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Old 02-02-08 | 06:18 PM
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Best LIVE album?

Looking for some recommendations for some live music and wondered what everyone considered to be the best live album?

It doesn't matter what style of music, but preferably a CD from one concert as opposed to some that get released that feature several tracks from various shows.

What's everyones favorite?
Old 02-02-08 | 06:28 PM
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Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore
Neil Young Live at Massey Hall
From Here to Eternity-The Clash
Stop Making Sense-Talking Heads
Eels-Live at Town Hall
Bob Marley-Live at the Roxy
Old 02-02-08 | 06:28 PM
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You could reference this thread: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=462517

(I only know about it because I started that one. But it's long overdue to discuss Live Music here again!)
Old 02-02-08 | 06:30 PM
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Obvious answer:
The Who: Live at Leeds. Especially the extended version with the full live Tommy.

Other classics:
Led Zeppelin: How the West was Won
Greatful Dead: Dozin' at the Knick
Joy Division: Les bain Douches
Talking Heads: the Name of this band


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My Morning Jacket: Okonokos

Daft Punk: Alive 2007
Old 02-02-08 | 06:42 PM
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Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore
Grateful Dead Europe '72

They are both compilations of different shows.
Old 02-02-08 | 07:08 PM
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J Geils Band - Blow You Face Out "Live"
Old 02-02-08 | 07:21 PM
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KISS "Alive"
The Wildhearts "Strike Back"
Motorhead "Everything Louder Than Everything Else"
Old 02-02-08 | 07:53 PM
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Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Queensryche - Operation LiveCrime
Queen - Live at Wembley
Anthrax - Alive 2
Megadeth - Rude Awakening
Metallica - Binge & Purge
Old 02-02-08 | 07:58 PM
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J Geils Band - Blow Your Face Out "Live"
I would have to say that "Full House" trumps BYFO in terms of a tight little package of tunes full of knockout out punches.
Old 02-02-08 | 07:59 PM
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Judas Priest - Unleashed in The East
Scorpions - World Wide Live
Alice Cooper - Fistful of Alice
Heaven & Hell - Live At Radio City Music Hall
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Roxy Music - Viva!
Foghat - Live
Pat Travers - Go For What You Know
Roger Waters - In The Flesh
Rush - A Show Of Hands
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"Stop Making Sense" immediately came to mind. That and it's THE best live concert film I've ever seen. But a very close runner up is Depeche Mode's "101".
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Some that haven't been mentioned yet...

Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous
UFO - Strangers In The Night
Cheap Trick - At Budokan
AC/DC - If You Want Blood...
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Judas Priest - preist...live!

Iron Maiden - Live After Death

Journey - Captured

Scorpions - World Wide Live

Black Sabbath - Live Evil

Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive

Rush - Exit Stage Left
Old 02-02-08 | 10:46 PM
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Another vote for The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads

Also:
Echo & The Bunnymen - Live In Liverpool
Rollins Band - Clockwork Orange Stage
Husker Du - The Living End
Oingo Boingo - Boingo Alive
Peter Gabriel Plays Live
Old 02-02-08 | 11:31 PM
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Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Motorhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith

Warning! Listening to both will burst your eardrums.
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No wait, The Velvet Underground MCMXCIII and Pearl Jam Live at the Gorge.
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Yep. Tha'ts my favorite also. I used to play that all the time. I like the Gr. Hits with the DVD also.
Favorite live Rock CDs:
Bob Seger and The SIlver Bullet Band - Nine Tonight & LIve Bullet
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live 1975-1985
Kiss Unplugged - Love the concert on the DVD

Favorite live Country CDs:
Johnny Cash - Live At Folsom Prison
Hank Williams, Jr. - Hank Live!
Alabama - Alabama Live

Just wish now The Rolling Stones would do a Live CD!!!
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Neil Young - Live Rust
Rush - All the World's A Stage
Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo

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I have to go with iron maiden live after death, pink floyd pulse, and rush.. rush in rio
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Blur: Live From Mile End.

Are we counting Unplugged? Then Oasis Unplugged.

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Humble Pie-Rockin' The Fillmore
Climax Blues Band-FM Live
Golden Earring-Live(1977)
Foghat-Decades Live
Neil Young-Roadrock
Jimmy Page and Black Crowes live at the Greek
Allman Bros.-Live at Fillmore
Molly Hatchet-Live at Agora Ballroom
Grand Funk Railroad-Caught in the Act
Mott the Hoople-Live Dudes
Uriah Heep-Live
Bob Seger-Live Bullet
Frampton Comes Alive
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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.
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Cheap Trick - At Budokan
The complete version - one of my favorites. As well as Hiro's pick Who:Live at Leeds.
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Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Yas Out
Aerosmith - Live Bootleg


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