Favorite Live Album

[Lowbrow]

Slade Alive!

Dr Feelgood Stupidity

Jerry Lee Lewis Live at The Star Club

James Brown Live at the Apollo

 

[Jumbotron]

Ted Nugent--Double Live Gonzo.
Or, by way of contrast, King Crimson--The Night Watch.

 

[Altitude]

Level 42's "A Physical Presence" is definitely up there

This would have been my answer too. I'm actually impressed that it got named as early as post #12. Awesome!

For anyone who hasn't heard it - it put Mark King on the map and established (in my view) a new benchmark for bass-dominant 80s funk. It's not like a 70s funk record where all the rhythm section stuff is on a single groove with few or no changes and fancy horn parts. These are all songs with creative arrangements, lots of changes, and a very "live" feel.

 

[kenfxj]

The Clash - From Here To Eternity. Opens with a great live version of Complete Control, perhaps the best punk song ever. Stays great throughout.

Followed by The Who - Live At Leeds and Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won

 

[kenfxj]

...Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers- Pack Up the Plantaions. Just wow.

Ooh. Good one!

 

[steamthief]

Cheap Trick: Live at Budokan, The Complete Concert. As Rick Nielsen would say, it's hot stuff!

 

[Marty Forrer]

Last Date.... Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band.
The Who... Live at Leeds.

 

[Chrisk-K]

Live After Death & Exit...Stage Left.

 

[Peace Cee]

Kiss Alive I and II.

 

[Kipaste]

P-funk all-stars: live at the beverly theatre.

I think it's the greatest P-funk record ever. Skeet Curtis on bass, Dennis Chambers on drums. Absolutely brilliant.

One cd of weird psychedelic jams and second cd with some great bass porn and tight funk. One nation under a groove is simply a staggering piece of funkmanship. Starts all normal but then the drums and bass start to heat up.. and finishes with an awesome horn section line. Also a really uptempo version of flashlight is definately worth noting.

I find it almost blasphemous that this album is so unknown..

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

To many to choose from, but off the top of my head.....

Wes Montgomery : Smokin' at the Half Note, Mr PC is on bass, insane record.

 

[Sterrrling]

Exit Stage Left and Live After Death are huge... Rush - Snakes and Arrows Live is a top favorite of mine in the past two years.

 

[lbwdog]

Little Feat: "Waiting for Columbus"
Allman Bros: "Live at the Fillmore East"
The Band: "Last Waltz"

Great minds think alike.
Fillmore East and The Last Waltz would have to be my desert island picks if I only had two.

 

[Jimbob Jones]

U2: Zoo TV

Pink Floyd: Is There Anybody Out There?

 

[tangentmusic]

I'm suprised no one has said "Frampton Comes Alive" yet

 

[Dave in LB]

Toss up for me. No particular order:

The Who Live at Leeds - I love The Who and The Ox rules!

Allman Bros Live at Fillmore East- Nearly perfectly played Bass and awesome tone.

Rush Exit Stage Left- La Via Stangiato (wow)

Pink Floyd's Delicate Sound of Thunder is prety good too...

 

[Passinwind]

Little Feat: "Waiting for Columbus"
Allman Bros: "Live at the Fillmore East"
The Band: "Last Waltz"

As far as rock, those would be my top ones too. ABB, if I only get one.

Overall though: Miles Davis, Jazz At The Plaza.

 

[dinogroovie]

Cheap Trick Live at Budakon and Queen Live Killers.
Both very influential in my early music influences. Also I tend to think these are 2 examples of bands who sounded much more raw and aggressive live than their studio albums would suggest.

 

[jazzbo58]

Uriah Heep's Live 1973! Gary Thain is amazing on bass! The bass dominates the sound. One of my all time favorite albums.

Cheers,
Jim

 

[Aeroprof]

+1 on the albums already mentioned (especially Live at Leeds).

How about Grand Funk - Live? Can't beat Mel's sound on that album.

Or how about the Live MC5 album. Has to have the best band introduction known to mankind.....