Join host Pete Pardo of Sea of Tranquility for another episode in his 'rant' series as he talks about a whole slew of classic live albums. Stay tuned for Part 2!
For all you BOC fans...yes, I did not mention Some Enchanted Evening. I prefer these two over that one, but be on the lookout for that album in Part 2!
I've got to say I love your channel. I am discovering so many cool bands and artists through your reviews and history videos. You've turned me on to bands like Gentle Giant and Starcastle, plus many more. I also like the diversity of your musical tastes. How you can go from talking about a jazz album to a ripping heavy metal album. Love the work, please keep it up.
Soo Pete, MASSIVE PROPS for wearing the TBolin T!!!! You and I are kindred spirits in that we both have devoured the histories and mystiques of all the legendary bands!!!... Keep up the great work my Brother!
Love the Bolin t- shirt! He tends to get overlooked and largely forgotten however he produced a lot of great music in his short life. Thanks for the reminder.
He was a really underrated songwriter. I love his writing and playing on "Come taste the band." He and David Coverdale had a fantastic writing partnership going and Tommy weighed in with 7 co-credits on the album.
Great show....love the Tommy Bolin shirt....absolutely one of my favorites....Tommy Bolin Live at Ebbets Field '74......Energy Radio Broadcasts.....Deep Purple King Biscuit Flower Hour Show from Long Beach '76.....all 3 of these are absolutely killer live Bolin.....Zephyr Live '73 as well.....
Hi Pete great show thanks for doing it , The question i have is what is your view of a band from the 60's called LOVE I have not heard you mention them in any of shows talking about ranking albums or groups from that time period If you havent heard of them I would suggest listening to their first 4 albums I think you will like their diverse musical style. Hope to hear back if you can.
I always liked the first Cheap Trick live at Budakon lp . But Damn the newer version is worth it's wait in gold. Also they toured to promote it . Where did I see the show . How about my home town Smyrna Ga .At Dobbins Air Force base .On a beautiful spring day.😀😀It was mind blowing !!
Damn, Pete! Great to hear you speaking up for Eloy. I have a lot of their albums but always forget about to put them on. I discovered them when I was really into Hawkwibd and Floyd and wanted more spacy prog. People often criticize Eloy for being a bit too derivative of Wish You Were Here era Floyd in their late 70's period, but Eloy were only comparable texturally. Their mid to late 70's stuff is so good. I enjoy the earlier ones too, as they have a heavy space rock/psych vibe, but the songwriting isn't as strong, in my opinion.
Lou Reed- Rock and Roll Animal Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive Rush- All the World's a Stage Kiss- Alive Ted Nugent- Double Live Gonzo Queen- Live Killers Jethro Tull- Bursting Out Rick Derringer- Derringer Live Pat Travers- Go For What You Know Live! Cheap Trick- Live at Budokan (Complete) Yes- Yessongs And... and... and... Oh just forget it... there are just too many!!
1st International Blues Rock Concert 1971 ... Manfred Mann, FREE and Gillan Deep Purple. Open air in Sydney Australia. 1972 Led Zeppelin at their peak then Jethro Tull 'TAAB'. 1973 Black Sabbath Vol 4, Santana, Yes, and Rolling Stones. 1974 Slade Alive, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Black Sabbath 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath', Jethro Tull and Uriah Heep. 1975 Rory Gallagher, Bad Company, Wings and Eric Clapton. Live is good 🥳🤘🇭🇲
Great review, Pete. Just a note - tracks 1-5 on disc 3 of Genesis Archive Volume 1 are taken from the same tour as Genesis Live. So, if you're looking for an extended version of that release, that's a good start (capturing a number of tracks from Selling England by the Pound).
Some of my favorite live albums: Allman Brothers: Live at Ludlow Garage; The Fillmore Concerts; Atlanta Pop Festival Beach Boys: Concert/Live in London; In Concert Chicago: At Carnegie Hall (I have the original 3-CD set); Live in Japan Eumir Deodato: The 2001 Concert Live at Felt Forum Dixie Dregs: Bring 'Em Back Alive; California Screamin'; King Biscuit Flower Hour; Night of the Living Dregs Creedence Clearwater Revival: Live in Germany Eagles: Eagles Live; Hello Freezes Over Elton John: Here and There (2-CD expanded version) Journey: Captured; Live in Houston 1981 Kansas: Two For the Show Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More From the Road Led Zeppelin: How the West Was Won
- Iron Maiden ‘Live After Death’ doesn’t get the love I think it deserves. - Hendrix @ Woodstock is another release that doesn’t get much love...Awesome. - Jaco Pastorius - ‘The Birthday Concert’ ??? (Exceptional!)...no Jazz...I get it.
About five years ago I purchased a double live set of two '74 concerts (part of KC's collectable series), one in Mainz Germany and the second one in Asbury Park NJ. The latter is the source of USA, without the Eddie Jobson overdubs, plus Fracture and one of prog rock's anthems, Starless. IMHO, the quintessential Crimson performance and my all time top 5 live album. A few weeks later they would go to the studio and make Red, and KC would begin a 7-year hiatus before the Belew-Levin era commenced.
Nice that you showed two from Queen. Must recommend a later "old" release from Queen called "A Night At The Odeon". I am not sure how well known that album really is since it is just a few years old in present package but I'd say it is a MUST album for a Queen fan. Especially those who enjoy their eariler material.
Ok my top ten live rock albums very very very hard choice but here we go 1. UFO - Strangers in the night 2. Deep Purple - made in Japan and live In Paris 75( had to pick to as they again are my fav band of all time and adore both line ups 3. Thin Lizzy - Live and dangerous 4. AC/DC - IF YOU WANT BLOOD 5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - One more from the road 6. Led.Zeppelin - the song remains the same 7. Rush - all the world's a stage 8. Wishbone ash - live dates 9. Rainbow - onstage 10. Queen - live killers And thanks Pete for doing this you've turned me on to.so many of these bands I haven't listened to yet
All the World's a Stage - Rush (My favorite album of all time) If You Want Blood You've Got It - AC/DC Live! Bootleg - Aerosmith How the West Was Won - Led Zeppelin Yessongs - Yes Live in Paris - Diana Krall (Fantastic jazz live album) Eagles Live - Eagles Stages - Triumph Foghat Live - Foghat Double Live Gonzo - Ted Nugent Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy Strangers in the Night - UFO Alchemy: Dire Straits Live - Dire Straits MTV Unplugged In New York - Nirvana Live Evil - Black Sabbath Made in Japan - Deep Purple On Your Feet or On Your Knees - Blue Oyster Cult
Whenever I’m on the London Underground and I see the signs with ‘High Voltage’ written on them, I find myself singing “High - HIGH! High - HIGH!” to myself, at times perhaps audibly.
In my opinion, the greatest instrument of the last 70 years and it has serious competition so I don't say that lightly. I love most instruments {I hate the sopranino saxophone} but there is something about the mellotron that rarely ceases to move me.
