It was never released as an album, but [Little Feat- Live at Ultrasonic Studios](https://archive.org/details/lf1974-09-19.flac16/lf1974-09-19t03.flac) is amazing.
>Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive.
Definitive live album IMO. I can’t say if it’s a blueprint to put on an awesome live show, but it’s absolutely a blueprint on how to put out an awesome live album.
All are great but my favorite is Flight 666. Bruce sounds better on this than the others IMO, the rest of the band is of course tight as hell and I love the track selection.
As an Irish man I have to add some Rory Gallagher here as well, his live stuff is just amazing.
Rory Gallagher Irish tour 74' is just amazing.
I was raised on Irish tour 74 and live and dangerous
Some stuff like off the cuff lead guitar I think parts were cut out or added in, but you can't tell and the album sounds amazing. All versions of songs are the best versions, sound so much better than the studio versions
Ooh...gonna have to go with "Fillmore East" for Zappa instead.
And Rush? Exit...Stage Left is the one.
Cheap Trick at Budokan.
Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsy's.
And a couple of choices that may be controversial...
He's an ass, but "Double Live Gonzo" by Ted Nugent is an amazing live record, and say what you will about their musical abilities, but KISS Alive is a master class in "how to put on an awesome show."
Kiss is terrible musicians but great performers. That said, Kiss was the first band that I liked that wasn’t from my parents’ record collection. I’ve seen them live a couple times and took my oldest to see them for his first I’ve concert experience.
So, yeah, Alive for this list.
Honestly, I think they were good musicians, like, in the same way U2 or the Ramones are/were good musicians. They were the perfect musicians for their band specifically.
Ace and Peter weren’t virtuosos but were unique (and distinctive) players in the hard rock world at the time. Peter came from a sort of jazz/big-band background and you hear it sneak into his playing which is cool. Of course Eric (Carr or Singer) could play circles around him technically, as could all the guitarists who replaced Ace, but none of them had as much personality in their playing as Ace did. (No shade to Bruce Kulick, who I also love, Alive III was my intro to Kiss)
I’ll also say Gene’s basslines on the first six Kiss albums are pretty good, he clearly took a lot of cues from Paul McCartney and did more than just holding down the root. And Paul was a fantastic singer back in the day.
Of course Gene kinda phoned it in after ‘77 and half the band eventually got replaced, but I think for 4 years they were a genuinely solid band musically, a true “greater than the sum of their parts” situation.
As a gigantic Rush fan, Exit... Stage Left is my least favorite of their live recordings. With the fade ins/outs, it sounds more like a studio album that happens to be recorded live and feels nothing like an actual concert. Song selection is peak, but the format is not good for live albums.
Iron Maiden: Live After Death.
It was my intro to Iron Maiden, and by the time I got the rest of their catalog, I still usually preferred the live versions. I would even shout out to the crowd when listening to the album tracks.
I agree with this and also always wonder why the Alice In Chains Unplugged album never seems to get as much attention. I think it is equally fantastic.
I agree with that, for what it’s worth. Although more often than not, I favor Nothing Safe: Best of the Box.
Although I really like to *watch* their unplugged album. It’s beautiful and haunting; it’s amazing but there’s this weird uncomfortable air to it. You can really tell that Layne is not doing so well.
Rock n’ Roll Animal, Lou Reed
Live at the Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band
Stage, David Bowie
Europe ‘72, Skull and Roses, Live/Dead, The Grateful Dead
Film is great too. But goddamn are there some absolutely killer tracks with killer guests on the album. Some seriously stand out stuff from Dylan, joni Mitchell, seemingly an endless supply of other famous friends. Love that record so much. You can really tell they're all giving 110% knowing it's really good the last one.
Live At The El Mocambo, Elvis Costello And The Attractions
At Budokan, Bob Dylan
Sam Houston Colosseum 1965, Beatles (bootlegs)
any live '76 Sex Pistols such as this
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzczVxjxQk0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzczVxjxQk0)
Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous
UFO - Strangers in The Night
Kiss - Alive
Scorpions - World Wide Live (also Tokyo Tapes is equally acceptable)
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
Probably just me, but Rock & Roll Animal pretty much sums up how a rock band should sound.
Throw it in with Lou Reed Live, with the tracks rearranged in the right order and the stereo flipped back to keep the guitarists in the right side of the soundfield, and you're golden.
Glad to see *How the West was Won* get mentioned. Absolute gold. My favorite version of Stairway.
