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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 4, 2020 18:42:01 GMT
Right now I'm listening to Ariana Grande's k bye for now, and it's easily the best thing she's done. Her albums are well-produced, but pretty lifeless and they constrain her voice way too much. Live, she's able to spread her wings, and especially backed by a great live band she's pretty incredible:
Thin Lizzy released a lot of great albums, but Live & Dangerous is, IMO, better than any of their studio albums. It's probably just the added energy that really makes it special:
I never cared much for Kiss as a studio band, but live they were undeniably electric, and Alive is, IMO, far better than any of their studio releases:
Similar with Thin Lizzy, UFO released some really good studio albums, but were a whole other kettle of fish live. Strangers in the Night might be my favorite live album ever, and Michael Schenker's solo on Rock Bottom is one of the greatest ever:
Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert is perhaps an obvious recommendation here, as it's in the running for the most famous live album ever, far more than any of his studio material. Jarrett did indeed seem to be on another planet when playing this concert (sadly, I couldn't find any videos online; just covers).
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Post by bravomailer on May 4, 2020 20:05:56 GMT
Some might say Frampton Comes Alive but I'm not a fan. I'd say:  |
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Post by llanwydd on May 4, 2020 20:46:57 GMT
Allman Brothers at Fillmore East comes to mind. Possibly the best live album ever made.
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Post by NJtoTX on May 4, 2020 21:52:08 GMT
Allman Brothers,
Grateful Dead (Europe 72), Nirvana (Unplugged in NY)
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on May 4, 2020 22:49:26 GMT
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East Cheap Trick - Live at Budokan
Aerosmith - Live Bootleg might not have been their best album but it has some of their best tunes. The live "Dream On" is better than the studio Frampton Comes Alive beats the hell out of his tepid studio stuff
Nice to see UFO mentioned. Criminally underrated band |
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Post by alpha128 on May 4, 2020 23:05:03 GMT
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East I wouldn't go so far as say it's their best album, but IMO it is one of their best, and I prefer the live versions to the studio versions of those songs.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on May 4, 2020 23:07:41 GMT
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East I wouldn't go so far as say it's their best album, but IMO it is one of their best, and I prefer the live versions to the studio versions of those songs. Their most consistent album
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Post by alpha128 on May 4, 2020 23:12:40 GMT
I wouldn't go so far as say it's their best album, but IMO it is one of their best, and I prefer the live versions to the studio versions of those songs. Their most consistent album Maybe. Although one could argue that "Defenders of the Faith" is equally consistent.
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Post by cypher on May 5, 2020 0:05:47 GMT
Rory Gallagher - Live In Europe
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on May 5, 2020 0:49:07 GMT
Alison Krauss and Union Station
God bless you and them always!!!
Holly (an AKUS fan since 1994)
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 5, 2020 8:11:13 GMT
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East Cheap Trick - Live at Budokan
Aerosmith - Live Bootleg might not have been their best album but it has some of their best tunes. The live "Dream On" is better than the studio Frampton Comes Alive beats the hell out of his tepid studio stuff
Nice to see UFO mentioned. Criminally underrated band Forgot about Live at Budokan. Good call. I thought about Priest, but I still think Stained Class is their best, but most everything on Unleashed is better than their studio counterparts. I'd still put it about equal with Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith, and Painkiller. Yeah, UFO were great. Anybody who loves phenomenal lead guitar work should definitely check them out. Michael Schenker is right there with Eddie Van Halen IMO as the best 70s metal guitarist. The way he blended blues and shred with an almost neo-classical melodicism was unmatched by anyone before or since, and that live rendition of Rock Bottom is just a masterclass that every aspiring guitarist should listen to for how to construct a solo.
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Post by Vits on May 5, 2020 11:07:57 GMT
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Post by cypher on May 5, 2020 12:58:35 GMT
It's A Beautiful Day - Live at the Fillmore '68
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on May 5, 2020 19:08:38 GMT
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East Cheap Trick - Live at Budokan
Aerosmith - Live Bootleg might not have been their best album but it has some of their best tunes. The live "Dream On" is better than the studio Frampton Comes Alive beats the hell out of his tepid studio stuff
Nice to see UFO mentioned. Criminally underrated band Forgot about Live at Budokan. Good call. I thought about Priest, but I still think Stained Class is their best, but most everything on Unleashed is better than their studio counterparts. I'd still put it about equal with Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith, and Painkiller. Yeah, UFO were great. Anybody who loves phenomenal lead guitar work should definitely check them out. Michael Schenker is right there with Eddie Van Halen IMO as the best 70s metal guitarist. The way he blended blues and shred with an almost neo-classical melodicism was unmatched by anyone before or since, and that live rendition of Rock Bottom is just a masterclass that every aspiring guitarist should listen to for how to construct a solo. Always thought UFO was just a wee bit early time wise. No doubt, they weren't the same band after Schenker left. He left for Scorpions and MSG in 1978. Just before the HM boom. They were just as good as the others. Maiden, Scorpions, Priest, Def Leppard. Rock Bottom, Too Hot to Handle, Lights Out, soundtrack of my youth. I remember side three of Strangers in the Night was unplayable because I played it to death.
