What are the best Live albums by power trios / 3 + singer.

fretmeister

I’m looking for arrangement ideas. So what live albums by power trios or GBD + singer can you recommend?

Ideally without hidden off stage band members. Don’t mind the odd example of the singer in a 4 piece dabbling on keys / guitar, but generally I’m wanting guitar, bass, drums and voice.

I have Cream, Kings X, Van Halen, Mr Big, but the more the merrier especially for different styles.

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oh_pollo

stickyfiddle

U2 - Under a Blood Red Sky and Live at Slane Castle. The latter has some off-stage keys & synths for later material but is just the 4 of them for the most part. 

viz

Do you have Rush and Hendrix?

EricTheWeary

Bauhaus - Press the Eject and Give me the Tape. There’s a second vocalist on one track on the rerelease version but otherwise just the four of them. Daniel Ash’s playing was often feedback and walls of noise as much as conventional playing. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but it is fantastically live sounding. 

There must be some Hendrix ( the Radio One or BBC Sessions albums for ‘live in the studio’ versions) and some Rory Gallagher ( Live in Europe is pre keyboards). 

There must be some ZZ Top, possibly Live in Germany which is just the audio of one half of the Double Down live dvd. They certainly had off stage sequencers later in their career although dropped them again. Billy live often underplays - a riff that runs through the song in the studio will be omitted whilst he sings 

merlin

The Pirates - Live in America.
Dr Feelgood - Stupidity 

scrumhalf

Rory Gallagher's "Beat Club Sessions" is tremendous, as is the "Live in Europe" album.

There is a ZZ Top bootleg (I think) "Live in Essen" where they really tear it up. The live side of "Fandango" is also good.

Look at some of Robin Trower's live stuff, a great band with James Dewar's fantastic vocals. 

fretmeister

viz said:

Do you have Rush and Hendrix?

Plenty - just no live albums.

stickyfiddle

I would bet the Police must have a couple of live albums. Great live band, for sure.

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

John Mayer Trio - "Try!"  album is pretty impressive. Mayer may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it's three absolutely shit-hot musicians at the top of their game.

Whitecat

stickyfiddle said:

I would bet the Police must have a couple of live albums. Great live band, for sure.

"Live!" is fantastic - that was the Police at the peak of their powers.
"Certifiable" from the more recent cash-in reunion is lousy, IMO. Sounds as phoned-in as it probably was.

bloodandtears

Queen must have a couple.

Extreme (Wembley Mercury concert)

Rush - A Show of Hands

The Police - Synchronicity Live

mudslide73

Live at Leeds, Wheels of Fire. Free Live. 

fretmeister

bloodandtears said:

Queen must have a couple.

Extreme (Wembley Mercury concert)

Rush - A Show of Hands

The Police - Synchronicity Live

I love Queen - but live it's not often that there wasn't something going on in the background. Keys or Spike strumming away off stage.

Just a thought though - Was he just doubling BM parts or playing something different?

guitarmangler

The Holdsworth IOU live in Tokyo is pretty epic, 
https://youtu.be/PvEs8KvcBmY 

NickBrown

scrumhalf said:

Rory Gallagher's "Beat Club Sessions" is tremendous, as is the "Live in Europe" album.

There is a ZZ Top bootleg (I think) "Live in Essen" where they really tear it up. The live side of "Fandango" is also good.

Look at some of Robin Trower's live stuff, a great band with James Dewar's fantastic vocals. 

I'd second Rory's Live in Europe! Good call.

not_the_dj

“How the West Was Won” by promising little group Led Zeppelin. 

Philly_Q

Well done @scrumhalf for mentioning already, but Robin Trower Live.

Grumpyrocker

Was going to suggest A Noise Severe by The Gathering. But they've got a keyboard player. So I won't suggest that then, even though it's brilliant (and you can watch it on YouTube).

RickLucas

James Gang live at Carnegie Hall

fretmeister

Lovely, thanks chaps.

Off to Spotify to make a playlist.