UFO-Strangers In The Night Rush-All The World's A Stage Thin Lizzy-Live and Dangerous Ted Nugent-Double Live Gonzo AC/DC-If You Want Blood You've Got It Kiss-Alive Slayer-Decade of Aggression Little Feat-Waiting For Columbus Deep Purple-Made in Japan Cheap Trick-Live at Budokan The Who-Live at Leeds Allman Brothers Band-Live at Fillmore East Iron Maiden-Live After Death Neil Young and Crazy Horse-Live Rust Motorhead-No Sleep Till Hammersmith MC5-Kick Out The Jams Led Zeppelin-The Song Remains The Same Scorpions-Tokyo Tapes The Band-Rock Of Ages Judas Priest-Unleashed In The East
All of Trower's live stuff is top shelf. And I've really been listening to all the Hendrix live releases that have come out in the last 20 years. And the Doors Felt Forum set is a must have.
Trower, Travers, Heep, Priest, Yes, and much more coming up in Part 2! I agree on Hendrix-so many great live releases...I could have done a full show just on Jimi live albums!
The live album was really a contractual obligation along with a Greatest Hits package but that was part of the job and hopefully it caught you at your best and occasionally launched your career - Kiss Alive or Bob Seger - Live Bullet and of course Frampton being examples. UFO and Thin Lizzy were perfect in being a souvenir of that tour and a package of hits, well recorded and played. The Last Waltz/Song remains the Same were film soundtracks
Ten of my favourites (in no particular order) J Geils Band - “Live” Full House MC5 - Kick Out the Jams AC/DC - If You Want Blood Peter Hammill - The Margin Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous (Overdubbed and Dangerous? Who cares, still ace) Fairport Convention - House Full The Who - Live at Leeds Randy Newman - Live Whitesnake - Live.. in the Heart of the City Motörhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith Sod it. Some more... Bob Marley and the Wailers - Live at the Lyceum Joni Mitchell - Miles of Aisles Richard Thompson - Small Town Romance Grant Green - Live at the Lighthouse Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham - Moments from This Theatre Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Live Rust Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus Genesis - Three Sides Live
Metallica's live albums have always been some of my favorites, especially their Seattle 1989 show, pre Black Album when it was all this crazy energy, Jason going insane on backup vocals, James before he blew up his vocal chords doing So What.
Hi Pete, great 2 rants about live albums. I love live albums, but it's also where the men are separated from the boys: only the truly great artists are able to top the studio versions in a live situation. Especially for prog, which after all is often fairly complex, this is a challenge. Prog has more precisely structured songs than, say blues or jazz, but the great prog bands manage to either extend and improve songs or "simply" make them sound more dynamic and powerful. My all-time fav live albums are Genesis-Seconds Out, Pink Floyd-Pulse, Jethro Tull-Seconds Out and Renaissance-Live at Carnegie Hall. Some other favorites (which were not on your list) include Roxy Music-Live at the Apollo (where WAS Roxy Music, by the way?), Curved Air-Live, Caravan-Live at the Fairfields Hall, Horslips-Live at the O2, David Gilmour-Live in Gdansk, Ayreon-Universe, Grobschnitt-Solar Music Live, Dire Straits-Alchemy, Steve Hackett-Hammersmith or Royal Albert Hall, Eric Clapton-Just One Night, Fleetwood Mac-Live, Kate Bush-Hammersmith Odeon, Alison Krauss & The Union Station-Live. From Yes, I would have picked: Keys to Ascension 1 or Symphonic Live, and from Gov't Mule: Dirk Side of the Mule. Glad to hear your praise for Gentle Giant's Playing the Fool and the two Blue Oyster Cult albums!
"only the truly great artists are able to top the studio versions in a live situation. Especially for prog, which after all is often fairly complex" I actually disagree with you on this.....but you mentioned Horslips so we are bonded in brotherhood and you can say what you please !
What about Elton John Live 11/17/70? This is when it was him , Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray captured live at a A&R Recording Studios, New York, NY, for a live radio broadcast on WABC-FM . When it became a very hot selling bootleg MCA decided it should get a proper release (so they could cash-in of course). The concert has a raw energy from Elton and the boys and it also captures the excitement and near hysteria that followed him on his first US tour.
Pete 1. My favorite live album EVER is "Woodstock" 2. "Fillmore: The Last Days" and "Frampton Cones Alive" are special live albums to me because I'm in the audience. 3. I'd love to know if you remained a Deep Purple fan when they experimented with R & B and funk on "Burn" and "Stormbringer"
Hi, just found your channel and dig it very much. You have a lot of CDs but what is your LP collection like? .....and that Gov't Mule is awesome but go get the 4CD set version. LOTS of great songs not on the 2CD. Spanish Moon is worth the price of admission all by itself, 20m of pure joy .
I know you sooner or later gonna mention 'Beck, Bogert & Appice, Live in Japan' but....anyway! And....'Bongo Fury' Zappa/Beefhart!! And....Mahavishnu Orchestra, 'Between Nothingness & Eternity'! Clearly in part 2?
@@rhythmstyx1945 my side 2 was pressed in reversed. So interesting, just not listenable. I guess I could put it in audacity and reverse it, but then again, at that point, just stream it
I've always dug live albums. Haven't seen Part 2 yet but Jerry Lee Lewis Live at the Star Club 1964 has to be on any list. Wishbone Ash Live Dates 1973 was also very good.
Just a couple that you may be interested in: Gamma Rays's Hell Yeah The Awesome Foursome, Therion has two albums - Live Gothic that's a more double-live album and The Miskolc Experience with one disc classical songs and the other Therion songs. The last one is Helloweens Keeper of the Seven Keys The Legacy. Good stuff there.
The best live Queen album is in my opinion Queen Rock Montreal. It was originally released as a concert film in 1981, but they finally released it on audio in 2007 and man, it's the best they ever sounded. Live Killers is troubled by a very bad mix and the Wembley show, while legendary, suffers from Freddie's vocals sounding slightly strained. And of course the Rainbow album from a few years ago is excellent for those interested in Queen's more hard rock early period. Their rendition of "Liar" on that album is scorching hot. But my favourite live album of all time still has to be The Who's Live at Leeds. Pure, unadulterated rock. An unrelenteless hurricane of a performance. The original 1970 release only contained six songs but since then deluxe editions have given access to the full two-hour show, including a nearly-complete rendition of Tommy that makes the original album sound like elevator music. The recording and mixing allow the mayhem on stage to wash over you like you were there witnessing this tour de force yourself. If you're on the fence about putting in the time to listen to it, look up their 1968 performance of A Quick One at the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus here on RUclips for a taste of the energy they were putting out around that period.
AC/DC : If you want blood Mott the Hoople: Mott Live Deep Purple: Made in Japan Allmans: Fillmore East David Bowie: Stage Jonnny Winter: Live And Oasis: Familiar to millions Neil Young: Rust never sleeps Steven Stills: Stills Live The Greatful Dead.... The Stones: Get your ya yas out Cheap Trick: Live at Budakan There are so many more.....tons of jazz, Monk, Coltrane, Bill Evans, On and on.
