Best Live Albums of All Time

[gibridehome]

Alright folks, list your favorite live records ever.

Ramones-It's Alive
Rolling Stones-Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
Who-Live at Leeds
Frampton Comes Alive :)
Allman Brothers-Eat A Peach
Cream-Wheels of Fire

[droogsteve]

I agree with most of yours Gib, but I'll add a couple: Allmans live at the Fillmore East. Deep Purple-Made in Japan. Derek and the Dominoes- Live in Concert. Grateful Dead- Europe '72 And my favorite: Hot Tuna- Double Dose. (Rare electric performance. It's out of print- I have it on vinyl.)

[Red300ZX]

There can be only one:

Eric Clapton- Unplugged

[oopyman]

nirvana unplugged is one my best CDs. that is my favorite live CD.

[AssClown]

Pantera- 101 Proof. maybe not the greatest ever, but it kicked ass.

[gibridehome]

Lynyrd Skynyrd-One More From the Road

One goodie I have on my turntable right now is Jimmy Buffet- You Had to Have Been There . Nice little intros before songs, all the favorites, and some badass lyric changes. IE, "Why don't we get stoned and screw...."

[bismarksinker]

the best live album EVER has to be metallicas S&M. i forget, which philharmonic played with them. but it is definatley the best live album of any band.

[anjroo11688]

Originally posted by oopyman
nirvana unplugged is one my best CDs. that is my favorite live CD.
I will have to agree with oopy on this one, the Nirvana Unplugged album is amazing.

[GeorgiaPeach01]

Originally posted by Red300ZX
There can be only one:

Eric Clapton- Unplugged

Im agreeing with that one...

plus The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over Tour

[vasco is go]

I'm gonna go with DP- Made in Japan

[H-man]

7 Seconds- Scream Real Loud

Even thought "here we go again kids" is one of the worst songs of all time it was a great album.

[Karly]

Nirvana- unplugged & muddy banks of the wishkah
Metallica S&M was amazing!
Also Mariah Careys unplugged- it showcased her vocal talent unlike I have ever heard before.

[josiahdood]

Eric Clapton - 24 Nights
Phish - A Live One

These two ROCK. 24 nights has all of claptons songs, but theyre 10 times better on this album than on the studio albums. anyone who likes clapton needs this record.

[JakeUpChar]

It just came out, but I think Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's 1975 Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London should definitely be in the running for the greatest live album ever. The Boss claims this was an off night...I would love to hear what a good night sounds like, because this concert is unbelievable.

[Sex & Violence]

nirvana unplugged is one my best CDs. that is my favorite live CD.

I'll second that. Also the Alice in Chains Unplugged.... Man Unplugged was a great series, too bad 2.0 sucked for the most part.

Also "No Quarter" by Page & Plant... Although not all of the tracks are live, most of them are, and despite being recorded in the 90's the album has the best versions (and that's including studio versions) of "The Battle of Evermore" and "Kashmir" that I have ever heard.

[wrathchild]

Where the fuck are these old threads coming from??
But since its here;

Iron Maiden - Rock in Rio
Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Iced Earth - Alive in Athens
Vio-Lence - Eternal Nightmare Disc 2 (Live at Slims)
and if DVDs count;
Machine Head - Elegies (because I was there)

[hipocritical]

Ya, whats with this plethora of Dumb First posters bumping nearly 3 year old threads, well at least his first post was better than some I've seen.

[temp100]

Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous
Alice In Chains - Unplugged

[DerekSmalls]

Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous
Alice In Chains - Unplugged

Now that's what i'm talking about! :cool:
Live and Dangerous was going to be my choice for best live album ever.

Rock in Rio is good too, but Live After Death is still better :p

[Cancon]

For Canadian music fans:

In Transit - Saga (first ever digitally recorded live album)

Symphony Sessions - Red Rider (with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra)

[Borg 2]

all live albums suck

[Cancon]

all live albums suck

Yeah...I mean, who wants to hear what a band sounds like without all the studio tricks. Are you insane? There's no truer test of a bands talent. If you can't cut it live you might as well be Madonna or the Backstreet Boys.