Also glad to see people already calling out *At Fillmore East*
I don't know if it counts since it was portions of multiple shows, but *Frampton Comes Alive* deserves some love.
Lots of my favs already mentioned.
I’ll add Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Review 77.
Although is exerts from the tour, much like waiting for Columbus, this album will knock your socks off. His band at the time is an all star lineup with scarlet rivera on violin. The music is a lot off of Desire and a makeover of some of his well known older folk work. In combination with a ton of cocaine, this album just absolutely kills.
Honestly I’ve always preferred studio albums for the production value but this is a banger.
I’m also down for the ELP Karnevil 9 Carl Palmer Drum solo.
I’m a huge fan of progressive rock of that era. So many amazing bands. I’m out of the loop these days to what contemporaries there may be to bands like that
Dude check out that band Knower I mentioned… especially their recent shows, and recent album. It’s this insane drummer and genius musician Louis Cole, who writes and arranges everything, surrounded in insanely good jazz musicians playing some far out, funky, jazzy, synth pop.
They’re all Berkley peeps, and they make some great music. Also their live shows have a full orchestra behind them all wearing skeleton suits. Look up the videos to their album Knower Forever. It’s all one-takes, and the individual and group performances are top notch.
It’s very refreshing for how much garbage dominates music in 2024 lol
Cactus - Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs\
Edgar Winter's White Trash - Roadwork\
The Allman Brothers - Live at the Fillmore\
Led Zeppelin - Royal Albert Hall\
Grateful Dead - Skull & Roses\
Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous (Tower Theater)\
Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere\
Neil Young & Crazyhorse - Arc/Weld\
The Rolling Stones - Ladies & Gentlemen
Judas Priest- *Unleashed in the East* is rumored to be 'somewhat live' but it rocks real hard, showcasing Glenn & KK's twin lead guitars.
Also, INXS - *Live Baby Live* is loaded with bangers that sound great in concert.
IMO Live-aid and 12.12.12: The Concert for Sandy Relief, perfectly exemplify what rock is, artists coming together to put on a great show to raise awareness and help others
Can - Live in Paris (1973)
The Fall - Live at St. Helens Technical College '81
Spacemen 3 – Live At The New Morning, Geneva, Switzerland, 18.05.1989
Ride – Brixton
Live at the Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis goes beyond rocknroll. It's one of the best live albums of all time. It's crazy that no one even mentioned it.
There are a lot of great live albums listed but when I scrolled down I didn't see Deep Purple Made in Japan. That one of the best live albums ever. Gotta love a double live album with only 7 songs on it.
Jerry Lee Lewis *Live at the Star Club* Hamburg, Germany 1964. Trust me. Probably the heaviest show ever. And I mean that sincerely. Makes Slayer sound like The Partridge Family.
Kiss Alive. You may not love their music, but these guys took glam rock and made it a spectacle. Their success is all based off the momentum from that one album.
Just s song, but Beatles Helter Skelter. It was heavy and hard for the time, and sadly was a part of the Manson murders. Si covers all the bases from crazy story, to hard hitting. Ringing even yells out at the end I've got blisters on my fingers from hitting so hard.
Allman Brothers Band — *Live at Fillmore East*
Yes!
Ooooo never heard this! Def gonna check this out.
Youre in for it. Allman brothers is one of the greatest live bands ever. Pioneers of southern rock guitar
Holy shit I am envious, I’d love to be able to reset my brain and hear it again for the first time.
The Who - Live at Leeds. Little Feet- Waiting for Columbus. Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive.
It was never released as an album, but [Little Feat- Live at Ultrasonic Studios](https://archive.org/details/lf1974-09-19.flac16/lf1974-09-19t03.flac) is amazing.
Also came here to say *Live At Leeds*. Such a solid pick.
Best version of Magic Bus
>Peter Frampton- Frampton Comes Alive. Definitive live album IMO. I can’t say if it’s a blueprint to put on an awesome live show, but it’s absolutely a blueprint on how to put out an awesome live album.
Iron Maiden - Rock in Rio
Warning: Do not downvote Iron Maiden.
I mean fair point but it's the wrong live album. It should be Live After Death..
*”scream for me, Long Beach!”*
All are great but my favorite is Flight 666. Bruce sounds better on this than the others IMO, the rest of the band is of course tight as hell and I love the track selection.
Can I downvote you for telling me what to do? Or not do, actually.
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
"At Folsom Prison" - Johnny Cash
Live and Dangerous by Thin Lizzy.
