Hi has anybody bought cds from concert live. Are they good enough recordings to use on a Naim system.
I love good live recordings any recommendations.
HiFiKid
Posted on: 20 February 2011 by JWM
Rory Gallagher - Live in Europe, Irish Tour '74, Beat Club Sessions, BBC Sessions
Portishead - Live NYC Roseland
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison, At San Quentin
Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid Abbey Road
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Hyde Park
etc, etc.
i.e. you'll find plenty of live recordings that are fantastic to listen too.
Posted on: 20 February 2011 by TomK
I've got three from Concert Live, Paolo Nutini, The Magic Numbers and Amy Macdonald and they're all really good. They're pretty much raw and unedited so there are bum notes and if there's a buzz from the PA it'll be there on the cd. I don't mind that though. Apart from that the recording quality is as good as any other live recordings. They're not bootlegs.
Posted on: 01 March 2011 by JamieL_v2
I have bought concert recordings from 'LiveHereNow' (Underworld) and 'The Show' (Dead Can Dance), all are good clear straight soundboard recordings, the latter have been mixed a bit. All those are sold out now I think, but worth tracking down if you are interested in those bands.
I have lots of the Pearl Jam ones too, which are through their website, or actual unmixed releases. Pearl Jam 'The Gorge' box set is from those and is highly recommended.
They generally sound better than many old official live albums I have, say from the 70's, but not quite as clear as some of the modern ones. Not as clear a Pink Floyd 'Pulse', but then that doesn't sound like a live album to me at all, but I know some people hold that as a measure of how clear a live album can sound.
I also have a few MP3 and Flac downloads of live shows, Yes and electronic acts through Musiczeit, they are pretty good. The Musiczeit Flac downloads are excellent, if you like old school eletro music.
I collect bootlegs, so good soundboard recordings are a big plus for me, but that said I have one audience recording that is better than most studio albums, it is a one off though.
Posted on: 07 March 2011 by Franx
My favorites are:
David Gilmour - Live in Gdansk
Nils Lofgren - Acoustic live
Bar Khokba sextet - 50ii (John Zorn)
Erik Vloeimans - live at yoshi's (He's a Dutch Trumpet player)
Pat Metheny
Dead can dance and Portishead are very nice as well...
Many Franx
