Greatest Live Album?

[jlscorpio]

Live After Death by Maiden immediately comes to mind. As always I'm gonna pimp Queens of the Stone Age via this year's "Over the Years and through the Woods". Kiss Alive is probably one of the more known live records. I believe Frampton Comes Alive is the biggest selling live record ever. Johnny Cash's Live at Folsom Prison is also a classic. I've considered picking up "Past Lives" by Sabbath but haven't done it yet.

[patteeu]

Bob Seger's Live Bullet is awesome.

[Nightwish]

Maiden's "Live After Death" is really good, though I think "Rock in Rio" is better. Rush's "A Show of Hands" is quite good, and I expect "Rush in Rio" is as good as Maiden's similarly titled album, but I haven't heard it. The main reason I haven't gone out to buy it yet is that I saw them on the same tour, so I got the experience much better than a DVD will ever bring.

A couple classic live albums:

Styx "Caught in the Act"
Cheap Trick "Live at Budokan"

And, considering my username, I would be remiss not to mention Nightwish's "From Wishes to Eternity."

[jlscorpio]

Cheap Trick is awesome...very underrated band

[DomerNKC]

Garth Brooks Double Live. BTW it is the best selling live album ever.

[ChiefFripp]

Live After Death got me into Maiden.

Delicate Sound of Thunder and Pulse are pretty good.

[Reaper16]

Blind Guardian's "Live" is pretty effing amazing.

[luv]

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

[Bugeater]

"Unleashed in the East" by Judas Priest is by far my favorite.

[Miles]

My pick would be either, Eric Clapton - Unplugged or Allman Brothers at Fillmore East

[Tribal Warfare]

Alive Live SRV

[NewChief]

The Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense

[JamSec128]

Nirvana - Unplugged

[JamSec128]

DMB - Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds live at Luther College is a pretty good one too

[Halfcan]

Rush-Exit Stage Left

[StcChief]

Acoustic:
Clapton - Unplugged

Rock:
Bob Segar & Silver Bullet Band - Live Bullet

Ten Years After - Recorded Live

Jazz:
Weather Report - Live and Unreleased

Blues:
B.B. King - Live at Cook County Jail

[alpha_omega]

Band of Gypsys - Hendrix
Live at the Fillmore East - Allman Brothers
Unplugged - Eric Clapton
In the Flesh Live: Roger Waters


...just to name a few.

[Nzoner]

Don't know about greatest but one of my favs is Queen-Live Killers

Honorable mentions as well to

Sammy Hagar-All Night Long from 1980

Pat Travers Band-Go For What You Know

[KcMizzou]

Nirvana - UnpluggedYep, that's one of my favorites. The other would be Tesla - Five man Acoustical Jam.

[alpha_omega]

Don't know about greatest but one of my favs is Queen-Live Killers



Excellent choice!

[DeepPurple]

These I have on record, when buying the CD it was necessary to buy the European import for Peter Gabriel (2 CD), Uriah Heep and Nazareth to get all the tracks.

Peter Gabriel "Plays Live"
Uriah Heep "Live January 1973"
Deep Purple "Made in Japan"
Foghat "Live"
Doors "Absolutely Live"
Nazareth "Snaz"
Allman Bros "At Fillmore East"
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Four Way Street"
Queen "Live Killers"
Steppenwolf "Live"
Led Zeppelin "Song Remains the Same"
Jethro Tull "Bursting Out"
Kansas "Two for the Show"

[DeepPurple]

I forgot one of my favorites and the new domestic Capitol remastered CD contains everything from the record, which the import didn't even do.

Grand Funk "Caught in the Act" Footstompin' Music, Rock 'N Roll Soul, I'm your Captain/Closer to Home, Heartbreaker, Some Kind of Wonderful, Shinin' On, The Loco Motion, Black Licorice, The Railroad, We're an American Band, T.N.U.C., Inside Looking Out, Gimme Shelter.

[StcChief]

These I have on record, when buying the CD it was necessary to buy the European import for Peter Gabriel (2 CD), Uriah Heep and Nazareth to get all the tracks.

