Best Live Albums

[DMN in the House]

A comment by Tristy (Tristof, whatever), triggered this topic idea. I want to know what your favorite live albums are. Simple.

Mine are far and away Live at a Dive by DI, which might even be the best punk album period, and S&M by Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. I'd also give some love to the Family Values Tour 1999 which I listen too on a regular basis.

So, what you got?

[Evil Chase K]

Metallica's Live Shit CD/DVD set. As well as S&M

Iced Earth - Alive In Athens

Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East

Queen - Live Killers

Rush - All The World's A Stage

Rainbow - On Stage

[Hobo]

Bruce Springsteen And The E-Street Band: Live 1975-85

Steve Earle/Townes Van Zandt/Guy Clark - Together At the Bluebird Café

Willie Nelson/Johnny Cash - VH1 Storytellers

Kris Kristofferson - Broken Freedom Song (Live In San Franciso)

[Ash J. Williams]

in no order

Dream Theater - Live at Budokan

Rammstein - Live Aus Berlin

Pennywise - Live at the Key Club

Metallica - Live Shit Binge and Purge

The Ramones - We're Outta Here

Rage Against The Machine - Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium

and my favorite live album, and one of my favorite albums of all time

Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged

[tristy]

I inspired someone. Sweet. Anyways, my favorite live albums are..

Rammstein's Live Aus Berlin:

If you've seen the DVD of this show, it's pure energy. The theatrics are insane, and as always, the music is kick-ass. Rammstein (the song) live = kickass.

Sarah McLachlan's Afterglow Live:

Give Mrs. McLachlan a guitar and 2 hours, and she can blow me away more than any band that I love, even The Mars Volta. Her voice live is like an angel (cliche? yes), and I just love hearing her live. I own all of her live albums, and every single one is awesome, but this one stands out to me, since Afterglow is in my Top 10 Favorite Albums ever.

nine inch nails' And All That Could Have Been:

Perhaps it's been done before, perhaps not. I've never seen a live DVD/CD composed of an entire tour, and molded together to make the listener think it's just a normal show, when infact almost every song is from a different concert on The Fragility Tour. Awesome, awesome DVD/CD.

Tool's Salival:

Man, Maynard's voice is spot-on in this live album. The way Maynard and the boys de-construct and re-make Pushit is beautiful. I love this album.

Metallica's S&M:

The Orchestra was a very nice touch to this show, in my opinion. I usually wouldn't buy anything Metallica, since it's not my thing, but an Orchestra + Metallica sounded awesome, so I went with it. I was blown away. I didn't think it'd work, but boy did it ever. "No Leaf Clover" is a fucking wicked song. I wish they'd make a studio version of it.

Oh, if bootlegs count, then "The Mars Volta Live At The Opera House: 7/21" is among my favorite live albums ever.

[Guest Bluesman]

I'd also give some love to the Family Values Tour 1999 which I listen too on a regular basis.

[DMN in the House]

I'd also give some love to the Family Values Tour 1999 which I listen too on a regular basis.

I've got '98, which isn't half bad. Who is on '99?

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Off the top of my head:

KoRn (Anytime you can here A.D.I.D.A.S. live, its worth it)

Filter

Limp Bizkit (say what you will, but Break Stuff live is great)

Staind

Redman and Method Man

and the band that did the South Park theme... can't think of their name off the top of my head.

[tristy]

and the band that did the South Park theme... can't think of their name off the top of my head.

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[Ash J. Williams]

Rage Against The Machine - Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium

That was out on cd?

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[Ash J. Williams]

Rammstein was on 1998's Family Values tour...and the CD kicked so much ass

[Guest Bluesman]

Yea, I was disappointed it wasn't on the '98 one. Could have gotten rid of that worthless Orgy and added a couple more Incubus songs, but otherwise not too shabby.

[DMN in the House]

and the band that did the South Park theme... can't think of their name off the top of my head.

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Primus?

And wasn't Rammstein on that tour as well?

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Yeah, Primus. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver (not sure of the real names of their songs), and My Name is Mud, I believe.

Even some of the songs I don't really like, like Been Awhile by Staind are good. I'm not trying to make it out to be some godly CD, but its a worthwhile listen, IMO.

[Guest Ringmaster]

I'm gonna go with The Cure's Show, it's the one I listen to the most.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Coldplay - Live 2003

Fucking awesome live that's for sure. I remember them doing a brilliant live show before this and I'm sure it was brought out as an album but I'm not sure.

[Enter Blue Guy]

RATM's Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium is awesome, IMO.

I also like Jimi Hendrix: Live at Berkeley. I'm thinking of getting that show on DVD, I saw it at HMW the other day and nearly bought it but passed at the last second.

Edited February 9, 2005 by Enter Blue Guy

[Cactus Drags]

Iron Maiden's Rock in Rio is excellent. I've also got the Police Live, which is spoiled only by the inclusion of backing singers in the 83 Atlanta concert.

[Guest Locutus of Borg]

Phish - "Hampton Comes Alive"

Little Feat - "Waiting for Columbus"

Blues Traveler - "Live at the Fall"

Peter Frampton - "Frampton Comes Alive"

[Guest Wrestling_Man]

Iron Maiden- Live After Death, just fucking awesome.

[Ananas]

The Rat Pack - Live and Swingin is pretty bad ass. Whoever said Coldplay - Live 2003 is spot on as well.

[kaya]

I have to agree with Rammstein - Live Aus Berlin,

also,

Sepultura- Under a pale grey sky

Bob Marley & The Wailers- Babylon By Bus

Bob Marley & The Wailers- LIVE!

Peter Tosh- One Love Peace Concert