Great Live Recordings

[Tim Bennet.]

Just downloaded Joe Bonamassa live from Shepherd's Bush. Pity it's not the whole concert.

 

[red_tom]

Nighthawks at the Diner by Tom Waits. You could argue that it's not a 'true' live recording as it's in a studio but there's an audience and they get drunk, laugh and heckle so it gets in in my book.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Oh, yes. Good choice, "Nighthawks ... " is a great album.

 

[Dave5N]

The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl is amazing in terms of energy and the crowd noise - the atmosphere must have been electric.

Nothing else was - and the album was largely a studio cobbledy-gether.

 

[mikeitup]

re

Live & Dangerous
Live In the Heart Of The City (Whitesnake)
World Wide Live (Scorps) (jabs)
Tokyo Tapes (Scorps) (Roth)
Made in Japan
One More From the Road (Skynyrd)
If you Want Blood......
Unleashed In The East
Randy Rhoads Tribute
Speak of The Devil (ozzy w/ Brad Gillis)

they are just some of my favourites

 

[Dave5N]

Bloody hell, where did you dredge this up from?

TBH, I clicked on it thinking what a good idea for a thread.

Not so sure now though...

 

[Dave5N]

Actually, probably took place around the time of my summer retirement...

 

[Cranky]

James Brown - Live At The Apollo

Tower Of Power - Live And In Living Colour (particularly Knock Yourself Out with the most incredible tenor sax solo by Lenny Pickett).

 

[Niall Estick]

Anyone heard the live recording of 'Shake' by Otis Redding? Otis and the band sound like they have just injested a bathtub of speed. You can hear him take a 9 litre gulp of air half way through - marvellous.

Live at Leeds - brilliant
Live - Bob Marley, the atmosphere positively crackles.

 

[ianrauk]

UFO - Strangers In The Night (Michael Schecker & UFO at his/their very best)
MSG - Live At The Budokan (Michael Schenker at his 'eeer' very best again)
Blackfoot - Highway Song Live (Sooo much energy from these Florida Southern Rockers)
Motorhead - No Sleep Till Hammersmith (The classic 3 piece power trio)

 

[cchapman]

Renee Gayer: Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Live at the Athaneum)

Mahalia Jackson: My God is Real (Newport Jazz Festival)

Wendy Saddington: Hey Mr Tambourine Man (Sunbury Festival)

Jimi Hendrix: American National Anthem (Woodstock)

 

[ArDee]

UFO - Strangers In The Night (Michael Schecker & UFO at his/their very best)
Motorhead - No Sleep Till Hammersmith (The classic 3 piece power trio)

Just downloaded Joe Bonamassa live from Shepherd's Bush. Pity it's not the whole concert.

Would agree with these 2 previous posts and add

Badger - One Live Badger

 

[dan_bo]

Jane's addiction's live album is pretty damn good.

And of course stop making sense by the heads, although that's a few different gigs spliced together.

 

[Wolf04]

I would agree with lots of the previous choices, particular Rory, Tom Waits and the Stones.
Might I suggest:
Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young.
Room of Songs - Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro in his string quintet guise proving you don't always need electricity to rock.

 

[Niall Estick]

UFO - Strangers In The Night (Michael Schecker & UFO at his/their very best)
MSG - Live At The Budokan (Michael Schenker at his 'eeer' very best again)
Blackfoot - Highway Song Live (Sooo much energy from these Florida Southern Rockers)
Motorhead - No Sleep Till Hammersmith (The classic 3 piece power trio)

No, no no. Overdub City there dude.