My favorite live recording is the Boston Tales Retold bootleg from Yes. Soundboard quality, they play the entire Close to the Edge album and all of Tales from Topographic Oceans
That's why I LOVE On Your Feet Or On Your Knees by Blue Oyster Cult, their live shows were absolutely and continue to be killer. BOC didn't need the help or a crutch, almost every note was as played in concert, just like all their live releases. They stood up and brought down houses.
"On Your Feet Or On Your Knees" is one of my top 5 live albums. It's poorly recorded, you have to strain to hear the bass, the drums sound like Albert is tickling them yet all of this doesn't matter a bit because it is so brilliantly played and sung, with so much fire and panache and we even get a full and a half version of "Buck's boogie." It's a crazy album that barely lets up at any point. About the only calm point is "Last days of May" which allows one to breathe a moment before heading back to the intensity. I've dug this album for 39 years and never gotten bored of it.
I originally got "Seconds Out" because I just had to hear the rest of "Supper's ready." In the days when I would put all my LPs onto cassette, there would be a few minutes left at the end of a C90 so I used to fill in the space with a song I particularly liked and I had a neighbour who was trying to turn me onto Genesis, REO Speedwagon and Nick Drake but the only thing I liked that I heard was "Supper's ready" so I put it on the end of one of my tapes but only about the first 5 or 6 minutes. For about 14 years, that was all I knew of the song ! Eventually, my sister bought me the "Seconds Out" album {along with "Nabtucket Sleighride" by Mountain} and I finally got to listen to the whole song. It was absolutely wonderful. Some of its sections had me howling at the moon, at least metaphorically. I thought I'd listen to the whole album just to see what might be there and found that I really liked most of it. Genesis are an easy band to knock, especially post-Gabriel. I've even heard reviewers make videos and declare how much they hate Phil Collins. Well, I rate both he and the band highly and it's mainly on the strength of "Seconds Out."
‘Seconds Out’ Second best! Two For The Show From Kansas is the greatest ever live album. Especially the 30th Anniversary which had a second CD from the same 77-78 tours!
@@martinkulkarni3569 "Two for the show" is a really good album. But I only like the songs that I wasn't already familiar with. The songs I already knew aren't anywhere near as good as their studio counterparts. I tend to love whichever version I hear first when it comes to live and studio songs.
Brian May hates 'Live Killers' because it's totally live and he wasn't allowed to fix any mistakes through overdubs. I never liked much of the Queen stuff after '79/'80, they lost so much of their heaviness and the 80's commercialism left me a bit cold. Great that you mentioned Clem Clempson, I played in a band with his son Joel (great drummer).
That's interesting what you say about Queen's "Live Killers." The band mixed it themselves and weren't particularly happy with it. There is some info online that says some of the songs were taken from many different performances and spliced together. So one performance on the record of a song may have a first verse from a performance in Spain, the chorus might be from X city, the second verse and bridge may be from Y town and the rest of the song might be from a different Spanish performance. That said, the version of "We will rock you" that opens the album is a heavy rocking inciendiary workout that bears out Roger Taylor's summation of Queen that they were "just a heavy metal band, really !" In my life I've had two vinyl copies of that album and they were bought years apart, yet they had the same fault and jump in exactly the same places !! I really like the album, personally although the "Bohemian Rhapsody" is enough to render one slightly murderous.
Over the years I have really not liked live albums. Instead I like concerts, live shows, or the live dvd/Blu-ray. However here are my top 5 live albums: 1. Iron Maiden - Live After Death 2. Jimi Hendrix- Plays Monterey 3. Metallica - Live Shit Binge and Purge 4. The Doors - Live in L.A. 5. Helloween - United Alive
Hey, I'm only 3 years late, but I believe that Frampton Comes Alive was the largest selling album of all time until Fleetwood Mac's Rumors, the following year.
Pete please do a show dedicated to the magic that is UFO's "Strangers In The Night". Also how about a show about UFO and all the former members we lost in recent years?
Queen Live Killers was shot in 70MM film and relatively recently was remastered in HD for Blu-ray and is one of the greatest live Blu-rays I own (and I own a lot!).
I love live albums, but if you are a collector of bootleg live recordings like me, the allure wears off. There are so many FM broadcast and unreleased soundboard recordings out there, not to mention audience recordings, some of very high quality. many are better to listen to than official live albums because they aren't prettied up in the studio.
I know what you mean. And then there are those bands that have released so many live albums. How many times does one need to hear the band at different gigs during 1972 or whatever ! But each to their own, I guess.
For me, the live album should reflect the concert, as if you were there. By that, I mean the songs should be in the order they were played live and the album should include all the songs that were played at the show. This is why I prefer a live album that was recorded at a single concert. I don't care too much about overdubbing, but it has to be minimal.
McLaughlin's band, the Mahavishnu Orchestra did a superb live album, "Between Nothingness & Eternity" which has never garnered much of a reputation in the jazz fusion world but which, for me, is a tremendous piece of work that I never get tired of hearing. The 3 tracks on it {one of which is in 3 pieces} were unreleased at the time and in fact the album was unique in that regard until the "Lost Trident sessions" came out 30 or whatever years later and some of the songs were on it and had actually been recorded before the live album. Nevertheless, it's heavy, it's jazzy, it's proggy and it's packed with melody among the madness and joy oh joy, no drum solo !
Have been listening to a guy called scott morgan out of Detroit with a couple of alias lately. one is Powertrane with Ron Asheton from the Stooges and Denis Tek from our own Radio Birdman with an album called Ann Arbor Revival Meeting from 2002, which you can still get to the best opf my knowledge. And another project called Sonic's Rendezvous Band with Fred 'Sonic' Smith, Patti 's other half with an album called City Slang : Live at Mack Aborn arts centre 1999, still available too to my knowledge! Great street fighting detroit garage rock with a healthy dose of punk attitude. Essential listening if you like anything to do with the Stooges, Black Keys (before they went wierd and electronic or even the Stones as you'll see.
Hi Pete, I like a lot what you are doing. Just wanted to ask you, are you sponsored in some way by bands or music lables doing this? Maybe you’ve been asked this several times. I will watch more of your videos. Regards, Daniel
Hi Daniel- no, not sponsored at all. Other than some labels/bands supplying me with some of the albums I discuss, this is my own project here that complements what we've been doing on our website since 2001.
