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UNPLANNED DOWNTIME: 12th Oct 23:45

best ever live album?

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axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
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Not 'the' best ever, but the one that you like best. 

I've found a lot of live albums a bit disappointing, particularly more modern ones. For me, a lot of the really great ones seemed to come out of the 70's. One that stands tall out of the pack in my opinion is RAINBOW - On Stage. I just love that album, it's a proper rock band playing awesome music, and the whole vibe is "LIVE" rather than 'here's a faithful reproduction of something we put together in the studio'. The only thing missing is Stargazer - they really should have put that on.


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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    Dire Straits Alchemy
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3663
    Damned live at Shepperton 1980. Has to be The Who Live at Leeds after that.
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  • Drew_TNBDDrew_TNBD Frets: 22443
    There are too many. If DVD's count, Live At Pompeii by Pink Floyd is feckin' UP THERE!
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  • LixartoLixarto Frets: 1618
    "Made in Japan".
    "I can see you for what you are; an idiot barely in control of your own life. And smoking weed doesn't make you cool; it just makes you more of an idiot."
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Frets: 136
    If I had to chose one, it would be 'Philentropy' by John Martyn.

    In my youth 'Frampton Comes Alive' was constantly on my turntable and I loved to live tracks on 'Moonflower' by Santana.
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  • dindudedindude Frets: 8409
    I likes Weld by that there Neil Young
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  • John_PJohn_P Frets: 2725
    not_the_dj said:
    Dire Straits Alchemy
    +1   I wore out my vinyl copy of that.

    Live and Dangerous is superb

    Exit Stage left was great at the time but for me it has been eclipsed by more recent Rush live albums.


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  • ChrisMusicChrisMusic Frets: 1133
    Focus - Live at the Rainbow - May 1973   -  that's *the* one for me.

    I was there and very impressionable, and was very impressed, a gig and an album that changed my life.

    Live always had that extra energy that gets produced out of studio mixes.  Like @axisus says as long as it is not "a faithful reproduction of something we put together in the studio", because then it looses some of it's soul.

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    +1 for Made In Japan, Alchemy, Live At Leeds and Weld.

    I'll add...

    The Killers - Live From The Royal Albert Hall

    and

    Heather Nova - Wonderlust

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  • vizviz Frets: 10211
    Wow what a list. I have never given so many wisdoms in such a small thread. I would add Iron Maiden's Live After Death "Scream for me Hammersmith!!"
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    edited September 2013
    Another +1 for Thin Lizzy's "Live & Dangerous" although having read various things by their producer, Tony Visconti, I'm not sure how much of it is actually live! But nonetheless, a classic.

    Santana's "Moonflower" a close second

    And something a bit different are:-
    Paco De Lucia's Sextet - "One Summer Night" & Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin's "One Night in San Francisco".
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Frets: 136
    Pulse
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  • John_PJohn_P Frets: 2725
    Kebabkid said:


    And something a bit different are:-
    Paco De Lucia's Sextet - "One Summer Night" & Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin's "One Night in San Francisco".
    Friday night in San Fancisco is a superb album -  there's a lot of notes on that recording and I loved the way you could pan to hear individual players.
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  • vizviz Frets: 10211
    John_P said:
    Kebabkid said:


    And something a bit different are:-
    Paco De Lucia's Sextet - "One Summer Night" & Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin's "One Night in San Francisco".
    Friday night in San Fancisco is a superb album -  there's a lot of notes on that recording and I loved the way you could pan to hear individual players.
    Yep, great album that.
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  • StageStruckStageStruck Frets: 102
    Slade Alive, loud, exciting and fun. Everything that a rock band should be.

    Status Quo Live, don't be fooled by the modern day Quo that appears on every other TV programme playing the same old songs. This double LP shows why they were regarded as a great rock band back in the day
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    Thanks John P and sorry, yes, "Friday Night In San Francisco" :)
    Have a Norman for correcting me
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  • Shark_EyesShark_Eyes Frets: 371
    Another +1 for Thin Lizzy - Alive and Dangerous, even if it is supposedly half a studio album.
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    richardhomer said:
    Pulse
    +1   although it doesn't sound as good, I slightly prefer Delicate Sound of Thunder
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  • mudslide73mudslide73 Frets: 2921
    Usually anything with Fillmore in the title is pretty ace.
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  • johnnyurqjohnnyurq Frets: 1368
    The Stranglers - Live x Cert

    And since Pulse was mentioned already.

    Marillion - The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra)
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  • LixartoLixarto Frets: 1618
    "Is There Anybody Out There?" is my favourite live Floyd :)
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  • rprrpr Frets: 302
    No sleep till Hammersmith- Motorhead

    Paris Au Printemps- P.I.L





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  • Phil_aka_PipPhil_aka_Pip Frets: 9793
    The Who Live at Leeds
    Wishbone Ash Live Dates - Both Vol I and Vol II
    +1 to Rainbow Live On Stage
    +1 to Focus Live at the Rainbow (although tbh I thought Hocus Pocus was TOO fast - Jan Akkerman was tangling his fingers in knots trying to keep up with it)
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  • ftumchftumch Frets: 673
    All floyd stuff, plus I really love pearl jam @ Madison square garden
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  • HAL9000HAL9000 Frets: 9107
    edited September 2013
    +1 for Pulse, Live in Pompei, Made in Japan, and Live at Leeds. 

     For DVDs I'd like to add U2 at Slane Castle, Eric Clapton in Hyde Park, and SRV Live at El Morcambo.
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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24595
    Thin Lizzy's Live and dangerous doesn't count - it was virtually rerecorded in the studio.

    For classic British rock Whitesnake Live in the still of the night takes some beating ... there's a DVD as well .. no overdubs.



    The Police Certifiable ...



    Jeff Beck - Live at Ronnie Scott's



    Wes Montgomery - Smokin' at the blue note
    Led Zep - How the west was won
    Focus Live at the BBC [better than the Rainbow concert]





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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24595
    Phil_aka_Pip said:

    +1 to Focus Live at the Rainbow (although tbh I thought Hocus Pocus was TOO fast - Jan Akkerman was tangling his fingers in knots trying to keep up with it)
    Someone slipped Jan a 'dodgy' cigarette - he had a Carlo Santana 'Woodstock' moment  .. :-)

     

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  • geepers0677geepers0677 Frets: 119
    edited September 2013
    I love counting crows - across a wire. Never get bored of that.
    Or the GNR live CD...

    Incidentally, there were two versions of Pulse, one with a flashing light and one without. In the photo of the crowd inside the one without the light, I am sitting there with my buddy Simon. Awesome gig that was. I was 17...

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  • NervousJohnNervousJohn Frets: 189
    Easy one for me


    Bob Dylan - 1966 at the Manchester Free Trade hall. It's one of the bootleg series (4?) and is truly great. First disc is himself with an acoustic guitar winding his way through songs. Second disc is with The Hawks (aka The Band) and a masterclass in audience baiting and brilliantly tight rock and roll. There's the infamous "Judas" heckle to which Mr Z replies "I don't believe you" and as the band count into Like a Rolling Stone you can hear him just off the mic shouting "play fucking loud!" :)
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  • ChrisMusicChrisMusic Frets: 1133
    Oh yes, a big +1 to  -  Jeff Beck - Live at Ronnie Scott's

    and what a great rhythm section too.  Those drums are tighter than a tight thing.  and...

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