Top 5 Greatest Live Albums

[Ziggins]

I lean to the folk side.
1. Simon & Garfunkel's Concert in Central Park
2. Richard & Mimi Farina with Pete Seeger in some youtube videos
3. Portishead has some great concerts on youtube.
4. when I want more frantic howling and thumping, Einsturzende Neubaten. I have one CD by them, 2x4.
5. Neil Diamond probably has some great live albums.

 

[philos]

Exit stage left-Rush
Frampton comes alive- Peter Frampton
Paris- Supertramp
Any live recording of the Grateful Dead but I’m partial to Cairo
Live in Central Park- Simon and Garfunkel.
Boy am I getting old

 

[jaF0]

That Frampton thing sucks. Live albums suck. I hate crowd noise. I hate crowds. There have been a few that have weedled the crowd noise out, but the tracks aren't anywhere near as good as the studio versions.

 

[Boldone2]

I don’t disagree with any of the aforementioned. Here are a few that I think should be considered...

Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison
Coltrane - Live Village Vanguard
Stevie Ray Vaughn Live at Carnegie
Nirvana MTV unplugged
Decline of Western Civilization Soundtrack. Maybe that’s cheating a bit but some incredible performances

 

[heathergives]

 

[OneAuthor]

That Frampton thing sucks. Live albums suck. I hate crowd noise. I hate crowds.

I bet you're the life of the party. Oh, wait... that tends to involve a crowd. Nevermind.

The very first rock album I ever owned was "Kiss Alive II". Got it as a birthday present in 1978. I still think it's fantastic.

 

[Sweet_Lara]

That Frampton thing sucks. Live albums suck. I hate crowd noise. I hate crowds. There have been a few that have weedled the crowd noise out, but the tracks aren't anywhere near as good as the studio versions.

I kinda see what you mean about live vs. studio. I still like the live albums because they seem to be so amped up. On the classic ones, you get the 15-minute solos. Ha.

I like FCA, though, a lot probably because of the nostalgia attached. I still have mine and it's a good play. Tell me, what do you think Frampton says through the talk box during Do You Feel? I maintain it's, I wanna fuck you. Most say it's, I wanna thank you.

What music do you listen to?

 

[RobDownSouth]

I bet you're the life of the party. Oh, wait... that tends to involve a crowd. Nevermind.

The very first rock album I ever owned was "Kiss Alive II". Got it as a birthday present in 1978. I still think it's fantastic.

Was reading an article about Eddie Kramer who was the Forrest Gump of classic rock in the 1970s as an engineer. He was talking about mixing Kiss Alive, he said the general public has no idea how many chord fuckups there are in a live show when a band first starts out. He talked about replacing chunks of solos on Kiss Alive, but the piece de resistance was setting up a bank of 8 tape players to dupe the crowd noise in various places....they went "64 layers deep" on some live tracks, most noticeably "Cold Gin" and "Black Diamond"

 

[Series 6]

I kinda see what you mean about live vs. studio. I still like the live albums because they seem to be so amped up. On the classic ones, you get the 15-minute solos. Ha.

I like FCA, though, a lot probably because of the nostalgia attached. I still have mine and it's a good play. Tell me, what do you think Frampton says through the talk box during Do You Feel? I maintain it's, I wanna fuck you. Most say it's, I wanna thank you.

What music do you listen to?

It's kind of funny at this point in my life I find the live album unnecessary, in most cases. Yes has gotten ridiculous because they literally release a live album after every tour, which I'm not a fan of.

But, I really like Genesis - Seconds Out because Phil Collins gives a slightly different sound to Peter Gabriel songs, which I find interesting.

 

[RobDownSouth]

I kinda see what you mean about live vs. studio. I still like the live albums because they seem to be so amped up. On the classic ones, you get the 15-minute solos. Ha.

I like FCA, though, a lot probably because of the nostalgia attached. I still have mine and it's a good play. Tell me, what do you think Frampton says through the talk box during Do You Feel? I maintain it's, I wanna fuck you. Most say it's, I wanna thank you.

What music do you listen to?

Saw Frampton's farewell tour in September (been playing 40+ years, he still got nervous talking between songs!). He definitely sez "I wanna THANK you" now during DYFLWD, but I agree it was "FUCK you" on the album.

He also said he wrote "Show me the way" on vacation in the Bahamas one morning, felt so good about it having the potential to chart as a single that he went for a swim then wrote "Baby I love your way" that afternoon. "The single most productive day of my life!"

 

[Sweet_Lara]

Saw Frampton's farewell tour in September (been playing 40+ years, he still got nervous talking between songs!). He definitely sez "I wanna THANK you" now during DYFLWD, but I agree it was "FUCK you" on the album.

He also said he wrote "Show me the way" on vacation in the Bahamas one morning, felt so good about it having the potential to chart as a single that he went for a swim then wrote "Baby I love your way" that afternoon. "The single most productive day of my life!"

I saw Frampton in July. Awesome show! He was in tears leaving the stage (Detroit area). Particularly loved his nod to my hero Steve Marriott. Wasn't he at Marriott's house when he wrote those songs? And thank you for that affirmation. I wanna fuck you! I knew it!

 

[Sweet_Lara]

It's kind of funny at this point in my life I find the live album unnecessary, in most cases. Yes has gotten ridiculous because they literally release a live album after every tour, which I'm not a fan of.

But, I really like Genesis - Seconds Out because Phil Collins gives a slightly different sound to Peter Gabriel songs, which I find interesting.

I have no clue ... do bands today release live records or is kinda a thing of the past?

 

[Series 6]

I have no clue ... do bands today release live records or is kinda a thing of the past?

Albums in general seem to be a thing of the past, but today's bands definitely do not release live albums. Yes has just been a nostalgia band for a long time now, and have not put out a new album in awhile. Their last one was not good. I really think they should retire since original lead singer Jon Anderson is no longer in the band, Rick Wakeman is no longer in the band, and bassist Chris Squire died years ago. Now they tour and play an entire album (2020 they will play Relayer in its entirety). But every year Yes seems to release a live album from that year's tour. I find it a bit unnecessary. How many times do you need a live version of Roundabout?

 

[RobDownSouth]

I saw Frampton in July. Awesome show! He was in tears leaving the stage (Detroit area). Particularly loved his nod to my hero Steve Marriott. Wasn't he at Marriott's house when he wrote those songs? And thank you for that affirmation. I wanna fuck you! I knew it!

The story he told is that he'd planned on writing an album worth of songs in the Bahamas over two weeks, but on arrival at the airport in Nassau he ran into Steve Marriott at the airport baggage claim and they proceeded to spend 10 days drunk off their asses at Marriott's Nassau house. Marriot left and Frampton had all of four days to basically write 8-10 songs.

Didn't know Frampton was clean 'n sober for 15 years either. He sure can play though! I did notice he cut his encore "While my guitar gently weeps" very short, though. Figured his hands were hurting....didn't care though, it was a solid concert, and I always enjoy the "Black Hole Sun" cover, even though the light show gives me a headache.

I just wish he would have done "Off The Hook", that's the best instrumental he's done in 10+ years.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Albums in general seem to be a thing of the past, but today's bands definitely do not release live albums. Yes has just been a nostalgia band for a long time now, and have not put out a new album in awhile. Their last one was not good. I really think they should retire since original lead singer Jon Anderson is no longer in the band, Rick Wakeman is no longer in the band, and bassist Chris Squire died years ago. Now they tour and play an entire album (2020 they will play Relayer in its entirety). But every year Yes seems to release a live album from that year's tour. I find it a bit unnecessary. How many times do you need a live version of Roundabout?

^^^ THIS ^^^^

My friends are excited about Yes coming here, but to me they are little more than a cover band now without Anderson or Wakeman. Kinda like "Fake Skynyrd" touring with no original members.

 

[Sweet_Lara]

The story he told is that he'd planned on writing an album worth of songs in the Bahamas over two weeks, but on arrival at the airport in Nassau he ran into Steve Marriott at the airport baggage claim and they proceeded to spend 10 days drunk off their asses at Marriott's Nassau house. Marriot left and Frampton had all of four days to basically write 8-10 songs.

Didn't know Frampton was clean 'n sober for 15 years either. He sure can play though! I did notice he cut his encore "While my guitar gently weeps" very short, though. Figured his hands were hurting....didn't care though, it was a solid concert, and I always enjoy the "Black Hole Sun" cover, even though the light show gives me a headache.

I just wish he would have done "Off The Hook", that's the best instrumental he's done in 10+ years.

My song? I Don't Need No Doctor. Love it. Marriott goes off the hook singing that. I see a lot of Marriott influences in FCA. Check out Small Faces Tin Soldier (1967) and see if you recognize that intro. Listen to Marriott "sing talk" to audience in Rockin at the Fillmore's I Don't Need No Doctor and see if that reminds you of anything on DYFTWD.

Marriott was a genius. Too bad his life was cut short of his own doing.

 

[LLCox]

Right off the top of my head I can think of two.

The Who - Live at Leeds

The Last Waltz - The Band

I'll go burn one and think of moar.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Right off the top of my head I can think of two.

The Who - Live at Leeds

The Last Waltz - The Band

I'll go burn one and think of moar.

Love it when Bob Dylan comes out in The Last Waltz and blows the roof off the joint with "Baby Let Me Follow You Down"....I'd never heard that song prior to that album.

 

[Series 6]

^^^ THIS ^^^^

My friends are excited about Yes coming here, but to me they are little more than a cover band now without Anderson or Wakeman. Kinda like "Fake Skynyrd" touring with no original members.

I feel the same way about Yes. I feel like they really need to retire. While I liked the Drama album in 1980 (which was without Anderson and Wakeman), Jon Anderson did return. There comes a point when it has to end.

I saw Skynyrd about 12 years ago and enjoyed it, but I recognize that it really was not Skynyrd. The only original members in it at time were Billy Powell and Gary Rossington, and Rickey Medlocke if you consider him an original member.

Kind of like Kansas at this point. Is it really Kansas without Steve Walsh, Kerry Livgren, and Robby Robby Steinhardt? Or even Steve Morse or John Elefante? Though I've seen them twice in the past 3 years and really enjoyed their show. Great set list that had some deep tracks. For some reason I have less of a problem with them touring than Yes. Not sure why, but maybe because I view Yes a little differently.

 

[RobDownSouth]

I feel the same way about Yes. I feel like they really need to retire. While I liked the Drama album in 1980 (which was without Anderson and Wakeman), Jon Anderson did return. There comes a point when it has to end.

I saw Skynyrd about 12 years ago and enjoyed it, but I recognize that it really was not Skynyrd. The only original members in it at time were Billy Powell and Gary Rossington, and Rickey Medlocke if you consider him an original member.

Kind of like Kansas at this point. Is it really Kansas without Steve Walsh, Kerry Livgren, and Robby Robby Steinhardt? Or even Steve Morse or John Elefante? Though I've seen them twice in the past 3 years and really enjoyed their show. Great set list that had some deep tracks. For some reason I have less of a problem with them touring than Yes. Not sure why, but maybe because I view Yes a little differently.

LOL I saw Journey when Gregg Rolie had lead vocals (they opened for Santana for a few years, they spun off of Santana). When Steve Perry became lead vocalist, I saw them again.."who IS this guy?" heh heh.

 

[Series 6]

LOL I saw Journey when Gregg Rolie had lead vocals (they opened for Santana for a few years, they spun off of Santana). When Steve Perry became lead vocalist, I saw them again.."who IS this guy?" heh heh.

Was it a good "who is this guy?" or a bad "who is this guy?"

 

[heathergives]

The other day I watched a Dan Rather interview with Steve Perry. It wasn't new, as he was working on his "comeback" album; but it was n interesting interview.

 

[LLCox]

Right off the top of my head I can think of two.

The Who - Live at Leeds

The Last Waltz - The Band

I'll go burn one and think of moar.

OK, three more.

Allman Brothers live at the Fillmore

Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Little Feat - waiting for Columbus

 

[BlownOver]

Social D Live at the Roxy

 

[luckyseven]

I do love me some Queen and I own the Live Aid concert on dvd, but Queen was very reliant upon the studio sound. That sound could never be recreated live. Not by a 4 piece band anyway.

Check out Live at the Rainbow (1974) - that's how fresh and raw they were before going commercial (just like Genesis did). I saw them during this period and they were one the best live acts around.