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A new suggestion from me:
The Levellers at Glastonbury 1992.
Bootlegged for years of course then finally got an official release as a second disc on their album re-releases a few years ago (although 15 years is missing from that version).
From a slightly nervious start (the band in awe at the size of the crowd) it turns into the perfect union of band/audience/occasion.
Highlights for me are:
The roar from the crowd when Simon adds 'The Spaceman' verse to 'The Boatman"
The incendiary version of 'Battle of the Beanfield' (this was the year the travellers field was closed)
The raucous encore of "The Devil went Down to Georgia"
Juliet Turner - Live at the Spirit Store
Zappa - Tinseltown Rebellion
Graham Parker and the Rumour - The Parkerilla
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Agreed on L..A.D.
Also, Maiden's Death on the Road.
Floyd's Delicate sound of Thunder and Pulse
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
Pat Travers Band - Live Go For What You Know (Travers and Thrall on fire!)
Gentle Giant - Playing The Fool (Obviously)
Todd Rundgren - Back To The Bars (The songs man, the songs)
Saga - In Transit (Seriously underrated Canucks)
Flight 666...NOW you're talking. Or Death On The Road. Or Rock In Rio.
Rant over (Sorry!)
On a totally different tack, I really like Morrissey's live album Beethoven Was Deaf (significantly more than the reviewer whose only comments were "Beethoven was lucky" )
What a great thread!
Rather than add about 50 +1's (which would be very easy), I'll just put in a couple that haven't been mentioned:
MSG - One Night At Budokan
Threshold - Critical Energy
Pagan's Mind - Live Equation
Wishbone Ash - 30th anniversary concert
2. The Ramones - It's Alive
3. Rain Parade - Beyond the Sunset
Here's another acoustic album: Gasworks. They did a live show at the Marquee which was recorded, someone else overdubbed electric bass on it, and that was it. I actually saw them live in 1974 supporting Jonathan Kelly and I'd have been happy to hear the EllPee without the bass, but I can see that it would have added interest, for them that never saw Gasworks Live. http://gasworks.webs.com/
I did have a cassette recording of a show they did at the BBC (I think) but I doubt it would be playable now, even if I could find it.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
I don't actually own a copy of this but in the days I did voluntary work for my holidays one of the leaders had this on cassette and I thought it was rather excellent and it was our soundtrack for a week. Pretty much a blueprint for putting together a good pub blues band. In the current band I am trying to get off the ground we are doing one song off it and it still sounds good.
On one of the other voluntary work holidays there was an old record player and one LP. This was David Essex live, although the exact album title escapes me. So, hold me close, don't let me go, oh no...
:ar!