[Borg 2]

Yeah...I mean, who wants to hear what a band sounds like without all the studio tricks. Are you insane? There's no truer test of a bands talent. If you can't cut it live you might as well be Madonna or the Backstreet Boys.

so what your saying is..youd prefer to hear a breathless vocal & a load of bum notes, than a slick studio recording of how its meant to sound?

[ZX-6RR]

Pantera - Official Live 101 Proof

[Mr Chainsaw]

so what your saying is..youd prefer to hear a breathless vocal & a load of bum notes, than a slick studio recording of how its meant to sound?
Yes

Anyway, here are my favorites...
Deep Purple- Made in Japan
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense
Queens of the Stone Age- Over The Years And Through The Woods
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald- Ella & Duke at The Côte D'Azur (Live)

[led_head]

How The West Was Won - Led Zeppelin

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention

The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life - Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention

Is There Anybody Out There? - Pink Floyd

[DrFrasierCrane]

Phish - A Live One
Phish - Hampton Comes Alive
Miles Davis - Agharta
Allman Brothers Band - Live At Fillmore East
Bill Evans Trio - Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio - Waltz For Debby
John Coltrane - Newport '63
John Coltrane - Live At Birdland

[cushlinkes]

-Is There Anybody Out There (Pink Floyd The Wall Live)
-P.U.L.S.E Pink Floyd Live at Earls Court
-Rush in Rio
-Seconds Out Genesis Live

(Those are my favorites)

[wrathchild]

Pantera - Official Live 101 Proof
I always thought that album was a bit meh. Its mostly good, but Phil Anelsmo's voice pisses me off here. It seems he forgot how to sing.

[Rev'd_Flasher]

Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Rainbow - On Stage (Dio is awesome on this)
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Rush - Exit Stage Left
Motorhead - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
UFO - Strangers in the Night

[917]

The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show... :redface:

Some of the shit they say is hilarious, just admit it.

[D4MVP]

Nirvana Unplugged period, and Im not even a huge Nirvana fan.

[stevib]

acdc - want blood, ya go it
motorhead - stone deaf forever
testament in london.

[Deakmm]

Pink Floyd - Is there anybody out there?
The Clash - From here to Eternity

[KEALYBOY]

Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won
Bill Evans Trio - Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Can - Waldbuhne Pop Festival
Brand X - Live At Salford Youth Club 1978

[DrFrasierCrane]

Brand X - Live At Salford Youth Club 1978
How did I forget? Amazing live album, although it's a shame Yeah, The Fields was stopped halfway through because a kid was slurping his ribena too loud..

[KEALYBOY]

Actually a real album too, albeit a limited edition cassette...

[/Tilt/]

Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies - Ruin Johnny's Barmitzvah

[Davemeistro]

Iced Earth - Alive in Athens.

This is one is seriously the best I've ever heard, and with no comparison in sight. Or ear-shot for smart-asses.

[crash2cortex]

Lou Reed - Rock 'n' Roll Animal. I was listening to it a couple of hours ago.

I'm sure someone has already said Live at Folsom Prison already... but yea, Folsom Prison.

[wrathchild]

Iced Earth - Alive in Athens.

This is one is seriously the best I've ever heard, and with no comparison in sight. Or ear-shot for smart-asses.
Quoted for fucking truth. If only they had made a DVD as well...

[joekickass]

S&M, From The Muddy Banks of Wishkah, Nirvana Unplugged

[Lounge Fly]

live after death probably kills everything

[tripb19]

Rush - Exit Stage Left

Thankyou, I'm comforted someone said that.

Eric Johnson, Live in Texas '88
Pain of Salvation - BE Live

[BigMac]

Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won



Amen, brotha, I'd have to agree.

[kledster]

nirvana - unplugged
alice in chains - unplugged

[Silent_Rip]

it hasnt come out yet in north america but

stereophonics - live from dakota

[KEALYBOY]

Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove

The X Theme.

[joekickass]

o shit folsom prison

[D4MVP]

Daft Punk - Alive 1997

Just listened to it, they only did 4 songs, but they sound so different from the albun versions its great.