Best live albums

[FranzD]

Stupidity/Dr. Feelgood

 

[ralphj]

The search engine reckons nobody’s mentioned Bob Marley & The Wailers’ “Live At The Lyceum” in this thread. That needed fixing.

QFT and reminds me of this absolute classic sleeper --
Cimarons Live at the Roundhouse

 

[Clive D]

Concert for George (Harrison)

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Absolutely Live, The Doors.

 

[Yomanze]

The Cure - "Paris"

 

[andrew d]

Dexy's Midnight Runners. The Projected Passion Review.
https://www.discogs.com/Dexys-Midnight-Runners-The-Projected-Passion-Revue/release/1460887

 

[Marchbanks]

I know I've said this before ad nauseam but Charles Mingus, Cornell 1964. Amazing, incendiary, possessed, funny, exciting, vital music. Wobbly SQ, banged mics, tape dropouts, mono. None of that matters.

And I've just remembered the runner-up. Monk - Big Band and Quartet in Concert. Recorded live in NYC, December 1963. Joyous stuff, in living stereo and amazing SQ. Get the extended 2CD version.

 

[Hazelberry]

Rolling Stones - get yer ya-yas out

This, along with Hendrix and early Pink Floyd, was a favourite among a group of us when we gathered for sessions.

Years later, after my session days were over, I put it on to see how it was. Sadly, the magic had gone.

 

[guydarryl]

I think you may be right - in my teens/early twenties, nothing better. But I haven't listened to it for quite a while. Of its time perhaps?

 

[Aethelist]

Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged.

Played it today - original Columbia 1st pressing - and it blew me away. Tis a thing of sonic magnificence.

Apparently worth over £200 now.

Quite a nice bonus to discover afterwards.

 

[sean99]

Great idea for a thread - I'll have to go back through the posts at my leisure. I'm not sure if these have been mentioned
Dire Straits - Alchemy Live
Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous

 

[Ninety4degrees]

UK Subs - Crash Course
(Obviously) Motorhead - No Sleep 'till Hammersmith.
honorable mention to: Saxon - The Eagle has Landed (1982)
...I'm sure there is more if I thought about it!

 

[Big Tabs]

This is a fav of mine.

It has an impromptu battle with Buddy Rich within it. Even Frank gets a nod, and Sammy shows off his impersonation skills.

Sammy Davis Jr. ‎– That's All! Recorded Live At The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas
Label:
Reprise Records ‎– RSLP 6237
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country:
UK
Released:
1967
Genre:
Jazz

 

[Denim Demon]

Turbonegro - Darkness Forever

 

[Gerard124]

Marillion / The Theiving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra)

Just picked up a copy of original double CD (not the remaster) for a couple of quid - great fun for old (neo) Proggers!

 

[wezzywest]

Cowboy Junkies. Trinity Session.

 

[iansr]

All mentioned before but that’s because they are all magnificent:
Waiting for Columbus.
How the West Was Won
Live at Leeds
Stop Making Sense
Get Yer Ya Ya’s out
L & D

And I’d also cite the famous Little Feat bootleg, Electrif Lycanthrope.

 

[vince rocker]

All mentioned before but that’s because they are all magnificent:
Waiting for Columbus.
How the West Was Won
Live at Leeds
Stop Making Sense
Get Yer Ya Ya’s out
L & D

And I’d also cite the famous Little Feat bootleg, Electrif Lycanthrope.

+1 for Electrif Lycanthrope (now released officially), American Cutie is as good.

 

[guydarryl]

801 Live

 

[darkmatter]

One of my favourites is Kraftwerk Minimum-Maximum

 

[blossomchris]

not a sort of record I go for as been disappointed manty times in the past. If i had to pick one it would be Bill Withers - Carnegie Hall