50 best live records of all time
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:30 am
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Are you saying that Love You Live is better than Get Yer Ya-Yas Out?John A Arkansawyer wrote:Let's see...on the one hand, Aretha Live at Fillmore West is a great call!
No Elvis at the El Mocambo. Ya-Ya's instead of Love You Live? Weird. Stop Making Sense instead of The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads? I don't get that at all. No Leon Live? Lots of better Hendrix, but the guy picked a big box set. Johnny Cash at San Quentin is meaner than Folsom Prison. But no Randy Newman Live? No Elton John 17-11-70?
An okay list, but it sure isn't mine.
Love You Live over Ya Ya’s? Seriously? It’s not even close. The only use I have for Love You Live is the El Mocambo side.John A Arkansawyer wrote:Let's see...on the one hand, Aretha Live at Fillmore West is a great call!
No Elvis at the El Mocambo. Ya-Ya's instead of Love You Live? Weird. Stop Making Sense instead of The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads? I don't get that at all. No Leon Live? Lots of better Hendrix, but the guy picked a big box set. Johnny Cash at San Quentin is meaner than Folsom Prison. But no Randy Newman Live? No Elton John 17-11-70?
An okay list, but it sure isn't mine.
whatwouldcooleydo? wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:20 pmAre you saying that Love You Live is better than Get Yer Ya-Yas Out?John A Arkansawyer wrote:Ya-Ya's instead of Love You Live? Weird.
I'm saying the El Mocambo side alone is better than all of Ya-Yas. The other three sides are just gravy.Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:57 pmLove You Live over Ya Ya’s? Seriously? It’s not even close. The only use I have for Love You Live is the El Mocambo side.
One good side doesn’t outweigh the fact that Get Your Ya Ya’s out is easily top 10 of all time and likely top 5. Tow words; Mick Taylor. Sorry, ain’t buying it.John A Arkansawyer wrote:whatwouldcooleydo? wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:20 pmAre you saying that Love You Live is better than Get Yer Ya-Yas Out?John A Arkansawyer wrote:Ya-Ya's instead of Love You Live? Weird.I'm saying the El Mocambo side alone is better than all of Ya-Yas. The other three sides are just gravy.Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:57 pmLove You Live over Ya Ya’s? Seriously? It’s not even close. The only use I have for Love You Live is the El Mocambo side.
If they'd caught Mick Taylor on a good night, I'd agree. He's a step above any other lead guitarist the Stones have had. Maybe two steps. I've heard several live performances from that period that kill me dead. Ya-Yas isn't one of them.Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 7:37 amOne good side doesn’t outweigh the fact that Get Your Ya Ya’s out is easily top 10 of all time and likely top 5. Tow words; Mick Taylor. Sorry, ain’t buying it.John A Arkansawyer wrote:I'm saying the El Mocambo side alone is better than all of Ya-Yas. The other three sides are just gravy.
Royal Albert Hall does not belong in the top 10?Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:12 pmTo me the only three in the top ten that belong there are
The Who- Live at Leeds
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense
Allman Brothers Band- Live at Fillmore East (Should Be Higher)
Maybe. It’s a tough question. There are probably 20 truly great live records. That one is one of them but it’s awfully tough to rank those top 20. The top 10 is nearly impossible. My top five would probably bebeantownbubba wrote:Royal Albert Hall does not belong in the top 10?Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:12 pmTo me the only three in the top ten that belong there are
The Who- Live at Leeds
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense
Allman Brothers Band- Live at Fillmore East (Should Be Higher)
This is truly shocking to me in a far different way than trading insults about Black & Blue. Royal Albert Hall would seem to tick all your boxes from historical importance to quality of performances to spontaneity/ live feel/interaction between singer, band and audience to Dylan & the Band being Dylan & the Band to the way the thing just crackles with excitement, energy and discovery. Play fuckin' loud, man.Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:39 amMaybe. It’s a tough question. There are probably 20 truly great live records. That one is one of them but it’s awfully tough to rank those top 20. The top 10 is nearly impossible. My top five would probably bebeantownbubba wrote:Royal Albert Hall does not belong in the top 10?Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:12 pmTo me the only three in the top ten that belong there are
The Who- Live at Leeds
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense
Allman Brothers Band- Live at Fillmore East (Should Be Higher)
ABB- Live at Fillmore East
Cheap Trick- Live at Budokan
Grateful Dead- Europe 72
Stones- Get Your Ya Ya’s Out
The Who- Live at Leeds
The next five get tougher but I’ll give it a go
The Band- Rock of Ages
Led Zeppelin- How the West was Won
Talking Heads- The Name of This Band
Zevon- Stand in The Fire
Wilco- Kicking Television
Again the problem here is the large number of great live records. Ranking that top twenty is nearly meaningless except for personal preference. For instance I might even argue with myself for not including TVZ-Live at the Old Quarter or Neil Young-Live Rust in the top 10. As good as Royal Albert Hall is I rarely reach for it as I consider Dylan’s studio output so good that live, even great live recordings, don’t have the same allure.
Come on now, Bubba. I didn’t say I dislike it and I did say it was top 20. It’s just not top 10 for me because it’s not one I necessarily reach for to the degree I listen to the others. Part of it is that I don’t own it it in vinyl. I owned it on CD (and had a bootleg on cassette long before that) but I haven’t had a CD player in 10 years and my collection hasn’t been out of its boxes in Mississippi. So all that said I probably haven’t listened to it in 15 years.considering that it’s the rarest of the rare on vinyl I’m not likely to acquire it soon. All that said, I’ll stream it on Amazon HD later today.beantownbubba wrote:This is truly shocking to me in a far different way than trading insults about Black & Blue. Royal Albert Hall would seem to tick all your boxes from historical importance to quality of performances to spontaneity/ live feel/interaction between singer, band and audience to Dylan & the Band being Dylan & the Band to the way the thing just crackles with excitement, energy and discovery. Play fuckin' loud, man.Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:39 amMaybe. It’s a tough question. There are probably 20 truly great live records. That one is one of them but it’s awfully tough to rank those top 20. The top 10 is nearly impossible. My top five would probably bebeantownbubba wrote: Royal Albert Hall does not belong in the top 10?
ABB- Live at Fillmore East
Cheap Trick- Live at Budokan
Grateful Dead- Europe 72
Stones- Get Your Ya Ya’s Out
The Who- Live at Leeds
The next five get tougher but I’ll give it a go
The Band- Rock of Ages
Led Zeppelin- How the West was Won
Talking Heads- The Name of This Band
Zevon- Stand in The Fire
Wilco- Kicking Television
Again the problem here is the large number of great live records. Ranking that top twenty is nearly meaningless except for personal preference. For instance I might even argue with myself for not including TVZ-Live at the Old Quarter or Neil Young-Live Rust in the top 10. As good as Royal Albert Hall is I rarely reach for it as I consider Dylan’s studio output so good that live, even great live recordings, don’t have the same allure.
It's hard to argue with three of those; on the other hand, I nearly died (at the age of twenty, at the hands of an angry crowd of drunken high schoolers) over Live at Budokan. This is what I'm thinking today, INPO:Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:39 amMaybe. It’s a tough question. There are probably 20 truly great live records. That one is one of them but it’s awfully tough to rank those top 20. The top 10 is nearly impossible. My top five would probably be
ABB- Live at Fillmore East
Cheap Trick- Live at Budokan
Grateful Dead- Europe 72
Stones- Get Your Ya Ya’s Out
The Who- Live at Leeds
The next five get tougher but I’ll give it a go
The Band- Rock of Ages
Led Zeppelin- How the West was Won
Talking Heads- The Name of This Band
Zevon- Stand in The Fire
Wilco- Kicking Television
I almost asked you if you have listened to the bootleg series "official release" of the album and it sounds like you haven't. I recommend it. Much improved sound quality compared to anything else I've heard and complete (either literally or pretty close) so it has both the acoustic and electric sets.Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:16 pmCome on now, Bubba. I didn’t say I dislike it and I did say it was top 20. It’s just not top 10 for me because it’s not one I necessarily reach for to the degree I listen to the others. Part of it is that I don’t own it it in vinyl. I owned it on CD (and had a bootleg on cassette long before that) but I haven’t had a CD player in 10 years and my collection hasn’t been out of its boxes in Mississippi. So all that said I probably haven’t listened to it in 15 years.considering that it’s the rarest of the rare on vinyl I’m not likely to acquire it soon. All that said, I’ll stream it on Amazon HD later today.
