Best LIVE album recrded albums you've heard. [Archive]

treitz3

01-28-2008, 05:42 PM

What is the best live recording you folks have run across in your listening years?

Not just for the music, but the recording as well...moreso toward the recording for this question. A recording that actually places you in the audience. Not just a recording to where the audience sounds great [or realistic] at the start of the concert, but along with the song as well. Acoustic, Big band, orchestra, Rock, doesn't matter.

For instance, when a silent passage comes in you can hear the audience as if you were there, not as if the recording engineer all of a sudden "turns up" the audience. A full fidelity album, lots of dynamics....well, just plain out a great recording.

Does something like this even exist?

The best I have come up with so far is Pink Floyd's "Delicate Sound of Thunder", Sarah McGlachlin's "Afterglow" [CD and DVD] and Little Feat's "Waiting for Columbus". Whatcha' got? Talk to me........

[I]EDIT: The suggestions as the thread continues.....

Chick Corea "Rendezvous in New York"

Al DiMeola
John McLaughlin
Paco DeLucia
”Friday Night in San Francisco”

Allman Brothers “Live at Fillmore East”

“Allison Kraus and Union Station Live”

“Boz Scaggs Greatest Hits Live”

Seethers “One Cold Night”

Branford Marsalis Quartet “A Love Supreme Live”

Talking Heads “Stop Making Sense”

Arnes Domnerus Group “Jazz at the Pawnshop”

Antigone Rising, “From the Ground Up”

“Belafonte at Carnegie Hall Live”

“The Dead's 5/8/77 show at Cornell”

Pink Floyd's "Delicate Sound of Thunder"

Sarah McGlachlin's "Afterglow" [CD and DVD]

Little Feat's "Waiting for Columbus"

BB King "Live at the Regal"

dkg999

01-28-2008, 05:57 PM

Some of the Grateful Dead's live recordings have the ambiance you refer to. There's some good recordings in the Dick's Picks CD's. Add a little hemp scented incense, a listening chair made from the seats out of a VW microbus, and you're literally there :)

treitz3

01-28-2008, 05:59 PM

Funny response. Any GD album in particular that struck your fancy for what I'm lookin' for?

What's a Dick's Picks CD? You lost me there.

Ricardo

01-28-2008, 06:01 PM

Chick Corea "Rendezvous in New York", Hybrid. Always in my top 10. I will actually hear the SACD track for the first time as soon as my player is here, but the redbook track is excellent.

heiney9

01-28-2008, 06:06 PM

Acoustic guitar's in a somewhat spanish style.

Al DiMeola
John McLaughlin
Paco DeLucia

Friday Night In San Francisco.

The 3 of them on stage as part of a dueling guitar session. Superb recording and a very special evening captured like it should be.

http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/Large/05/63105.jpg

Review by Daniel Gioffre

Loose and spontaneous, this (mainly) live album is a meeting of three of the greatest guitarists in the world for an acoustic summit the likes of which the guitar-playing community rarely sees. Broken up into three duo and two trio performances, Friday Night in San Francisco catches all three players at the peaks of their quite formidable powers. The first track features Al di Meola and Paco de LucÃ*a teaming up for a medley of di Meola's "Mediterranean Sundance" (first recorded by the duo on di Meola's classic 1976 album Elegant Gypsy) and de LucÃ*a's own "Rio Ancho." It is a delightful performance, full of the fire and inhuman chops that one expects from two players of this caliber. However, the two guitarists obviously have big ears, and they complement each other's solos with percussive, driving rhythm parts. There is a laid-back, humorous element to Friday Night in San Francisco as well, best witnessed in di Meola and John McLaughlin's performance of Chick Corea's "Short Tales of the Black Forest." Rapid-fire licks from the pair soon give way to atonal striking of the body of the guitar, running picks along the strings, etc. Before the farce is completed, they have played a blues and quoted the Pink Panther theme. It is funny stuff, and it serves to dispel the image of the trio, especially di Meola, as super-serious clinicians more concerned with technique than music. The other great piece of evidence against such a narrow-minded claim can be found in both the quality of the compositions featured on Friday Night in San Francisco as well as the sensitivity and dynamic variation brought to the performances. A perfect example of this is the sole studio track, a McLaughlin composition entitled "Guardian Angel" (the opening theme of which is taken straight from "Guardian Angels," a song that appears on McLaughlin's 1978 Electric Dreams album). It is a fine piece, and one that features a haunting melody as well as some of the best solos on the record. All in all, Friday Night in San Francisco is a fantastic album and one of the best entries in all of these guitarists' fine discographies.

Amazon has it for less than $10

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Ricardo

01-28-2008, 06:08 PM

How could I forget this one.....I took it to Chicagofest and I know a couple polkies took notes....

Polkitup2

01-28-2008, 06:10 PM

Allman Brothers live at Fillmore East SACD. Good stuff.

treitz3

01-28-2008, 06:10 PM

I'll be damned Heiney9, I've actually got that on SACD and I haven't even listened to it yet. Thanks!

EDIT I'm into song three right now and I must admit, this is a nice recording. I have goose bumps coming from nowhere from time to time on this one. Absolutely fantastic! THIS is what was looking for, just a recording of the whole entire concert with the audience not omitted during the songs. The illusion and sound staging are put together well. I like it! Good tunes to boot! :D

EDIT #2 Damn good album and recording! Just finished it and I'm impressed. Ears are ringing a little bit, but it was worth it. I would recommend this album to those who are looking for what my first post inquired about. My only gripe would be that they killed the soundtrack in-between songs. IMO, they should have let the concert go without splices. I know....bitch, bitch, bitch but that's my only gripe. Incredible concert with a lot of talent on stage. Thanks again Heiney9!

Ricardo

01-28-2008, 06:18 PM

Allison Kraus and UUnion Station Live is also a pretty good recording.

