Nirvjam Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I enjoyed the "Best Debut Album" thread, so I thought I start a new one for the greatest live albums. Here's my list - feel free to add: 1. Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys 2. The Who - Live at Leeds 3. Allman Brothers - Live at The Fillmore East 4. Grateful Dead - take your pick from 3 albums: Live Dead, Grateful Dead (i.e. Skull & Roses), Europe '72 - all classic 5. Nirvana - Unplugged in New York 6. Bob Dylan - Live 1966 7. Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 8. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Four Way Street 9. Concert for Bangladesh - George/Ringo/Dylan/Clapton/Leon/etc. 10. Woodstock 11. Cream - Live Cream 12. Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won 13. Beatles - Live at the Hollywood Bowl 14. Stones/Lennon/Who/etc. - Rock & Roll Circus 15. McCartney - Unplugged
IDBillzFan Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I'd really have to choose between five...and I can assure you virtually no one on this board will agree with any of them. (1) The Main Event: Frank Sinatra Live at Madison Square Garden. The intro by Cosell is a beauty, and he really does a great job on "My Way," though he never truly cared for the song...ever. (2) John Hiatt Comes Alive At Budokhan. Features a rockin' version of "Thing Called Love," which he wrote for Bonnie Raitt. (3) Harry Chapin: Greatest Stories Live. Features outstanding versions of "30,000 Pounds of Bananas," "A Better Place To Be" and "Mr. Tanner." (4) Genesis: Three Sides Live. You're hooked from the opening song, "Turn It On Again," and a great version of "Misundertanding." (5) Blues Brothers: Briefcase Full of Blues. Highly underrated album with outstanding musicians, and such classic renditions like "Shot Gun Blues," "B Movie Box Car Blues" and my personal favorite to end the concert: "Flip, Flop and Fly." Caught a ride into south dakota With two girls in a light blue desoto One’s name was jane, the other was plain But they both had racing motors
MattyT Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Some of mine (not including bootlegs)... Band Of Gypsys - Jimi Hendrix Tribute - Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhodes Live/1975-85 - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Exit Stage Left - Rush Unplugged - Alice In Chains Live Monsters - Big Head Todd and the Monsters Live - Phish Reckoning - Grateful Dead Live - The Greyboy Allstars Live Art - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Rico Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Top 5 1. Stones "Definitive Brussels Affair" 2. Stones "Handsome Girls" 3. Stones "Touring Party 1972"boxset 4. Stones "Garden State 78" 5. Heartbreakers "Live At Max's Kansas City" Honorable mention: Iggy and the Stooges "Metallic K.O."
the cat in portland Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 ufo-strangers in the night,the tubes-what do you want from live?,thin lizzy live and dangerous
OGTEleven Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I'm not big on live albums, and I'm not big on Cheap Trick, but I liked their live album.
Live&DieBillsFootball Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 2 of the best that I have been listening to lately: Dave Matthews Band - The Central Park Concert Eric Clapton - One More Car, One More Rider Both are also on DVD and are excellent!
rockpile Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 A lot of interesting choices. I would add: Bob Dylan/The Band - Before the Flood
chicot Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I enjoyed the "Best Debut Album" thread, so I thought I start a new one for the greatest live albums. Here's my list - feel free to add: 1. Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys 2. The Who - Live at Leeds 3. Allman Brothers - Live at The Fillmore East 4. Grateful Dead - take your pick from 3 albums: Live Dead, Grateful Dead (i.e. Skull & Roses), Europe '72 - all classic 5. Nirvana - Unplugged in New York 6. Bob Dylan - Live 1966 7. Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 8. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Four Way Street 9. Concert for Bangladesh - George/Ringo/Dylan/Clapton/Leon/etc. 10. Woodstock 11. Cream - Live Cream 12. Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won 13. Beatles - Live at the Hollywood Bowl 14. Stones/Lennon/Who/etc. - Rock & Roll Circus 15. McCartney - Unplugged 209086[/snapback] Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy.
Tolstoy Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Doesn't Pink Floyd have a live album that deserves to be in there, somewhere?
macdaddy Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Stones-Love You Live Little Feat-Waiting for Columbus
Simon Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Somebody has to throw Little Feat's "Waiting for Columbus" in here. I'd also have to put in John McLaghlin/Al DiMeola/Paco DeLucia "Friday Night in San Francisco". Hon mention to Lyle Lovett-Live in Texas and Linton Kwesi Johnson-In Concert with the Dub Band. Edit: Whoops, sorry macdaddy. That's what happens when you just leave your browser open for when you can get back to it.
Bill from NYC Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I enjoyed the "Best Debut Album" thread, so I thought I start a new one for the greatest live albums. Here's my list - feel free to add: 1. Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys 2. The Who - Live at Leeds 3. Allman Brothers - Live at The Fillmore East 4. Grateful Dead - take your pick from 3 albums: Live Dead, Grateful Dead (i.e. Skull & Roses), Europe '72 - all classic 5. Nirvana - Unplugged in New York 6. Bob Dylan - Live 1966 7. Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 8. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Four Way Street 9. Concert for Bangladesh - George/Ringo/Dylan/Clapton/Leon/etc. 10. Woodstock 11. Cream - Live Cream 12. Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won 13. Beatles - Live at the Hollywood Bowl 14. Stones/Lennon/Who/etc. - Rock & Roll Circus 15. McCartney - Unplugged 209086[/snapback] I am gonna go with 1, 4 and 5. Hopefully, we will be hearing some of that on Superbowl Sunday! Do you recognize my sig?
Johnny Coli Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Top 51. Stones "Definitive Brussels Affair" 2. Stones "Handsome Girls" 3. Stones "Touring Party 1972"boxset 4. Stones "Garden State 78" 5. Heartbreakers "Live At Max's Kansas City" Honorable mention: Iggy and the Stooges "Metallic K.O." 209110[/snapback] Nice. Agree with the Heartbreakers and the Stooges choices. Johnny Thunders is a personal favorite of mine, and the Stooges, well what can you say. Metallic 2xKO has the extra tracks left off the KO release, including a haunting version of "Open up and Bleed." I'd add the Ramones-It's Alive, a two record set recorded on New Years eve 1977 in London...a record that everyone should own, Ramones fan or not. It pretty much showcases why they were the greatest live band of all time. Also, Lou Reed- Take No Prisoners, recorded at The Bottom Line, 1978. Lou is particularly on with his stage schtick in this one (his bantering with the crowd is hysterical) and the band is phenomenal. The versions of Satellite of Love and Coney Island Baby are the best I've heard...I want to play football for the coach...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense Best album Best tour. PTR
Simon Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Do you recognize my sig? Long live the didgeradoo!
Pete Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 The Dicks Picks albums kickass too! I love the setlist on 100 Year Hall but the quality is not on par
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