re: Do you like listening to live albums?

Posted by CutTheCord

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Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:04 pm to STigers

Most have been mentioned already.

I'll add these.

Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Kiss - Kiss Alive I
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!
Rush - All the World's a Stage
Queen - Live at Wembley '86

Posted by Saint Alfonzo

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Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:50 pm to STigers

I like a lot of the live stuff from Devin Townsend Project. I have The Retinal Circus and the By A Thread Live boxset. The Royal Albert Hall show has some gems.

Probably not to the taste of most of the people here, but I listen to The Weeknd Live at SoFi Stadium a lot.

Plus I have a handful of bootlegs from concerts I attended.

Posted by TTB

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Posted on 3/25/24 at 9:42 pm to Saint Alfonzo

Posted by timbo

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Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:20 pm to Mathieu

quote:
Cheap Trick--@ Budokan

Man, I was listening to that yesterday and it just sounded poorly recorded. Cheap Trick are great and that record is full of great songs, but the album doesn’t sound good.

Posted by auwaterfowler

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Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:46 pm to STigers

A Perfect Circle’s “Stone and Echo: Live at Red Rocks” album is freaking amazing and definitely one of my favorites.

Posted by Shotgun Willie

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 6:56 am to auwaterfowler

Neil Diamond Hot August Night may have the greatest opening song but the entire thing is awesome

Posted by TopWaterTiger

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 8:39 am to STigers

depends on the band, but yes generally, I like them better.

Posted by Red Boarman

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:01 am to STigers

"If you find yourself in the Rocky Mountains when the wind comes up and the sun goes down, you can find yourself in a whole lot of trouble people. . ."

You don't get that in the studio. Or just how well Gary can talk with his geetar.

Posted by Bayou

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:18 am to Red Boarman

Posted by DeltaTigerDelta

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:29 am to CutTheCord

quote:
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!

It is wild that he seemingly came out of nowhere, released a live album, took the world by storm and then evaporated.

Posted by rutiger

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:34 am to STigers

Majority of my listening is live music, but only a small percentage are actual albums.

Posted by cramps

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:21 am to STigers

My Morning Jacket has some great ones:

(MMJ Live Vol. 2: Chicago 2021)

Posted by skrayper

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:56 am to STigers

Sometimes, but I will say my favorite albums when I was younger were these unplugged songs recorded by bands visiting Birmingham. They were called Live at the X Lounge and the proceeds went to charity.

One person uploaded most if not all of the songs to YouTube here

Posted by danilo

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 12:29 pm to STigers

About 70% of my music listening is to live music or live recordings. Not necessarily official live albums but recordings of performances

Posted by chrome_daddy

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Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:27 pm to STigers

Nope, as usually the audio is not as great.

HOWEVER, as I write this there are many live records I can't live without, including:
- The two Johnny Cash prison records
- KISS Alive
- Ted Nugent - Double live Gonzo
- Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
- AC/DC - If You Want Blood You Got It
...and I could go on...

This post was edited on 3/26/24 at 2:28 pm