Best live performance albums

[Alrainbow]

as I have gotten older I’ve noticed I love live albums
before this it was me being an audio snob in quality.
after all it has to be an amazing quality to play
soo not true as I went along
allman bros was among the first place I heard a live band. At MSG at the release of eat a peach I think
own soo many of there albums but now they just seem more alive on some albums
Among there best to me is below
the players just seem to be playing way better then what I can recall
and who ever made the decision to bring on some new people is awesome to me
Winston Marsalis for one
I love jazz and never figured him in rock
wow was it wrong
over all it’s an album that puts me back in the 70,s
please post your fav live albums
I don’t care what genre it’s just about you can’t stop listening
Thanks in advance

 

[italia]

Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
Rush in Rio
Warren Zevon - Stand in The Fire
Northlane: Live at The Roundhouse
Bring Me The Horizon: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

I have a soft spot for Warren Zevon's album. Of the five above, he's the only one I never got to see live.

These days I go to more concerts and festivals than I do listen to live albums. Very few bands get me as pumped at a live concert as Bring Me The Horizon. Here's a clip I took of them at Louder Than Life in 2022, epic 4 day festival.

 

[Kofi Baffour]

as I have gotten older I’ve noticed I love live albums
before this it was me being an audio snob in quality.
after all it has to be an amazing quality to play
soo not true as I went along
allman bros was among the first place I heard a live band. At MSG at the release of eat a peach I think
own soo many of there albums but now they just seem more alive on some albums
Among there best to me is below
the players just seem to be playing way better then what I can recall
and who ever made the decision to bring on some new people is awesome to me
Winston Marsalis for one
I love jazz and never figured him in rock
wow was it wrong
over all it’s an album that puts me back in the 70,s
please post your fav live albums
I don’t care what genre it’s just about you can’t stop listening
Thanks in advance

Osibisa - Black Magic Night: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Adele - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Kendrick Lamar - The Big Steppers Tour (Live from Paris)
Billie Eilish - Live at the O2
Olivia Dean - Live at the Eventim Apollo
RAYE - My 21st Century Symphony (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
Christopher Tin - The Drop That Contained the Sea
Roddy Rich - Live at Wireless Festival, Finsbury Park, London

These are what come to mind right now but there are lots that others can chime in with that are older stuff. I've been liking the more modern stuff

 

[tom539]

There are so many amazing live-recordings (on Vinyl and also digital)…

I will start with the magnificent Lizz Wright in digital format:



atb, Tom

 

[Iamrael]

This one has always stood out for me..

 

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[jazdoc]

Totally agree with the Warren Zevon "Stand In The Fire"!
Allman Brothers "Live At Fillmore East"
The Who "Live At Leeds"
Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense"
Little Feat "Waiting For Columbus"
Peter Frampton "Comes Alive"
Cheap Trick "At Budokan"
Cat Power "Sings Dylan"
Tribalistas "Ao Vivo"
Johnny Cash "At Folsom Prison"
Eric Clapton "Just One Night"
J. Geils "Full House"


Too many jazz LPs to name...

 

[Kingrex]

I have been playing a live Eagles album I found on Qobuz.

 

[DasguteOhr]

Supertramp- Live in Paris
Bob Marley -Babylon by Bus
Holly Cole-Steal the Night
Pink Floyd-Delicate Sound of Thunder
Simple Minds-Live in the City of Light
Jackie Leven-Man bleeds in Glasgow

 

[Stevet]

There is only one truly great live rock/blues album and that is The Allman Brothers Live at the Filmore East. Never gets old. There are many very good live albums of all types of music, but Live at the Filmore East is the one great one.

 

[Kingrex]

Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
Rush in Rio
Warren Zevon - Stand in The Fire
Northlane: Live at The Roundhouse
Bring Me The Horizon: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Some heavy metal here. Northlane was pretty intense.

 

[strapper211]

Hi,
Get yer ya"s ya"s out
1969 tour MSG show
Rolling stones
Incedible energy.

Robert

 

[Billgates307]

Johnny Cash, ‘At Folsom Prison’ (1968)
Nirvana, ‘MTV Unplugged in New York’ (1994)
Led Zeppelin, ‘How the West Was Won’ (2003)
Deep Purple, ‘Made in Japan’ (1972)
Peter Frampton, ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ (1976)

 

[Kingrex]

I have a cassette of a black market Dark Side Of The Moon. Recording sucks. Would have been a cool show.

I hear there is a lot of li e Grateful Dead out there? Never sought it out. Only saw Touch Of Gray in concert. I missed the good Dead shows

 

[rob]

Some goodies already mentioned.
I'll add off the top of my head.
Aretha Franklin. Amazing Grace.
& Live at Filmore
Donny Hathaway. Live
Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall
Tom Waits. Glitter and Doom
Frank Zappa. Live Roxy and elsewhere.
Thin Lizzie. Live and dangerous
James Brown. Live at the Appollo
Allman Brother. at Filmore east
Little Feat. Waiting for Colombus (already mentioned, but is very good)
Muddy Water. At Newport 1960
Johnny Winter. Captured Live (if you like mega dueling guitar solos)
Alice in Chains. MTV Unplugged (Very good recording)

 

[Iamrael]

Frank Zappa. Live Roxy and elsewhere.

Yes! I forget about time whenever I listen to this.

 

[Iamrael]

Another favorite of mine.

 

[SuperDave]

Chris Cornell - Songbook
Alice In Chains - Unplugged
Whitesnake - Starkers in Tokyo

 

[hopkins]

Too many jazz LPs to name...

True, but let’s mention a few for good measure, all from 1941 (a good vintage):

Charlie Christian - Minton’s May 1941

Lester Young - broadcast from February 1941

Nat King Cole - Monroe’s Uptown House - July 1941

https://storage.googleapis.com/cloudplayer/samples/01%20I%20Surrender%20Dear.flac

 

[Bruce B]

This is my go to Live Concert... Ray Brown Trio - Summer Wind: Live at the LOA