AC's Best Live albums

Mag · « **on:** 28 May 2010, 05:14 pm »

Looking over lists of other compiled Best of, I wonder who actually listens to that album. When there are albums that aren't even listed that IMO are much better.

I'm hoping AC members will contribute to what they consider the best live performances. Can be any genre, my contribution is mostly rock.

1.Deep Purple- Made in Japan
2.Aerosmith- Bootleg
3. Allman Bros.-Fillmore East
4.Ten Years After- Fillmore East
5. ELP- Show that Never Ends
6. Grand Funk- Caught in the Act
7. AC/Dc- Live in Donington
8. Iron Maiden- Rock in Rio
9. Rush- All the World's Stage
10. Porcupine Tree- Arriving Somewhere Not Here
11. Satriani- Live, In San Francisco
12. Santana- Sacred Fire
13. Deep Purple- Made in Europe
14. Rainbow- On Stage
15. Pink Floyd- Pulse
16. JP- Unleashed in the East
17. JP- Meltdown
18. Led Zepplin- The Song Remains the Same
19. Fleetwood Mac- The Dance
20. Blue Man Group- Complex
21.U2- Elevation
22. Kitaro- Enchanted Evening
23.King Crimson- Lark's Tongue
24.Tangerine Dream-Live in Warsaw/Poland
25. Tangerine Dream- Livemiles
26.Johnny Cash- Folsom Prison
27. Johnny Cash- San Quentin
28. Kitaro- Yakushiji
29. Yanni- Live, At the Acropolis
30. Jean Michel Jarre- Live, In Houston
31. Bill Whelan- Riverdance

eclein · « **Reply #1 on:** 28 May 2010, 05:19 pm »

Little FEAT-"Waiting for Columbus"!!!!!

PeteG · « **Reply #2 on:** 28 May 2010, 05:22 pm »

Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound of Thunder

bunnyma357 · « **Reply #3 on:** 28 May 2010, 05:30 pm »

Stiff Little Fingers - Hanx!
Eddie & the Hotrods - Teenage Depression (Mix of Live & Studio)
Lou Reed - Rock & Roll Animal
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
Wings - Wings Over America
Long Ryders - Metallic B.O.
Neil Young - Live Rust/Rust Never Sleeps
Benny Goodman - 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

Jim C

ted_b · « **Reply #4 on:** 28 May 2010, 05:38 pm »

Mag · « **Reply #5 on:** 29 May 2010, 01:56 am »

44. Gary Numan- Living Ornaments '80
45 ELP- Pictures at an Exhibition
46 Tangerine Dream- East
47. Blonde- Live in New York 1999

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #6 on:** 29 May 2010, 02:13 am »

Here's a few....

The Who - "Live At Leeds"

Bill Withers - "Live at Carnegie Hall"

Humble Pie - "Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore"

soundbitten1 · « **Reply #7 on:** 29 May 2010, 02:14 am »

JerryM · « **Reply #8 on:** 29 May 2010, 02:14 am »

Pat Travers Band Live - Go For What You Know

Ozzy Osbourne Randy Rhodes - Tribute

New York Rock and Soul Review - Live at the Beacon

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Live at Montreux 1982 and 1985

Traffic - On The Road

Legends of Rock - Live at Castle Donnington

Delacroix · « **Reply #9 on:** 29 May 2010, 02:30 am »

Interesting, I don't agree with many of the suggestions here for my own idiosyncratic reasons, but I have to concur with Mag's opening -- Deep Purple's Made in Japan is just totally captive of a band live and having a blast on stage. It's always been my gold standard for a live rock album. And Blackmore is on fire too. Many editions out there...the Hoffman gold is great but the later Glover remastered version form the original tapes is probably the best around if you can get it. But hell, my 70s vinyl version still sounds brilliant.

Not sure if there was something in the water in the early 70s but Van Morrison's Too Late to Stop Now, from 73-74 is equally indicative of an artist at the top of his form with a top class group of musicians. Once I put it on, I cannot stop til I hear it all!!!

