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02-03-08 | 10:57 AM

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Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Yas Out

I'll be damn. The Rolling Stones have done a live album. How did I miss that one?

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02-03-08 | 01:11 PM

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I'll be damn. The Rolling Stones have done a live album. How did I miss that one?

Are you being sarcastic or serious? It's considered by many as one of the best live albums in rock.

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02-03-08 | 03:05 PM

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02-03-08 | 03:54 PM

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Wilco - Kicking Television. IMO this is better than any of their studio albums.

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02-03-08 | 04:12 PM

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Gov't Mule - Deepest End

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02-03-08 | 05:02 PM

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Wilco - Kicking Television. IMO this is better than any of their studio albums.

Yeah, that's a really good album.

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02-04-08 | 10:34 PM

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Here's a top ten everyone should have:
Kiss-Alive
Cheap Trick-At Budokan-The Complete Concert
Rush-All The Worlds A Stage
AC/DC-If You Want Blood
Foghat-Live
Deep Purple-Made In Japan
Ted Nugent-Double Live Gonzo
Goddo-Best Seat In The House
UFO-Strangers In The Night
Lynyrd Skynyrd-One More From The Road

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02-05-08 | 11:30 AM

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Ben Harper - Live from Mars

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02-05-08 | 11:56 AM

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UFO - Strangers in the Night - It's generally regarded as one of the best live albums of all time for a reason.

You also can't go wrong with:
Cheap Trick - Live at Budokan
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
Iron Maiden - Live after Death

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02-05-08 | 12:21 PM

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all time fave is:

Deep Forest - Live from Japan

others

Banco De Gaia - Live from Glastonbury
Pulp - Live from Glastonbury
Luna - Live (expanded vinyl version)
Talking Heads - The Name of this Band is Talking Heads

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02-05-08 | 12:24 PM

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I've always found that my favorite live albums tend to come from electronic acts.

Underworld's "Everything Everything" and especially Kraftwerk's "Minimum-Maximum" are absolutely essential.

The Bjork Livebox is also a great listen, but if you don't have the money for the whole thing right away, "Homogenic Live" is the standout disc for me. I've always been annoyed that they cut up the Shepherd's Bush show so bad for the "Post Live" disc, so I have a hard time reccomending that one over the live DVD from the same show, which is amazing.

have you listened to the Kraftwerk show in 5.1 SACD - unreal!!!!

did you buy the new Underworld live disc? I'm up to track 3 and it's really good.

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02-05-08 | 12:42 PM

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Some of my favorites:
Iron Maiden - Live after Death
Dream Theater - Live Scenes from New York
Rush - All the World's a Stage
Therion - Celebrators of Becoming
Emperor - Emperial Live Ceremony
Evergrey - A Night to Remember
Nightwish - Wishmastour 2000 (From Wishes to Eternity)
Slayer - Live: Decade of Aggression
Iced Earth - Alive in Athens

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02-05-08 | 12:46 PM

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Telsa - Five Man Acoustical Jam

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02-05-08 | 01:24 PM

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wow no mention of yes - yessongs?

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02-05-08 | 01:48 PM

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wow no mention of yes - yessongs?

I like the album, but it's one of those things where you click "time remaining" after about 20 minutes (of admittedly good music) and realize that, no, we're nowhere close to being through here, folks.

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02-05-08 | 02:12 PM

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Wow no one here has listed this Must-Listen:
Depeche Mode 101,
SOFAD-LIVE
Playing The Angel-Live
Another vote for KISS Alive (( I played that record forever ))

Anything live of Bjork is a must and The Cranberries!!
Another vote Kraftwerk's "Minimum-Maximum"
Queen Live-Killers

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02-05-08 | 03:18 PM

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From: 75 clicks above the Do Lung bridge...

Warren Zevon - 'Learning To flinch'... probably my all time favorite live album...

The Ramones - 'It's Alive'... this is the only Ramones for me... they never matched this for the rest of it... one of the best live things ever... only recently released on CD...

KISS - 'Alive!'...

Simon and Garfunkel - 'The Concert In Central Park'...

The Band - 'the Last Waltz'... the stuff live is about...

Pink Floyd - 'Is There anybody Out There?'... recorded live on 'The Wall' tour in 1980-81... outstanding...

John Lee Hooker - 'The Cream'... amazing... he was never better than this on anything...

Miles Davis - 'Highlights From The Plugged Nickel'... really special... 'Stella by Starlight', 'Yesterdays'...

The Clash - 'From Here To Eternity Live'... what a recording... awesome... 'Guns Of Brixton'...

Pat Martino - 'Live'... pat is my pick for the best guitar player i've ever heard...

Van Morrison - 'It's Too Late to Stop Now'...

U2 - 'Rattle & Hum'...

James Marshal Hendrix - 'Live At Winterland'... his best recording...

David Gray - 'Live In Slow motion'... a DVD but it's amazing... fingers on your hand is the number of artists on that level today...

i second Bob Segar's two live albums... they are all i own now...

i second Neil Young - 'Live Rust'...

i saw Cheap Trick live 3 times at their prime... 'Live At Budokan' is an all time classic...

i second 'Peter Frampton Comes Alive'... have to mention that...

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02-06-08 | 01:18 AM

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Johnny Cash - At Fulsom Prison
fIREhOSE - Live Totem Pole EP
Elvis - Live at Madison Square Garden

Bonus:
Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash - VH1 Storytellers