What are your FAVORITE live recordings?

Scott F. · « **Reply #20 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 03:40 am »

My Fav's,

Allman Bros - Live at the Filmore East
Dave Mason - Live and Well
Cream - Reunion Live at Royal Albert Hall
Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic
Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus
Robin Trower - Live
Faces (with Rod Stewart) - Five Guys Walk Into A Bar
Todd Rundgren - Utopia

and my favorite of all

UFO - Lights Out - its a horribly bass shy recording but a phenomenal performance

Airborn · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 05:05 am »

Many of my favorites have already been mentioned, so I'll just list some I haven't seen yet...

1. Eagles, Hell Freezes Over
2. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Live at Luther College
3. The Band, The Last Waltz
4. CSNY, Four Way Street
5. Bruce Springsteen, Live/1975-85
6. Social Distortion, Live at the Roxy
7. North Mississippi Allstars, Hill Country Revue, Live at Bonnaroo
8. The Sadies, Live in Concert, Volume I
9. Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall 1971
10. Eric Johnson, Live from Austin, Texas

rockadanny · « **Reply #22 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 11:49 am »

Etta James, "Rocks the House", is great for it's loose, strong, party groove. Makes you feel like it's 1963 and you're there. Always livens up a gathering.

Scott F. · « **Reply #23 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 12:25 pm »

Quote from: rockadanny on 15 Apr 2008, 11:49 am

Etta James, "Rocks the House", is great for it's loose, strong, party groove. Makes you feel like it's 1963 and you're there. Always livens up a gathering.

That reminds me, I forgot another fabulous performance.....

Etta James doing Take It To The Limit on Live From San Fransisco.

After you listen to this track you find out who was meant to perform this Don Henley song. To say the Eagles version is anemic (at best) in comparison is an understatement.

ohenry · « **Reply #24 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 12:28 pm »

Get this one for the great DVD. It's the Mule accompanied by many renown bassists and a few others (such as Bella Fleck), and it has a few musical facets and moods.

martyo · « **Reply #25 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 12:33 pm »

GRATEFUL DEAD:LIVE DEAD (DARK STAR!)
GRATEFUL DEAD:WITHOUT A NET(BEST OF THE POST COMA YEARS)
HOT TUNA:-----LIVE at the NEW ORLEANS HOUSE
BELA FLECT:----LIVE ART
BELA FLECK:----LIVE at the QUICK
STRING CHEESE:ALPINE VALLEY 7-12-02
ALISON KRAUSE & UNION STATION: LIVE
KEITH JARRETT:-TRIO CONCERT 1996
DIANA KRALL:---MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

And many more since over 3/4 of the music I have is live.

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #26 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 12:38 pm »

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers at Keystone Korner 3; Kenny Barron at Fat Tuesday’s; Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard; Cannonball Adderley in San Francisco; Miles in Europe; Carmen McRae at Sugar Hill; Bless It’s Pointed Little Head- Jefferson Airplane; Albert Collins Live in Japan; Eric Dolphy at The Five Spot; Horace Silver at The Village Gate.

spudco · « **Reply #27 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 01:03 pm »

Here are a few that haven't been listed before:

Taj Mahal - The Real Thing
Ray Bryant - Alone at Montreaux
Monty Alexander - Live at Montreaux
Barbara Morrison - Live at the 9:20 Special / Live at the Dakota
Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
Santana - Lotus
Al Jarreau - Look to the Rainbow
Loudon Wainwright - A Live One
Joe Zawinul - World Tour
Elton John - 11/17/70
John Mayall - Jazz Blues Fusion
Manu Dibango - Live 96 - Papa Groove
Ten Years After - Live at the Filmore East 1970
Tinsley Ellis - Live Highwayman
Asleep at the Wheel - Live and Kickin'
Steps Ahead - Live in Tokyo
Roy Buchannon - Live Stock
Yellowyjackets - Live Wires
Ella Fitzgerald - Live in Berlin
Devo - Now It Can Be Told
Deep Banana Blackout - Rowdy Duty

bz79 · « **Reply #28 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 05:06 pm »