Peter Gabriel "Plays Live"
Uriah Heep "Live January 1973"
Deep Purple "Made in Japan"
Foghat "Live"
Doors "Absolutely Live"
Nazareth "Snaz"
Allman Bros "At Fillmore East"
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Four Way Street"
Queen "Live Killers"
Steppenwolf "Live"
Led Zeppelin "Song Remains the Same"
Jethro Tull "Bursting Out"
Kansas "Two for the Show"

I Have/Had these....

Steppenwolf - Live
Allman Bros. - Filemore East
Led Zeppelin - How the West was Won (released two-three years ago) better... Song Remains The Same (I have not that good compared)

CSN & Y - Four Way Street
Deep Purple - Made In Japan

haven't heard the others

[CHENZ A!]

Alicia Keys - Unplugged

[mcan]

Best in show:
Eric Clapton "Unplugged"

Runner up:
The Band "The Last Waltz"

Honerable Mention:
The Eagles "Hell Freezes Over"

[SBK]

I have a Pearl Jam show from 95, Live at Soldier Field, that's probably my favorite.

[htismaqe]

Dokken - "Beast from the East" ROFL

No seriously, Ozzy Osbourne's "Randy Rhoads-Tribute".

[StcChief]

Best in show:
Eric Clapton "Unplugged"

Runner up:
The Band "The Last Waltz"

Honerable Mention:
The Eagles "Hell Freezes Over"Very good list

[Baby Lee]

Jazz at the Pawnshop

[Baby Lee]

I have a Pearl Jam show from 95, Live at Soldier Field, that's probably my favorite.
That CD pisses me off. Our local music store 'Vintage Vinyl' had a contest where they were giving away 100 copies [50 CD, 50 vinyl] of that concert specially pressed just for them by Pearl Jam [this was like a month or two after the concert]. I entered oodles of times and ended up winning twice.
Wow!! A limited edition collector's item!! My fandom has been rewarded!!
Then, a couple years later, it's all over Best Buy and Circuit City for like $4.99.

[SLAG]

the Two Best Live Albums Ever In My No so Humble Opinon are:


#1- Gun's N Roses - The Live Era - 1987-1993

#2- Aerosmith- A Little South Of Sanaity

[DeepPurple]

I Have/Had these....

Steppenwolf - Live
Allman Bros. - Filemore East
Led Zeppelin - How the West was Won (released two-three years ago) better... Song Remains The Same (I have not that good compared)
CSN & Y - Four Way Street
Deep Purple - Made In Japan

haven't heard the others

It sounds like we have similiar tastes. Since you haven't heard the others, the one you might want to take a chance on is Uriah Heep "Live January 1973". I quit buying live albums myself and now only buy live concert DVD's, I've managed to collect about 150 in the past two years. The Uriah Heep is the only one you won't be able to find anything on concert video from that era.

I saw the Allman Bros in 1969 in a club in Florida, I also saw Deep Purple and Jethro Tull in 1972 and Uriah Heep in 1974, all were outstanding. Uriah Heep released ten albums between 1970 - 1976 with singer David Byron, he's like Ian Gillan of Deep Purple but more of a showman and even greater range at times. Byron left the band in 1976 and Gary Thain their original bass player died in 1975, and Ken Hensley who wrote most of the early songs and played the Hammond keyboard left in 1980, so the 1974 show is with all the originals. It has an all black cover with a white letters just spelling out the title, if you can get the UK import it has the encore of the Rock'n'Roll Medley, which the U.S. version does not contain. They are sort of like Deep Purple with the Hammond sound, but less guitar, more vocals and great high-range harmony background vocals that give them a mystical sound. Their most famous albums are "Demons & Wizards" from 1973 and "Sweet Freedom" from 1974. They are still around touring with the original guitarist and drummer the only ones left, David Byron died in 1985 from sirosis of the liver.

[MOhillbilly]

If you want blood -ac/dc

[ChiefsOne]

KISS Alive I & II
Alice 'n Chains - Unplugged

[Starbux37]

These are my top 3.

