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Inlander:
Spill-over from the punk thread . . . I don't think this has been a topic yet, though I couldn't be bothered to trawl through 7 pages of threads to double-check.  If I'm wrong you can all bitch-slap me . . . And I know you will!

So there's your topic, right there in the subject line.  My vote goes to the Waterboys live from Glastonbury in 1986, which makes up the 2nd C.D. on the "Live Adventures of the Waterboys" compilation.  I'll undoubtedly think of others, but I need to get a torch and some strong rope and dive into my C.D. collection.

Willis:
Oh my friend, it is ON!  Of course since live albums tend to be kinda like "greatest hits albums" I don't own a whole lot, but I'll make due.

Stop Making Sense is at the top of my list, until proven otherwise. Its more then an album and video, its a total life experience. You've got the vastly superior version of Psycho Killer, there is the vast array of venerable side musicians, and above everything you've got the BIG SUIT!

My two runners up are:
10,000 Maniacs -- Unplugged
Nirvana -- Unplugged
Yes, both of these albums come from the Unplugged phenomenon that was sweeping across the country in the earlyl 90s. Yet these two bands embraced the gimmick and ran with it creating an aural experience that took the bands to the next level. I think the biggest reason I enjoy these albums so much is that both albums were put out after the band broke up/Natalie Merchant left. Both groups played with an intensity and emotion that seems to say "this is one of our last outputs as a cohesive unit and we're gonna take it to another level."

Alright, lets see your cards folks!

~~Willis, strives to own a Big Suit someday

czar0406:
Nine Inch Nails - "And All That Could Have Been"

Johnny C:
Violent Femmes' Viva Wisconsin or Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense.

P.S. Both Clapton and Nirvana Unplugged are stellar.

Inlander:
I can't believe I'm so stupid and forgetful.  The live album to end ALL live albums: Sam Cooke, Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963.  Otis Redding's favourite singer, and with all the hooplah surrounding Ray Charles recently the forgotten man in the birth of soul.  The most exhausting, most exhilirating 37 minutes of your life: because from first note to last, you're dancing any which way you can and grinning like an idiot because you're so priveliged to be listening to this record.  So there.

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