Jazz at the Pawnshop is excellent in LP; I would think the CD's are good also.

cubdog

01-28-2008, 07:31 PM

Boz Scaggs Greatest Hits Live is a very good recording. The DVD is good as well.

cubdog

66chevyIISS

01-28-2008, 07:44 PM

My personal Favorite is Seethers One Cold Night. Don't know how well it is mastered, but I personally think it sounds great.

cubdog

01-28-2008, 07:46 PM

Another good one is Branford Marsalis Quartet...A Love Supreme Live.

cubdog

hearingimpared

01-28-2008, 07:48 PM

Talking Heads; Stop Making Sense

Arnes Domnerus Group; Jazz at the Pawnshop

Allison Kraus & Union Station; Live

mhardy6647

01-28-2008, 08:07 PM

strider

01-29-2008, 09:39 AM

The Dead's famous 5/8/77 show at Cornell sounds great; I don't know if it's a "Dick's Picks", though. You can taste it at: http://www.archive.org/details/gd77-05-08.sbd.hicks.4982.sbeok.shnf

The live album by Antigone Rising, From the Ground Up is a good sounding live recording.

Best R&R live, IMNSHO (and NSH it is!) is Little Feat's Waiting for Columbus. Some or many of the vocals may be overdubbed, but it is excellent in every way. The new(er) 2-CD Rhino expanded reissue is fine sounding.

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is another superior live recording, best on original RCA vinyl.

mhardy- Thanks for the link to archive.org, you've done it again. I hadn't checked that site out since they wiped out all the shows that fans had uploaded. Good to see they have upped their Dead content.

The Belafonte is a great recording, the material I can't stand. To me it seems as if there's no emotion in his performance; hell, even the between song banter is scripted! (He repeats what he said after the previous song at one point, and stumbles along for what seems like forever.)

I'll add:

BB King-Live at the Regal

John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat-Hooker and Heat, which isn't a live recording in the sense it's in front of an audience, but it is live in the studio and phenomenal.

Keiko

01-30-2008, 11:20 AM

Couple of my personal favorites are Exit Stage Left and All the World's a Stage by Rush. I own both of these on double album vinyl. On CD, A Show of Hands is pretty awesome to.

Altmanfan

01-30-2008, 11:38 AM

Joni Mitchell - Miles of Aisles

wingnut4772

01-30-2008, 11:41 AM

Talking Heads; Stop Making Sense

Arnes Domnerus Group; Jazz at the Pawnshop

Allison Kraus & Union Station; Live

+1 for all three.

Shizelbs

01-30-2008, 11:59 AM

Allman Brothers live at Fillmore East.

Agreed. +1

Keiko

01-30-2008, 12:07 PM

DVD's

Peter Gabriel-Secret World

Corrs-Live at the Royal Albert Hall

David Gilmour-Remember That Night

Blackmore's Night-Paris Moon DVD/CD

Blackmore's Night-Castles & Dreams

Celtic Woman-The Show

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Rush in Rio

Eagles-Hell Freezes Over

Pink Floyd-Pulse

Queen-Live at Wembley DVD/CD

Queen-Return of the Champions w/Paul Rodgers

Another good live CD that comes to mind treitz is Led Zeppelin-The BBC Sessions. Awesome performance and one I listen to frequently.

heiney9

01-30-2008, 12:20 PM

Joni Mitchell - Miles of Aisles

I have this one and it's pretty good. Also for you HDCD fans this is an HDCD cd.

Sometimes Joni's voice gets on my nerves otherwise it's a very nice recording.

daboyz

01-30-2008, 12:51 PM

DVD's:

Pink Floyd "Pulse"
Roger Waters "The Wall-Live in Berlin"
Diana Krall "Live in Paris"
Eagles"Hell Freezes Over"

I really love watching concerts on DVD.Also, I have Shania in Chicago on DVD. Not so much for the excellent recording but I get to see Shania for awhile. Hubba,Hubba!!!

Keiko

01-30-2008, 01:03 PM

edossin4

01-30-2008, 02:13 PM

heiney9

01-30-2008, 02:42 PM

Led Zeppelin 'How the West Was Won'. The remix is fantastic, and this really captures one of the best rock bands ever at the top of their game. This makes 'Song Remains the Same' sound like a cover band.

Allman Brothers 'Live at Fillmore East' Alot has been said already but this is one of the best live performances ever recorded.

The Who 'Live at Leeds' Can't believe no one mentioned this one yet. Another great performance by a classic band at the top of their game.

Jimi Hendrix 'Band of Gypsies' Also recorded at the Fillmore East. This one would make the list for 'Machine Gun' alone.

Frank Zappa 'You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore' Vol 1-6 This body of work is so massive. Frank is often overlooked. He is one of the best guitarist/composers ever.

All good choices--How The West Was One is great for what it is and where it came from. It was never intended to be a live release therefore when it was recorded it was done haphazardly and the tapes were not stored properly, etc, etc. It IS fantastic what they were able to do to restore the tapes and put out a great live document, but on a really nice stereo it's just not that great of a recording compared to others of that time period that were intended for release eventually. Overall the energy and playing is leaps and bounds above TSRTS. I have 3 bootlegs of this show and even with the marginal recording (although there always was a great sounding audience recording called "Burn That Candle") it was always an exciting show to listen to. I was glad they combined it with the Long Beach show and put it out officially.

Who-Live at Leeds is a great example of what a recording could sound like back then if proper attention is paid. That was recorded with the intention of releasing it right way.

Hendrix-BOG is also great especially the 2cd set re-released by Experience Hendrix It's songs pulled from all 4 sets and it does have some stinkers in there (audio quality), but as a live document it's great.

H9

treitz3

01-30-2008, 03:18 PM

Thank you ladies and gentlemen for your input. I'm off to go see if I can pick up some of the selections. Please keep 'em coming if you have more that fit the bill of what I am looking for and again....Thank you.

