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My vote goes to: John McLaughlin Trio at the Royal Festival Hall (1989).
John McLaughlin, Trilok Gurtu, Kai Ekhardt.
Gobsmacking playing and an absolutely flawless recording quality.
Oh, and:
http://www.renascent.co.uk/albums/hothouse.html
... but only because I'm on it... 😉
That Mclaughlin gig is amazing.. Doesnt beat iron maiden, live after death though.
Bob Dylan at the Budokan, although it was slated.
Thunders live double album is great, as is the first Queen live album - Live Killers? - far more atmospheric than the 1985 Wembley gig that gets all the attention
Metallica - S&M got to be the best live album ever
The Ramones - It's Alive. Seminal. Basically one long track interspersed with something like 36 x "1234"
Muse - Haarp (live at wembley) is amazing
The live bonus disc with 'Chimaira' by Chimaira - [url=
Hatred[/url] sounds so much better live
Marillion - La Gazza Ladra
JR Cash at Folsom Prison.
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orbital, manchester
Hawkwind - Space Ritual
Smiths "Rank"
Glenn Gould "Bach's Goldberg Variations"
Has to be Led Zep, The Song Remains the Same
The Who ; Live in Leeds.
Talking Heads ; The name of this band is..........
Nirvana ; Unplugged in N.Y.
da funk
Alice in Chains: Live.............
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
[i]Scream for me LongBeach! Scream for me![/i]
Curtis - live
Underworld - Everything, Everything
Exit....Stage Left.
Clutch - Live in Flint, Michigan.
😆Scream for me LongBeach! Scream for me!
I looooooove 'In the hell of Patchinko' by Mano Negra.
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Bjork - Vespertine Live is pretty amazing. But then it would be, because she's fantastic 🙂
My vote however also goes to Nirvana - Unplugged In New York. Utterly captivating and really captures the spirit of the band. The cover of Bowies The Man Who Sold The World is one of my favourite songs of all time.
New Model Army ...And Nobody Else
Van Morrison - A Night in San Fransisco. Played endlessy for far too many years.
simple minds, live in city of lights?
101 - Depeche Mode.
U2 - Live at Red Rocks
it's "under a blood red sky" derek.
simple minds live in the city of light LOL loved that in my teens!
The Velvet Underground's 1969 live album.
no one mentioned "if you want blood" yet, shame on you all
The Allman Brothers Band - Live at the Fillmore East.
The Stranglers and Friends - Live
King Crimson - The Great Deceiver
I've been pretty impressed with Muse HAARP recently.
Four easy listening faves I couldn't choose between.
Skinny Puppy - Ain't it dead yet? - 68 minutes all on track one of the CD!
Spiritualized - @ Royal Albert Hall.
Ministry - In Case you didn't feel like showing up.
Revolting Cocks - You goddamned son of a bitch.
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Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour
It was years before I even bothered buying any of his studio stuff, didn't see the point!
I think my favourite has to be The Orb live @ Glastonbury 1993 it was a good experience for me there & then - and I enjoyed hearing some of the set again on the LP Orb Live'93 or on the tape I sernedipitously recored off Radio 1 not long afterwards
Mind you Orbital played the following year, and the live Gasto compoliation album releeased awile back inspires too
Neil Young - Live Rust.
Rainbows Onstage closely followed by the Scorpions Tokyo Tapes and Deep Purples Made in Japan
Strangely enough it was all that "Scream for Me Long Beach" that spoilt Live after Death for me
Live & Dangerous Thin Lizzy, much better than their studio stuff
R.I.P by rocket from the crypt. Excellent! 🙂
Second vote for Nirvana : Unplugged in N.Y.
All time favourite would be Hanx - Stiff Little Fingers - the amount of energy they put into it was amazing!
I saw them live when I was much younger and the only band I've seen that were better were the Clash, makes me feel old.
