Favorite Live Albums

[blue metalflake]

1. Buck Owens - Carnegie Hall. This is what hooked me on Teles.

closely followed by Hag in Philadelphia.

[Flashback]

Originally Posted by Rasmuth

to me the best live album?

Get yer Ya Ya's Out - The Rolling Stones

They were such a different band, especially right after Mick Taylor joined, so bluesy and Keith's playing is spectacular, Mick Taylor brought out the best in him...the obvious benefit of bringing a virtuoso in the band opposite him.

Stray Cat Blues is the perfect example from this record....absolutely scathing blues rock with amazing twin guitar interplay.

I idolize this album. I want every ounce of me musically to match the pure ROCK this album oozes. If you do not own "Get yer Ya Ya's Out", GO GET IT, PERIOD. You will not be disappointed.

[Big Tony]

Hound Dog Taylor – Live in Boston (1972)
B.B. King – Blues is King (1967)
Roy Buchanan – Live Stock (1975)
B.B. King – Live in Japan (1971)
Roy Buchanan – Live in Japan (1977)
Junior Wells & Buddy Guy – It’s My Life, Baby (The live portion of it, 1966)
Allbert Collins – Live ‘92/93 (Doh! – 1992/93)
Hound Dog Taylor – Release The Hound (1971)
Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane – Quintet in Chicago (1959)
Lenny Breau with Dave Young – Live At Bourbon Street (1983)
The Ruby Braff/George Barnes Quartet – Live At The New School (1974)
George Benson Quartet – Live At “Casa Caribe”, Vol. 1-3 (1973)
Art Blakey – A Night At Birdland, Vol. 1-2 (1954)
The Jazz Messengers – At The Café Bohemia, Vol. 1-2 (1955)
Duke Ellington – The Duke At Fargo, Vol. 1-2 (1940)
John Coltrane – The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Rec’s, CD 1-5 (1961)
Miles Davis – Complete Concert 1964/My Funny Valentine + Four & More (1964)
Bill Evans Trio – Sunday At The Village Vanguard/Waltz For Debbie (1961)
Stan Getz (w Jimmy Raney) – At Storyville, CD 1-2 (1951)
Jim Hall & Ron Carter – Alone Together (1972)
Joe Henderson – The State Of The Tenor, CD 1-2 (1985)
Ahmad Jamal – At The Pershing/But Not For Me (1958)
Joe Lovano – Quartets: Live At The Village Vanguard, CD 1-2 (1994-95)
Les McCann & Eddie Harris – Swiss Movement (1969)
Jack McDuff (w George Benson) – Live! At The Front Room (1965)
Wes Montgomery (w Jimmy Griffin) – Full House (1962)
Wes Montgomery – Smokin’ At The Half Note (1965)
Fats Navarro & Tadd Dameron – At Royal Roost, CD 1-2 (1948)
Joe Pass & Red Mitchell – Finally: Live In Stockholm (1992)
Oscar Petersen Tro – At The Stratford Shakespearean Festival (1956)
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie – Massey Hall, Toronto (1953)
Michel Petrucciani (w. Anthony Jackson & Steve Gadd) – Trio in Tokyo (1997)
Sonny Rollins – A Night At The Village Vanguard, CD 1-2 (1957)
Sonny Rollins Trio – In Stockholm (1959)
Frank Sinatra & the Count Basie Orchestra – Sinatra at the Sands (1966)
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Babylon By Bus (1978)
Bill Kirchen – Hot Rod Lincoln Live! (1997)
Various Blues Artists – And This Is Maxwell Street, CD 1-2 (1964)
Muddy Waters – Live At Mr. Kelly’s (1971)
Muddy Waters – Paris, 1972 (1972)
Muddy Waters – Muddy “Mississippi” Waters Live (1976-77) /some of this is fake live/
Professor Longhair – The London Concert (1978)
Otis Rush – So Many Roads; Live In Concert (1975)
Taj Mahal – An Evening Of Acoustic Music (1993)

And many, many others…yes, I love live recordings!

Don’t get me started on the DVDs…

/ Tony

[tjalla]

My big two would have to be

Albert Collins - Live 92-93
James Taylor - Live (Double CD)

[bo]

The remarkably low-fi but amazing when cranked Bo Diddley's Beach Party. It was recorded in Myrtle Beach SC in 1963.

[Chuck 909]

Live at Leeds
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
Irish Tour 74 - Rory Gallagher
Band of Gypsy's
Framptom Comes Alive
Humble Pie - Live at the Fillmore
Live at the Regal - BB
John Lee Hooker - Live at Soledad Prison 1972
Pretty much for only one song, 'Serves Me Right To Suffer'

All desert island discs for me.

[tommyc]

Buck Owens - Carnigie Hall
Buck Owens - Live in Japan
Buck Owens - Live in London
The Byrds - Filmore
Elvis Presley - Thats the way it is (box set)
Elvis Presley - On Stage 1970
Elvis Presley - Live at Madison Square Garden
Elvis Presley - Live at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley - Aloha from Hawaii
Credence Clearwater - The Concert
The Eagles - Live
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash - San Quentin
Flatt and Scruggs - Live at Carnigie Hall
Merle Haggard - Live in Philly

[RodeoTex]

Thanks to all you guys for reminding me of some of my favorite live albums and introducing me to many others that I have not heard.

When I started replacing vinyl with CDs I tried to get all the 'main' ones but missed out on Cheap Trick, Frampton, ABB, Kiss Alive(s), a couple of the Stones live albums, etc.