You folks ROCK!!! ;) :D

Bill Ayotte

01-30-2008, 03:44 PM

Eagles Hell Freezes Over is probably the best i have heard, and they sounded the same way live, man was that an expensive ticket......

mhardy6647

01-30-2008, 04:29 PM

I am a big Who fan, and I'll acknowledge that every time they re-release Live at Leeds with more content, it gets better and better, but it's just never been one of my favorite live albums. I think my problem with it is mostly the very rough sonic ambience. I am not that crazy about the 2nd side of the original album, either, although I do like the Naked Eye section of the sprawling My Generation. Don't care that much for the rest of its 14-plus minutes, though.

Now, Philistine that I am, my favorit live recorded 'OO is, I think, the very last performance with Moonie, from The Kids are Alright. Not the last word in quality, but a great Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again. End of an era stuff. Great on video, too.

capecodder

01-30-2008, 05:45 PM

One of my favorite recent cd's is a release of an early 1970's Neal Young concert. Great music and very good recording.

Neal Young- Live at Massey Hall

treitz3

01-30-2008, 06:11 PM

I am a big Who fan, and I'll acknowledge that every time they re-release Live at Leeds with more content, it gets better and better, but it's just never been one of my favorite live albums.
Well, the only version of The Who "Live at Leeds" they had was the standard redbook but I was lucky enough to stumble into a hybrid SACD of The Who "Tommy" [I know, not live, but I'm pumped...I dig SACD, what can I say?], I'm listening to that now and it sounds pretty good for my first impression of it. What would you say is the best version of "Live at Leeds" that you've heard?

Ended up getting a Deluxe Edition [whatever that means] of "The Allman brothers at Fillmore East". It's a two disc CD set and daggum, it's got one song that's 33.39 minutes long! :eek: I hope it's a jam session as I miss singers shutting the F up and just letting the band jam away.

Also picked up an SACD [not hybrid] of Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Time*Sex*Love". Never heard her before, but I keep hearing her name so who knows? I might like it. Found out I'm gonna have to get the Arnes Domnerus Group's "Jazz at the Pawnshop" on the internet. What's the best version you guys have run across on this? I have heard it mentioned countless times and everything I hear is positive so far. Mo-Fi? SACD?

heiney9

01-30-2008, 06:25 PM

If you like jam bands and great musicians another great set is

Government Mule- Deepest End a 2cd - 1dvd set very reasonably priced - over 6 hours of music.

Allen Woody the original bassist died and they have several guests play bass on this wonderfully put together set. Including, Roger Glover, Jack Casady, Les Claypool, Jason Newsed, Rob Wasserman, plus others fill in on bass. Other guests include, Bela Fleck, Dirty Dozen Brass Band Horns, Sonny Landreth, Bernie Worrell.

A great set with a great laid back groove. Highly recommended.

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1276546

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mhardy6647

01-30-2008, 07:24 PM

I remember hearing a nice, heavy vinyl pressing of the original Live at Leeds at "The Analog Room" in San Jose CA (right at the edge of Cupertino, at least then) a few years back that was pretty good. I think it was a newish pressing (at least then), and it was on about $100k worth of gear.

treitz3

01-30-2008, 10:58 PM

The Who 'Live at Leeds' Can't believe no one mentioned this one yet. Another great performance by a classic band at the top of their game.
This is the redbook CD I picked up today and my observations.....

Great tunes but not dynamic, the audience doesn't seem real and it seems as if there is a blanket covering the speakers. The separation of instruments is limited and resolution is non-existent. The stereo separation and time delay on song #14 "Magic Bus" is interesting but not what I would consider stellar. Sounds like an older recording.

Perhaps another recording/mastering?

heiney9

01-30-2008, 11:08 PM

This is the redbook CD I picked up today and my observations.....

Great tunes but not dynamic, the audience doesn't seem real and it seems as if there is a blanket covering the speakers. The separation of instruments is limited and resolution is non-existent. The stereo separation and time delay on song #14 "Magic Bus" is interesting but not what I would consider stellar. Sounds like an older recording.

Perhaps another recording/mastering?

Wow, not what I get at all. This recording is cited by many audio reviewers as a good demo disc. I like the rawness of the recording and environment. Mhardy made a good comment earlier rough sonic ambience. That's what I like about this disc, everything today is so over processed and slick and shiny. This has a raw energy and Moonie's drums sound great. Listen to the drums they just about bowl you over with their intensity.

H9

heiney9

01-30-2008, 11:15 PM

What stereophile had to say about it:

THE WHO: Live At Leeds
MCA MCAD-31196 (CD only). The Who, prods. AAD. TT: 37:44
Ah, Live At Leeds; the greatest live rock album of them all. This is the Who at their absolute performing peak, when everybody in the band was gobbling speed like caged rodents and hated each other with such passion that even an urbane ditty like Gentleman Mose Allison's "Young Man Blues" became an atomic blast of churning snarl when thrown into their collective midst. And the sound is more than up to it all; this is what Who concerts sounded like before Keith Moon died. In fact, the guitar and bass are recorded just as they stood onstage, with Pete's guitar panned hard right and John's thunderous bass all the way left; I spent a good part of my adolescence first cranking the balance control all the way right to learn the guitar parts, then all the way left to learn the bass!

"The best live rock album ever made." â€“ The New York Times, 1970

That line just about sums up the universal opinion of the first official live recording release by The Who. After repeated failed attempts on their '69-'70 UK Tommy tour, the hall on the campus of Leeds University was intentionally scheduled for the main purpose of recording a live album. The results, although only six selections from a much longer performance were used, were a triumph. Riding the crest of the Tommy album and their monumental appearance at the Woodstock Festival, the original quartet of Townshend, Daltrey, Entwhistle and Moon deliver a perfect mix. This Classic Records reissue includes all of the original artwork and packaging. Cut from the original two-track master tapes at Bernie Grundman Mastering by Chris Bellman on Classic's all-tube cutting system.

treitz3

01-30-2008, 11:18 PM

treitz3

01-30-2008, 11:20 PM

MCA MCAD-31196 (CD only).
I have MCAD-11215. What in the hell does this mean? Or do you have any inkling? I sure don't.

heiney9

01-30-2008, 11:24 PM

I have listened in low, normal and concert levels and yes, the drums kick some serious *** but it's not what I would consider a good demo disc. Not in the slightest.

