Outstanding Live Al***s

John Mayer "On Any Given Thursday"
Tori Amos "Welcome To Sunny Florida"
James Taylor "Pull Over"

all on music DVD, JM also available on CD. Often after viewing the video once, I just listen to the audio tracks, but usually requires a monitor for the menu to start, otherewise essentially using as audio discs.

Jeff A

Lynyrd Skynrd - One More For the Road.
Eric Bibb - Roadworks.
Julia Fordham - That's Live.
Free- Free Live.
Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic.
UFO - Strangers in the Night.
Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley.
Allman Bros - Live at Fillmore East.
Humble Pie - Performance - Rockin' the Fillmore.
BB King - Live at the Regal.
BB King - Live at Cook County Jail.
John Mayer - Any Given Thursday.
Wishbone Ash - Live Dates.
Neil Young - Unplugged.
Albert King - Live Wire, Blues Power.
Ian Parker - Whilst the Wind.
James Taylor - Live.
Nirvana - Unplugged
The Who - Live at Leeds.
Stones - Get Yer Ya Yas Out.
Shawn Colvin - Live 88.
Bryan Adams - Live Live Live.
Cream - Wheels of Fire.

Steve

Paul Kossoff - Croydon June 15th 1975
CSN&Y - 4 Way Street
Traffic - Welcome to the canteen
Led Zeppelin - BBC Sessions Live 1971
UFO - Strangers in the Night
Jethro Tull -Bursting Out

Dire Straits - Alchemy - Live - on the black stuff.

One of the best, along with Rush- Exit Stage Left

Ryan

My vote would be for Pink Floyd 1980-81, The Wall Live, Is there anybody out there? Good sound, good live vibe and different from the studio album.

cheers, Nick

Led Zep - Beeb Sessions
Neil Young - Live Rust; Massey Hall; Unplugged (he's got some cracking live stuff!)
James Brown - Live at the Apollo
Nirvana - Unplugged
Eric Clapton - Just One Night
Van the Man - Live at the Grand Opera House
Wilco - Kicking TV (Live in Chicago)

Peter

Can I add "David Live" by David Bowie? Think it definitely fits the "Live albums which bring something fresh and new to the music" criteria.

Steeve

Van Morrison - It's Too Late to Stop Now
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
Roy Harper - Flashes from the Archives of Oblivion

Bob Seger "Live Bullet" and "Nine Tonight"
Cream "Royal Albert Hall 2005"
Lynrd Skynrd "One From The Road"
Allman Bros "Fillmore East"
Who "Live at Leeds"
Nils Lofgren "Live Acoustic"
Eric Clapton " There's one in every crowd"
Jime Hendrix "Woodstock" and "Monterey"
Judee Sill "Live in London"
Plus many others mentioned above

Rory Gallagher: "Irish Tour '74", "Live in Europe", "BBC Sessions"

Portishead: "Live Roseland NYC"

and unusally for a Springsteen album the sound is great as well.

'Live After Death' by Iron Maiden recording in LA at their (IMHO) mid-eighties zenith

Any Rush live album.

Besides many of the ones mentioned already, Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus.

A corker from start to finish - with some witty repartee in James' lovely Texas drawl too.

Son of Larry McMurtry ('Lonesome Dove' etc) BTW.

John.

Christine Collister - "Live" at the Gaiety Theatre Douglas
801 "Live"
Love - The Forever Changes Concert - "Live" at the Royal Festival Hall 2003 (far superior than the studio album IMHO)
Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine (should have bought the Vinyl when it was available)
Porcupine Tree - Warszawa
Jack Bruce - Cities of the Heart (Stellar line up to cellebrate Jack's 50th birthday)
Spooky Tooth - Nomad Poets "Live" (Reunion Concert in Germany 2004)
King Crimson - Night Watch
21st Century Schizoid Band - Pictures of a City
Led Zeppelin - The BBC Sessions
Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light

Ramones - It's Alive. Classic.

Cheers

Rich

In addition to mentions of UFO, Thin Lizzy & Lynyrd Skynyrd

AC/DC - If you want blood - you got it
Status Quo - Live (1977)
Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes - Live at the Greek
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live at Carnegie Hall
Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies
Natalie Merchant - Live in Concert
Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo (it's the only Ted you need)
Simple Minds - Live in the City of Light
Yes - Yessongs
Yes - Yesshows
ZZ Top - Fandango (side 1)

Cheers
Scott

Although I'm a huge fan of Pink Floyd, I don't think their live releases add anything to the studio versions - apart from the memories of the Wall concert I went to.

