The 'live' album is becoming a lost art. Maybe because many of todays bands aren't that great live? Sorry, no bootlegs allowed (DMB fans). Must have actually been released by the artist(s). Here are some of mine: 1. Exit Stage Left, Rush - Better musicianship than most studio albums. Still my favorite after all these years. 2. Live, The Police - Disc I is better than II but both are still great. 3. Live at the Apollo, 1962, James Brown - They never stop between songs. So much energy. 4. Live at Red Rocks, Dave Matthews Band - Leroi is feeling it. 5. Earphoria, Smashing Pumpkins - Amazing version of Silverf**k. Not much of a list. I'm sure you guys can do better.
Sammy Davis Jr. - "That's All" and "Sounds Of 66" Phish - "A Live One" Does Comedy Count? Most of my live albums are comedy: Carlin, Pryor, Murphy, Hicks, Kinison, etc.
Neil Young "Live Rust" Jimi "Band of Gypsies" "Isle of Wight" "Rainbow Bridge" Lou Reed "Rock n Roll Animal" Frank Zappa "Roxy and Elsewhere" and tons of other concert releases, notably "You Can't do that on Stage Anymore" series Rolling Stones "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out" Who "Live at Leeds" For starters...
Dire Straits - On The Night Elton John - Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (if anyone likes E.J., you HAVE to get this album)
John Wesley Harding - It Happened One Night Gilman Street Block Party 2x7" - It's a comp. of some great East Bay bands live at Gilman St. It has Operation Ivy, Crimpshrine, Rancid, Neurosis, Stikky, Isocracy and Green Day doing "Sweet Home Alabama, Eye of the Tiger and Rock You Like a Hurricane". Before the Green Day set you can hear people yelling "PLAY SOME SKYNYRD"
It's about to be "Rush in Rio". The DVD will be released Oct. 21st. This setlist is huge, the musicianship is top notch, and the fans are awesome.
Allman Brothers - "Live at the Fillmore East" Rolling Stones - "Still Life" The Who - "Live at Leeds" Jimmy Reed - "Live in New York City"
I don't care too much for live albums and I would have to do some further research when I get home to see how many live albums I have, but off the top of my head, I will say: "Under a Blood Red Sky" - U2 "And All That Could Have Been" - Nine Inch Nails
Live at Red Rocks-Dave Matthews Band. The Lie In Our Graves->Dancing Nancies->Warehouse is simply amazing. However, I hear that the Central Park double DVD/triple CD will be amazing.
Crap, I forgot that one. The video is great too. Bono with his full on mullet and the flag during Sunday Bloody Sunday. Also forgot: The Big One Is Coming, Ten Hands.
Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, Band of Gypsies Bob Dylan- MTV Unplugged, Real Live, Live 1966 BB King Live at the Regal Frampton Comes Alive Wings Over America The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl Robin Trower- King Biscuit Albert King- Wednesday Night in San Francisco Magic Sam- Magic Touch Albert Collins and the Icebreakers (Live '92-'93) Eric Clapton- 24 Nights Who's Last Santana- Sacred Fire Led Zeppelin- BBC Sessions Live Most of my live stuff is Bootlegs
Tower of Power - Live and in Living Colour Rush - Exit Stage Left Santana - Sacred Fire Seal - Unplugged Sting - Bring on the Night I'll leave off the jazz records because there are just WAY too many in that category.
I love that record. The bass solo on Cold Cuts is still one I practice. Johnny B. Gayden is a bad mutha.
Bill Evans Quartet (with Scott LaFaro)- Live at the Village Vanguard DMB- Live at Red Rocks Wayne Shorter- Footprints Live Joshua Redman- Spirit Of The Moment: Live At The Village Vanguard Wes Montgomery- Smokin' at the Half Note Wes Montgomery- Full House Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco Art Blakey- A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 and 2
Crap, thanks for reminding me! Off the top of my head, I can say: "Live at Birdland" by Coltrane "Full House" by Wes Montgomery "Jazz at Massey Hall" by the Quintet (led by Parker and Gillespie) That might be all the live jazz albums I have but those are good ones.
Grrr...no edit Seeing bama's list reminded me of 2 more: "Live at Birdland, Volume 1" by Blakey "Live at the Village Vanguard" by Bill Evans
The thing that is so sad about the Bill Evans disc is that it was the great bassist Scott LaFaro's final performance before he was killed in an auto accident at 25 years old. He changed the way bass was played in jazz and I can't imagine how badass he would've been had he lived. My best friend, who plays bass, draws heavily on LaFaro as an influence and he really got me hooked on his stuff. I don't even think he was on maybe 4 CD's tops. I know he was on two Hampton Hawes CD's, Birdsong (1959) and For Real! (1958).
Ozzy Osbourne - "Tribute" AC/DC - "Live" Pantera - "Official Live 101 Proof" These three discs really give you a sense of being there, experiencing it all. Three of the greatest live bands since Led Zeppelin.