Looks like my copy was recorded in 1970, released in the same year and the redbook version I have is apparently from 1995. Same thing?

I believe so, MCA-11215 is what I have. I believe it is the remastered version. If we all liked the same things we'd be boring. I enjoy recordings like this that are a bit raw and rough around the edges sometimes. A steady diet of these types of recordings would get old but this just has a certain ambiance, mix and energy that I really enjoy. No overdubs or studio fixing, no polish or shine, just recorded right from the stage exactly how it would have sounded from the front row, warts and all.

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treitz3

01-30-2008, 11:35 PM

heiney9

01-30-2008, 11:41 PM

That's cool. Hey, have you ever gone from "Friday Night in San Francisco" to "Live at Leeds"? I guess this is where I'm coming from. Night and day in terms of recording quality/realism/like you are "there" qualities IMO.
One sounds real [for reproduction] and one sounds....well, I've already described what I'm hearing.

LOL.......no that's a pretty drastic change in music and intensity. :D. Perhaps give "Live at Leeds" another spin when you aren't listening to such light music, although "Friday Night in San Francisco" can get intense in some spots just in a different way.

It's kind of like going form Frank Sinatra to Marilyn Manson <LOL> :p

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george daniel

01-31-2008, 05:30 AM

Grant Green,,"Live at the Lighthouse" lp,,,,"Walk in the night"

mhardy6647

01-31-2008, 11:24 AM

I'll listen to Live at Leeds a bit tonight. Probably vinyl, but we'll see...

bigyank

01-31-2008, 12:13 PM

Allman Brothers live at Fillmore East SACD. Good stuff.

I do not have it on SACD but have had it on both LP (wore out a few copies) and on CD.:D

One of my personal favorites is BB King "Live at the Regal" in that this album introduced me to Live Blues in general when I was a youngin' and the recording quality is great (even for a 1965 recording!).:D

Yank

treitz3

02-04-2010, 07:00 PM

erniejade

02-04-2010, 07:07 PM

Fleetwood Mac The Dance has a heck of a kick to it.

shadowofnight

02-04-2010, 07:29 PM

This one is awesome...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Acdc_If_You_Want_Blood_You%27ve_Got_It.JPG

bevo

02-04-2010, 09:39 PM

I don't know if these 2 fall in the "live " category, but they both are live recordings, and they both sound fantastic.
Alice in chains, and pearl jam unplugged from the MTV unplugged sessions sound perfect.

I have both the video DVD's and they are probably the best 2 live recordings I have heard. I know their not from the 60's or 70's or whatever and they are products of MTV, but they are fantastic live DVD videos, and the alice in chains CD sounds pretty good also. For quality recordings all of the MTV unplugged sessions sound very, very good for live performances.

Also the dave mathews and tim reynolds live recordings are hard to beat for live sound. I have the live at the hard rock concert on blue ray and it is a wonderful recording.

If your going for quality recordings I really don't see how you could get much better then any of these 3.

timpeace

02-04-2010, 09:46 PM

Neil Young Live at Massey Hall.... fantastic performance.. Hard to beat...

BottomFeeder

02-04-2010, 09:52 PM

I like James Taylor Live, but I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to this sort of thing.

Conradicles

02-04-2010, 09:57 PM

Government Mule- Deepest End a 2cd - 1dvd set very reasonably priced - over 6 hours of music.

Those cats can really jam!

My current favorite is:
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds: Live at Luther College. Just the bomb.

bikerboy

02-04-2010, 10:16 PM

Black Flag-Who's got the 10 1/2?
Power, drums, Rollins. Its got it all.

xj4094dg

02-04-2010, 10:44 PM

Another vote for Allison Kraus & Union Station; Live

Thanks to some awesome Karma from Snow!

George Grand

02-05-2010, 11:42 AM

ballen823

02-05-2010, 12:02 PM

Live Phish Volume 15

4 discs, and on disc #3 they cover the entire Talking Heads 'Remain in Light'. Unbeliveable show.

TNRabbit

02-05-2010, 12:06 PM

Chuck Mangione: Live at the Hollywood Bowl

A darned good recording from the late 70s. "Chase the Clouds Away" and "Children of Sanchez" are fantastic live renditions plus he's backed by a 70+ piece orchestra. Very good.

shack

02-05-2010, 12:56 PM

Many of these have already been listed but here is my take....

From a sonic standpoint B. B. King's "Live at the Regal" is spectacular (great music as well).

It is very hard to qualify some live albums as great sonically, when the technology of the time simply didn't allow for it given the venue. Nonetheless...many live albums make up for sonic shortcomings with the energy and force of the performance itself.

Album's that I really like (a lot) that are IMO either great performances or great recordings (or both)...

Allman Brothers “Live at Fillmore East”
“Allison Kraus and Union Station Live” (an excellent recording)
Cheap Trick "Live at Budokan"
Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense"
"Frampton Comes Alive"
The Eagles "Hell Freezes Over" (an exellent recording)
George Benson "Weekend in LA"
The Band "The Last Waltz"
Led Zeppelin "How the West Was Won"
Jimi Hendrix "Band of Gypsys"
U2 "Rattle and Hum"
U2 "Under A Blood Red Sky"
Bob Marley and the Wailers "Live"
Crosby Stills Nash and Young "Four Way Street"
Neil Young "Live Rust"
Stevie Ray Vaughn "Live at Carnegie Hall"
Jimmy Buffett "You Had To Be There - Live"
Stevie Wonder "Talking Book - Live" (an excellent recording)

Fongolio

02-05-2010, 01:19 PM

I always though Supertramp's Paris had great sonics.

TNRabbit

02-05-2010, 01:24 PM

I always though Supertramp's Paris had great sonics.

Concur~

dorokusai

02-05-2010, 01:26 PM

Maceo Parker - Live from the Planet Groove. It was recorded live in Germany.

hearingimpared

02-05-2010, 02:26 PM

Holy-Moly, praise Jesus! There IS an audio God........