My Top 25 Best Live Albums 1. Elton John- Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra [1987] 2. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band- Live Bullet [1976] 3. The Band- The Last Waltz [1978] 4. Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense [1984] 5. The Allman Brothers- Live at the Fillmore East [1971] 6. Scorpions- World Wide Live [1985] 7. Peter Tosh- Complete Captured Live [1984] 8. Judas Priest- Priest…Live! [1987] 9. Social Distortion- Live at the Roxy [1998] 10. Ozzy Osbourne- Speak of the Devil [1982] 11. Iron Maiden- Live After Death [1985] 12. Pat Benatar- Live From Earth [1983] 13. 10,000 Maniacs- MTV Unplugged [1993] 14. Jethro Tull- Bursting Out [1978] 15. Rush- All the World’s a Stage [1976] 16. Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Live Rust [1979] 17. Bob Marley- Live Forever: The Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh [2011] (recorded in 1980) 18. Kiss- Alive [1975] 19. Derek & the Dominos- Live at the Fillmore [1994] (recorded in 1970) 20. Deep Purple- Made in in Japan [1972] 21. Pink Floyd- Delicate Sound of Thunder [1988] 22. Alice in Chains- MTV Unplugged [1996] 23. Cosby, Stills, Nash & Young- 4 Way Street [1971] 24. Nirvana- MTV Unplugged in New York [1994] 25. The Clarks- Live [1998] Honorable Mentions: Wattstax- Music From the Original Movie Soundtrack Woodstock- Music From the Original Soundtrack and More Neil Diamond- Hot August Night Crosby, Stills & Nash- Allies Santana- Live at the Fillmore 1968 Oingo Boingo- Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre AC/DC- Live Bob Marley and the Wailers- Live The Police- Live! Frank Zappa/The Mothers - Roxy & Elsewhere Judas Priest- Unleashed in the East Phish- A Live One Testament- Dark Roots of Thrash Pink Floyd- Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall: Live Alabama- Live Kadavar- Live in Antwerp Pat Benatar- Summer Vacation 2001 Heaven & Hell- Live! Radio City Music Hall 2007 Y&T- Open Fire: Live
I have a few of the live Phish albums (Volumes 6, 13, 16, 17, 20) but I just mentioned their most “official-like” live recording to kinda symbolize all of their endless volumes of great live recordings. I’ve only seen them twice, but I was lucky enough to have the 07/29/03 show at the Post-Gazette Pavilion in Burgettstown as my second show. That show is still hailed as one of their best ever. I have that live performance on CD as well.
*Barclay James Harvest - (Any Live album)* (band is better live than in the studio) *Golden Earring - The Naked Truth* (Live Acoustic album from 1992 which includes songs up to "The Hole" - includes a kicking Twilight Zone acoustic version with acoustic guitar solo - *get the Completely Naked Truth / Fully Naked* which includes all 3 Baked Truth albums) *Pink Floyd - Pulse* (only official album where *Dark Side of the Moon* was performed in it's entirety) *Roxy Music - Live* (2003 - reunion tour) *Neil Diamond - Hot August Nights I - III*
My top 10 favorite live albums Frampton: frampton comes alive Kiss: alive Rush: all the worlds a stage Judas Priest: unleashed in the east REO Speedwagon: live, you get what you play for Ted Nugent: double live gonzo Black Sabbath: reunion Band of Gypsies: live at the Filmore east Frank Marino &Mahagony Rush. Live AC/DC: if you want blood
You are the man Pete. Having said that, and you were very clear that you appreciate the Dead even though you're a prog and metal guy, I don't think your specific choice did justice to Jerry, Bob et al. I consider myself a Deadhead (granted, I never owned or traded the live tapes and never had the chance to see them live) and IMHO, I would've chosen any of the following to be featured: Dick's Picks No. 4 (the Fillmore East concerts of February 1970), Veneta OR 1972, Europe '72 and last but not least, what is considered the Holy Grail, Cornell 77).
Hey Eduardo. Thanks for the comments! Well, I think with the Dead you have to draw somewhat of a line- many 'casual fans' (of which I consider myself perhaps slightly more than casual) won't go out and get all the MANY live albums, both official released, Dicks Picks, boots, etc. There's just so many. I have a bunch that I really like, but I wouldn't say my collection of live recordings is extensive by any means. So, I'm sure most Dead fans would disagree with my choice, but I'm also sure each one would pick a different show/live album too. No right or wrong answers here!
Completely agreed there are no right or wrong answers. I guess pretty much the only point I respectfully had a different...let's call it perception. Your prog choices no discussion there. I would've been very vocal if you hadn't included Live at Leeds in Rant 1 (whichever version or reissue). Never doubted you for a second.
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For all you BOC fans...yes, I did not mention Some Enchanted Evening. I prefer these two over that one, but be on the lookout for that album in Part 2!
Pete-really diggin' your channel! Love your completely varied taste in music and......too much good stuff-you're keeping me up too late-gotta sleep!
My favorite Live album of all time - Seconds Out by Genesis
My favorite guitar solo of all time- Steve Hackett- Firth of Fifth (On Seconds Out)
Yep. Pay that David Simon. All the best bits of Genesis ... missing only the Knife, Salmacis and a full Musical Box.
Totally brilliant and as Pete always says "it doesn't get better than this". In depth terrific.
I've got to say I love your channel. I am discovering so many cool bands and artists through your reviews and history videos. You've turned me on to bands like Gentle Giant and Starcastle, plus many more. I also like the diversity of your musical tastes. How you can go from talking about a jazz album to a ripping heavy metal album. Love the work, please keep it up.
Soo Pete, MASSIVE PROPS for wearing the TBolin T!!!! You and I are kindred spirits in that we both have devoured the histories and mystiques of all the legendary bands!!!... Keep up the great work my Brother!
Thanks Tony!
Love the Bolin t- shirt! He tends to get overlooked and largely forgotten however he produced a lot of great music in his short life. Thanks for the reminder.
He was a really underrated songwriter. I love his writing and playing on "Come taste the band." He and David Coverdale had a fantastic writing partnership going and Tommy weighed in with 7 co-credits on the album.
Great show....love the Tommy Bolin shirt....absolutely one of my favorites....Tommy Bolin Live at Ebbets Field '74......Energy Radio Broadcasts.....Deep Purple King Biscuit Flower Hour Show from Long Beach '76.....all 3 of these are absolutely killer live Bolin.....Zephyr Live '73 as well.....
Your the best Pete! Your suggestions have deeply influence me! You turn me on to music I haven't been expose to! Thank you
I know. Same here. I have a sep youtube window open searching some of the bands I don't really know after he talks about them.
5. Jethro Tull bursting out, 4. Frampton Comes Alive, 3. Allman Brothers Fillmore East, 2. Stones love you live, Paul McCartney wings over America
Hi Pete great show thanks for doing it , The question i have is what is your view of a band from the 60's called LOVE I have not heard you mention them in any of shows talking about ranking albums or groups from that time period If you havent heard of them I would suggest listening to their first 4 albums I think you will like their diverse musical style. Hope to hear back if you can.
I always liked the first Cheap Trick live at Budakon lp .
But Damn the newer version is worth it's wait in gold.
Also they toured to promote it .
Where did I see the show .
How about my home town Smyrna Ga .At Dobbins Air Force base .On a beautiful spring day.😀😀It was mind blowing !!
Skating away on a thin ice. How could you forget that ? Great live album !
Damn, Pete! Great to hear you speaking up for Eloy. I have a lot of their albums but always forget about to put them on. I discovered them when I was really into Hawkwibd and Floyd and wanted more spacy prog. People often criticize Eloy for being a bit too derivative of Wish You Were Here era Floyd in their late 70's period, but Eloy were only comparable texturally. Their mid to late 70's stuff is so good. I enjoy the earlier ones too, as they have a heavy space rock/psych vibe, but the songwriting isn't as strong, in my opinion.
If You Want Blood is one of my all time favorite live albums.
There's so much bands I discover through Live albums or bootlegs ! Kind of test for musician greatness that only live can testimonies.
Lou Reed- Rock and Roll Animal
Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive
Rush- All the World's a Stage
Kiss- Alive
Ted Nugent- Double Live Gonzo
Queen- Live Killers
Jethro Tull- Bursting Out
Rick Derringer- Derringer Live
Pat Travers- Go For What You Know Live!
Cheap Trick- Live at Budokan (Complete)
Yes- Yessongs
And... and... and...
Oh just forget it... there are just too many!!
1st International Blues Rock Concert 1971 ... Manfred Mann, FREE and Gillan Deep Purple. Open air in Sydney Australia. 1972 Led Zeppelin at their peak then Jethro Tull 'TAAB'.
1973 Black Sabbath Vol 4, Santana, Yes, and Rolling Stones.
1974 Slade Alive, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Black Sabbath 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath', Jethro Tull and Uriah Heep.
1975 Rory Gallagher, Bad Company, Wings and Eric Clapton.
Live is good 🥳🤘🇭🇲
Great review, Pete. Just a note - tracks 1-5 on disc 3 of Genesis Archive Volume 1 are taken from the same tour as Genesis Live. So, if you're looking for an extended version of that release, that's a good start (capturing a number of tracks from Selling England by the Pound).
So glad to see you give Iced Earth some love! Recently discovered your channel, and I'm really enjoying it!
Thank you for including Gentle Giant! And I agree, this is a must for any prog fan.
Some of my favorite live albums:
Allman Brothers: Live at Ludlow Garage; The Fillmore Concerts; Atlanta Pop Festival
Beach Boys: Concert/Live in London; In Concert
Chicago: At Carnegie Hall (I have the original 3-CD set); Live in Japan
Eumir Deodato: The 2001 Concert Live at Felt Forum
Dixie Dregs: Bring 'Em Back Alive; California Screamin'; King Biscuit Flower Hour; Night of the Living Dregs
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Live in Germany
Eagles: Eagles Live; Hello Freezes Over
Elton John: Here and There (2-CD expanded version)
Journey: Captured; Live in Houston 1981
Kansas: Two For the Show
Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More From the Road
Led Zeppelin: How the West Was Won
I'm glad that you mention Hot Tuna from there "Rampage years". Underrated. Jack Casady is one of my favorite bass players!
Pelle Svedén Double Dose. Love ❤️ Jorma.
As far as Queens live albums .The second one also has a DvD which I own .It is awesome 😀😀
- Iron Maiden ‘Live After Death’ doesn’t get the love I think it deserves.
- Hendrix @ Woodstock is another release that doesn’t get much love...Awesome.
- Jaco Pastorius - ‘The Birthday Concert’ ??? (Exceptional!)...no Jazz...I get it.
Thanks Paul! I really enjoy ur knowledge on the music. Thanks so much . later Bill
It's Peter actually...
The Johnny Winter/Edgar Winter album with Rick Derringer is incredible.
Awesome! Great suggestions.
USA..King Crinsom..very intense and it sounds great!
About five years ago I purchased a double live set of two '74 concerts (part of KC's collectable series), one in Mainz Germany and the second one in Asbury Park NJ.
The latter is the source of USA, without the Eddie Jobson overdubs, plus Fracture and one of prog rock's anthems, Starless. IMHO, the quintessential Crimson performance and my all time top 5 live album. A few weeks later they would go to the studio and make Red, and KC would begin a 7-year hiatus before the Belew-Levin era commenced.
Thats one I must get along with live at the beat club '72!
I need to get King Crimson Live At Oxford '72 also!
Nice that you showed two from Queen. Must recommend a later "old" release from Queen called "A Night At The Odeon". I am not sure how well known that album really is since it is just a few years old in present package but I'd say it is a MUST album for a Queen fan. Especially those who enjoy their eariler material.
I wanted to show that and the Live at the Rainbow album as well...both killer, but with time constraints I can't show and discuss everything.
Ok my top ten live rock albums very very very hard choice but here we go
1. UFO - Strangers in the night
2. Deep Purple - made in Japan and live In Paris 75( had to pick to as they again are my fav band of all time and adore both line ups
3. Thin Lizzy - Live and dangerous
4. AC/DC - IF YOU WANT BLOOD
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - One more from the road
6. Led.Zeppelin - the song remains the same
7. Rush - all the world's a stage
8. Wishbone ash - live dates
9. Rainbow - onstage
10. Queen - live killers
And thanks Pete for doing this you've turned me on to.so many of these bands I haven't listened to yet
This is a topic that interests me...Live soul and rock lps are a major part of my collection
All the World's a Stage - Rush (My favorite album of all time)
If You Want Blood You've Got It - AC/DC
Live! Bootleg - Aerosmith
How the West Was Won - Led Zeppelin
Yessongs - Yes
Live in Paris - Diana Krall (Fantastic jazz live album)
Eagles Live - Eagles
Stages - Triumph
Foghat Live - Foghat
Double Live Gonzo - Ted Nugent
Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy
Strangers in the Night - UFO
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live - Dire Straits
MTV Unplugged In New York - Nirvana
Live Evil - Black Sabbath
Made in Japan - Deep Purple
On Your Feet or On Your Knees - Blue Oyster Cult
This Foghat was always at our parties in high school around 1980, and I will also add Rush Exit Stage Left, BOC Some Enchanted Evening
Eagles Live should be disqualified because it was HEAVILY tweaked in the studio.
@@windnchgo Most live albums are
AC/DC- If you want Blood You've Got it. Bon Scott is at the top of his game on this one.
It is a killer live album, the best ACDC ever.
Amen!
Whenever I’m on the London Underground and I see the signs with ‘High Voltage’ written on them, I find myself singing “High - HIGH! High - HIGH!” to myself, at times perhaps audibly.
First live album I heard Queen Live Killers rapidly followed by If you want blood you got it and Kiss Alive.
The Who - Live At Leeds 🇬🇧
Have you heard the extra songs on the extended edition CD. I was so much more impressed.
Love how they added killer tracks to Camel A Live Record too.
I found it intersting you mentioned your love of the Melotron. This might be a video topic :)
John, that is a GREAT idea! Top Albums featuring the Mellotron!
Sea of Tranquility Makes me think Genesis
In my opinion, the greatest instrument of the last 70 years and it has serious competition so I don't say that lightly. I love most instruments {I hate the sopranino saxophone} but there is something about the mellotron that rarely ceases to move me.
UFO-Strangers In The Night
Rush-All The World's A Stage
Thin Lizzy-Live and Dangerous
Ted Nugent-Double Live Gonzo
AC/DC-If You Want Blood You've Got It
Kiss-Alive
Slayer-Decade of Aggression
Little Feat-Waiting For Columbus
Deep Purple-Made in Japan
Cheap Trick-Live at Budokan
The Who-Live at Leeds
Allman Brothers Band-Live at Fillmore East
Iron Maiden-Live After Death
Neil Young and Crazy Horse-Live Rust
Motorhead-No Sleep Till Hammersmith
MC5-Kick Out The Jams
Led Zeppelin-The Song Remains The Same
Scorpions-Tokyo Tapes
The Band-Rock Of Ages
Judas Priest-Unleashed In The East
All of Trower's live stuff is top shelf. And I've really been listening to all the Hendrix live releases that have come out in the last 20 years. And the Doors Felt Forum set is a must have.
Trower, Travers, Heep, Priest, Yes, and much more coming up in Part 2! I agree on Hendrix-so many great live releases...I could have done a full show just on Jimi live albums!
The live album was really a contractual obligation along with a Greatest Hits package but that was part of the job and hopefully it caught you at your best and occasionally launched your career - Kiss Alive or Bob Seger - Live Bullet and of course Frampton being examples. UFO and Thin Lizzy were perfect in being a souvenir of that tour and a package of hits, well recorded and played. The Last Waltz/Song remains the Same were film soundtracks
Ten of my favourites (in no particular order)
J Geils Band - “Live” Full House
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
AC/DC - If You Want Blood
Peter Hammill - The Margin
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous (Overdubbed and Dangerous? Who cares, still ace)
Fairport Convention - House Full
The Who - Live at Leeds
Randy Newman - Live
Whitesnake - Live.. in the Heart of the City
Motörhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith
Sod it. Some more...
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Live at the Lyceum
Joni Mitchell - Miles of Aisles
Richard Thompson - Small Town Romance
Grant Green - Live at the Lighthouse
Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham - Moments from This Theatre
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Live Rust
Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus
Genesis - Three Sides Live
Metallica's live albums have always been some of my favorites, especially their Seattle 1989 show, pre Black Album when it was all this crazy energy, Jason going insane on backup vocals, James before he blew up his vocal chords doing So What.
The Budokan in Japan venue seems pretty popular to record stuff at.
Hi Pete, great 2 rants about live albums. I love live albums, but it's also where the men are separated from the boys: only the truly great artists are able to top the studio versions in a live situation. Especially for prog, which after all is often fairly complex, this is a challenge. Prog has more precisely structured songs than, say blues or jazz, but the great prog bands manage to either extend and improve songs or "simply" make them sound more dynamic and powerful. My all-time fav live albums are Genesis-Seconds Out, Pink Floyd-Pulse, Jethro Tull-Seconds Out and Renaissance-Live at Carnegie Hall. Some other favorites (which were not on your list) include Roxy Music-Live at the Apollo (where WAS Roxy Music, by the way?), Curved Air-Live, Caravan-Live at the Fairfields Hall, Horslips-Live at the O2, David Gilmour-Live in Gdansk, Ayreon-Universe, Grobschnitt-Solar Music Live, Dire Straits-Alchemy, Steve Hackett-Hammersmith or Royal Albert Hall, Eric Clapton-Just One Night, Fleetwood Mac-Live, Kate Bush-Hammersmith Odeon, Alison Krauss & The Union Station-Live. From Yes, I would have picked: Keys to Ascension 1 or Symphonic Live, and from Gov't Mule: Dirk Side of the Mule. Glad to hear your praise for Gentle Giant's Playing the Fool and the two Blue Oyster Cult albums!
"only the truly great artists are able to top the studio versions in a live situation. Especially for prog, which after all is often fairly complex"
I actually disagree with you on this.....but you mentioned Horslips so we are bonded in brotherhood and you can say what you please !
What about Elton John Live 11/17/70? This is when it was him , Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray captured live at a A&R Recording Studios, New York, NY, for a live radio broadcast on WABC-FM . When it became a very hot selling bootleg MCA decided it should get a proper release (so they could cash-in of course). The concert has a raw energy from Elton and the boys and it also captures the excitement and near hysteria that followed him on his first US tour.
Pete
1. My favorite live album EVER is "Woodstock"
2. "Fillmore: The Last Days" and "Frampton Cones Alive" are special live albums to me because I'm in the audience.
3. I'd love to know if you remained a Deep Purple fan when they experimented with R & B and funk on "Burn" and "Stormbringer"
Hi, just found your channel and dig it very much. You have a lot of CDs but what is your LP collection like? .....and that Gov't Mule is awesome but go get the 4CD set version. LOTS of great songs not on the 2CD. Spanish Moon is worth the price of admission all by itself, 20m of pure joy .
I know you sooner or later gonna mention 'Beck, Bogert & Appice, Live in Japan' but....anyway! And....'Bongo Fury' Zappa/Beefhart!! And....Mahavishnu Orchestra, 'Between Nothingness & Eternity'! Clearly in part 2?
I love live albums, and my favorite is Jethro Tull Bursting Out.
jethrodassam Martin Barre on marimba hoooray hooooray!!! Love it
@@rhythmstyx1945 my side 2 was pressed in reversed. So interesting, just not listenable. I guess I could put it in audacity and reverse it, but then again, at that point, just stream it
Maybe in part 2, frank Marino and Mahogany Rush live. Classic with one of rocks underrated guitarists of all time
That is an OUTSTANDING album!
@@seamus2112ophelan : Frank Marino ~ The World Anthem !
I've always dug live albums. Haven't seen Part 2 yet but Jerry Lee Lewis Live at the Star Club 1964 has to be on any list. Wishbone Ash Live Dates 1973 was also very good.
Golden Earring Live 1977. Best there is!
Just a couple that you may be interested in: Gamma Rays's Hell Yeah The Awesome Foursome, Therion has two albums - Live Gothic that's a more double-live album and The Miskolc Experience with one disc classical songs and the other Therion songs. The last one is Helloweens Keeper of the Seven Keys The Legacy. Good stuff there.
Hey Pete where to yo get our tee shirts from ?
I love live albums and that led to the love of live bootlegs. The best live Zeppelin are boots like Blueberry Hill.
The best live Queen album is in my opinion Queen Rock Montreal. It was originally released as a concert film in 1981, but they finally released it on audio in 2007 and man, it's the best they ever sounded. Live Killers is troubled by a very bad mix and the Wembley show, while legendary, suffers from Freddie's vocals sounding slightly strained. And of course the Rainbow album from a few years ago is excellent for those interested in Queen's more hard rock early period. Their rendition of "Liar" on that album is scorching hot.
But my favourite live album of all time still has to be The Who's Live at Leeds. Pure, unadulterated rock. An unrelenteless hurricane of a performance. The original 1970 release only contained six songs but since then deluxe editions have given access to the full two-hour show, including a nearly-complete rendition of Tommy that makes the original album sound like elevator music. The recording and mixing allow the mayhem on stage to wash over you like you were there witnessing this tour de force yourself. If you're on the fence about putting in the time to listen to it, look up their 1968 performance of A Quick One at the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus here on RUclips for a taste of the energy they were putting out around that period.
correction- the Govt Mule album was recorded New Years Eve at the Roxy in Atlanta in 1998
Chicago second album is killer with remix from Steven Wilson.
