Best Live Albums Ever (1 Viewer)

[Alan12]

My vote has to be for...

Lamb of God: Killadelphia

Linky

It was also made into an amazing DVD.

Yes sir! Can never go wrong with Pantera!

 

[SonOfNOLA]

Maze featuring Frankie Beverly - Live in New Orleans

 

[SaintStephen]

My vote has to be for...

Lamb of God: Killadelphia

Linky

It was also made into an amazing DVD.



Yes sir! Can never go wrong with Pantera!

Can I add this to my list? Omertaaaaaaa!!

 

[ultra run 36]

Rush: All the World's a Stage and Exit Stage Left
Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More From the Road
Genesis: Live (1973) and Second's Out
Queen: Live Killers

 

[Alan12]

Can I add this to my list? Omertaaaaaaa!!

I can tell I already like you. LOL. lus-un2:

FREE RANDY BLYTHE!

 

[Saintman2884]

Deep Purple's Made in Japan is an great underrated gem from a group whose internal frictions got worse due to massive overwork(management sending them out on 4 US tours in 1972 alone), promoting Machine Head. Ian Paice quoted his "The Mule" drum solo on album is one of his(and group's) best performances recorded and ironically, he belives it could've easily come from one of dozen other shows besides the version on Made in Japan during those tours.

Allman Brother's Live at Fillmore East, one of the top 2-3 live albums in rock history, if you're judging musicianship, how it eventually help change record industry's opinion live albums were "dirty records". In fact that Allmans weren't headliners on that March 1971 show,IIRC, it was Canned Heat. Allmans originally planned to play a select playlist, but their set went over so well Bill Graham told their managers to tell group to stay onstage, their set ended around 3:30 AM following morning. Canned Heat, one of other promised headliners, never took stage.

 

[Symbiote]

More I forgot on first post

My first James Brown record, and mods forgive me if you're offended by the name, I apologize.

I found this old BB King cd for 5 dollars a while back, that was well spent as this is classic King. He always sounded better live anyway, lots of power in this recording

The Stones only good live album. Such a shame they refuse to release any live shows from the 69-71 tours, Mick Taylor made a world of difference in that band.

Forget Bowie's "Motion Picture" Ziggy live album, this is all you need, and sounds way better.

I can't believe no one mentioned this either, not a big fan of Ozzy but this record is amazing

I love live albums to death. If I had to pick between a live album or a greatest hits, I'd get the live record any day of the week cause that's how you judge a band, and sometimes more often than not; the live album is better than the studio recording.

 

[Ken-Bob]

Deep Purple's Made in Japan is an great underrated gem from a group whose internal frictions got worse due to massive overwork(management sending them out on 4 US tours in 1972 alone), promoting Machine Head. Ian Paice quoted his "The Mule" drum solo on album is one of his(and group's) best performances recorded and ironically, he belives it could've easily come from one of dozen other shows besides the version on Made in Japan during those tours.

I'm actually stunned that it took 21 posts to get to this - one of the most amazing live recordings (by one of the most amazing live bands) ever.

AC/DC's If you want blood, Thin Lizzy, Zeppelin's How the West was Won and Frampton also are due the credit they are getting.

I'm a big fan of live albums and other live recordings (to me the best bands are at their best live - anyone can make good music in the studio given time). Some other gems that are worth noting:

Rare Earth In Concert

Johnny Winter Captured Live (although almost anything by JW live is pretty darned good - and, sadly, I haven't heard them all... yet)

Joe Walsh - You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind

Bloodrock Live (a truly amazing album by a very underrated group)

Steppenwolf Live

Grand Funk Live (another band that was much better in concert than in studio)

The Guess Who Live at the Paramount

Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus

And let's not forget David Bowie's Spider's from Mars video



Of course, most of these didn't get the studio treatment that most live albums get today. Personally, I like that. I'd rather hear a band turn a 5 minute song into a 15 minute+ jam with all sorts of improv that will never be heard again recorded with a couple of mics 20 feet back than have every amp double miked and mixed down with studio effects later. I also hate the bands that insist on making their live performances note for note like the studio (Do you hear me Eddie Van Halen!? - although I have to admit that they were better than some of the stuff that's out there now). Granted, the audiences these days seem to want to hear their bands sound exactly like the CD. Somethings lost in that, IMO. Give me Grand Funk Railroad extending Into the Sun out for 20 minutes then adding on an extra 10 just because they felt like it at that moment.

 

[Saints Fan '81]

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[Saints 4 life]

Exodus - Another Lesson In Violence.

Slayer - Live Undead.

 

[Symbiote]

LOL I remember that album when I was a kid. I had seen the make up somewhere and thought that was the coolest stuff ever, and a guy that worked with my father, who was a bit older, actually had that vinyl and gave me parts of the sleeve to it. I don't know how that sleeve was but it folded it and had pictures of all 4 band mates, Kiss never disappointed with their artwork. Shame I never bought the CD when I got older.

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[thegoldenapple]

Led Zeppelin - Song Remains the Same

Still one of my absolute favorites with my favorite versions of all the songs. Since I've Been Loving You on that is so much better than the studio version. Actually, it's my favorite Zep tune (well, that or No Quarter).

Oingo Boingo - Farewell

Their last show ever and the interpretations of the songs and how they modernized them out of the 80s horrible production quality into more of a more natural sound and more natural dynamic range. Just always one of my favorites and has my favorite versions of the songs from start to finish.

Les Claypool's Frog Brigade - Live Frogs Sets 1 & 2

Great performances and the second set is straight up Pink Floyd's Animals as performed by one of the few people who could do Pink Floyd true justice. It's also amazing at how accurately they're able to reproduce it live (as well as Shine On in Set 1).

The Who - Live at Leeds

Does this really need an explanation? The Who at their best and doing Tommy live to boot!

 

[zorro37]

Some great stuff in this thread. I have a trip to a new indie record store and its extensive used vinyl section planned tomorrow so I have a long list of stuff to look out for.

Seeing the Boss do his thing last night was incredible once again, as good a concert as I've ever seen. I hope Springsteen does a live CD from this tour cause it offers a well rounded combination it's taken him years to perfect, but for now the CD I'm playing - "Live at the Main Point 1975" is giving me a fix. It is a well enhanced bootleg not released in the States due to copyright but fascinating in showing an artist playing in front of 300 odd people in a club who is literally just about to become a worldwide superstar (It's from a show just about 6 months before Born To Run comes out and he is trying out songs from the soon to be classic.)

 

[Shadeaux]

Pink Floyd - Pulse

For something newer...

 

[SaintStephen]

More I forgot on first post

My first James Brown record, and mods forgive me if you're offended by the name, I apologize.

I found this old BB King cd for 5 dollars a while back, that was well spent as this is classic King. He always sounded better live anyway, lots of power in this recording

The Stones only good live album. Such a shame they refuse to release any live shows from the 69-71 tours, Mick Taylor made a world of difference in that band.

Forget Bowie's "Motion Picture" Ziggy live album, this is all you need, and sounds way better.

I can't believe no one mentioned this either, not a big fan of Ozzy but this record is amazing

I love live albums to death. If I had to pick between a live album or a greatest hits, I'd get the live record any day of the week cause that's how you judge a band, and sometimes more often than not; the live album is better than the studio recording.

Check last page. Randy Rhoads was the man! Zakk Wylde isn't too far behind. Live and Loud for Zakk, Tribute for Randy. Both Mr Crowley's are goosebump inducing. And Rhoads on Believer rocks!