As far as Unleashed, they might have put a better selection of songs on there, but its hard to top The Green Manalishi and Diamonds and Rust. Epic performances, especially Manalishi.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 5, 2020 19:33:12 GMT
Deep Purple made in Japan is generally considered their best album.
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Post by millar70 on May 5, 2020 19:46:41 GMT
Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead (Europe 72), Nirvana (Unplugged in NY) Grateful Dead is a great choice, but personally I would pick Live Dead over Europe 72, though both are excellent. |
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Post by NJtoTX on May 5, 2020 19:48:43 GMT
Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead (Europe 72), Nirvana (Unplugged in NY) Grateful Dead is a great choice, but personally I would pick Live Dead over Europe 72, though both are excellent. Great Dark Star on that. It's what got me into the Dead. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 5, 2020 20:37:01 GMT
Forgot about Live at Budokan. Good call. I thought about Priest, but I still think Stained Class is their best, but most everything on Unleashed is better than their studio counterparts. I'd still put it about equal with Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith, and Painkiller. Yeah, UFO were great. Anybody who loves phenomenal lead guitar work should definitely check them out. Michael Schenker is right there with Eddie Van Halen IMO as the best 70s metal guitarist. The way he blended blues and shred with an almost neo-classical melodicism was unmatched by anyone before or since, and that live rendition of Rock Bottom is just a masterclass that every aspiring guitarist should listen to for how to construct a solo. Always thought UFO was just a wee bit early time wise. No doubt, they weren't the same band after Schenker left. He left for Scorpions and MSG in 1978. Just before the HM boom. They were just as good as the others. Maiden, Scorpions, Priest, Def Leppard. Rock Bottom, Too Hot to Handle, Lights Out, soundtrack of my youth. I remember side three of Strangers in the Night was unplayable because I played it to death.
As far as Unleashed, they might have put a better selection of songs on there, but its hard to top The Green Manalishi and Diamonds and Rust. Epic performances, especially Manalishi. What I would say is that they had the potential to be just as good as the others, but the others ended up being better if only for longevity and the volume of material. Priest, eg, has had about 4 distinct periods and have released substantial material in all of them; similar with Maiden and Scorpions. UFO is somewhat like Priest if they never released anything after Hell Bent for Leather, or if Maiden never released anything after Powerslave, or if Scorpions never released anything after Taken By Force. If I compared just the output of those bands in that period, I'd still say Maiden and Priest were better, but I'd put Scorpions and UFO about equal. There's no doubting that what is on Unleashed is superb. I never cared for the production on any of Priest's early studio albums up until at least Stained Class, and Unleashed just sounds so much better. Really, the biggest "problem" with the album is that it's only a snapshot of 70s Priest and so doesn't include any material from the great albums that came afterwards. I mean, Painkiller has proved to be almost as influential as all of Priest's 70s output, and is frequently rated as their best by fans of more modern metal.
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Post by millar70 on May 5, 2020 20:43:54 GMT
Grateful Dead is a great choice, but personally I would pick Live Dead over Europe 72, though both are excellent. Great Dark Star on that. It's what got me into the Dead. We are both older guys, did you ever see the Grateful Dead in concert? I got to 48 shows between 1990 and 1995 before Jerry's death. The 90's weren't the best time to see them, obviously, but I still saw plenty of hot shows. And I was lucky enough to see them with keyboardist Brent Mydland twice before his death in 1990. |
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Post by NJtoTX on May 6, 2020 0:04:33 GMT
Great Dark Star on that. It's what got me into the Dead. We are both older guys, did you ever see the Grateful Dead in concert? I got to 48 shows between 1990 and 1995 before Jerry's death. The 90's weren't the best time to see them, obviously, but I still saw plenty of hot shows. And I was lucky enough to see them with keyboardist Brent Mydland twice before his death in 1990. Jerry Garcia Band in 76 or so at Stony Brook. I didn't appreciate it at the time and felt gypped by how short it was and other than Deal, I didn't recognize anything. I'd love to go back and have a do-over. Saw the Dead a few times from the mid 80s to mid 90s at Shoreline Amphitheatre, and I worked a The Other Ones concert post-Jerry.
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