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Best Live Album?

Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
edited September 2010 in Other Music
What do you think is the best live album? For me, I'm gonna go with The Allman Brothers "At Fillmore East". An amazing listen the first time you hear it. Truly powerful and magic. The band is tight as hell throughout the album. One of the best bands in the history of rock.

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  • theserialthrillatheserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    no way the best ever ..


    but i got the Raconteurs live lp in the post yesterday...great stuff..spu it twice already.
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  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    edited September 2010
    Can't and wouldn't argue at all with your pick. Great, great album.
    Anytime a discussion about anything live comes up I have to nominate The Last Waltz, Black Crowes' Freak n Roll...Into the Fog and MMJ Okonokos

    Edit...actually my first two votes would be for ABB at Fillmore and The Last Waltz.
    The other two really wouldn't be considered the best ever....but still damn good live albums
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  • Pearl DrummerPearl Drummer Posts: 4,627
    Newch91 wrote:
    What do you think is the best live album? For me, I'm gonna go with The Allman Brothers "At Fillmore East". An amazing listen the first time you hear it. Truly powerful and magic. The band is tight as hell throughout the album. One of the best bands in the history of rock.

    Three words: Duane fucking Allman!! Wish Skydog had lived long.
    Dude i really could agree with you more!!!
    That live album is fuckin amazing!!
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  • JL19851JL19851 Posts: 209
    I am assuming this discussion discounts Pearl Jam, by which it would change my answer considerably...but best non-Pearl Jam live album...3 years ago, I would have told you Bob Marley & the Wailers - Live, since it is an incredible, yet short, live album. In the discussion, I would include MMJ's Okonokos, Phish's A Live One, The Black Crowes' Freak n Roll, and Nirvana's Unplugged in New York...but for me, the winner goes to...

    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Hammersmith Odeon '75

    This one nearly topples the Pearl Jam live recordings mentioned above. It is stunning...the kind of disc that would make someone a fan of Springsteen even if they ran around life preaching Springsteen hate. It is a pure masterpiece of live material. Just think of it...Springsteen playing Europe for the first time in a small place, with a chip on his shoulder and something to prove just after Born to Run is released and just before they broke huge. See "Kitty's Back", "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", and "Quarter to Three" as best examples of his fire at that point in time.
  • mwachsmanmwachsman Posts: 474
    JL19851 wrote:
    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Hammersmith Odeon '75

    Yep
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,623
    not the best ever.....but lou reed rock and roll animal kicks some major ass. :mrgreen:
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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Yes! Thank you Newch. Skydog. My fave.

    1. Allman Brothers - Live at Fillmore
    2. Queen - Live at Wembley '86
    3. My Morning Jacket - Okonokos
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  • Drop1The0LeashDrop1The0Leash Posts: 954
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    3. My Morning Jacket - Okonokos

    +1 to that my man!

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  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    I bought Steppenwolf Live when I was 12. My intro to real rock. It may not be the best ever, but it was great to me.
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    Live at the Greek-Page/Crowes
    Zep-The Song Remains the Same(reissue), How the West Was Won, BBC Sessions
    ABB-Fillmore
    Ben Harper-Live From Mars
    Black Crowes-Freak n Roll, Live 2001, Brothers of a Feather
    MMJ-Okonokos
    PJ-Lo2L
    Blue Floyd-Begins
    AIC-Unplugged
    Pink Floyd/Waters/Gilmour-Pulse, In The Flesh, Live at Gdansk
    Flaming Lips-UFOs at the Zoo
    Gov't Mule-Deepest End, Live...With a Little Help
    GnR-Live Era
    Hendrix-Band of Gypsys, Woodstock
    Skynyrd-One More From the Road
    Neil Young-Massey Hall
    Raconteurs-Live In London
    Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Tribute concert
    Warren Haynes-Live at Bonnaroo
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,481
    mwachsman wrote:
    JL19851 wrote:
    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Hammersmith Odeon '75

    Yep
    This is the only springsteen record I own
    Im not a huge fan, but that record is insanely good.