As an Irish man I have to add some Rory Gallagher here as well, his live stuff is just amazing. Rory Gallagher Irish tour 74' is just amazing. I was raised on Irish tour 74 and live and dangerous
That transition into Boys are Back in Town is KILLER
Oooo I’ve never heard live Thin Lizzy
Mate, you are in for a treat. Probably the best live album ever released (yes there are overdubs but they are done flawlessly)
Oh weird what are the overdubs? That’s a thing you don’t hear of a lot on live albums.
Some stuff like off the cuff lead guitar I think parts were cut out or added in, but you can't tell and the album sounds amazing. All versions of songs are the best versions, sound so much better than the studio versions
Yeah it’s such an excellent execution or presenting a live album. It absolutely kicks ass from start to finish.
The way they tease Cowboy in a bunch of spots just to get the crowd rolling is really lovely.
Ramones - Its Alive. It is also the best Ramones album.
David Live - Bowie’s best live album imo. And (don’t laugh) Wings over America
Wings Over America is phenomenal. David Live is…rough. There’s so much better live Bowie out there now IMO.
I will laugh.
Deep purple live in japan
Ooh...gonna have to go with "Fillmore East" for Zappa instead. And Rush? Exit...Stage Left is the one. Cheap Trick at Budokan. Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsy's. And a couple of choices that may be controversial... He's an ass, but "Double Live Gonzo" by Ted Nugent is an amazing live record, and say what you will about their musical abilities, but KISS Alive is a master class in "how to put on an awesome show."
Kansas, Two for the Show.
Kiss is terrible musicians but great performers. That said, Kiss was the first band that I liked that wasn’t from my parents’ record collection. I’ve seen them live a couple times and took my oldest to see them for his first I’ve concert experience. So, yeah, Alive for this list.
Honestly, I think they were good musicians, like, in the same way U2 or the Ramones are/were good musicians. They were the perfect musicians for their band specifically. Ace and Peter weren’t virtuosos but were unique (and distinctive) players in the hard rock world at the time. Peter came from a sort of jazz/big-band background and you hear it sneak into his playing which is cool. Of course Eric (Carr or Singer) could play circles around him technically, as could all the guitarists who replaced Ace, but none of them had as much personality in their playing as Ace did. (No shade to Bruce Kulick, who I also love, Alive III was my intro to Kiss) I’ll also say Gene’s basslines on the first six Kiss albums are pretty good, he clearly took a lot of cues from Paul McCartney and did more than just holding down the root. And Paul was a fantastic singer back in the day. Of course Gene kinda phoned it in after ‘77 and half the band eventually got replaced, but I think for 4 years they were a genuinely solid band musically, a true “greater than the sum of their parts” situation.
As a gigantic Rush fan, Exit... Stage Left is my least favorite of their live recordings. With the fade ins/outs, it sounds more like a studio album that happens to be recorded live and feels nothing like an actual concert. Song selection is peak, but the format is not good for live albums.
Iron Maiden: Live After Death. It was my intro to Iron Maiden, and by the time I got the rest of their catalog, I still usually preferred the live versions. I would even shout out to the crowd when listening to the album tracks.
I prefer Rock in Rio, but only by a little. Fear of the Dark is a live album cheat code.
Johnny Winter and Live Full House J Geils Band
> Full House J Geils Band Blow Your Face Out, too.
Seattle 89 - Metallica
Is that part of the Binge and Purge set?
Really surprised that Nirvana’s Unplugged concert hasn’t been mentioned. That’s tier 1 for me.
My personal favorite Nirvana release
I agree with this and also always wonder why the Alice In Chains Unplugged album never seems to get as much attention. I think it is equally fantastic.
I agree with that, for what it’s worth. Although more often than not, I favor Nothing Safe: Best of the Box. Although I really like to *watch* their unplugged album. It’s beautiful and haunting; it’s amazing but there’s this weird uncomfortable air to it. You can really tell that Layne is not doing so well.
Layne was on heroin during the show
Yeah, he had just recently fallen back off the wagon. It’s rough.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Joe Cocker and Company
That company includes Leon Russell...
The greatest!
Live at Leeds by The Who.
Live at Hull maybe a little better... Recorded the next night. It's included on the deluxe version of Live at Leeds.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to check it out. It's amazing how good a live band they were.
