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Greatest Live Album (CD) of All Time

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Feb 20, 2009.

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What is the greatest rock and roll live album of all-time?

  1. Bruce Springsteen Live 1975-1985

    5 vote(s)
    7.4%

  2. Bob Seger - Live Bullet

    5 vote(s)
    7.4%

  3. Cheap Trick Live at Budokan

    4 vote(s)
    5.9%

  4. Frampton Comes Alive

    7 vote(s)
    10.3%

  5. J Geils Band - Blow Your Face Out

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  6. The Who--Live at Leeds

    9 vote(s)
    13.2%

  7. Allman Brothers live at the Fillmore East

    11 vote(s)
    16.2%

  8. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Live Rust

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  9. Fleetwood Mac - The Dance

    5 vote(s)
    7.4%

  10. The Band - The Last Waltz

    3 vote(s)
    4.4%

  11. Mini Ditka Sings the Classics

    8 vote(s)
    11.8%

  12. Rolling Stones' Get Yer Ya Ya's Out

    2 vote(s)
    2.9%

  13. Lynyrd Skynyd - One More from the Road

    3 vote(s)
    4.4%

  14. Kiss - Alive

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  15. U2 - Under a Blood Red Sky

    3 vote(s)
    4.4%
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  1. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Agreed. Though I've been listening to Nightfall of Diamonds a lot recently. Given the Dead's prolific live album output, one of their concert recordings should be on the list.

    Others that are list-worthy ...

    Aloha from Hawaii - Elvis
    Live at the Sands - The Rat Pack
    The Main Event - Sinatra
    The Central Park Concert - Dave Matthews Band
    Double Live - Garth Brooks
     
    Inky_Wretch, Feb 20, 2009
    #25
  2. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Exit Stage Left is the Rush album I was thinking of, since I know they have several out there...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 20, 2009
    #26
  3. nmmetsfan

    nmmetsfan Active Member

    Exit Stage Left is a great live album (and I've still got the vinyl)
     
    nmmetsfan, Feb 20, 2009
    #27
  4. HandsomeHarley

    HandsomeHarley Well-Known Member

    I voted for Frampton because, personally, I can't stand live albums. I'd rather hear the studio track so I can memorize the lyrics, along with the "ooohs" and "aaahs".

    But Frampton's I don't mind so much, probably because I don't think I've ever heard them not live.
     
    HandsomeHarley, Feb 20, 2009
    #28
  5. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    The songs on Comes Alive are much better live, as are most of the songs on Live Bullet. The studio versions of the Exit Stage Left songs are much better. It seems the live album as a phenomenon (tho most of the time it was like a greatest hits album in that it was a device to fulfill a record contract) is not so prevalent now.
     
    dooley_womack1, Feb 20, 2009
    #29
  6. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    As do I... I have about 100 records that I've saved over the years and I don't even own a record player.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 20, 2009
    #30
  7. expendable

    expendable Well-Known Member

    That would be my favorite as well.
     
    expendable, Feb 20, 2009
    #31
  8. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Earth Wind Fire "Gratitude." 7 mins. of Reasons. Better get busy.
     
    qtlaw, Feb 20, 2009
    #32
  9. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Skynyrd - One More For The Road - has to be on that survey
     
    Boom_70, Feb 20, 2009
    #33
  10. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    Free Bird!
     
    cranberry, Feb 20, 2009
    #34
  11. NoOneLikesUs

    NoOneLikesUs Active Member

    I'm sort of a connoisseur of live albums and I have to say Jerry Lee Lewis' Live at the Star Club wins. Recorded in 1964 in Hamburg, Germany a pissed off Jerry Lee sets out to prove that the boys from Liverpool are a bunch of frauds when it comes to rock 'n' roll. Largely an afterthought at this point in his career, Lewis manages to wreck the place with breakneck versions of all his classics. Just an incredible listen.

    Others:
    Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won: A very late addition to the Zeppelin catalog, this is what they were talking about when describing the Hammer of the Gods.
    Clash - From Here to Eternity: Technically a live collection spanning the Clash's career, but it's brilliantly mixed and put together.
    MC5 - Kick Out the Jams: A snapshot of the radical '60s like no other.

    Over rated:
    KISS - Alive: A good listen, but way too cleaned up in the studio. The thing is, they didn't really need to polish their work as most of the bootlegs from the era would attest. Basically they were pretty consistent night in and night out.
    AC/DC - all of its live albums: They chronicled the Bon Scott era with an album full of questionable song selections. The Live From Atlantic Studios bootleg was pretty shit quality. The 1992 Live album featured hideous fade outs after every song.
     
    NoOneLikesUs, Feb 20, 2009
    #35
  12. waterytart

    waterytart Active Member

    Second NoOne on Kick Out the Jams.

    Has anyone mentioned James Brown - Live at the Apollo?
     
    waterytart, Feb 20, 2009
    #36
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