1. Cheap Trick - Live at Budokan. I went thru 3 double LP's because I played them so much. I now own the double CD GOLD complete concert uncut.

2. Rush - Exit stage left. What can I say you either love Rush or you can't stand them. Seen them 4 times in concert.

3. Peter Frampton - Frampton comes alive.

[ChiefFripp]

Ozzy Osbourne's "Randy Rhoads-Tribute".

Great choice.

[jlscorpio]

I also like Machinehead's "Hellalive"

[SLAG]

I have to add Marilyn Manson's "The Last Tour On Earth" Damn that is a great Live CD

[StcChief]

Couple of more classic Live LPs

Waiting For Columbus - Little Feat

Full House - J.Geils Band

Nice read here....about Classic Live LPs (not Jazz).

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=14757

[SBK]

That CD pisses me off. Our local music store 'Vintage Vinyl' had a contest where they were giving away 100 copies [50 CD, 50 vinyl] of that concert specially pressed just for them by Pearl Jam [this was like a month or two after the concert]. I entered oodles of times and ended up winning twice.
Wow!! A limited edition collector's item!! My fandom has been rewarded!!
Then, a couple years later, it's all over Best Buy and Circuit City for like $4.99.

Bit Torrent for me. My buddy bought it in 96 or 97 as an import that cost him about $150 or so.

[siberian khatru]

The Who -- Live at Leeds

[StcChief]

The Who -- Live at Leeds

Excellent Live LP. Still have it.

In 1970 The Who released Live at Leeds, which has often been described as the best live rock album of all time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who

[plbrdude]

2 old classics from way back
humble pie ---rockin the fillmore
the dead boys---night of the living dead boys

[StcChief]

2 old classics from way back
humble pie ---rockin the fillmore
the dead boys---night of the living dead boys

Humble Pie = Steve Marriot and the unknown Peter Frampton
They Rocked it bigtime.

[Nzoner]

Humble Pie = Steve Marriot and the unknown Peter Frampton
They Rocked it bigtime.

I Don't Need No Doctor :thumb:

[StcChief]

I Don't Need No Doctor :thumb:
Yep...30 Days in the hole

Looks like another LP replacement project. Hello torrent

[Nzoner]

Yep...30 Days in the hole

Looks like another LP replacement project. Hello torrent

Just a head's up if you didn't know Frampton also does it on his live in Detroit project.

[StcChief]

Just a head's up if you didn't know Frampton also does it on his live in Detroit project.
Thanks...Haven't heard that...

http://www.slumdance.com/blogs/nora_murphy/archives/2004_08.html
It did remind of a Show....

August 13, 1977 at old Soldiers Field in Chicago. All day Rock show.

Frampton, Bob Seger, Rick Derringer & UFO concert

We left after a couple Frampton songs...

[Nzoner]

Thanks...Haven't heard that...

http://www.slumdance.com/blogs/nora_murphy/archives/2004_08.html
It did remind of a Show....

August 13, 1977 at old Soldiers Field in Chicago. All day Rock show.

Frampton, Bob Seger, Rick Derringer & UFO concert

We left after a couple Frampton songs...

Never had the opportunity to see UFO,would've loved to though.

[Frosty]

I tend to not like live albums. I would much rather see the band. However, my two favorites are:

Siouxie and the Banshees' Nocturne

Emmylou Harris' Spyboy (the video of the show is excellent)

EDIT:

I have to add:

Thin White Rope's The One That Got Away (http://www.mp3.com/albums/60491/summary.html)

I prefer their studio stuff but this has a nice mix of songs from all of their albums and has decent production.

[htismaqe]

I have the Boxed Set Woodstock 25th Anniversary...that's a pretty good live album, but I heard the concert itself was shitty...

:D

[StcChief]

I have the Boxed Set Woodstock 25th Anniversary...that's a pretty good live album, but I heard the concert itself was shitty...

:D

Country Joe and The FISH - The Fish song. Give me an F.
:p