greatest live album ever...

[whiskeytown]

Bob Dylan, the Bootleg Series, Vol 4 - The Royal Albert Hall Concert - 1966

fan: Judas!!!
Bob Dylan: - I don't believe you, <snarl> you're a liar! (to band) - play [censored] LOUD

it's not even close - do you see why?

RB

[bort411]

That was totally my answer, though I listen to the accoustic set 10 times more than the electric.

As an alternative I will suggest "Live in Italy" by Lou Reed.

[Paluka]

Bad Brains- The Youth Are Getting Restless

[Dead]

I'll nominate a few

The Who-Live at Leeds

The Police-Live

Phish-A Live One

Jethro Tull-Bursting Out

Pink Floyd-The Wall Live '80-81


Enjoy.

[whiskeytown]

that Police album only sold about 50000 copies, I heard...(released way too late after the band broke up)-

but I have one - of course, I had dubbed the Synchronicity concert from videotape to audio a long time before that, and it's a better Atlanta concert then the one they included from the CD the night before or afterwards....still

While I won't nominate it for best live album, I'd be pretty close to giving them the best performance award - the sound they got from 3 guys (and backup singers later on) is almost unmatched.

RB

[whiskeytown]

I was pretty disappointed that Bob's Chronicles Vol 1. didn't cover this time period or the Blood on the Tracks period, but I think he'll get to them eventually.

to me, it's just a classic snapshot - For those of you who have never heard it...

Bob does the first set acoustic - massive applause and respect - the second set he starts in on the new fangled rock and roll he's been working on, and the audience turns venomous, clapping too loudly in protest as he's talking, calling him Judas, hissing between songs.

Folk audiences didn't take too kindly to the new presentation, and he had no guarantees he wasn't shooting himself in the foot, but he tells them to go to hell and for the band to play louder

of course, the most entertaining part of this is that we know that Bob is vindicated as history goes on, but to have someone calling you "Judas" cause you play an electric guitar, just a great moment to have captured on tape, and the energy of some of those songs, esp. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues and Rolling Stone, that energy is so much more powerful then the studio recordings or any other live versions I ever heard - they gave it 120% and got a hell of a performance out of it.

RB

[Pocket Trips]

Kiss Alive.... I'm not even a Kiss fan but that recording kicks ass....

also cheap trick live at the budokan...same thing there not a big cheap trick fan but it kicks ass

I think it says something about a band when their best CD/Albums are live recordings... not sure if its a good thing or a bad thing

[bugstud]

does Ozzy - Tribute count?

[thatpfunk]

Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense

[Uston]

Johnny Cash-"Live At Folsom Prison"

[sfer]

[ QUOTE ]
Bob Dylan, the Bootleg Series, Vol 4 - The Royal Albert Hall Concert - 1966

fan: Judas!!!
Bob Dylan: - I don't believe you, <snarl> you're a liar! (to band) - play [censored] LOUD

it's not even close - do you see why?

RB

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It's an awesome moment from a great CD. But my favorite is Joe Strummer snarling "Singin in tune you bastards!" to the rest of The Clash during Straight to Hell on From Here to Eternity Live.

[JeffO]

How about Frampton comes alive. I believe it was the best selling live album ever.

[lucas9000]

[ QUOTE ]
Phish-A Live One

[/ QUOTE ]

that's not even phish's best live album, much less one of the best ever of anyone.

do movies count? if so i nominate the last waltz.

[tdarko]

"is that peter [censored] frampton?"

[BellyBuster7]

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Kiss Alive.... I'm not even a Kiss fan but that recording kicks ass....


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We have a winner!
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[Uston]

Kiss Alive.... I'm not even a Kiss fan but that recording kicks ass....

Of course it did. Many of the tracks, if they weren't actually recorded in the studio, had guitar and vocal parts that were fixed after the fact. The producers also added a lot of crowd noise to the original tapes. Lame...and I am a Kiss fan.

[bernie]

One of my fav live tracks is Tom Petty's Breakdown.

I hear that, when the crowd sings the whole first verse and chorus, the fur goes up on my arm.

Too cool.

Now if i can just find it on CD.

b

btw...Shameless plug for Fu Manchu. They have a live cd that rocks.

[Benal]

[ QUOTE ]
does Ozzy - Tribute count?

[/ QUOTE ]

It does, and IMO is the best live album.

[SackUp]

Nirvana - Unplugged

[gvibes]

Allman Brothers - Live @ the Fillmore East

I also like:
Santana - Live at the Fillmore
But I don't think that will be a popular choice.

[Daliman]

I have a soft spot for Cheap Trick at Budokan.

[bholdr]

Jimi Hendrix, live at fillmore east, mew year's eve, 1969... stone free is probably my favroite live cut ever.