Also was actuall at
U2 - Live at Red Rocks AKA "under a blood red sky"
neil young - live at massey hall
pantera - 101 proof
ratm - live and rare
the band - the last waltz
cant really choose a favourite so i choose 4 🙂
Rush - Exit stage left, only have 2 live albums the other is Raw Melody Men which I was not that taken with as I've seen NMA live so many times anyway.
funny, I daren't listen to my most memorable live albums - they were my big brother's & I remember thinking how bloody cool they all were
(suspect I'd dislike some of them quite a lot now)
Scorpions, Rush, Deep Purple - and all that
1st gig I went to was UFO at the town hall in middlesbrough
then we got punk.... 😀
I don't much like live albums - just makes you think how much better it'd be if you were there (he has some ace springsteen bootlegs)
That queen one IS great though
pixies - manchester, 2005. And I was at that gig.
kraftwerk - minimum maximum
(but folsom prison is the best)
Saw Doctors, Live in Galway. As close as it get to actually being there.
Cash at Folsom Prison you fools, if you havent heard it make the effort..
Of course The Wonderstuff Finaly Live is also a fav as I was there.
Helloween - Live in the U.K.
Faith No More - Live at Brixton Academy
Metallica - S&M
Agree with people J Cash @ Folsom Prison & Nirvana unplugged
Favourite memory of Folsom is driving back from Fort Bill through the beautiful Scottish Countryside with it blasting out, awesome!!
Some great suggestions on here. Few more:
No Sleep 'till Hammersmith - Motorhead.
The Texas Campfire Tapes - Michelle Shocked.
Waiting for Columbus - Little Feet.
Queen - Live @ Wembly '86 !
I'd second 'The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads'
Also Paul Weller - Live Wood (not sure how 'live' it really is)
The Macc Lads, Live at Leeds is legendary
Jeff Mills - Live at the Liquid Room 🙂
Really into Bigbang at the moment, their Radio Radio Tv Sleep album is tops
+1 for The Ramones It's Alive, just awesome. Side 3 on the double vinyl is unbelievable 12 songs all about 2 minutes long thrashed out with Dee Dee going 1 2 3 4 to seperate the songs. Love every seconD
Cheap Trick at Budokan is pretty good.
cowboy junkies trinity sessions
Oasis - Mtv Unplugged
DJ Z-trip - live in LA
mine would be
Bright Eyes- Motion Sickness
Deep Purple - made in japan
It Bites - thankyou & goodnight
Led Zep - song remains the same
Rush - all of them! Exit stage left is my favorite
Francis Dunnery - one night in sauchiaul? st
SOD - Live at Budokan (the dive from the speakers at the start is hilarious)
Marillion - Real to reel
Fu Manchu - go for it .. live
Slayer - Decade of aggression
Springsteen - Live 75-85
Metallica - S&M
It's so good, their stuff just works really well live, especially with the San Fran Symphony Orchestra in the background. Plus, it includes some really good exclusives. No Leaf Clover is so good! 😀
Jeff Buckley Live at Olympia
ramones - its alive
Hmmm tough one!
My current favourite is Within Temptation's Black Symphony.
And a few others I like:
Evanescence - Anywhere but home - Live in Paris
Nightwish - End of an era (Last live gig with Tarja, and I was there 😀 )
Faithless Live at Alexandria Palace
Oh and Iron Maiden - Flight 666
neil young and crazy horse-rust never sleeps. total class
I'd second Mr Cash in a certain prison, and Mr Cobain unplugged.
I'd like to add Chuck Ragan - Los Feliz, and although Bruce's 1975-85 is pretty awesome, for me the Live at the Hammersmith DVD in the Born to Run anniversary box set knocks it into a cocked hat. Although that's a DVD and thus may not count.
Depeche Mode, Songs Of Faith And Devotion - Live
Got it on now!
Misty In Roots - Live at the Counter Eurovision
SLF are playing here next week, and I went to see Penetration a fortnight ago, it feels like 1979 all over again!
rotor stern, If only I could get a copy of Mares Nest! Maybe, as there seems to be something happening on the Cardiacs website I may do before I expire!
Pearl Jam Live at the gorge 3 CD boxset
Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous
spiritualized - live at the royal albert hall
flippin awesome AND tonight I'm off to the royal festival hall to see them perform the same set (ladies & gentlemen we are floating in space)
Arrested Development Unplugged is one of my most-listened albums. Beautiful for summer evenings doing-nowt after a ride.
Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys