Lets hear some of your favorites.

In no particuluar order
1. Johnny Cash - Live at Folsom Prison
2. Alice in Chains Unplugged
3. B.B. King - Live at the Regal
4. Allman Bros - Live at the Beacon Theatre

Good topic.. I'm a degenerate live music collector. Currently I have about 4000 hours of stuff.

Grateful Dead- Too many to list from the boots collections but my favorite official release is "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Grateful Dead" Fillmore East April 1971

C.C.R- Live at Fillmore West 7-2-1971

Ryan Adams and The Cardinals- Somerville Theater 6-29-07, Ludwigshafen Germany 10-17-06, Assen Netherlands 10-7-2006

U2- Malibu Nightclub 12-13-1981

White Stripes- Berlin 5-19-2003

Neil Young- Boston Music Hall 11-22-76

Bob Dylan- The Bootleg Recordings- Royal Albert Hall

Allman Bros. Live Acoustic 6-10-92

Led Zeppelin- Wales 1-22-73

Hendrix: Band of Gypsies

:grins:These six come to mind quickly:
1. Waiting for Columbus - Little Feat
2. Rock & Roll Animal - Lou Reed
3. Road Tested - Bonnie Raitt
4. Live 1975-1985 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
5. David Live - David Bowie
6. Wings Over America - McCartney & Wings
I probably left about a hundred or so from the many & varied catagories:cheers2:

Hands Down best Live Album...

J. Geils..... Blow Your Face Out.......Followed by Full House

The Who.....Live at Leeds

The Rolling Stones....Get Yer Yay Yas out

Blue Oyster Cult .......Some Enchanted Evening

The Tubes....What do You Want from Live

ELP.....Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends.

I'll Second Lou Reed....Rock and Roll Animal

Ted Nugent........Double Live Gonzo

The Kinks.....One for the Road

Depends on the mood

Live/Dead
Derek and the Dominos Live at Fillmore 1970
Buddy Guy Live at the Checkerboard Lounge 1979
CSNY 4 way street

I will second or third The Allmans Bros. - Live at the Filmore East, Lou Reed's Rock n Roll Animal. I will add Skull and Roses from the Dead as I always thought they were better with only one drummer. Dwight Live from Dwight Yokam is a great record. I would also suggest Richard Thompson's Live from Austin Tx criminally under appreciated guitarist and songwriter.
Unofficial releases: Rolling Stones Ft. Worth Texas 1978. Great sound and the last tour the band played with Wyman and minimal help from other musicians. Easily found on the web's usual suspects.
Springsteen - Ain't Nobody Here From Billboard Tonight from 1975 and You Can Trust your Car from a Feb 1975 show where many of the Born to Run song were not finalized and have different words and arrangements. Thunder Road had a different title and a latin horn samba ending!
There are tons of Dead shows available and a lot of it depends on which version of the Dead that you like but my favorite is a radio broadcast 5/16/72 from Rotterdam which has a great mix that lets you hear clearly the interplay between the guitars and bass.
Last one Gov't Mule New Year's Eve 07 with a whole set of covers from the sixties. Great idea from a band that is confident enough to try something different

pantera- all
king diamond- deadly lullabyes
slayer- war at the warfield
megadeth- rude awakening
queensryche- operation livecrime

allman bros, fiilmore east
dead, cow palace nye '77

1971 Filmore East FZ with Flo and Eddy from the turtles .
Roxy and ElseWhere .. FZ ."she's just like a penquin in bondage Boinggg " Napoleun Murphy Brock vocals ,, sax ,, kick butt on that album ..

mountain: twin peaks.
nantucket sleigh ride is a classic.

Kevin, The Tubes?!?!?! I did not see that coming, but it did make me smile. Problably should add them to the "underated" thread. Bob H.

Oh yeah, mine. Bros at Filmore East absolute numero uno with Lou Reed a distant second tied with Geils. I acutally heard Rock and Roll Animal played over the PA prior to a Geils show one night. Nice to hear it "live". Cult third, but close.

Now we need Prof M to check in.

Kevin, The Tubes?!?!?! I did not see that coming, but it did make me smile. Problably should add them to the "underated" thread. Bob H.



Love the Tubes.....saw them out in Oakland when they opened up for Bowie.....If they did a full set they would have blown him away.

Don't Touch me There, i was a Punk Before You Were a Punk, What do you Want from Life, and Mondo Bondage live are unreal and you haven't lived till you see them do White Punks on Dope.

I'd post a clip....but there are children in the audience :bshake::lasso:

Genesis- Seconds Out
AC/DC- If you want blood
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Does The Last Waltz count?

Neil Young - Live Rust

Nirvana - unplugged

Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening

I know there's more.

oh yeah the last waltz counts! ...how could i forget that one..:huh:

Pink Floyd....."The Delicate Sound of Thunder"

Jethro Tull...."Live at the Isle of Wight 1970"

The James Gang...."Live in Concert"

...or the james gang live.

Many of Dave Matthew's live recordings. My fave is The Central Park Concert

Like the Allmans at Fillmore too.

Here is another favorite: the first Hot Tuna record!

Here is another favorite: the first Hot Tuna record!

I'm pretty sure that recording was made for pothead stoners:grins::buds::smokin: and meant to be played VERY LOUD.

and what is wrong with that?

Paul I saw Jorma at the channel in about 1989 or so with Melissa and a friend, she said he was so boring :D Rick Danko was there too, and then I believe Crystal Ship played.

I don't think anything is wrong with that Paul, Cheech and Chong don't think anything is wrong with it either :hihi:

Great American Music Hall 1975 I believe it was one of #^&#^&#^&#^&s Picks also. Before it came on CD I had the tape and just about wore it out. Perfect version of Eyes on that show.

ABB filmore east is another great one

Deep Purple-Made in Japan!:kewl:

good call Lawrence. I think I have 3 of those albums, not sure why. Probably left at my house by friends at one time or another. Luved that album but haven't listen to it in decades. Limewire to the rescue.

Its the first "Live" album I recall owning or listening to....so of course it holds a special place for me. Here is another chestnut that never gets mentioned......The Kinks....One For The Road!!

Here is another chestnut that never gets mentioned......The Kinks....One For The Road!!

I mentioned it...:kewl:

Made in Japan...Space Tr#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&'

I'm pretty sure that recording was made for pothead stoners:grins::buds::smokin: and meant to be played VERY LOUD.


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Mentioned these here before... :grins:


Absolute best live albums I've ever heard:

Hendrix w/ Band of Gypsies... and

Jeff Beck Live w/ the Jan Hammer Group (rare, but get it! :hihi: )


Close runners- up:

Allmans Live at Fillmore East

Derek & the Dominoes Live (1973)

(most of) Eric Clapton: Just one Night


AND... (Video available only...)

Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii (approx. 1972) :smokin:

Neil Young - Live At Massey Hall:kewl:
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) The Wall Live In Berlin

And for you guys who like Jazz - Keith Jarrett - The Carnegie Hall Concert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oy8eI75t1I

Zappa. Just another band from LA

Zappa. Just another band from LA

You only get a half for that. Billy the Mountain wares very quickly. Other side great.

You only get a half for that. Billy the Mountain wares very quickly. Other side great.
I luv billy,my fav part of the album
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