Best Live Albums

**AdironRider** · 03-19-2018, 03:51 PM

Without going on a treatise about how the concept of a good album is lost in today's industry, I think a thread with some great live music albums is fitting.

I nominate Little Feat to get the festivities rolling.

**GeezerSteve** · 03-19-2018, 03:57 PM

Frank Sinatra and Count Basie Live at the Sands

James Brown Live at the Apollo

John Coltrane Live at The Village Vanguard

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

**I've seen black diamonds!** · 03-19-2018, 04:02 PM

**Vt-Freeheel** · 03-19-2018, 04:12 PM

**Vt-Freeheel** · 03-19-2018, 04:25 PM

Wyntons' Quartet was my 80's favorite. We saw Marcus last summer and he had some tales about trying to keep up with Wynton.

**Flyoverland Captive** · 03-19-2018, 04:40 PM

Thin White Rope, "The One That Got Away: Live in Ghent"

The Ramones, "It's Alive"

Tom Waits, "Nighthawks at the Diner"

The Drongos, "Small Miracles"

**buttahflake** · 03-19-2018, 04:46 PM

Is there anything better than, Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out?
I think not.

https://youtu.be/EN2cWWUHa5g

**grinch** · 03-19-2018, 05:00 PM

Hard to pick one but David Live gets played regularly . Always great musicians but I really like this particular group of players . Earl Slick just nails it start to finish

**TahoeJ** · 03-19-2018, 05:03 PM

Nirvana MTV Unplugged in NY was the first that came to mind.

**Game Over** · 03-19-2018, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by grinch

Hard to pick one but David Live gets played regularly . Always great musicians but I really like this particular group of players . Earl Slick just nails it start to finish

Bowie was a strict band leader. Fired SRV for fucks sake!

**ACH** · 03-19-2018, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by grinch

Hard to pick one but David Live gets played regularly . Always great musicians but I really like this particular group of players . Earl Slick just nails it start to finish

Bowie live at the BBC was pretty tight as well.

Recently saw an awesome video of a Jeff Beck live performance in Tokyo (yeah not an album but still).

**Game Over** · 03-19-2018, 05:39 PM

X3 on Nirvana unplugged

Pixies at the BBC was awesome. Hendrix as well. Even Beatles.

Peel sessions are almost always good...

**Meadow Skipper** · 03-19-2018, 05:44 PM

Lots of great ones listed already. I'll go back a ways and throw out the Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East, Neil Young and Crazy Horse at the Fillmore East, The Dead Europe '72, the Airplane Bless It's Pointed Little Head, and the Replacements The Shit Hits The Fans.

**billyk** · 03-19-2018, 05:45 PM

Some good choices mentioned already!

Let me just add “Bless it’s pointed little head” by Jefferson Airplane.

And one or more of the Crossroads concerts.