Just got Jazz at the Pawnshop in today on XRCD. I let the good ol' tubes warm up for a stint and hit play. WOW! This sho' do soun' gooooooooood. For a LIVE recording, this is fantastic.

Wow. Just wow............:eek:

Highly, highly, highly recommended.

Tom you should try the 180 gm double LP pressing of this AWESOME recording. I have the SACD, CD, XRCD of this and the LP blows them all away.

hearingimpared

02-05-2010, 02:27 PM

Another vote for Allison Kraus & Union Station; Live

Thanks to some awesome Karma from Snow!

I have the MFSL LP pressing of this recording and it is really awesome.

BottomFeeder

02-05-2010, 02:39 PM

Hey George, do you know the name of the PR&R live album? I'd sure be interested in finding it!

Live at Leeds. Not even close to being my favorite band. Not even close to an audiophile recording. What a show that must have been.

The Byrds "Untitled" album is half "live" and half studio. I understand this show was performed at Fordham U. in The Bronx. The Byrds with Clarence White on guitar were awesome live.

Paul Revere & The Raiders - If all you know about this band is the top 40 shit and the TV dreck from Shindig, you are missing something. Take away the stupid hats, and this is one of the kick-assest "LIVE" rock & roll revue bands ever. I have some kind of live cd by them, no credits, and they smoke on every tune.

mhmacw

02-05-2010, 03:03 PM

Live at Leeds. Not even close to being my favorite band. Not even close to an audiophile recording. What a show that must have been.

The Byrds "Untitled" album is half "live" and half studio. I understand this show was performed at Fordham U. in The Bronx. The Byrds with Clarence White on guitar were awesome live.

Paul Revere & The Raiders - If all you know about this band is the top 40 shit and the TV dreck from Shindig, you are missing something. Take away the stupid hats, and this is one of the kick-assest "LIVE" rock & roll revue bands ever. I have some kind of live cd by them, no credits, and they smoke on every tune.

WAY GOOD CALL MAN!. paul revere and the raiders were at the jackson county fair just about every year when i was growing up. they really do rock. and the nighttime gather round the hay bails unplugged is phenominal!

and try "paul revere and the raiders greatest hits live"

Big Dawg

02-05-2010, 03:15 PM

What's a Dick's Picks CD? You lost me there.

It's a series of live concerts of the Grateful Dead done by their archivist, Dick Latvala.

From Wiki Pedia:

Dick's Picks Volume 1 is the first live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on December 19, 1973 at Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa, Florida, and contains a rare "Nobody's Fault But Mine".

As the first of the Dick's Picks, the album was considered by Deadheads to be a significant breakthrough. All previous live Dead albums had been based on multi-track recordings, which can be remixed extensively before being commercially released. Dick's Picks are created using stereo (two-track) concert recordings. This makes possible the release of many more Dead shows that exist in the band's extensive tape vault. (The series was named for Grateful Dead tape archivist Dick Latvala.)

Big Dawg

02-05-2010, 03:20 PM

I like the Eric Clapton's and Nirvana's Unplugged sessions - I think they are good representations of well recorded music and audience interaction.

One More From The Road (Lynyrd Skynyrd) is another.

Lot's of jazz that would qualify - I'll think on it and see if I can come up with a few sterling examples.

wayne3burk

02-05-2010, 03:23 PM

I was listening to Charlie Byrd - Live at the Village Vanguard the other night -- I think it was a very nice live recording.

George Grand

02-05-2010, 03:27 PM

Paul Revere & The Raiders Greatest Hits Live on the Black Tulip label.

POIDOG

02-05-2010, 04:54 PM

"Another Stoney Evening" , also available on DVD-A

F1nut

02-05-2010, 05:06 PM

Like the guy said, "Live At Leeds; the greatest live rock album of them all."

Pure, raw rock and roll. It doesn't get any better.

Face

02-05-2010, 05:17 PM

Jazz at the Pawn Shop SACD
Alice in Chains "Unplugged"
Tool "Salival"
Pink Floyd "Pulse"
And for those with a Blu Ray player, Iron Maiden's "Flight 666"

treitz3

02-05-2010, 06:17 PM

Like the guy said, "Live At Leeds; the greatest live rock album of them all."

Pure, raw rock and roll. It doesn't get any better.I gotta stop doing this.......I've had this for well over a year and I don't believe I've listened to it yet :eek:. I'll be sure to plop in in this weekend and give it a whirl.

treitz3

02-05-2010, 06:26 PM

Tom you should try the 180 gm double LP pressing of this AWESOME recording. I have the SACD, CD, XRCD of this and the LP blows them all away.Yeah, I'm thinkin' about getting both the SACD and the LP. The same goes for "Witches Brew". The used SACD is quite pricey [$200-$225], yet the 200g 45s LP is only $40.00 new. :confused:

It's fun to finally be at the point to where I can concentrate on purchasing musical selections instead of purchasing gear for my rig. :D

hearingimpared

02-05-2010, 06:27 PM

Like the guy said, "Live At Leeds; the greatest live rock album of them all."

Pure, raw rock and roll. It doesn't get any better.

Thirded! I've been listening to this LP since it first came out way back.

hearingimpared

02-05-2010, 06:28 PM

Yeah, I'm thinkin' about getting both the SACD and the LP. The same goes for "Witches Brew". The used SACD is quite pricey [$200-$225], yet the 200g 45s LP is only $40.00 new. :confused:

It's fun to finally be at the point to where I can concentrate on purchasing musical selections instead of purchasing gear for my rig. :D

A very LOUD AMEN!!!

shack

02-05-2010, 06:32 PM

Some of you that have been around for a while may recall when I was "requested" to do a review of a particular live album...

Maybe this should be on the list...:D

Be careful what you ask for.....