Not the biggest fan of live recordings but I do like a few such as:
Nirvana Unplugged
Eagles Live XRCD
Stevie Ray Vaughn 'In Session'

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #29 on:** 15 Apr 2008, 08:43 pm »

Spudco- Live At The Rainbow is very nice, indeed. Lynn Blessing's playing on that is superb. And Live at Theresa's and Kick Out The Jams. Yu know yu boys crazy.

mjosef · « **Reply #30 on:** 16 Apr 2008, 03:31 am »

SOme of my live favs has already been mentioned...here's one not yet mentioned...
Miles Davis "we want Miles", a double LP released in '82 of highlights of his late '81 tour. Two tracks that really stood out was 'Jean Pierre' and 'My Man's gone now', if the latter don't move you...well, better check for a pulse...totally heart wrenching.
DOn't think it was ever released on cd...

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #31 on:** 16 Apr 2008, 03:41 am »

Three more....

Slade "Alive"...

Ray Brown Trio "Summer Wind: Live at the Loa"

"International Guitar Night II"

chadh · « **Reply #32 on:** 16 Apr 2008, 05:43 am »

Most of mine have been mentioned. But a couple more are:

Sting, "Bring on the Night" and
Wynton Marsalis, "Live at Blues Alley"

On both of these albums, the keyboard work is the absolute standout - Kenny Kirkland on the first and Marcus Roberts on the second. Especially Marcus Roberts. What is it about blind black guys that makes them so damn good on the piano...?

Chad

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #33 on:** 16 Apr 2008, 06:59 am »

Likewise on IGN II (no bullshit) and as I've said somewhere, My Man's Gone Now is a beautiful thing and I gotta believe Miles Davis would do this like nobody's business. Guess I gotta hear youngblood, too, Chad, cause Kenny Kirkland was/is very impressive in my world. Shelly Manne and His Men at the Manne Hole; Crusaders at The Lighthouse.

Scottdazzle · « **Reply #34 on:** 16 Apr 2008, 01:40 pm »

THE BAND -ROCK OF AGES

martyo · « **Reply #35 on:** 16 Apr 2008, 02:08 pm »

Quote

Quote from: Scotthobby on 16 Apr 2008, 01:40 pm
THE BAND -ROCK OF AGES

Thanks for the reminder, I never replaced this vinyl when I went to digital.

Dan Driscoll · « **Reply #36 on:** 16 Apr 2008, 03:54 pm »

I don't think my favorites have been mentioned yet.

Kansas - Two For The Show

Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening

Sade - Lovers Live

Heart - Alive In Seattle

SwedeSound · « **Reply #37 on:** 16 Apr 2008, 10:22 pm »

Starting this thread is going to cost me .... hundreds and hundreds of dollars (*or just 11 dollars if I stumble upon another yard sale like I did last weekend!) ... Seeing LOTS of artists that are new to me and certainly many recordings I didn't know existed.

I'll toss another old favorite out there because I haven't seen it mentioned and it's some of the most dexterous and mind-blowing musicianship three guys have put out:

Zero · « **Reply #38 on:** 16 Apr 2008, 10:38 pm »

This thread reminds me that I really don't have too many "live" albums, which is a shame. Some of my favorites in my collection include:

Diana Krall : Live in Paris (Yea yea yea I know, but admit it, its not that bad..

)
Patricia Barber : A fortnight in France
Jazz at the Pawnshop collection (U ain't audiophile if ya ain't got dis)
Nirvana - Unplugged
Alice in Chains - Unplugged
Seether - One Cold Night

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #39 on:** 17 Apr 2008, 03:43 am »

Here's a nice list of live albums.....Link...

Wow.....Grand Funk Live didn't make the list...

Here's another list....100 Greatest 'Live' Rock Albums......

And....still no Grand Funk....