Best live album of all time?

by **Mr.Rock** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 10:17 am

Classic Rock magazine have published their own Top 50 greatest live albums ever. Pick your favourite out of their Top 10. AC/DC 'If you want blood' got my vote. In positional order......

by **melodic_metal_fl** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:52 am

I went with Thin Lizzy as my top pick with Cheap Trick a close second.

by **Penny** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:21 pm

I wouldn't vote for any of those as best ever. My best ever would be
Pretty Maids - Screamin' Live, followed closely by Dokken - Beast From The East.

by **Mike Matney** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 4:17 am

Penny wrote:I wouldn't vote for any of those as best ever. My best ever would be
Pretty Maids - Screamin' Live, followed closely by Dokken - Beast From The East.

That was my thought. My vote goes for Pretty Maids also, along with Queensryche - Operation: Livecrime, Rush - Rush in Rio, Magnum - The Spirit.

by **Gaffguitars** » Wed Dec 17, 2003 7:24 am

KISS ALIVE! It set the standard. I don't care how "airbrushed" it was. It just cranks from beginning to end. Other albums I would give a nod to are:

Cheap Trick - Budokan (complete concert)
Journey - Captured
Toto- 25th anniversary
The Who - Live At Leeds
Thin Lizzy - Both Life/Live and Armed & Dangerous
Dream Theater- Live Scenes From New York
Foghat - Live
Queen - Live At Wembley

I'll stop here but I know I'm leaving out a few I would like to list.

by **Serendipity** » Thu Dec 18, 2003 5:56 am

Sgt Schultz wrote: That was my thought. My vote goes for Pretty Maids also, along with Queensryche - Operation: Livecrime, Rush - Rush in Rio, Magnum - The Spirit.

I really must take a listen to this Pretty Maids album. I've got all the other albums (I think) but I never got around to listen/buy this one. This is the umpteenth time I hear good things about this album.

My choice would be: Rainbow - On Stage and Whitesnake - Live In The Heart Of The City.

by **Jonny B** » Thu Dec 18, 2003 11:57 pm

No live album will ever top Genesis "Live: The Way We Walk."

Although the DVD is much more impressive than just the cd version alone. The stage looks like it could've cost millions.

by **Taliwakker** » Fri Dec 19, 2003 7:47 am

I really only like live albums if they do something really different (DVD's are cool though)

So i like

Steve Vai-Alive in an Ultra World (2cd's of new stuff)
Star One-Live on Earh (Because they played lots of Ayreon with the Star One singers-Russell Allen and Damien Wilson are awesome)

but my fave is

Hellborg/Lane/Sipe - Temperal Analogues of Paradise
3 guys on stage with no idea what is about to be played and they created 2 unbelievable musical movements......this shit needs to be celebrated not recreations of studio music that has to be overdubbed to make it sound like a studio recording..........

If i had to pick one of the list above it would be the Rush album.

by **Jonny B** » Fri Dec 19, 2003 7:54 am

Taliwakker wrote:
If i had to pick one of the list above it would be the Rush album.

Same here.

by **Penny** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 1:23 am

Tali, the Pretty Maids Screamin Live album is different. They speak Danish, lol. Seriously though, this live version of No Messiah is just unbelievably good. Way better than the studio version.

Serendipity, do go and buy the album. It's great. Best live album ever. I promise. So does Sarge. :wink:

by **Serendipity** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 11:35 pm

Santa must have read the MR.com Forums!

I'm as of now the proud owner of Pretty Maids - Screamin' Live, and I agree it's an awesome album.
A lot of songs sound better than the studioversion. The Danish announcements are a bit weird. It sounds like German only I can't understand it.

by **Penny** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 1:13 am

Oh yes, that's great Serendipity!!

by **bondrkm** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:47 am

My vote goes for Kiss Alive!

by **piecesofeight** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:01 am

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by **Starship Trooper** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:06 am

As there is no option for Deep Purple's Made In Japan, I cannot vote

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by **Kenny** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:55 pm

Out of that list, I'll have to go with Kiss: Alive!
Truly a life changing experience for many people.

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by **mcloud** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:44 pm

I find it funny that Kiss is winning, and hardly any of the recordings on the disc are really live.

Hands down, LIVE AT LEES is the greatest live recording I've ever heard. Captured the pure energy and cohesiveness of The Who as a live act. Wonderful dynamics.