    Other favs:
    Joe Jackson: Big world
    Grateful dead: Europe 72
    Neil young: live rust
    Frampton comes alive
    Kiss alive II
    Cheap Trick: Live at Budokan
    Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense

    EDIT forgot about Johnny Cash: live at folsom prision
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Lots of Great ones mentioned.

    Love MMJ's Okonosos, Allmen Brothers Live @ Filmore, Monk & Coltrane, the springsteen.

    i gotta give some extra love to the already mentioned Neil Young LIve Rust. it is the album that got me into the MAN.

    I don't think anyone mentioned Wilco's Kicking Television. I really dig that.
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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    i still cant decide
  • RYEzupSFRYEzupSF Posts: 6,003
    The Brothers at the Fillmore fo sho. And of course, The Last Fucking Waltz. It doesn't get better than that. Best night ever in the history of rock.
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    Genesis~Three Sides Live
    Neil Young~Live Rust
    AIC~Unplugged
    U2~Under a Blood Red Sky
    Drive-by Truckers~Live from Austin City Limits
    King Crimson~The Night Watch
    King Crimson~The Great Deceiver
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    Rush~Exit Stage Left
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    My slate of candidates.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    Perhaps THE GREATEST LIVE Reggae album ever!

    Bob Marley's.....Babylon By Bus Paris, 1978

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    Punky Reggae Party

    EXODUS sounds and feels like people marching towards freedom, beautiful.
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Throwing Copper


    oh wait....
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    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • RYEzupSFRYEzupSF Posts: 6,003
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    Throwing Copper


    oh wait....

    :lol::lol::lol:

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    black crowes freak n roll has been heavy in the rotation as of late and i cant help but echo my wifes comments that Chris omits half the lyrics from 'Hard to Handle'. Anybody?
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  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    Live In NYC - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
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    the last waltz. 8-)
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  • titchinellotitchinello Posts: 3,139
    lots of great choices there already.

    another 4 of mine that springs to mind is

    ozzy osbourne, randy rhodes-tribute.
    ac/dc - if you want blood..
    iron maiden - live after death.
    scorpions - world wide live
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  • EraserheadEraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,944
    Atari Teenage Riot - Live @ Brixton
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  • qontheboardqontheboard Posts: 785
    g under p wrote:
    Perhaps THE GREATEST LIVE Reggae album ever!

    Bob Marley's.....Babylon By Bus Paris, 1978

    BobMarley-BabylonByBus.jpg

    Punky Reggae Party

    EXODUS sounds and feels like people marching towards freedom, beautiful.
    *Open your eyes and look within, are you satisfied with the life you're living*

    Peace

    This really is the best live Reggae album ever. Beats all other live Marley releases. Good call. :)

    Best live Rock album is Live at Leeds Complete. Raw power.

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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    In the rock catagory it is by far and my most listened to LIVE album....

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  • JL19851JL19851 Posts: 209
    I was just taking a listen to Live in New York the other day, and I don't get the same energy when listening to Hammersmith Odeon '75...which still gives me chills even though I have heard it hundreds of times. Yesterday, I listened to parts of Live '75-'85, which is an incredible live document in its own right.

    With the new reissue coming out and that '78 show being included, it might blow away everything I've heard from Bruce so far, at least judging from the setlist.

    Someone said Live at Leeds by the Who, and I would wholly agree that is an amazing live album, even the expanded edition with the full Tommy on it.
  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    Deep Purple's Made In Japan is right up there with the best too.

    Agree the Hammersmith '75 release by Bruce is far better than LINYC. Hope in a few months time there'll be a CD release of the Houston '78 show.

    I'd substitute Europe '72 for Live Dead, purely because there was a lot of studio touch up done on Europe '72.

    Allman Brothers - Fillmore East is pretty much perfect though.
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