Best/favourite live album

[j7]

the vandals- sweating to the oldies
bad religion- tested
johnny cash- live at san quentin and/or folsom (i've only heard a few tunes from both, and i'm not sure what came from where)

i forgot live at the roxy, social distortion.

[amok]

Dire Straits, 'Alchemy' <3

[Brando]

If I had to pick an absolute favorite, I'd have to go with DJ Shadow: In Tune and On Time. Otherwise, my top 5 would be

The aforementioned DJ Shadow
NIN - And All That Could Have Been
311 - Live
Portishead - Live at Roseland NYC
Rammstein - Live aus Berlin

[Stifled Dreams]

Unplugged has been mentioned a bunch of times but it is still one of my favorites. I also have 3 favorite live songs: "Like Spinning Plates" is beautiful live (I actually heard my brother playing it on the piano long before I listened to Radiohead), "Hyper-Ballad" from Bjork's live Post thing is nice, and "The Last Polka" on Ben Folds Live is my current favorite song.

[negative creep]

i don't know if anyone mentioned it, but my favourite is still "no sleep 'til hammersmith" by motörhead

[Johnny C]

If I could, I would get one of those live CDs the Pixies had at each concert during their one tour recently.

[devinjames]

Easily,

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
Jay-Z's Unplugged
Otis Redding In Person at the Whisky-A-Go-Go
My Morning Jacket Acoustic Citsuoca

[Two_Tone]

.... Is it really possible to not like Pink Floyd? I mean, some of the stuff they produced (Momentary Lapse of Reason, I'm glaring at you.) wasn't too good, but they've made some amazing music.

I only really get down with the Syd Barret era stuff. A lot of Alan Parson's production work is great, but a lot of the songs get too self-indulgent. I dunno I've never been a big fan of "prog-rock".

[swizzard]

I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings by Radiohead is awesome.
I really like the Dillinger 4 live bootleg, mostly for the banter, cause the sound quality is crap.

there are others, but i can't really think of them right now.




-sam

[Inlander]

Otis Redding In Person at the Whisky-A-Go-Go

You should definitely check out the Sam Cooke album I mentioned earlier.  Otis Redding's Whisky-A-Go-Go album is often regarded as his equivalent to the Sam Cooke recording, but fine as Redding's album is Cooke's is a million times better.  Cooke, incidentally, was Redding's favourite singer.

[tigerlily]

Coldplay - Live 2003
sends shivers up my spine every time.

[Inlander]

Coldplay?!

I'm going to go and sob quietly in the corner.  Next up somebody's going to nominate Morrissey.  My thread, my beautiful thread!

(Don't worry, everybody has their musical weaknesses.  I'm sure everything else you listen to is great!)

[Phmud]

VIVA - Roxy Music. Because no one else will serenade my blow up doll...

[rocknrollsultan]

Ramones - "It's Alive"

The best live album ever.  My favorite album of all time.

[spgphil]

Frampton comes Alive

[tigerlily]

Coldplay?!

I'm going to go and sob quietly in the corner.  Next up somebody's going to nominate Morrissey.  My thread, my beautiful thread!

(Don't worry, everybody has their musical weaknesses.  I'm sure everything else you listen to is great!)

Hahah, SWEET!  I was waiting for this post!  You win a prize.  Of... something.  =P

I know, Coldplay is definitely a weakness.  I think it's perhaps the memories all tied in over the years to their songs.  Especially that album in particular.  

Give me a live album by Stars, or Metric, though, and that would be top notch!

[Johnny C]

Metric would be amazing.

[swizzard]

others:
daft punk - Alive (it's all one track! there's rhythmic whistling! daft punk are jesus!)
it's not a whole cd, but i really really like the live version of "Halcyon + On + On" by Orbital, especially the part where they throw in "You Give Love A Bad Name" and "Heaven" and then get all crazy in respect to them. mmm Orbital.


(do i suck for liking live techno?)



-sam

[exliontamer]

The Roots Come Alive
JayZ Unplugged (Feat. The Roots...seeing a theme here?)
The Pietasters are Strapped Live!
Iron Maiden Rock In Rio (when the crowd starts singing along to Fear of the Dark...oh man)
pg99/Waifle split Live Album

[tigerlily]

Metric would be amazing.

Absolutely.  I'm tempted to go to their show in Vancouver on the 7th, but I don't think it's going to happen, as I have no one to drag along to the show with me.  =/

[devinjames]

You should definitely check out the Sam Cooke album I mentioned earlier.  Otis Redding's Whisky-A-Go-Go album is often regarded as his equivalent to the Sam Cooke recording, but fine as Redding's album is Cooke's is a million times better.  Cooke, incidentally, was Redding's favourite singer.

Oh, no doubt. I downloaded it once I saw you mention it and have since fully ingested it.
Notable mention is James Brown's Live at the Apollo.

[Inlander]

Just thought of another couple - about 10 years ago when Deborah Conway (Aussie singer-songwriter) released her album "Bitch Epic", a limited-edition version was released with a second C.D. called "Epic Theatre", which was recorded live in Melbourne.  It's one of my favourite C.D.s.

And for folkies, Christy Moore's recording "At the Point - Live" is an absolute classic.  That man knows how to work an audience.

[Johnny C]

I think NoFX's I Heard They Suck Live might win for best title, though.

[Littleian]

Dream Theatre Live is amazing.


Also, Some Kind Of Monster by Metallica is very good.

[WonkoTehSane]

Because of my sheer, unadulterated hero worship of Jeff Mangum, Live at Jittery Joe's has to get the nod from me.

[paradoxtitan]

Rush In Rio (both DVD and album)
Primus - Live at the Greek Theater (d/led it off of PrimusLive.com, great show with a "La Villa Strangiato" cover")
Led Zepplin - How The West Was Won
Les Claypool's Frog Brigade - Live Frogs 1
Yes - Extended Versions (includes a great version of Siberian Kathru)

[a pack of wolves]

Ramones - "It's Alive"

The best live album ever.  My favorite album of all time.

Much as I love that record, I think MC5 - 'Kick Out The Jams' just beats it.

[DeathrockZombie]

Social D - live at the roxy

[StrikeThePostman]

I have to agree with both of the Talking Heads ones - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads and Stop Making Sense - and Jeff Buckley's Live at Sin-e.

[LightThievesAll]

I'm not that original, my favorites have already been mentioned:

Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
Motorhead - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith

But there's also:

Sheer Terror - Live at CBGB
Life of Agony - River Runs Again

[pops_staples1]

waiting for columbus - little feat live in the 70's

i was listening to it while making dinner last weekend and it got me, i mean GOT me

'time loves a hero' is a song which could not be any truer to life

[steve-king]

Inlander, you apear to have exceptional taste, so I shall also seak out the Waterboys album.

The Cowboy Junkies and 10,000 Maniacs albums mentioned above are both great. Others worth checking out are:

Runrig - Day of Days
Cowboy Junkies - 200 More Miles (except for an over-long intro)
Levellers - Headlights

[japaneasy]

mmm Orbital.


(do i suck for liking live techno?)

In my book, No.  Orbital = yummy.

[AndSheeWas]

I have to agree with both of the Talking Heads ones - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads and Stop Making Sense - and Jeff Buckley's Live at Sin-e.

Good person.

[ayePod]

The new Hundred Reasons live bootleg. I have been having a sexual relationship with this band for the past 3 years and i think their live show is astonishing.