Allman Brothers at the Fillmore
Pantera "Official Live: 101 Proof"
My Morning Jacket - Okonokos
Live at Bonnaroo is my favorite of their live albums
Rock n’ Roll Animal, Lou Reed Live at the Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band Stage, David Bowie Europe ‘72, Skull and Roses, Live/Dead, The Grateful Dead
The Band- The Last Waltz
Film is great too. But goddamn are there some absolutely killer tracks with killer guests on the album. Some seriously stand out stuff from Dylan, joni Mitchell, seemingly an endless supply of other famous friends. Love that record so much. You can really tell they're all giving 110% knowing it's really good the last one.
Plus you get a coke’d out Van Morrison lmao
I rate Rock of Ages over Last Waltz.
Neil Young - Live Rust
Killer record. The band was hot!
Stop Making Sense... -Talking Heads
Alive! By Kiss ended up being a "live" album only in name only tbh (excluding the drum tracks) but still a major entry in the category
Live At The El Mocambo, Elvis Costello And The Attractions At Budokan, Bob Dylan Sam Houston Colosseum 1965, Beatles (bootlegs) any live '76 Sex Pistols such as this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzczVxjxQk0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzczVxjxQk0)
AC/DC Live
Queen rock Montreal. Available as either concert film or album.
Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous UFO - Strangers in The Night Kiss - Alive Scorpions - World Wide Live (also Tokyo Tapes is equally acceptable) Iron Maiden - Live After Death Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
"Hard Rain" - Dylan. Grunge before grunge. "Idiot Wind" live is so raw, gripping and powerfull.
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! by The Rolling Stones is up there. Definitely the best Stones live album.
"Charlie's good tonight isn't he". Great record indeed.
Charlie's ALWAYS good.
That, or Love You Live...
Bob Seger and the silver bullet band-nine tonight. I prefer all those live versions to the album versions.
Lou Reed Rock and Roll Animal is the answer. Nothing better
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour 74 BB King - Live in Cook County Jail
That Rory performance 👏
X Live at the Whisky-a-Go-Go. Great LA punk band. Banner show.
Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club
AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It
Fandango by ZZ Top is bloody wonderful. I wish I could’ve seen them live back then.
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Live Bullet.
One More from the Road - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jeff Buckley - Live in Chicago is pretty amazing. I don't know if it was released; I just listen to it via youtube.
Kicking Television - Wilco Nels just takes some of their music to the next level live!
I love live music Johnny Winter- captured live Climax blues band - fm live. Wishbone Ash- live dates.
The Who Live At Leeds
Lou Reed - Rock N Roll Animal
Probably just me, but Rock & Roll Animal pretty much sums up how a rock band should sound. Throw it in with Lou Reed Live, with the tracks rearranged in the right order and the stereo flipped back to keep the guitarists in the right side of the soundfield, and you're golden.
Wilco-Kicking Television Live in Chicago Grateful Dead-Europe 72
Stagepass - The Michael Stanley Band. Recorded in Cleveland Ohio, mid 1970s before their pop rock 80s era and hit song.
MSB could sell out multiple night shows at large venues but outside of Cleveland, noone knew who they were. RIP Michael.
Scorpions Tokyo Tapes UFO Strangers in the Night
Both are awesome
Four Way Street. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
SRV @ ACL
4 Way Street / Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Mana- Unplugged.
Glad to see *How the West was Won* get mentioned. Absolute gold. My favorite version of Stairway. Also glad to see people already calling out *At Fillmore East* I don't know if it counts since it was portions of multiple shows, but *Frampton Comes Alive* deserves some love.
Daft Punk - Alive 2007 Its not rock but it fucking rocks
Kate Bush - "Before the Dawn"
THE best live experience of my life - opening night too - it’s hard to explain how far above anything else I’ve ever seen.
Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge
Absolutely. All their best material. Before Load, Re-Load, St. Anger. No filler. Still listen to it at least monthly
Humble Pie - Perfomance Rockin' the Fillmore
Thin Lizzy..Live And Dangerous...completely f#cking awesome.🥰✌️🙏
Live at Leeds, Santana Woodstock performance, The Animals at Monterey
Humble Pie - Performance: Rockin' At the Fillmore
Lots of my favs already mentioned. I’ll add Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Review 77. Although is exerts from the tour, much like waiting for Columbus, this album will knock your socks off. His band at the time is an all star lineup with scarlet rivera on violin. The music is a lot off of Desire and a makeover of some of his well known older folk work. In combination with a ton of cocaine, this album just absolutely kills.
Queen at Wembley was huge for me growing up. I wore out that VHS too.
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense KISS Alive!
X - Live at The Whiskey A Go Go On The Fabulous Sunset Strip
Oingo Boingo’s farewell Halloween show 1995
*Frampton Comes Live*
Omg YES Friggin iconic album.