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/BM_Live.jpg

As promised, I listened to this entire album tonight (a double LP album). I guess if you are a real Barry Manilow FAN this would be a must have album. I have this one on vinyl and it seems that when Arista issued a CD they left out several tracks from this album so they could fit it all on one disc. I'll admit that being in my late teens and early 20s during the 70s It was hard not to be exposed to Manilow's music. I haven't really listened to any of his music in years but I did like some of his work at the time. Having said that I have mixed feelings about this album. Some of it I like and some just doesn't sound right. The interesting part is that what I don't like about this album are the songs I liked back then..."Mandy", "Could It Be Magic", "I Write The Songs" and "Looks Like We Made It". These tracks for the most part were near the end of the concert. He seemed to slow down the tempo to make them more "dramatic" (for lack of a better word) and they lost some of the feel that the studio versions had. It's sort of like he was practicing for his soon to be Las Vegas career. The one exception is "It's A Miracle" which was very upbeat and truer to the studio version. I think the mixing engineer may have had something to do with this as you don't always seem to get the full spectrum of sound that you know is there. Sometime the background orchestra seems too weak and sometimes it is the band missing.

Side 2 was an intersting side. It starts off with "Very Strange Medley"....Six min. of a medley of his commercial jingles from Burger King, State Farm, Pepsi, Stridex, Dr. Pepper, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Band-Aids. Interesting to listen to.

The next cut is the best of the entire album..."Jump Shout Boogie Medley" an eight min. medley which included Jump Shout Boogie/Avenue C/Jumpin' at the Woo, and ended up with the theme form American Bandstand "Bandstand Boogie". This is a high energy be-bop, boogie, big band, R&R sound and was very good.

Ok...this was an interesting way to spend and evening...Listening to a Live Barry Manilow concert on the TT. Am I a Barry Manilow FAN now? Not really... but if I see a cheap Barry CD (or LP) at the used music store with the studio versions of the songs I liked back then...I just might buy it.

treitz3

02-05-2010, 06:36 PM

Um,...........uh,............I mean, well...........no thanks. I'd rather listen to Rosanne Barr singing the new genre rap/opera. :D

hearingimpared

02-05-2010, 06:43 PM

Some of you that have been around for a while may recall when I was "requested" to do a review of a particular live album...

Maybe this should be on the list...:D

I said it before Steve and I'll say it again, I don't care what the music is, whether I like it or not, if it sounds great I'm listening to it!

hearingimpared

02-05-2010, 06:45 PM

Um,...........uh,............I mean, well...........no thanks. I'd rather listen to Rosanne Barr singing the new genre rap/opera. :D

I particularly like her rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" especially the end where she grabs her crotch and spits.:rolleyes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FhndWwWt8I

shack

02-05-2010, 06:46 PM

Um,...........uh,............I mean, well...........no thanks. I'd rather listen to Rosanne Barr singing the new genre rap/opera. :D

Like I said in the review...some of it isn't too bad....;)

Besides...Barr is horrible...as an actress, comedienne or singer.

hearingimpared

02-05-2010, 06:56 PM

Like I said in the review...some of it isn't too bad....;)

Besides...Barr is horrible...as an actress, comedienne or singer.

AGREED but I can think of one worse, I see your Barr and raise you. . . Rosie O'Donnell, UGH!

george daniel

02-05-2010, 06:58 PM

I'm reaching here,, but one of my favorite oldies,,was James Gang "Live",,Walsh does a pretty good job with his guitar on Walk Away.

danz1906

02-05-2010, 07:00 PM

Pat Metheny Group

The Way Up- Live

zeppage2

02-05-2010, 07:09 PM

UFO

Strangers in the Night

Energy, dynamics, unbelievable guitars solos, intros and outros

Try to get the original pressing, the remastered sounds too bright IMO.

shack

02-05-2010, 07:45 PM

I'm reaching here,, but one of my favorite oldies,,was James Gang "Live",,Walsh does a pretty good job with his guitar on Walk Away.

I'm a big Walsh/James Gang fan...but for some reason I just have never cared for that album. I have it...so maybe I should give it another listen to see if its possibly just my perception that it wasn't that good.

hearingimpared

02-05-2010, 07:54 PM

I have that LP buried somewhere, I guess I should dig it up and try it as I've not listened to it in years.

cienega

02-05-2010, 08:48 PM

I'm a big Walsh/James Gang fan...but for some reason I just have never cared for that album. I have it...so maybe I should give it another listen to see if its possibly just my perception that it wasn't that good.
I worked with a guy for over 15 years who was a bouncer at a bar back in the day here in Ohio. One evening his car broke down on the way to his bar gig and he decided to hitchhike when a van pulled over to pick him up. It was the Jame's Gang including Joe Walsh. Said they even offered to pick him up the next few times they played there which he agreed to. According to him it wasn't that big a deal back then.

My favorites (which have already been mentioned):

Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall. Feels like your in the 5th row - Neil's voice and guitar sound great.
Alison Krauss - Live. Must be the hillbilly in me but I love " I am a Man of Constant Sorrow"

bklynNupe

02-06-2010, 01:25 AM

After Hours/Stormy Monday Blues - Muddy Mississippi Waters.

Roy Munson

02-06-2010, 02:41 AM

Some of my favs:

Crosby,Stills,Nash,&Young..Four Way Street
Wishbone Ash..Live Dates
Little Feat..Waiting for Columbus
Woodstock!!!!!!!!!
BB King..Live at the Regal
Cream..Live at Royal Albert Hall

treitz3

02-06-2010, 09:17 AM

Roy, you do know that Little Feat's "Waiting for Columbus" is soon to be available on SACD, right?

Fongolio

02-06-2010, 05:09 PM

I forgot all about this but one of my all time fav's is The Dave Brubeck Quartet Live at Carnegie Hall. An oldie but a goodie.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/613ccQMuOEL._SS500_.jpg

hearingimpared

02-06-2010, 08:13 PM

Harry Belafonte live at Carnegie Hall is probably the best live recording ever.

gdb

02-06-2010, 08:30 PM

SRV at Carnegie Hall is good too, must be an awsome venue to experience in the flesh! Maybe someday.