Also Frank Zappa and the mothers of invention at Royal Albert Hall... his keyboardist fired up the gigantic pipe organ and brought 'louie louie'... awesome...

the dead had about a zillion great live recordings, too, most are boots, though...

[istewart]

[ QUOTE ]
Allman Brothers - Live @ the Fillmore East


[/ QUOTE ]

Nice one. How the West Was Won isn't the best but it is damn [censored] good.

[arod4276]

frampton comes alive,,, wall

[bort411]

I'd also like to read an autobiographical account of his mid 70s stuff, but something tells me that won't happen. Most things I've read have suggested that was a miserable period of his life that he likely would not want to revisit. On top of that, he spent a lot of that time drugged up. Have you seen Renaldo and Clara? Not pretty...I don't think he's remembering much of that era.

I think future Chronicles will leave out much of 1966-1978 for various reasons, but I hope not.

[Tuco]

Stop making sense.


Tuco.

[nothumb]

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Johnny Cash-"Live At Folsom Prison"

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Sorry, the correct answer was, "Live at San Quentin."

Side 2 is what seals the deal.

Second place is "From Here to Eternity."

Honorable mention to "Stop Making Sense," also Morphine, "Bootleg Detroit."

And I'm sure I've forgotten a few others.

NT

[private joker]

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Spiritualized - The Royal Albert Hall Concert

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FYP

[James282]

The Band - The Last Waltz

-James

[Rockatansky]

[ QUOTE ]
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense

[/ QUOTE ]

Incredible album.

[nothumb]

[ QUOTE ]
The Band - The Last Waltz


[/ QUOTE ]

Like I said, I'm sure I'm forgetting something.

NT

[rivered]

Classic stuff

[Roan]

I'll probably get killed for this, but the Garth Brooks live album is really good. We're not talking a whole lot of artistic merit a la Dylan/Cash, but if you're driving around in the summer with the windows down, there's not too many things I'd rather be listening to.

[Uston]

Sorry, the correct answer was, "Live at San Quentin."

The CD I have is "Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison And San Quentin". The whole CD is great but didn't think it was fair to pick a compilation live CD so I just flipped a coin.

[Mars357]

I can't believe that "One More From The Road" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
hasn't been mentioned yet....so I'll mention it...
End of Thread....

[jayboo]

counting crows- live on a wire (i think) in new york is a great live album, if you like cc that is

[TimTimSalabim]

Four Way Street - CSNY

[mjohnson406]

[ QUOTE ]

Second place is "From Here to Eternity."


[/ QUOTE ]

that is one hell of an album

[jayboo]

just thought of some other great ones:
the dead - europe 72, filmore west, and any dicks picks
pink floyd - pulse
rush - in rio
pearl jam - japan, penn,
jimmy buffett - live in cincinnati
cold play - ?? its fairly new and amazing

[DireWolf]

Eric Clapton-unplugged
Allman brothers-live at the filmore
The last Waltz

[James282]

[ QUOTE ]
counting crows- live on a wire (i think) in new york is a great live album, if you like cc that is

[/ QUOTE ]

Good call.
-James

[Pocket Trips]

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counting crows- live on a wire (i think) in new york is a great live album, if you like cc that is

[/ QUOTE ]

Good call.
-James

[/ QUOTE ]


ugh a counting crows fan a met fan???? you were abused as a child weren't you?

[touchfaith]

UFO - Lights Out In Tokyo

[chesspain]

[ QUOTE ]
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense

[/ QUOTE ]

[rusellmj]

James Brown-Live at the Apollo
Jimi Hendrix-Band of Gypsies
Allman Bros.-Live at the Fillmore East

[jesusarenque]

Live at San Quentin--J. Cash

[Moyer]

AC/DC Live

[Piiop]

[ QUOTE ]
Allman Brothers - Live @ the Fillmore East

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes.

[ QUOTE ]
Santana - Live at the Fillmore

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes. Santana perfection.

[Hallett]

[ QUOTE ]
cheap trick live at the budokan...same thing there not a big cheap trick fan but it kicks ass


[/ QUOTE ]

This is a fantastic album.

[James282]

[ QUOTE ]
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[ QUOTE ]
counting crows- live on a wire (i think) in new york is a great live album, if you like cc that is

[/ QUOTE ]

Good call.
-James

[/ QUOTE ]


ugh a counting crows fan a met fan???? you were abused as a child weren't you?

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes, I am a fan of good music and local sports, I must have been abused as a child. I'm sure you're a real-deal, lifetime Yankees fan who sticks with them through thick and thin.
-James

[Aceshigh7]

Iron Maiden - Live After Death

[zephed56]

Led Zeppelin-How the West Was Won