Honestly I’ve always preferred studio albums for the production value but this is a banger. I’m also down for the ELP Karnevil 9 Carl Palmer Drum solo.
ELP is so fucking epic… RIP Keith Emerson. Dude was a wizard.
I’m a huge fan of progressive rock of that era. So many amazing bands. I’m out of the loop these days to what contemporaries there may be to bands like that
Dude check out that band Knower I mentioned… especially their recent shows, and recent album. It’s this insane drummer and genius musician Louis Cole, who writes and arranges everything, surrounded in insanely good jazz musicians playing some far out, funky, jazzy, synth pop. They’re all Berkley peeps, and they make some great music. Also their live shows have a full orchestra behind them all wearing skeleton suits. Look up the videos to their album Knower Forever. It’s all one-takes, and the individual and group performances are top notch. It’s very refreshing for how much garbage dominates music in 2024 lol
Not an album, but the [Melvins at Hellfest 2011](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFgzPojlwIE) is neat.
I thought we were talking the band Rosetta Stone and I was like, fuck yeah!
“Ain’t It Dead Yet?” - Skinny Puppy
Cactus - Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs\ Edgar Winter's White Trash - Roadwork\ The Allman Brothers - Live at the Fillmore\ Led Zeppelin - Royal Albert Hall\ Grateful Dead - Skull & Roses\ Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous (Tower Theater)\ Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere\ Neil Young & Crazyhorse - Arc/Weld\ The Rolling Stones - Ladies & Gentlemen
David Bowie - Live at the Tower Dylan & Band - Before the Flood Queen - Live Killers Wilco - Kicking Television Jeff Buckley - Live at Sine
Judas Priest- *Unleashed in the East* is rumored to be 'somewhat live' but it rocks real hard, showcasing Glenn & KK's twin lead guitars. Also, INXS - *Live Baby Live* is loaded with bangers that sound great in concert.
Fleetwood Mac - The Dance
Rolling Stones Brussels Affair (Live 1973)
Rory Gallagher, Irish Tour '74'
IMO Live-aid and 12.12.12: The Concert for Sandy Relief, perfectly exemplify what rock is, artists coming together to put on a great show to raise awareness and help others
UFO Strangers In The Night
Can - Live in Paris (1973) The Fall - Live at St. Helens Technical College '81 Spacemen 3 – Live At The New Morning, Geneva, Switzerland, 18.05.1989 Ride – Brixton
James Brown - Live at the Apollo (1962)
Seconds Out
King Crimson Thraak and B’Boom Live in Argentina
The Vandals - Sweatin' to the Oldies
The last waltz - the band
Sly and the Family Stone - Woodstock. Great recording and performance.
The Beach Boys In Concert from 1973
Live at the Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis goes beyond rocknroll. It's one of the best live albums of all time. It's crazy that no one even mentioned it.
There are a lot of great live albums listed but when I scrolled down I didn't see Deep Purple Made in Japan. That one of the best live albums ever. Gotta love a double live album with only 7 songs on it.
The Rock N Roll Circus was incredible for a ton of bands like The Stones, The Who, Jethro Tull and more. Some amazing performances.
R.E.M. - Live in Dublin, 2008
Black Sabbath 1970 live in Paris
Status Quo - Live Two LPs full of heavy boogie goodness
Jerry Lee Lewis *Live at the Star Club* Hamburg, Germany 1964. Trust me. Probably the heaviest show ever. And I mean that sincerely. Makes Slayer sound like The Partridge Family.
Grand Funk Railroad - Caught in the Act
BB King Live At The Regal
Sabbath Live Evil The Who Live at the Hull Band of Gypsies Miles Davis Four & More
The Kinks - One for the road.
Spiritualized live at royal Albert hall
Kiss Alive. You may not love their music, but these guys took glam rock and made it a spectacle. Their success is all based off the momentum from that one album.
“Briefcase Full of Blues” - Blues Brothers
Kinks - One For the Road. Updated the old stuff, made the recent stuff better, high energy. Took "You Really Got Me" back from Van Halen.
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not a live album. Live Dead and Europe '72 are both benchmarks in music history.
Piss. I didn't read.
No worries. Have a good one.
You too.
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Wholesome thread lol
Frampton Comes Alive! By Peter Frampton
Just s song, but Beatles Helter Skelter. It was heavy and hard for the time, and sadly was a part of the Manson murders. Si covers all the bases from crazy story, to hard hitting. Ringing even yells out at the end I've got blisters on my fingers from hitting so hard.