Click linky to hear samples-
http://www.amazon.com/Live-Carnegie-Hall-Stevie-Vaughan/dp/B000002BYA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1265502985&sr=1-1

allstock

02-06-2010, 08:35 PM

Tom Petty, the live anthology. Comes with five cd's, two dvd's, an LP, and a music-only blu-ray, 96k 24-bit and dts-hd master audio 5.1. Just picked it up this afternoon ($202.00!). have only started to listen to the cd's but so far it is awesome. Can't wait to listen to the "High-resolution blu-ray audio disc".
A format for everybody!

gdb

02-06-2010, 08:37 PM

Delbert McClinton-Live from Austin

Click linky and listen to samples;)

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Austin-TX-Delbert-McClinton/dp/B000G2YD0K/ref=ntt_mus_ep_wlb_dpt

hearingimpared

02-06-2010, 08:40 PM

George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers live. Pretty amazing recording considering it was slapped together.

George Grand

02-06-2010, 09:04 PM

Harry Belafonte live at Carnegie Hall is probably the best live recording ever.

I would rather listen all day long to the certified worst recording ever of The Stones doing "Get Off of My Cloud" than 5 minutes of the greatest live recording ever.

hearingimpared

02-06-2010, 09:08 PM

I would rather listen all day long to the certified worst recording ever of The Stones doing "Get Off of My Cloud" than 5 minutes of the greatest live recording ever.

Ha ha ha! Still a great recording though.

zarrdoss

02-06-2010, 09:37 PM

AIC acoustical live MTV

Roy Munson

02-07-2010, 04:45 AM

Roy, you do know that Little Feat's "Waiting for Columbus" is soon to be available on SACD, right?

Thanks, yeah I have heard that but I don't have a SACD player..might break down and get one though.

F1nut

02-07-2010, 04:50 AM

"Waiting for Columbus" is coming out on MoFi gold CD, not on SACD I'm sorry to say. Regardless, it should be stellar.

Here ya go.... http://www.musicdirect.com/product/85580

treitz3

02-07-2010, 10:55 AM

Ah crap, I got the format mixed up again. Thanks Jesse.

erniejade

02-07-2010, 01:22 PM

UFO Strangers is a great live LP or remastered CD. I was actually listening to that yesterday. I just got done listening to Michael Buble at MSG is also a great live recording.

This one is not a popular one but... rufus wainwright does judy at carnegie hall. Another great live recording.

Also the Manilow live... ok the music is solid but the sound quality on that LP I thought was not so hot...

As you all can see by what I have listed in the thread, or my other post... My range is wide.

For jazz also check out Less McCann & eddie Harris Montreux

Fleetwood Mac The Dance is still one heck of a live recording The first few seconds with the heavy drum on The Chain WOW. Makes my 1.2's jump and the room shake!

kuntasensei

02-07-2010, 01:39 PM

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah.

Erik Tracy

02-07-2010, 01:49 PM

I watched Eric Clapton and Stevie Winwood at Madison Square Garden on Blu-ray - wow - pretty darn good sounding - not perfect, but pretty darn good - and I liked the camera work too - not the frenetic dizzy ADD shot jumping every 1/2 second you see with other 'rock' videos.

treitz3

02-07-2010, 01:54 PM

Sarah McLachlan's "Afterglow LIVE" is the same way.

gdb

02-07-2010, 03:21 PM

The Last Waltz-The Band -is a good one also a documentary film by Marty Scorsese. Lots of guest musicians!;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Waltz

erniejade

02-07-2010, 05:11 PM

i just got done with Paul Weller Live at Alexandra Love that disk especially disk 2. I wish the recording was a tad better though but it is still darn good.

Roy Munson

02-07-2010, 11:41 PM

Thanks for the heads-up Jesse, that's one of my favs!

reeltrouble1

02-09-2010, 11:13 AM

sinatra at the sands dvd-a
Deep Purple Live at BBC--sacd
Heart--alive in seattle--sacd
Live in New York--springstein--sacd
albert King--I'll play the Blues for You

you can blow me later. it will take you a bit to locate the discs, while your at it pick up some Lonnie Mack stuff, his later stuff is what I like, he was a SRV mentor.

RT1

cwilliams

02-09-2010, 12:26 PM

Dave Matthews Band - "Listener Supported"

There are a lot of live DMB cd's available, but I think that has the best mix.

"The Central Park Concert" is also a must own.

F1nut

02-09-2010, 01:25 PM

Thanks for the heads-up Jesse, that's one of my favs!

Mine too. If you listen carefully, you might hear me in the Lisner audience. :)

treitz3

02-09-2010, 10:36 PM

My parents as well, 5th row [literally]. The rest is confidential..... ;)

Dad gave me the low down.....Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

hearingimpared

02-10-2010, 03:43 PM

My parents as well, 5th row [literally]. The rest is confidential..... ;)

Dad gave me the low down.....Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Are you insinuating that Jesse is old?:D

schwarcw

02-10-2010, 04:13 PM

hearingimpared

02-10-2010, 04:28 PM

I wonder why MOFI is re-releasing a vinyl version of "Waiting for Columbus"? Their original release maybe 20 years ago was excellent! As was the original lp.

A great recording makes for great listening on any format.

I thought the same thing about "Crime of the Century." The re-release on heavier vinyl takes the original recording to a new and higher level.

OR;

Maybe that got their hands on the real original master tape or maybe they are just looking to make more money.:eek:

F1nut

02-10-2010, 04:30 PM

Are you insinuating that Jesse is old?:D

Eh, I was around 20 at the time. That makes Tom's parents old!

My parents as well, 5th row [literally]. The rest is confidential.....