Stu Pitt · « **Reply #10 on:** 29 May 2010, 02:38 am »

Sound quality have anything to do with it? Some my my favorites aren't exactly 'audiophile quality.'

Jimi Hendrix - pretty much all of them
Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge (except the 2 hour Seek & Destroy)
Pearl Jam - Live on Two Legs

Metallica has pretty much all their concerts in the last decade available on their website to download. I've got 2 that I paid for that were FLAC downloads. You can also download CD label art and CD case art. They have a bunch of old concerts from early days for free, as mp3 only. Sound quality is awful, but some of their first concerts were very cool if you're a Metallica fan.

I think a lot of bands are now offering concert downloads too. Phish is offering them in a lot of resolution options. Their highest res ones (192/24?) are way too expensive IMO.

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #11 on:** 29 May 2010, 02:52 am »

How about some Jazz.....

Art Blakey - "A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1"

Miles Davis - "In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete"

Bill Evans Trio - "Sunday at the Village Vanguard'

Scott F. · « **Reply #12 on:** 29 May 2010, 03:49 am »

UFO - Strangers in the Night
Cream - Reunion 2005 at Royal Albert Hall
BB King - Live at the Regal
Dave Mason - Live and Well
Frank Sinatra - Live at the Sands
Jackson Browne - Live Acoustic vols 1&2
Jeff Beck - Live at Ronnie Scott's
Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live
Renaissance - Live at Carnegie Hall

...and Frampton Comes Alive

pjchappy · « **Reply #13 on:** 29 May 2010, 03:53 am »

Scott,

I ask for selfish reasons. . . No Pink Floyd on that list (especially considering DVDs)??? I will make it a goal to be at your place some time this summer, regardless.

Paul

Scott F. · « **Reply #14 on:** 29 May 2010, 04:00 am »

Hiya Paul,

I wasn't thinking about DVDs. Well if DVDs are in the mix lemme start with;

David Gilmore - Live in Gadansk

Blue Man Group - Complex Tour

pjchappy · « **Reply #15 on:** 29 May 2010, 04:15 am »

There you go, Scott! I saw some DVDs mentioned, and why shouldn't they count? You can always just turn the TV off, if you want to be all traditional.

Here are some of my favorites (in no particular order. . .and yes, I do listen to other bands!

Most are DVDs.)

Wilco - Kicking Television
David Gilmour - In Concert (Floyd-light) (DVD)
David Gilmour - Live in Gdansk (DVD and CDs)
David Gilmour - Remember That Night (DVD. . .same tour as the Live in Gdansk)
Pink Floyd - Pulse (DVD and CDs)
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (The Wall Live - '80-'81) (Has 'When the Tigers Broke Free' along with extended solos on ABITW pt. II, Mother, and Comfortably Numb. Just awesome! Can't wait for 10/30/2010, when I'll be seeing Waters' solo version of The Wall concert/production.)
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (DVD and CD)
Nirvana Unplugged (DVD and CD)
The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over (Just have the CD)

Yeah, yeah, they all could be considered a bit obligatory/cliche. . . but I love 'em! I do usually enjoy studio albums more, but these live muthas are great!

Paul

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #16 on:** 29 May 2010, 04:28 am »

DVD.....

Stevie Ray Vauhan - Live at the El Mocambo 1983

The Who At Kilburn: 1977

AC-DC.... No Bull 2009

K Shep · « **Reply #17 on:** 29 May 2010, 04:33 am »

Kraftwerk - Minimum-Maximum

SET Man · « **Reply #18 on:** 29 May 2010, 04:52 am »

Hey!

Portishead "Live: Roseland NYC" Great performance by the leading singer Beth Gibbons. The recording is great also with eerily feel of the space. Probably the best live performance of this type of music.

The incredible rawness of Kurt Cobain made this live acoustic version great.

BTW... I have both above albums on vinyl LPs.

Take care,
Buddy

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #19 on:** 29 May 2010, 05:20 am »

More Rock from the vaults....