Keep them coming - definitely a few for my Christmas wishlist there.

Ian

My favourite live album has to be

Live At The Manchester Univerity Students Union Debating Hall, 30.11.01
by Half Man Half Biscuit

Bob Wilson - Anchorman?
Fred Titmus
Lock Up Your Mountian Bikes
Outbreak Of Vitas Gerulaitis
On Passing Lilac Urine
Turned Up, Clocked On, Laid Off
Song To The Siren
Vatican Broadside
Running Order Squabble Fest
Used To Be In Evil Gazebo
Paintball's Coming Home
New Dawn Fades
Secret Gig
24 Hour Garage People
Albert Hammond Bootleg
Lark Descending
You're The Reason Why (Paradise Lost)
Irk The Purists
Look Dad No Tunes
Bottleneck At Capel Curig
All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit
A Country Practice
PRS Yearbook - Quick The Drawbridge
Trumpton Riots
Everything's AOR

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I'd agree with both The Wall (live) and the Led Zeppelin BBC sessions. I'm also very fond of both Leonard Cohen's live albums, the creatively named 'Live Songs' and 'Live in Concert'.


Switching genres, I think Miles Davis's 1964 Lincoln Centre concert is rather special (though why the still insist on issuing it as a double album of the slow and fast songs rather than the original concert order is beyond me). Similarly Davis's Plugged Nickel and Cellar Door sessions.

Bill Evans 1961 Village Vanguard concert is extremely special. Originally issued on two albums (Waltz for Debbie and Sunday at the Village Vanguard), I think you can now buy a set containing everything together. Coltrane's live recordings from the same venue are also rather special.


Moving to classical, there are almost too many to mention. Sticking to those that are genuinely live (which excludes Mackerras's wonderful 2006 Edinburgh Beethoven symphonies), things like Klemperer's Fidelio, Giulini's recording of Don Carlos and his two live readings of the Verdi Requiem, Brendel's live Schubert recordings and Furtwangler's wartime Berlin recordings all spring to mind.


regards, Tam

Derek and the Dominos -- "In Concert"
Charles Mingus -- "Cornell 1964"
Gratefule Dead -- "Cornell 1977"

What about Hawkwind Space Ritual-now available in expanded version or Greasy Truckers Party-also just released as expanded 3Cd set- 1 side Man, 1 of Hawkwind and other side is Brinsley Scwarz + Magic Michae !!!
Disc 1

1. Spunk Rock (Live) - Man
2. Many Are Called But Few Get Up (Live) - Man
3. Angel Easy (Live) - Man
4. Bananas (Early Instrumental Version) (Live) - Man
5. Romaine (Live) - Man

Disc 2

1. Intro (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
2. Country Girl (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
3. One More Day (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
4. Unknown Number (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
5. She's Got To Be Real (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
6. Home Work (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
7. Nervous On The Road (But Can't Stay At Home) (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
8. Range War (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
9. Silver Pistol (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
10. Going Down The Road (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
11. Midnight Train (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
12. Private Number (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
13. It's Just My Way Of Saying Thank You (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
14. Wonder Woman (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
15. I'm Ahead If I Can Quit While I'm Behind (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
16. Surrender To The Rhythm (Live) - Brinsley Schwarz
17. Music Belongs To The People (Live) - Magic Michael

Disc 3

1. Announcement/Apology (Live) - Hawkwind
2. This Is Your Captain Speaking (Breakdown) (Live) - Hawkwind
3. This Is Your Captain Speaking (Live) - Hawkwind
4. You Shouldn't Do That (Live) - Hawkwind
5. The Awakening (Live) - Hawkwind
6. Master of the Universe (Live) - Hawkwind
7. Paranoia (Live) - Hawkwind
8. Earth Calling (Live) - Hawkwind
9. Silver Machine (Live) - Hawkwind
10. Welcome To The Future (Live) - Hawkwind
11. Born To Go (Live) - Hawkwind
12. Brainstorm (Jam) (Live) - Hawkwind
13. End Announcement (Live) - Andy Dunkley

The Silver Machine is the version that the single was created from, albeit heavily altered in studio

Steve