# What are the best live albums?

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**Created:** [May 6, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-live-albums/302689 "2005-05-06T14:08:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-live-albums/302689/61 "2005-05-09T19:12:26Z")

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The Stones’ _Love You Live_ has always been a favorite, especially this performance of _Sympathy For The Devil_.

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**Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-live-albums/302689/62 "2005-05-21T02:14:16Z")

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Dire Straits, **Alchemy**

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**Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-live-albums/302689/63 "2005-05-21T02:46:04Z")

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so many excellent ones are mentioned…but…Maddogs and Englishmen, Joe Cocker, et. al.

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**Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-live-albums/302689/64 "2005-05-21T04:48:44Z")

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I’ll nominate Waiting for Columbus by Little Feat. (The CD version I have drops a couple of tracks.)

Ice down some beer, break out the tequila and call your freinds. Put that sucker on and boogie all afternoon.

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**Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-live-albums/302689/65 "2005-05-21T04:57:57Z")

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> [@KarlGauss](#):
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> A runner-up would have to be the Stone’s [Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000003BF4/qid=1115594901/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-1801796-1652755?v=glance&s=music).

My first-ever concert. I was about 14 or so. An eye-opening experience.

And the warmup band was B. B. King…

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**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-live-albums/302689/66 "2005-05-21T05:00:36Z")

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Ooh, if you want to sample a Texas singer-songwriter, \*\*\*The Live Album \* \*\* by **Robert Earl Keen, Jr**.

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**Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-live-albums/302689/67 "2005-05-21T09:13:01Z")

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The best live albums

\*Seconds Out \* **Genesis**  
\*Bursting Out \* **Jethro Tull**

_Exit Stage Left_ **Rush**

_Yessongs_ **Yes**  
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_Locked and Loaded_ **The Dickies**

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