Garden Oh man, I could go on and on. I could never get into Elvis' MADISON SQUARE GARDEN album to be honest. The live disc of MEMPHIS TO VEGAS/VEGAS TO MEMPHIS (1969) blows it away! Also prefer the relatively sedate ALOHA FROM HAWAII over MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. The Madison Square Garden gigs are fabled in Elvis history but somehow the magic did not translate. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 14, 2014, 02:01:44 PM David Live is pretty great to, I think.
Check out the alternate Madison Square Garden that was released late 90's. The energy seems to be quite a bit better than the previously released one. I have a special weakness for insane, karate Elvis, so hey. You're right, the live disc of the Back In Memphis kicks ass! Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: rab2591 on July 14, 2014, 02:45:52 PM The Doors - Live at the Hollywood Bowl '68 AC/DC - Live at Donnington (I know, it's not an album - but nearly 20 minutes of 'Let There Be Rock' makes me put this concert on once a year). "Who Made Who" on Donnington kicks ass all over the album version, in my book! Doors: Absolutely Live is great too, for quite different reasons than Hollywood Bowl! Alive She Cried is also fab! Absolutely Live is superb - I think I like the Bowl better because of The End's inclusion. Just listened to a bit of Alive She Cried on YouTube (never heard it before), I def have to get that album soon! Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! (and the greatest) Post by: Niko on July 14, 2014, 03:36:20 PM A couple more:
The Band Live at the Academy of Music (Rock of Ages, kinda) + The Last Waltz are incredible. The Band live is like nuthin else. Any King Crimson live album recorded in the early 80's in the classic Belew - Fripp - Levin - Bruford lineup is great...my fav is Absent Lovers. Is There Anybody Out There (The Wall Live 1980-81) is really good. I'm not a big fan of In Concert. Some of it is absolutely amazing but other parts of it sound really mushy, like it needs an in depth remixing. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: rab2591 on July 14, 2014, 03:51:22 PM I'm not a big fan of In Concert. Some of it is absolutely amazing but other parts of it sound really mushy, like it needs an in depth remixing. Agreed. It's a great album, but it sounds so one-dimensional. Beach Boys '69 (Live In London) is my favorite live Beach Boys album - it sounds so full, lively, the vocals are fantastic. All of these are easily trumped by Joe Thomas's masterpiece 'Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour' of course. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Rocky Raccoon on July 14, 2014, 04:10:18 PM Brian's solo Live at the Roxy is my favorite Beach Boys related live album. Some nice rarities in the setlist, nowhere else except for on bootleg can you hear live renditions of songs like Please Let Me Wonder, The Little Girl I Once Knew, Back Home, Kiss Me Baby, This Whole World, and Til I Die.
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Niko on July 14, 2014, 04:14:28 PM All of these are easily trumped by Joe Thomas's masterpiece 'Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour' of course. ROBO MIKE FOREVER~ Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 14, 2014, 05:18:03 PM Brian's solo Live at the Roxy is my favorite Beach Boys related live album. Some nice rarities in the setlist, nowhere else except for on bootleg can you hear live renditions of songs like Please Let Me Wonder, The Little Girl I Once Knew, Back Home, Kiss Me Baby, This Whole World, and Til I Die. I love the Roxy album! Just something about that material being performed in such a small place that creates a lovely sort of feeling. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: rab2591 on July 14, 2014, 05:51:48 PM All of these are easily trumped by Joe Thomas's masterpiece 'Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour' of course. ROBO MIKE FOREVER~ What I think whenever 'Don't Back Down' pops up during shuffle play: (http://i.imgur.com/eSKr99c.jpg) Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: SIP Mike on July 14, 2014, 07:16:11 PM I thought Mike sounded great as he did 50 years ago.
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Niko on July 14, 2014, 07:17:32 PM All of these are easily trumped by Joe Thomas's masterpiece 'Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour' of course. ROBO MIKE FOREVER~ What I think whenever 'Don't Back Down' pops up during shuffle play: (http://i.imgur.com/eSKr99c.jpg) :lol You should add in the title text "Live, the 50th..." Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Rocker on July 15, 2014, 12:48:28 PM Here's my list. And I apologize in advance if there's already a thread like this buried someplace. Blue Oyster Cult: On Your Feet Or On Your Knees AC/DC: If You Want Blood Yes: Yessongs The Velvet Underground: 69 Sam Cooke: Live At The Harlem Square Club Lou Reed: Take No Prisoners John Cale: Fragments Of A Rainy Season The Beach Boys: In Concert Fairport Convention: Moat On The Ledge Rick Nelson: Live At The Troubadour Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Weld Elvis: Live At Madison Square Garden Oh man, I could go on and on. I could never get into Elvis' MADISON SQUARE GARDEN album to be honest. The live disc of MEMPHIS TO VEGAS/VEGAS TO MEMPHIS (1969) blows it away! Also prefer the relatively sedate ALOHA FROM HAWAII over MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. The Madison Square Garden gigs are fabled in Elvis history but somehow the magic did not translate. I think the new mix on the Legacy Edition makes it sound really great. The original mix though is indeed another story. And I of course agree with the From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis album being not only better but imo one of the best live albums ever (as mentioned above). Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Outtasight! on July 15, 2014, 02:17:09 PM The who, live at leeds. Graham Parker and the Figgs, the last rock 'n' roll tour, Bob Dylan, live 1966.
