AC's Best Live albums

Demarche · « **Reply #20 on:** 29 May 2010, 05:32 am »

These are in no particular order

Dire Straits - Alchemy
Warren Zevon - Stand In The Fire
Paul Weller - Catch-Flame!
J. Geils Band - Showtime!
Porcupine Tree - Warszawa
The KinKs - One For The Road
Joe Jackson - Summer In The City
Drive By Truckers - Alabama Ass Whuppin'
Tom Petty - Live Anthology
The Blues Brothers - Made In America
Rush - In Rio
Grant Green - Live At The Lighthouse
Steve Forbert - Be Here Now
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Live Bullet

And I'll 2nd the previously mentioned;
Wilco - Kicking Television
PF - Delicate Sound of Thunder
Lou Reed -Rock & Roll Animal

Mag · « **Reply #21 on:** 29 May 2010, 01:49 pm »

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

It not so much about sound quality but that is a factor. It's more about the performance. The musicians were in top form, great song selection, had the right tempo and artistic expression.

Like some dvd's sound like crap without hdmi connection. Blondie Live in NY 1999 doesn't sound as good as NY 2004 but the band was in the zone in '99. All the songs fit and I could listened to the whole album without being bored. Whereas 2004 goes in the tank by the end of the concert.

pjchappy · « **Reply #22 on:** 29 May 2010, 09:08 pm »

For those that haven't seen it yet, the Palladia HD channel is playing Live in Gdansk. Of course, the schedule may vary across the States.

Paul

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #23 on:** 30 May 2010, 02:46 am »

Two more...live and well recorded....

Michael Hedges - "Live on the Double Planet"

Santana - "Santana III"
Special edition 2 Cd set....remastered....the 2nd. Cd is live stuff...it's very good !!!

dB Cooper · « **Reply #24 on:** 30 May 2010, 03:02 am »

I second Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall and Little Feat's Waiting for Columbus. Both classics. Compare the "you-are-there" clarity of the Brubeck set with the Stevie Ray Vaughan live album recorded at Carnegie 20+ years later, which sounds like it was recorded from the lobby. Great music, horrible sound.

Surprised this didn't already make it in:
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND LIVE AT FILLMORE EAST (Used to have a Nautilus half-speed-mastered release of this)

Mike Nomad · « **Reply #25 on:** 30 May 2010, 04:18 am »

Grateful Dead - Reckoning; The Closing of Winterland (and loads more to recommend...)

Robyn Hitchcock - Storefront Hitchcock (CD & DVD have different track lists...)

King Crimson - Neal and Jack and Me (The Noise - Live in Frejus 1982 & Three Of A Perfect Pair - Live in Japan 1984); Eyes Wide Open (London 2000 & Tokyo 2003)

Roy Orbison - Black & White Night (Current DVD release includes an hybrid-SACD)

Paul Weller - Livewood

The Who - Young Vic Theatre (26 April 1971) [Second disc in deluxe Who's Next re-issue]; Isle Of Wight '70

Frank Zappa - Tinseltown Rebellion; You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 (and loads more to recommend...)

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #26 on:** 30 May 2010, 04:27 am »

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Surprised this didn't already make it in:
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND LIVE AT FILLMORE EAST (Used to have a Nautilus half-speed-mastered release of this)

Mentioned in the first post of this thread....

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #27 on:** 30 May 2010, 04:34 am »

Rory Gallagher - "Irish Tour" ....

dB Cooper · « **Reply #28 on:** 30 May 2010, 08:22 am »

Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 30 May 2010, 04:27 am

Mentioned in the first post of this thread....

OOPS
Looked for it and STILL missed it

How about Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen, Live at the Armadillo

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #29 on:** 30 May 2010, 02:10 pm »

Quote from: dB Cooper on 30 May 2010, 08:22 am

OOPS
Looked for it and STILL missed it

Here....

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3. Allman Bros.-Fillmore East

...he left off "Live at the...."

James Brown - "Live at the Apollo"

bummrush · « **Reply #30 on:** 30 May 2010, 02:57 pm »

Frampton comes alive,,,,,,,,,,OK can everybody stop laughing lol lol

Scottdazzle · « **Reply #31 on:** 30 May 2010, 03:07 pm »

chadh · « **Reply #32 on:** 30 May 2010, 03:09 pm »

Here are three I've listened to in the pat couple of days - all worthy of mention:

Wynton Marsalis - Live at Blues Alley
Wynton in a quartet setting. This is early Wynton, before he tried to reincarnate himself as Duke Ellington. He really swings, and his pianist Marcus Roberts swings even harder.

James Carter - Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge
James Carter always sounds as though he's having so much fun. Seriously, has anybody ever made a baritone saxophone sound as fun as this guy? I really like the way this record takes some pretty straight-ahead stuff and some more avant garde efforts and unifies them with a fun, funky feel. It almost makes me want to dance.

Sting-Bring on the Night
I don't enjoy this one as much as I used to, but it's worth mentioning for two reasons: first, the band - Darrel Jones, Omar Hakim, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland - is just really great; and second, Kenny Kirkland's solo on the very first track is out-of-this-world.

dinodave · « **Reply #33 on:** 30 May 2010, 03:39 pm »

Made in Japan - Deep Purple

bunnyma357 · « **Reply #34 on:** 30 May 2010, 03:58 pm »

Graham Parker & the Rumour - Live Sparks
Nils Lofgren - Back It Up!! Live...
Nils Lofgren - Acoustic Live
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - Live at the Bottom Line
Robert Gordon & Danny Gatton - The Humbler

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #35 on:** 30 May 2010, 04:39 pm »

A local fav.....1979....and still going strong...

The Good Rats - "Live At Last"

drewfidelity · « **Reply #36 on:** 30 May 2010, 04:47 pm »

For sound quality and musical content I believe that Grateful Dead Reckoning is the best commercially available live album. When I sold stereo 150 years ago I always used it to demo live recordings.