What I chose as my top 10 and probably three or four down the list are records I listen to no less than once a month. I think you took that as a slight and it wasn’t intended that way.
Totally unrelated: I have found it difficult lately to give away cd's because likely recipients don't have cd players. This is very strange to me but it is clearly the reality for more and more people. It's already been a while since I discovered that new cars no longer come w/ cd players.Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:48 amI’ve heard it. I own it on CD, but I couldn’t tell you where it is or any of my CDs for that matter. Plus I have no CD player. I did listen to it on Amazon HD yesterday though and it is superb, but I never doubted that.
Although the majority of new rental cars I've seen do appear to have them. Go figure.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:12 amTotally unrelated: I have found it difficult lately to give away cd's because likely recipients don't have cd players. This is very strange to me but it is clearly the reality for more and more people. It's already been a while since I discovered that new cars no longer come w/ cd players.Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:48 amI’ve heard it. I own it on CD, but I couldn’t tell you where it is or any of my CDs for that matter. Plus I have no CD player. I did listen to it on Amazon HD yesterday though and it is superb, but I never doubted that.
That hasn't been my experience for at least the last year or more (of course the past 3 months don't count). Go figure.John A Arkansawyer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:27 amAlthough the majority of new rental cars I've seen do appear to have them. Go figure.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:12 amTotally unrelated: I have found it difficult lately to give away cd's because likely recipients don't have cd players. This is very strange to me but it is clearly the reality for more and more people. It's already been a while since I discovered that new cars no longer come w/ cd players.Tequila Cowboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:48 amI’ve heard it. I own it on CD, but I couldn’t tell you where it is or any of my CDs for that matter. Plus I have no CD player. I did listen to it on Amazon HD yesterday though and it is superb, but I never doubted that.
Possibly we get the dregs out here in Arkiesaw, but I noticed the newest ones having them where last year's didn't. But I haven't been taking notes. I could be way off.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:33 amThat hasn't been my experience for at least the last year or more (of course the past 3 months don't count). Go figure.John A Arkansawyer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:27 amAlthough the majority of new rental cars I've seen do appear to have them. Go figure.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:12 am
Totally unrelated: I have found it difficult lately to give away cd's because likely recipients don't have cd players. This is very strange to me but it is clearly the reality for more and more people. It's already been a while since I discovered that new cars no longer come w/ cd players.
I am with ya Cortez! Got a cd changer at home as part of my stereo and a 6-disc changer in my car. That is all I need really. Just wonder what I will do whenever I get a new car- get one installed? Hope to get a turntable whenever I move and actually have the space for it.cortez the killer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:06 pmI still have a CD player as part of my home system and in my car (2014 Toyota Camry). I refuse to acknowledge the inevitable demise of the compact disc. I just bought a new laptop last week and had to purchase one of these to continue importing and burning CDs.
I finally gave up and stopped purchasing physical media. No CD in the car I've had for a year. Home CD shit the bed. Play Station doesn't support the format. DVDs and BDs going away too. No room to expand to vinyl, nor do I wish to. It's a streaming digital world, like it or not.211poundsofpork wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:48 pmI am with ya Cortez! Got a cd changer at home as part of my stereo and a 6-disc changer in my car. That is all I need really. Just wonder what I will do whenever I get a new car- get one installed? Hope to get a turntable whenever I move and actually have the space for it.cortez the killer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:06 pmI still have a CD player as part of my home system and in my car (2014 Toyota Camry). I refuse to acknowledge the inevitable demise of the compact disc. I just bought a new laptop last week and had to purchase one of these to continue importing and burning CDs.
Now it's dark.Flea wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:22 pmI finally gave up and stopped purchasing physical media. No CD in the car I've had for a year. Home CD shit the bed. Play Station doesn't support the format. DVDs and BDs going away too. No room to expand to vinyl, nor do I wish to. It's a streaming digital world, like it or not.211poundsofpork wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:48 pmI am with ya Cortez! Got a cd changer at home as part of my stereo and a 6-disc changer in my car. That is all I need really. Just wonder what I will do whenever I get a new car- get one installed? Hope to get a turntable whenever I move and actually have the space for it.cortez the killer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:06 pmI still have a CD player as part of my home system and in my car (2014 Toyota Camry). I refuse to acknowledge the inevitable demise of the compact disc. I just bought a new laptop last week and had to purchase one of these to continue importing and burning CDs.