I was lucky enough to hear Tommy Bolin live many times in his early band called Zephyr, who were the big local group in Boulder,Colorado..circa1970.
AC/DC : If you want blood
Mott the Hoople: Mott Live
Deep Purple: Made in Japan
Allmans: Fillmore East
David Bowie: Stage
Jonnny Winter: Live And
Oasis: Familiar to millions
Neil Young: Rust never sleeps
Steven Stills: Stills Live
The Greatful Dead....
The Stones: Get your ya yas out
Cheap Trick: Live at Budakan
There are so many more.....tons of jazz, Monk, Coltrane, Bill Evans, On and on.
UFO Strangers in the Night. Best live rock album, and one of the best rock albums, ever, period.
My favorite live recording is the Boston Tales Retold bootleg from Yes. Soundboard quality, they play the entire Close to the Edge album and all of Tales from Topographic Oceans
That's why I LOVE On Your Feet Or On Your Knees by Blue Oyster Cult, their live shows were absolutely and continue to be killer. BOC didn't need the help or a crutch, almost every note was as played in concert, just like all their live releases. They stood up and brought down houses.
On Your Feet by far the best of the 3 live lps. Loose, loud, sometimes sloppy, but always on fire.
"On Your Feet Or On Your Knees" is one of my top 5 live albums. It's poorly recorded, you have to strain to hear the bass, the drums sound like Albert is tickling them yet all of this doesn't matter a bit because it is so brilliantly played and sung, with so much fire and panache and we even get a full and a half version of "Buck's boogie." It's a crazy album that barely lets up at any point. About the only calm point is "Last days of May" which allows one to breathe a moment before heading back to the intensity. I've dug this album for 39 years and never gotten bored of it.
Love the Bolin tee. Great talent. Come taste the band an under rated gem.
The Dreg's Take it off the top was the opening theme to Tommy Vance's Friday Night Rock Show. Love it.
I originally got "Seconds Out" because I just had to hear the rest of "Supper's ready." In the days when I would put all my LPs onto cassette, there would be a few minutes left at the end of a C90 so I used to fill in the space with a song I particularly liked and I had a neighbour who was trying to turn me onto Genesis, REO Speedwagon and Nick Drake but the only thing I liked that I heard was "Supper's ready" so I put it on the end of one of my tapes but only about the first 5 or 6 minutes. For about 14 years, that was all I knew of the song ! Eventually, my sister bought me the "Seconds Out" album {along with "Nabtucket Sleighride" by Mountain} and I finally got to listen to the whole song. It was absolutely wonderful. Some of its sections had me howling at the moon, at least metaphorically. I thought I'd listen to the whole album just to see what might be there and found that I really liked most of it. Genesis are an easy band to knock, especially post-Gabriel. I've even heard reviewers make videos and declare how much they hate Phil Collins. Well, I rate both he and the band highly and it's mainly on the strength of "Seconds Out."
‘Seconds Out’ Second best! Two For The Show From Kansas is the greatest ever live album. Especially the 30th Anniversary which had a second CD from the same 77-78 tours!
@@martinkulkarni3569 "Two for the show" is a really good album. But I only like the songs that I wasn't already familiar with. The songs I already knew aren't anywhere near as good as their studio counterparts.
I tend to love whichever version I hear first when it comes to live and studio songs.
gonna watch both to see if you talk about Todd's... had ALL of them! Cept the ones you gonna tell me about! :)
Saw Reo Speedwagon, Friday 13 th in Orlando . So so show.
Love “Alive in Athens” by Iced Earth. Track for track the material is strong and sounds incredible.
Brian May hates 'Live Killers' because it's totally live and he wasn't allowed to fix any mistakes through overdubs. I never liked much of the Queen stuff after '79/'80, they lost so much of their heaviness and the 80's commercialism left me a bit cold. Great that you mentioned Clem Clempson, I played in a band with his son Joel (great drummer).
That's interesting what you say about Queen's "Live Killers." The band mixed it themselves and weren't particularly happy with it. There is some info online that says some of the songs were taken from many different performances and spliced together. So one performance on the record of a song may have a first verse from a performance in Spain, the chorus might be from X city, the second verse and bridge may be from Y town and the rest of the song might be from a different Spanish performance.
That said, the version of "We will rock you" that opens the album is a heavy rocking inciendiary workout that bears out Roger Taylor's summation of Queen that they were "just a heavy metal band, really !"
In my life I've had two vinyl copies of that album and they were bought years apart, yet they had the same fault and jump in exactly the same places !!
I really like the album, personally although the "Bohemian Rhapsody" is enough to render one slightly murderous.
Does Exit Stage Left(Rush) fall into this era, or Live at Red Rocks (U2)?
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT!! I LOVE IT!!! Live albums have always been either underappreciated by the masses or stupidly demonized by critics.
Over the years I have really not liked live albums. Instead I like concerts, live shows, or the live dvd/Blu-ray.
However here are my top 5 live albums:
1. Iron Maiden - Live After Death
2. Jimi Hendrix- Plays Monterey
3. Metallica - Live Shit Binge and Purge
4. The Doors - Live in L.A.
5. Helloween - United Alive
Hey, I'm only 3 years late, but I believe that Frampton Comes Alive was the largest selling album of all time until Fleetwood Mac's Rumors, the following year.
David Bowie's "David Live" album from "74 in Philadelphia...
Pete please do a show dedicated to the magic that is UFO's "Strangers In The Night". Also how about a show about UFO and all the former members we lost in recent years?
Queen Live Killers was shot in 70MM film and relatively recently was remastered in HD for Blu-ray and is one of the greatest live Blu-rays I own (and I own a lot!).
Pat Travers Band Go for what you Know is a really tight album
Pat Travers Live, Thin Lizzy Alive and Dangerous
Of all the Allmans at the Fillmore versions. I love the Fillmore Concerts remixes. That's the best one in my opinion.
I love live albums, but if you are a collector of bootleg live recordings like me, the allure wears off. There are so many FM broadcast and unreleased soundboard recordings out there, not to mention audience recordings, some of very high quality. many are better to listen to than official live albums because they aren't prettied up in the studio.
I know what you mean. And then there are those bands that have released so many live albums. How many times does one need to hear the band at different gigs during 1972 or whatever !
But each to their own, I guess.
For me, the live album should reflect the concert, as if you were there. By that, I mean the songs should be in the order they were played live and the album should include all the songs that were played at the show. This is why I prefer a live album that was recorded at a single concert. I don't care too much about overdubbing, but it has to be minimal.
where did you get bolin t-shirt ? I'd like to have one...
McLaughlin, DiMeola & De Lucia - Friday Night in San Francisco = Greatest live album ever.