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: rab2591 on July 15, 2014, 02:29:14 PM Bob Dylan, live 1966. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues sounds so good on this album. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Peter Reum on July 15, 2014, 02:33:15 PM Waiting for Columbus-Little Feat, Brian at the Roxy, any Miles Davis live album, Allman Bros @ the Fillmore East, The TAMI Show, etc :thewilsons
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Please delete my account on July 16, 2014, 01:28:52 AM John Cale: Fragments Of A Rainy Season A favourite of mine too, and it reminds me that solo performer, or duo, live albums usually work really well. The intimacy translates very well and the sound is uncomplicated, there's less that can go wrong. Jake Thackray, Randy Newman, Dory Previn, Flanders and Swann, and Pete Seeger come to mind. Not much ROCK in that list admittedly but Cale manages to make a decent racket on his own for parts of "Fragments....". My favourite full band (orchestra, actually) live albums are the Jacques Brel live at the Olympia albums '61 and '64, especially the modern day extended versions. Talking of Paris, I always liked the Cure's "Paris"- loaded with deep cuts and with side one of the cassette full of dark and the other half full of light. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 16, 2014, 10:45:22 AM John Cale: Fragments Of A Rainy Season A favourite of mine too, and it reminds me that solo performer, or duo, live albums usually work really well. The intimacy translates very well and the sound is uncomplicated, there's less that can go wrong. Jake Thackray, Randy Newman, Dory Previn, Flanders and Swann, and Pete Seeger come to mind. Not much ROCK in that list admittedly but Cale manages to make a decent racket on his own for parts of "Fragments....". My favourite full band (orchestra, actually) live albums are the Jacques Brel live at the Olympia albums '61 and '64, especially the modern day extended versions. Talking of Paris, I always liked the Cure's "Paris"- loaded with deep cuts and with side one of the cassette full of dark and the other half full of light. Agreed! "Friday Night In San Francisco" the John McLaughlin, Al Dimeola, Paco DeLucia thing is fantastic as well for the reasons you described. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: beatnickle on July 18, 2014, 08:42:33 AM What..... no mention of the Allman Brothers " Live at the Fillmore East " Great album.
Wait.... I see it has been mentioned. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: yonderhillside on July 18, 2014, 01:46:31 PM Sam Cooke - Live At The Harlem Club Square
Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now Grateful Dead - Live/Dead Miles Davis - Agharta/Pangaea Allman Brothers Band - Live At The Fillmore The Who - Live At Leeds The Band - The Last Waltz George Harrison - Concert for Bangladesh Bob Dylan & The Band - Before The Flood The Beach Boys - In Concert Velvet Underground - Live At Max's Kansas City Cheap Trick - At Budokan Donovan - In Concert James Brown - Live At The Apollo Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! MC5 - Kick Out The Jams Neil Young - Live Rust Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again on July 18, 2014, 03:46:59 PM Sam Cooke - Live At The Harlem Club Square Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now Grateful Dead - Live/Dead Miles Davis - Agharta/Pangaea Allman Brothers Band - Live At The Fillmore The Who - Live At Leeds The Band - The Last Waltz George Harrison - Concert for Bangladesh Bob Dylan & The Band - Before The Flood The Beach Boys - In Concert Velvet Underground - Live At Max's Kansas City Cheap Trick - At Budokan Donovan - In Concert James Brown - Live At The Apollo Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! MC5 - Kick Out The Jams Neil Young - Live Rust Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same Eeek!!! How could we all have forgotten Cheap Trick: At Budokan until now??? Thank you! Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: bossaroo on July 18, 2014, 05:25:10 PM Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane - Live at Carnegie Hall
Redneck Jazz Explosion Antonio Carlos Jobim - Rio Revisited LIVE Ray Charles - LIVE Doc & Merle Watson - On Stage Bob Dylan - Live 1966 Ray Davies - Storyteller Brian Wilson - Live at the Roxy CCR - The Concert Grateful Dead - Europe 72 The Who - Live at Leeds Kentucky Colonels - Living in the Past The Dillards - LIVE!!! Almost Old & in the Way Gram Parsons & the Fallen Angels - Live 1973 The Byrds - Live at the Fillmore West Buck Owens - Live in London Charley Pride - In Person Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee LIVE Waylon Jennings - Waylon LIVE George Jones - Live at Dancetown USA Louvin Brothers - Live at New River Ranch Seldom Scene - Live at the Cellar Door Buddy Emmons - Live 1977 Ween - Live in Toronto Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: danieljack on July 28, 2014, 06:46:06 AM Europe 72 by The Dead or Fillmore East by The Allmans or Rock &Roll Animal by Lou.