Cheap Trick and Rush could also tie for 1st in my book. Nobody's better live than RUsh.

by **Wayne** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:12 am

Live Bootleg-Aerosmith....showcasing Aerosmith at their finest during their bluesiest & ballsiest at the height of their 70's reign.

by **Crusher** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 3:07 am

Rush / A show of hands, and ....All the worlds a stage!

by **atthistime** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:49 am

If you had included, "Frampton Comes Alive", it would have been my pick.
There have been many that were better, before and after, but I love this one.

by **Argus** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 1:57 pm

Live At Leeds gets my vote.

Not listed:

Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East
Humble Pie Rockin The Fillmore
[nod to Frampton Comes Alive :wink:

]
Captured
King Curtis Live at the Fillmore West
Waiting For Columbus [Little Feat]

by **Jovi Fan 70** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 12:44 am

Hmm. My ultimate choice would be QUEENSRYCHE'S "OPERATION:LIVECRIME" but alas, it's not on this list.

I guess I would choose KISS ALIVE then.

by **Mr.Rock** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 1:48 am

I should have typed out the Top 50 in my first post, never mind, here is the Top 50 from Classic Rock magazine's Xmas 2003 edition.

1. Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous
2. AC/DC - If you want blood...You've got it
3. Cheap trick - At Budokan
4. Led Zeppelin - How the west was won
5. The who - Live at Leeds
6. UFO - Strangers in the night
7. The Rolling Stones - Get yer ya-yas out
8. KISS - Alive
9. Rush - Exit...Stage left
10. Motorhead - No sleep 'till Hammersmith
11. The Allman Brothers - At fillmore east
12. KISS - Alive II
13. Blackfoot - Highway songs
14. Iron Maiden - Live after death
15. The Clash - From here to eternity
16. Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
17. Rush - All the worlds stage
18. Yes - Yessongs
19. Black Sabbath - Live evil
20. Hanoi Rocks - All the wasted years
21. Aerosmith - Live bootleg
22. ELP - Welcome back my friends.....
23. Black Sabbath - Live at last
24. Status Quo - Live
25. Queen - Live killers
26. Lynard Skynyrd - One more from the road
27. Peter Frampton - Frampton comes alive!
28. Bob Seger - Live bullet
29. Led Zeppelin - Song remains the same
30. Nirvana - MTV unplugged
31. Blue Oyster Cult - Some enchanted evening
32. Genesis - Seconds out
33. MC5 - Kick out the Jams
34. Slayer - Decade of aggression
35. Alice in chains - MTV unplugged
36. Humble pie - Rocking the fillmore
37. Ted Nugent - Double live Gonzo
38. Jimi Hendrix - Jimi plays Monterey
39. The Doors - Absolutely Live
40. Black Crowes & Jimmy Page - At the Greek
41. Talking Heads - Stop making sense
42. Bruce Springsteen - Live '75-'85
43. Genesis - Live
44. Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Live
45. Yes - Yesshows
46. Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush - Live
47. Saxon - Eagle has landed
48. Judas Priest - Priest...Live!
49. The Kinks - One for the road
50. Cream - Wheels of fire

No Deep Purple - Made in Japan :shock:

by **Jonny B** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 2:41 am

Mr.Rock wrote:32. Genesis - Seconds out
43. Genesis - Live

I wouldn't have ranked the first two Genesis live albums ahead of "Three Sides Live" and "The Way We Walk." What was Classic Rock mag thinking? :roll:

by **Serendipity** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 8:24 pm

Mr. Rock wrote: No Deep Purple - Made in Japan

And no Rainbow - On Stage on this list? :shock:

by **mcloud** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:52 pm

1. The Who
2. Cheap Trick
3. UFO

No Rush? What gives? All their live albums are phenomenal, as they are in person too.

by **ialmostcare02** » Mon May 03, 2004 10:44 pm

by **Bastard Son o' 1000 Blues** » Tue May 04, 2004 6:45 pm

I voted Stones!!!!
But Pretty Maids was a good one 2 remember!!!
This live album is one o' the fucking greatest ever!
Where's Judas Priest Unleashed in the east?

by **RocketQueen** » Sun May 16, 2004 1:53 pm

I love Led Zeppelin's How the west was won...............excellent CD!

by **the spirit** » Thu May 27, 2004 8:35 am

I was leaning towards Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous but then I remembered Journey's wonderful Captured - surely the greatest ever live album, I can't believe no-one's mentioned it! And a highly commended to Dokken for Beast From The East as well.

MR

Best live album of all time?

Best 'Live' album out of this bunch.

Best live album of all time?

Kiss Alive isn't even LIVE!!!!!

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