live albums- my faves........
1- costello & nieve box
2- too late to stop now/van morrison
3- last waltz/the band
4- swiss movement/les mccann & eddie harris
5- aretha in paris/aretha franklin
6- live at leeds/the who
7- live at the royal albert hall 1966/bob dylan
8- silhoutted in light/gene clark & carla olson
9- moments from this theatre/dan penn & spooner oldham
10-live in santa monica 1072/david bowie
top 10 live albums
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top 10 live albums
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1. The Who - Live At Leeds
2. The Band - Rock Of Ages
3. Joni Mitchell - Shadows & Light
4. Bruce Springsteen - Live 1975-85
5. Bob Dylan - Live 1975
6. The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
7. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust
8. The Allman Brothers Band - Live At Fillmore East
9. Johnny Cash - Live At San Quentin
10. Wings - Wings Over America
Though I just picked up John Cale - Fragments Of A Rainy Season today and it's amazing. And I'm sure that Van Morrison album would be on my list if I had it!
2. The Band - Rock Of Ages
3. Joni Mitchell - Shadows & Light
4. Bruce Springsteen - Live 1975-85
5. Bob Dylan - Live 1975
6. The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
7. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust
8. The Allman Brothers Band - Live At Fillmore East
9. Johnny Cash - Live At San Quentin
10. Wings - Wings Over America
Though I just picked up John Cale - Fragments Of A Rainy Season today and it's amazing. And I'm sure that Van Morrison album would be on my list if I had it!
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I don't know if I have 10 in the rock/pop category. Because I generally don't dig live albums. But these are some that I like an awful lot, in no particular order:
1. Radiohead - I might Be Wrong
2. Jovanotti - Autobiagrafia di un Festa
3. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
4. Jars of Clay - Furthermore
5. Lyle Lovett - Live in Texas
6. They Might Be Giants - Severe Tire Damage
7. Elvis Costello - Cruel Smile/Armed Forces Bonus Disc (the live stuff from both counts as one for me)
8. U2 - Bono is a Dinky Trabant (bootleg of a show I actually attended. I did not make the bootleg. It is a really good one recorded off the soundboard).
Not rock/pop, but a great live album is Steve Martin Wild & Crazy Guy
That might be all. Probably another one or two I can't think of.
Now, in Jazz, so very many of the best albums are live that I'm not sure this counts. But here's 10 (and this is hard to limit) that I think are exceptional:
1. Miles Davis - The Complete Concert 1964
2. Dizzy Gillespie - Live at Newport
3. Dizzie Gillespie Quintet - Live at Massey
4. Wynton Marsalis - Live at Blues Alley
5. Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane Live at the 5 Spot
6. John Coltrane - Live at Birdland
7. Medeski Martin & Wood - Tonic
8. Wynton Marsalis - Blood on the Fields
9. Dizzy's Dream Band - actually a DVD concert, so sue me
10. Charlie Parker - Groovin' High
1. Radiohead - I might Be Wrong
2. Jovanotti - Autobiagrafia di un Festa
3. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
4. Jars of Clay - Furthermore
5. Lyle Lovett - Live in Texas
6. They Might Be Giants - Severe Tire Damage
7. Elvis Costello - Cruel Smile/Armed Forces Bonus Disc (the live stuff from both counts as one for me)
8. U2 - Bono is a Dinky Trabant (bootleg of a show I actually attended. I did not make the bootleg. It is a really good one recorded off the soundboard).
Not rock/pop, but a great live album is Steve Martin Wild & Crazy Guy
That might be all. Probably another one or two I can't think of.
Now, in Jazz, so very many of the best albums are live that I'm not sure this counts. But here's 10 (and this is hard to limit) that I think are exceptional:
1. Miles Davis - The Complete Concert 1964
2. Dizzy Gillespie - Live at Newport
3. Dizzie Gillespie Quintet - Live at Massey
4. Wynton Marsalis - Live at Blues Alley
5. Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane Live at the 5 Spot
6. John Coltrane - Live at Birdland
7. Medeski Martin & Wood - Tonic
8. Wynton Marsalis - Blood on the Fields
9. Dizzy's Dream Band - actually a DVD concert, so sue me
10. Charlie Parker - Groovin' High
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I sometimes laugh about "live" albums since hearing a comedian a few years ago. He said he always liked to play live albums while he was making love - that way, no matter what his own performance was like, he'd still hear applause. 
But I can see that some others here share my favorites - Cheap Trick, Johnny Cash, and Noise: thanks for mentioning the live stuff from Armed Forces - wonderful!
Also: Squeeze - A Round and A Bout
But I can see that some others here share my favorites - Cheap Trick, Johnny Cash, and Noise: thanks for mentioning the live stuff from Armed Forces - wonderful!
Also: Squeeze - A Round and A Bout
1. Bill Hicks - Rant In E Minor
2. Bob Dylan - Live 1975
3. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
4. The Grateful Dead - Live/Dead
5. BB King - Live At Cook County Jail
6. Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now
7. Johnny Cash - Live At Folsom Prison
8. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld
9. Bob Dylan & The Hawks - Live 1966
10. Richard Pryor - That Nigger's Crazy
2. Bob Dylan - Live 1975
3. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
4. The Grateful Dead - Live/Dead
5. BB King - Live At Cook County Jail
6. Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now
7. Johnny Cash - Live At Folsom Prison
8. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld
9. Bob Dylan & The Hawks - Live 1966
10. Richard Pryor - That Nigger's Crazy