McLaughlin's band, the Mahavishnu Orchestra did a superb live album, "Between Nothingness & Eternity" which has never garnered much of a reputation in the jazz fusion world but which, for me, is a tremendous piece of work that I never get tired of hearing. The 3 tracks on it {one of which is in 3 pieces} were unreleased at the time and in fact the album was unique in that regard until the "Lost Trident sessions" came out 30 or whatever years later and some of the songs were on it and had actually been recorded before the live album.
Nevertheless, it's heavy, it's jazzy, it's proggy and it's packed with melody among the madness and joy oh joy, no drum solo !
Have been listening to a guy called scott morgan out of Detroit with a couple of alias lately. one is Powertrane with Ron Asheton from the Stooges and Denis Tek from our own Radio Birdman with an album called Ann Arbor Revival Meeting from 2002, which you can still get to the best opf my knowledge. And another project called Sonic's Rendezvous Band with Fred 'Sonic' Smith, Patti 's other half with an album called City Slang : Live at Mack Aborn arts centre 1999, still available too to my knowledge! Great street fighting detroit garage rock with a healthy dose of punk attitude. Essential listening if you like anything to do with the Stooges, Black Keys (before they went wierd and electronic or even the Stones as you'll see.
Hi Pete, I like a lot what you are doing. Just wanted to ask you, are you sponsored in some way by bands or music lables doing this? Maybe you’ve been asked this several times. I will watch more of your videos. Regards, Daniel
Hi Daniel- no, not sponsored at all. Other than some labels/bands supplying me with some of the albums I discuss, this is my own project here that complements what we've been doing on our website since 2001.
My Top 25 Best Live Albums
1. Elton John- Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra [1987]
2. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band- Live Bullet [1976]
3. The Band- The Last Waltz [1978]
4. Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense [1984]
5. The Allman Brothers- Live at the Fillmore East [1971]
6. Scorpions- World Wide Live [1985]
7. Peter Tosh- Complete Captured Live [1984]
8. Judas Priest- Priest…Live! [1987]
9. Social Distortion- Live at the Roxy [1998]
10. Ozzy Osbourne- Speak of the Devil [1982]
11. Iron Maiden- Live After Death [1985]
12. Pat Benatar- Live From Earth [1983]
13. 10,000 Maniacs- MTV Unplugged [1993]
14. Jethro Tull- Bursting Out [1978]
15. Rush- All the World’s a Stage [1976]
16. Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Live Rust [1979]
17. Bob Marley- Live Forever: The Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh [2011] (recorded in 1980)
18. Kiss- Alive [1975]
19. Derek & the Dominos- Live at the Fillmore [1994] (recorded in 1970)
20. Deep Purple- Made in in Japan [1972]
21. Pink Floyd- Delicate Sound of Thunder [1988]
22. Alice in Chains- MTV Unplugged [1996]
23. Cosby, Stills, Nash & Young- 4 Way Street [1971]
24. Nirvana- MTV Unplugged in New York [1994]
25. The Clarks- Live [1998]
Honorable Mentions:
Wattstax- Music From the Original Movie Soundtrack
Woodstock- Music From the Original Soundtrack and More
Neil Diamond- Hot August Night
Crosby, Stills & Nash- Allies
Santana- Live at the Fillmore 1968
Oingo Boingo- Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre
AC/DC- Live
Bob Marley and the Wailers- Live
The Police- Live!
Frank Zappa/The Mothers - Roxy & Elsewhere
Judas Priest- Unleashed in the East
Phish- A Live One
Testament- Dark Roots of Thrash
Pink Floyd- Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall: Live
Alabama- Live
Kadavar- Live in Antwerp
Pat Benatar- Summer Vacation 2001
Heaven & Hell- Live! Radio City Music Hall 2007
Y&T- Open Fire: Live
I have a few of the live Phish albums (Volumes 6, 13, 16, 17, 20) but I just mentioned their most “official-like” live recording to kinda symbolize all of their endless volumes of great live recordings.
I’ve only seen them twice, but I was lucky enough to have the 07/29/03 show at the Post-Gazette Pavilion in Burgettstown as my second show. That show is still hailed as one of their best ever. I have that live performance on CD as well.
LIVE BULLET SHOULD BE ON EVERY TOP 10 LIST
@@JohnSmith-kz8yo It's not even in my top 50.
Just glad “they” cleaned up the earlier live recordings....really good stuff out there
*Barclay James Harvest - (Any Live album)* (band is better live than in the studio)
*Golden Earring - The Naked Truth* (Live Acoustic album from 1992 which includes songs up to "The Hole" - includes a kicking Twilight Zone acoustic version with acoustic guitar solo - *get the Completely Naked Truth / Fully Naked* which includes all 3 Baked Truth albums)
*Pink Floyd - Pulse* (only official album where *Dark Side of the Moon* was performed in it's entirety)
*Roxy Music - Live* (2003 - reunion tour)
*Neil Diamond - Hot August Nights I - III*
Did I miss you mention Double live Gonzo, and UFO s strangers in the night!!?? Or is that in part 2????
Oh yea, all the world's a stage Rush!!!!
Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening.
Little Feat:Waiting for Columbus. can't get no better!
When Duane Allman is in a band it's easy to forget who else is in it. Damn, now what was the name of that keyboard player?
Best live album ever !! Bloodrock " LIVE "
Lee Pickins played ripping lead guitar!
My top 10 favorite live albums
Frampton: frampton comes alive
Kiss: alive
Rush: all the worlds a stage
Judas Priest: unleashed in the east
REO Speedwagon: live, you get what you play for
Ted Nugent: double live gonzo
Black Sabbath: reunion
Band of Gypsies: live at the Filmore east
Frank Marino &Mahagony Rush. Live
AC/DC: if you want blood
Unless I missed it, I don't think you mentioned 'Encore' by Argent. I'd put that one amongst my top 5 live albums.
Queen's "Live At The Rainbow Theater 1974"
Go For What You Know...Pat Travers. nuff said,
You are the man Pete. Having said that, and you were very clear that you appreciate the Dead even though you're a prog and metal guy, I don't think your specific choice did justice to Jerry, Bob et al. I consider myself a Deadhead (granted, I never owned or traded the live tapes and never had the chance to see them live) and IMHO, I would've chosen any of the following to be featured: Dick's Picks No. 4 (the Fillmore East concerts of February 1970), Veneta OR 1972, Europe '72 and last but not least, what is considered the Holy Grail, Cornell 77).
Hey Eduardo. Thanks for the comments! Well, I think with the Dead you have to draw somewhat of a line- many 'casual fans' (of which I consider myself perhaps slightly more than casual) won't go out and get all the MANY live albums, both official released, Dicks Picks, boots, etc. There's just so many. I have a bunch that I really like, but I wouldn't say my collection of live recordings is extensive by any means. So, I'm sure most Dead fans would disagree with my choice, but I'm also sure each one would pick a different show/live album too. No right or wrong answers here!
Completely agreed there are no right or wrong answers. I guess pretty much the only point I respectfully had a different...let's call it perception. Your prog choices no discussion there. I would've been very vocal if you hadn't included Live at Leeds in Rant 1 (whichever version or reissue). Never doubted you for a second.
Cool Tommy t-shirt.
Respect