For some reason this thread also reminded me of an 8-track I once had called something like 'Big Sur Festival'.

Gotta go to half.com now...
Thanks all.

[axe victim]

Some of my faves have already been mentioned esp. Thin Lizzy's 'Live And Dangerous' .

I also enjoyed -

'Golden Years - EP' - Motorhead
'Under A Blood Red Sky' - U2
'Seconds Out' - Genesis
'LIVE! In The Air Age' - Be Bop Deluxe

In the days before remixes, live versions were the only alternative, and captured sounds you can only really achieve with lots of volume in a large space!

[Jerry J]

Sting - Bring on the Night

AND THE BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER.....

THE TALKING HEADS - STOP MAKING SENSE

Say no more!

[FartherAlong]

Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
Bob Dylan - The Royal Albert Hall Concert
Emmylou Harris - Spyboy
Lucinda Williams - Live At Fillmore West
Townes Van Zandt - Live At The Old Quater

[Brad Miller]

Red Devils - "King King"

[Lostheart]

Social Distortion - Live at the Roxy

[eggman]

Howdy,

Let's see..
1. B.B. Live at the Regal
2. Buck Owens Carnegie Hall
3. The Beatles Live at the Star Club (Hamburg)
4. The Rolling Stones Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out.

The recordings by the Beatles and the 'Stones have influenced my playing more than any other. John's rhythm guitar on "Sweet Little Sixteen" along with his singing is the best second generation rock & roll I've ever heard.
Keef's tone and the band's overall sound on "Ya-Ya's" is to die for, esepcially the solo on "Little Queenie" (I feel like screaming "YES,YES" like Beavis and Butthead every time I hear this song!) and of course Keef's signature raunch on "Sympathy for the Devil" is the nastiest riff on vinyl! Killer stuff.
Now if ya'll will excuse me, I'm back to my Les Paul Special (P-90's, of course) plugged into my '68 Vibro Champ and my 'Stones CD's.

Eggman

[jimmtimm]

Livestock-Roy Buchanan
Live at The Fillmore-Lucinda Williams
Okonos-My Morning Jacket

[Just-Jim]

Cheap Trick - Silver
Joe Jackson - Afterlife
Jimmy Page & Black Crowes - Live at the Greek

[FirstBassman]

Just look at my avatar.

Greatest live album ever and what started me on my musical journey in the first place. (That and the film Monterey Pop.)

[Del Pickup]

Get yer Ya Ya's Out was the first live album I ever bought. And I still smile at Jagger's comment "I think I lost a button off my trousers. You don't want my trousers to fall down now, do ya?"

And, of course, let's not forget "Charlie's good tonight, ain't he?"

Then there's Clapton's "Just One Night" album. His solo on Double Trouble' gives me shivers every time I hear it.

And Frampton Comes Alive is a bit of all right too.

And for something a bit different 'Fairport Convention Live" has some stunning jigs and reels played at breakneck speed.

And, last but not least, SRV tribute dvd when Buddy Guy holds one note for what seems like a couple of minutes - no vibrato to keep it going, just pure sustain. Amazing.............

[Dave_O]

Originally Posted by Del Pickup

Get yer Ya Ya's Out was the first live album I ever bought. And I still smile at Jagger's comment "I think I lost a button off my trousers. You don't want my trousers to fall down now, do ya?"

And, of course, let's not forget "Charlie's good tonight, ain't he?"

Charlie's nearly always good....

old thread this one. How'd I miss it before??

Ya ya's-------------- rock'n'roll as she should be spoke.
Live and Dangerous-- Phil Lynott was one underrated frontman I reckon.


One for the "asides" thread.
from Lynott----
"Anyone got any Irish in 'em... any of the girls want a little more Irish in 'em??"

[BellyBoy]

Originally Posted by Brad Miller

Red Devils - "King King"

+1000.... Lester Butler and band were rockin the blues on this one!

[chef0069]

Coltrane at the Village Vanguard
Between Nothingness and Eternity-Mahavishnu Live
Genesis-Live
Welcome back my Friends-ELP
PLaying The fool-Gentle Giant
Zappa-make a Jazz Noise here
Miles Black Beauty Live at Fillmore west
King Crimson-USA

[GoldieLocks]

Most of my fav live albums aren't on here?

Joe Ely - Live at Liberty Lunch. (David Grissom on guitar )

Todd Snider - Live

Sam Bush - Ice Caps

Brian Setzer - Ultimate Collection live.

John Hiatt - Hiatt comes alive at Budokan

Jason & the scorchers - Midnight Roads & stages Seen

Accept - The Final Chapter

[mlove3]

ac/dc if you want blood ; angus angus

thin lizzy live ,yeah right, we know the truth now, most of it is NOT

aerosmith bootleg, so sloppy! good vibe, the best is mother popcorn and ain't got you, club gig from the arly 70s

frampton , come on, you know you like it. good stuff and a great recording

trower, wow, daydream is unbeleivable, what a great vibe on that record

bb king at the regal

[Joe Chaney]

Zappa/Beefheart-Bongo Fury

[dyflwd59]

Lots of my favourites already mentioned. Ya ya's was the first live album I bought as a teen. I'd just like to mention the rather obscure but very excellent "801 Live". Check it out if you can. Great musicians like Phil Manzanera, Francis Monkman, Brian Eno, Simon Phillips and Lloyd Watson coming together to jam like it was goin out of style. Still the best version of Tomorrow Never Knows I've heard.