# Best live album **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346 "2010-08-25T00:12:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![AndyPolley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@AndyPolley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyPolley)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/41 "2010-08-25T15:23:04Z")
> [@sisu](#): > > Iron Maiden - Maiden Japan. I’d take **Live After Death** instead. Let me the guy who mentions **Rush’s Exit Stage Left**. I’m also partial to Morphine’s **Live at the 40 Watt Club** which featured some tunes from the final studio release, “The Night.” Mark Sandman was taken from us too soon. I’m also a fan of big, jam-tastic live versions, so Led Zep’s **The Song Remains the Same** is a towering classic. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/42 "2010-08-25T15:53:11Z")
I’m going to have to put in a vote for _Absolutely Live_ by the Doors. One cool thing about it is that over half the album consists of songs that they never released on a studio LP. I also particularly like _801 Live_, featuring Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno, Bill MacCormick, Francis Monkman, and Simon Phillips. It was one of the first live albums to use direct injection (i.e., all tracks except the drum recorded directly off the mixing board signal rather than by using mikes placed in front of the amps). I see no one has mentioned any jazz records yet… I’ll nominate _A Night at Birdland_ by the Art Blakey Quintet. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/43 "2010-08-25T15:55:09Z")
**Bob Seger** Live Bullet **Bob Dylan** Albert Hall \*\*The Band (and many more) \*\* Last Waltz ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/44 "2010-08-25T15:58:33Z")
Yep. Talking Heads “Stop Making Sense.” ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/45 "2010-08-25T16:26:30Z")
I still occasionally listen to REO’s _You Get What You Play For_ (I love Ridin’ the Storm Out live on that album–got it on cassette in the late 70s), but the Allman’s Fillmore album has to be the best. After Ted Nugent’s _Intensities in 10 Cities_ of course. (That last was only a joke…) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/46 "2010-08-25T16:28:03Z")
Best [Live](http://www.friendsoflive.com/) album, Throwing Copper Best live albums that I’ve owned: Living in Clip, Ani DiFranco Babylon By Bus, Bob Marley 34th & 8th, O.A.R. 24 Nights, Eric Clapton ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/47 "2010-08-25T16:31:53Z")
My pick for best albums yet to mentioned: \*\*Live in Europe \*\*by Otis Redding \*\*One More from the Road \*\*by Lynyrd Skynyrd ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/48 "2010-08-25T16:43:01Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Best [Live](http://www.friendsoflive.com/) album, Throwing Copper That’s as may be, but they certainly suck, well, live. And I know this from agonizingly boring personal experience. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/49 "2010-08-25T16:46:38Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Yep. Talking Heads “Stop Making Sense.” I love the Heads, but I think “The Name of This Band is Talking Heads” is a better album. My vote goes for **Velvet Underground: Live MCMXCIII** ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/50 "2010-08-25T16:46:55Z")
Garth Brooks - Double Live contains some versions of songs that aren’t on any albums. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/51 "2010-08-25T17:29:53Z")
I’m just disappointed that the Third Rail never put put a live album. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Third\_Rail\_%28band%29](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Rail_%28band%29) Actually, there appear to be a number of bands called Third Rail, so maybe one of them has or will. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/52 "2010-08-25T17:35:33Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > I’m just disappointed that the Third Rail never put put a live album. Why put out an album people will be afraid to buy? ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/53 "2010-08-25T18:48:42Z")
_Yessongs_, hands down. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/54 "2010-08-25T19:14:35Z")
**Genesis** _Seconds Out_. And another vote for **Little Feat** _Waiting For Columbus_ mentioned upthread. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/55 "2010-08-25T19:21:23Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Best [Live](http://www.friendsoflive.com/) album, Throwing Copper Correction: Mental Jewelry Most recently: Pearl Jam _MSG 8/21/2010_ From my 1980’s past: Peter Gabriel _Plays Live_ The Smiths _Rank_ XTC _BBC Radio 1_ ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/56 "2010-08-25T20:55:08Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > > [@campp](#): > > > > Barenaked Ladies **Rock Spectacular** > > I was going to post this one as well. It’s actually “Rock Spectacle” pronounced the French way, “Spec-tawk.” > > Love this album… Does a great job of capturing the bands live-show energy. Too bad Steve is gone though, he was the best thing about BNL. Agreed, this is a great album. Also agree about Steve… they always used to do those cover medlies at the end of their shows, i can still hear him singing those couple of lines of that song from CATS… goosebumps just thinking about it. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/57 "2010-08-26T00:29:57Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > **Midnight Oil** _Scream in Blue_ is a good one, too. How could I forget this album! BTW the lead singer is an MP in our government now, he has had to tone down a bit of his rhetoric though! ---
**Author:** ![WreckingCrew](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wreckingcrew/32/4080_2.png) [@WreckingCrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WreckingCrew)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/58 "2010-08-26T02:22:28Z")
MC5 “Kick Out The Jams” The recently released “Otis Redding Live On Sunset Strip” is worth a listen too. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Facts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@The\_Facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Facts)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/59 "2010-08-26T03:28:14Z")
Live at The Roxy – Bob Marley and the Wailers ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346/60 "2010-08-26T04:05:06Z")
> [@WreckingCrew](#): > > MC5 “Kick Out The Jams” Ooh, good one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-live-album/551346.md?page=4)