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Ovi on July 28, 2014, 06:50:30 AM Europe 72 by The Dead or Fillmore East by The Allmans or Rock &Roll Animal by Lou. Hmm, I've never really understood the love for that one. Too much guitar wanking for my taste, and even if I were a fan of that, Lou's vocals don't really match the level of energy. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Ovi on July 28, 2014, 06:56:51 AM Live Le Batalcan with Cale and Nico on the other hand I really love. Mesmerizing atmosphere on that one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4be4Az5BM-c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4be4Az5BM-c) I'm still wondering if Reed and Nico are staring at each other from @3:52 to 4:37 or it just seems that way. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: KarlheinzKloppweiser on July 28, 2014, 07:24:09 AM Genesis, Seconds Out!
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Rocky Raccoon on August 26, 2014, 09:17:05 PM I've been listening to Lou Reed's Berlin Live at St. Ann's Warehouse a lot lately and I have to say, it's my new favorite Reed live album. I think I even like it better than the studio version of Berlin. Lou was never a more dynamic performer and he has an incredible backing band led by Steve Hunter and Fernando Saunders. Songs like Caroline Says, Oh Jim, How Do You Think It Feels and The Bed especially rival their studio versions. And the encore songs are fantastic too, Candy Says is absolutely beautiful as a duet between Lou and Antony and Rock Minuet is another one that's a hell of a lot better than the studio version. The only misstep is the inclusion of Sweet Jane in the finale. It just seems a little out of place, though performance wise, it's as good as any other version of Sweet Jane (my favorite being from the 1993 VU live album which I mentioned earlier).
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Little Pad on August 31, 2014, 03:52:41 AM Weld - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
The Name of this Band is Talking Heads - Talking Heads Space Ritual - Hawkwind Time Fades Away - Neil Young Made Available - This Heat (John Peel sessions, so idk if it really counts) Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: guitarfool2002 on August 31, 2014, 09:59:26 AM Not really a fan of live rock albums mostly all those that suffer from massive editing and fixing, but these in general are some of the ones I enjoy (not just rock) :
Allman Brothers Live At Fillmore East J. Geils Band - Live: Blow Your Face Out and "Full House" Bob Dylan Bootleg Series #4, 'Live At Royal Albert Hall 1966' Sinatra At The Sands Duke Ellington Live At Newport Beatles Live At The BBC, and Hollywood Bowl Beach Boys Live In London Danny Gatton and Buddy Emmons - Redneck Jazz Explosion The Monkees Live '67 John Lennon Live In New York City U2 Live Under A Blood Red Sky (Red Rocks) Nirvana Unplugged Portishead - Roseland NYC Live Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison The Band - The Last Waltz Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Wah Wah Wah Ooooo on August 31, 2014, 03:40:49 PM Beach boys: In Concert
Cash: Folsom Prison CSNY: 4 Way Street U2: U22 Paul Simon: Concert In The Park Derek and The Dominos: Fillmore Brian Wilson: Roxy The Band: Last Waltz REM: Live And my two all time favorite live albums.... Allison Krauss and Union Station: Live The Guess Who: live at the Paramount That Guess Who record is absolutely killer...a criminally underrated band in their prime. Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: phirnis on September 01, 2014, 05:25:28 AM UFO's Strangers in the Night is a good one if you like that type of 70s hard rock.
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Mr. Verlander on September 01, 2014, 01:17:23 PM Live At Leeds, The Who
Nirvana Unplugged Neil Young Unplugged Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Malc on September 01, 2014, 01:51:04 PM now adding the recent Toto 'Live in Poland' to my list ... 8)
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Amazing Larry on September 01, 2014, 05:44:03 PM How The West Was Won by Led Zeppelin beats all the other suggestions in this thread. Except MAYBE Agharta and Live At Leeds.
Title: Re: Best Live Albums Ever! Post by: Jay on September 02, 2014, 12:12:59 AM I think Captured Live At The Forum by Three Dog Night deserves a mention, despite the poor editing and sound quality.
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