I have no recollection of where my seat was, although I could probably dig up the ticket stub. I do recall that a good time was had by all. :D

xcapri79

02-10-2010, 05:33 PM

Paul McCartney, "Good Evening New York City" is pretty good.
But I'm a biased Beatles fan.

nooshinjohn

02-13-2010, 10:59 PM

Wings Live over America 3 lp set is pretty sweet too.

treitz3

02-13-2010, 11:38 PM

I do recall that a good time was had by all. :DIf I had one wish to attend a concert I missed? This would be the one. As a youngin', I would listen to this everyday. Plop in the CD or LP and enjoy the entire concert uninterrupted. I must say, the recreation of it sounded rather fine at the Mars Hotel. ;)

No Joe, I wasn't insinuating anything.

george daniel

02-14-2010, 09:38 AM

I listened to that lp yesterday,,considering it's age,, etc,, it's a pretty damn good recording,,BTW,,I picked it up from Double G for a few samolians.:)

dkg999

02-14-2010, 11:02 AM

Richard Thompson - Live from Austin TX. Nicely recorded and a great mix of songs and acoustic and electric guitar.

treitz3

02-14-2010, 11:06 AM

Hmmm, I have a 4 disc set from him...."Walking on a Wire" that includes some live tracks. I will have to check them out. I don't recall ever hearing anything from him before, so it will be refreshing to hear something new. Thanks.

shack

02-14-2010, 02:22 PM

As I type I am listening to Jackson Browne, Solo Acoustic Volume 1...with Volume 2 to follow. Just opened it up this morning.

The fact that I'm enjoying the music is a given as I am a Jackson Browne fan going all the way back to the days when he was writing songs for the Byrds and Linda Ronstadt along with his early work with the Eagles. I would expect nothing less than a really good performance. I have his entire catelog of original albums (no greatest hits...no need for them)

The plus is that it is an excellent recording. SQ is so good that if you shut your eyes you can almost picture him sitting at the piano or playing his guitar mere feet in front of you. I could do without the clapping of the crowd…but I guess it is part of the “experience.

This is one situation (a rare one at that) where I could envision the value of a multi-channel recording…if…and only if…they put the crowd (and nothing else) on the rear channels. Then I could envision a “front row” seat at a great concert.

If you like Jackson Browne, I can highly recommend this 2 disc set of live music.

shack

02-15-2010, 02:29 AM

my morning jacket is good, i used to listen to them, but i kinda drifted away

minus the bear
my dear hunter
as cities burn (hell and high water only)
dear and the headlights
they are all kinda similar. i love music, exceot hardore techno and most country, just cant dig it

And what does any of this have to do with a well recorded live album?

I just wondered...since that is what this thread is about.

Conradicles

02-15-2010, 02:31 AM

http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.artistalbums&artistid=3688897&albumid=9506793

She has the best voice on the planet!!!

Track 5 will bring back memories for some...

hearingimpared

02-15-2010, 03:08 AM

And what does any of this have to do with a well recorded live album?

I just wondered...since that is what this thread is about.

Looks like some kind of spam to me.

George Grand

02-15-2010, 08:46 AM

Looks like some kind of spam to me.

Looks a little more like thorazine from this angle.

hearingimpared

02-15-2010, 08:51 AM

Looks a little more like thorazine from this angle.

. . . or the lack thereof.

thall

02-15-2010, 12:24 PM

From my vinyl -
Woodstock
Todd Rundgren - Back to the Bars
Yes - Yes Songs
The Rolling Stones - Get Your Ya-Ya's Out
Playboy Jazz Festival (circa 1982)

On CD -
Eels - Live With Strings
Simon and Garfunkel - Live 1969
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
T. Monk and J. Coltrane at Carnegie Hall

On DVD -
U2 - Go Home

sda2mike

02-15-2010, 12:48 PM

i like 'silver bullet live'. that put bob seger on the map.

the live parts of santana's 'moonflower' are great

dire straits. live @ bbc ( i think) great stuff there too

van morrison..'a night in sanfrancisco"

David gilmour 'live in gdansk' and 'remember that night'

Fongolio

02-15-2010, 12:56 PM

Mike's post above reminded me of an awesome one I had forgotten about..

Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia Friday Night in San Francisco
Mind blowing great guitar played live

http://minoltamania.com/Paco%20De%20Lucia,%20John%20McLaughlin%20&%20Al%20Di%20Meola_Friday%20Night%20In.jpg

hearingimpared

02-15-2010, 03:54 PM

dkg999

02-15-2010, 04:41 PM

I have Johnny Cash "Live at Folsom Prison" on vinyl and it is excellent.

Well to continue that theme ....... BB King Live at the Cook County Jail!

Amherst

02-15-2010, 07:45 PM

Richard Thompson - Live from Austin TX. Nicely recorded and a great mix of songs and acoustic and electric guitar.

Glad to see this one included amongst the list...one of my personal favorites.

Have seen Richard perform at least twenty five times and never miss a show when the opportunity arises, guitar master extraordinaire! He's cool to party with too!

BAD ASP

02-16-2010, 01:16 AM

Thanks for this thread. I am new to music videos and I have just watched Heart alive in Seattle and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have just finished tweaking our system with the new Oppo bdp83se and I now have a new appreciation for music sacd. This thread is going to provide a lot of new experiences in music. I grew up during the 60's and have always been a rocker with a blues bent. Clapton to ZZ top and Stevie Ray have been my favorites but have always appreciated great acoustic work. I am looking forward to Friday Night in San Francisco. Like I said this thread is going to be fun to play with....Thanks guys!

Ern Dog

02-16-2010, 01:42 AM

hearingimpared

02-16-2010, 07:01 AM

Great thread! I headed over to Amazon to make some purchases. Why is the Alison Kraus live at Union station SACD so dang expensive???

I got the Eagles, Hell freezes over CD for $1.90 used (Very good condition) !!! Now you can't beat that. I love a good deal.

It's out of print I believe. I have the MFSL Original Master Recoring box set in LPs and I believe they are still available here but are also out of print.

http://www.questforsound.com/index.htm

Give Stephen a call to see if he has any left in stock. Tell him you know me and Phil Pearsall plus that you are a member of Club Polk and he'll give you a discount. Hell, knowing Stephen he might be able to get you both the CD & LP sets from his distributor.