Bertha had the correct and only answer to this question.
Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous.
There are many others that come close such as Nirvana Unplugged and AC/DC If you want blood or Frampton Comes Alive.
Live & Dangerous can cause many arguments as to how much of it is actually live due to studio overdubs but it's still out of this world. If people are not familiar with Lizzy outside of The Boys are Back in Town, then this is a superb introduction to how bloomin talented this band was.
I would say Cash at Folsom rather than San Quentin for the win. It was the first and feels more dangerous/tense.
It's not strictly a live album I guess as it's from more than one concert but would also put in a claim for Nina Simone's nuff said. It's her at her absolute rawest.
The 1953 live recording of Tosca by Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi and Guiseppe di Stefano, at La Scala.
The record notes say it was recorded over several nights, but it plays as though the leads just started singing, realised they were in a state of grace, and kept going through unbroken to the final note. It is an unearthly magical thing that transcends any normal human anything.
Though I also adore teh Ziggy Stardust farewell show with the announcement that the spiders from mars are breaking up, withthe gorgeous medley of Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud / all the young dudes / o you pretty things. In fact that's going on NOW (Followed by alchemy!)
Queen - Live at Wembley (some of the live tracks at Rio are better, particularly the harder version of Another One Bites the Dust, but overall, Wembley was the more definitive set).
Nirvana - Unplugged - iconic
Clapton - Unplugged - debuted the new version of Layla and about a 15 minute version of Old Love.
Slightly less mainstream blues, but Joe Bonamassa at the Albert Hall, or Gary Moore at Monsters of Roack are awesome too.
Seen Bonamasa with my dad. As much as I appreciate having been to a gig with him, esp as he gets old, it was boring guitar w**kery of the highest order, from a guy who dresses like an accountant who has just bought a porsche as part of his mid life crisis.
Joe Bonamasa is a controversial figure in the guitarist community. He can play but he's dull as dishwater. He has warehouses full of classic Gibson LP's and Fender Twin amps so he controls the market.
he got to play Rory Gallagher's strat for a show and did one song... his own slow and dull "Sloe Gin". At least Johnny Marr knew some Rory songs (which I didn't expect tbh) when he was given the chance to play it.
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Hard to look past nirvana unplugged
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Cocteau Twins at the BBC
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Johnny Cash Live at San Quentin though.
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Nirvana unplugged or Dylan’s 1966 Manchester gig
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Live and Dangerous
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Live At Leeds
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It’s Alive! Ramones
1234!
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Before the Flood - Dylan and The Band
Live at the Albert Hall - Spiritualized
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Hard Rain - Bob Dylan
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live at leeds is a top shout
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Great shout for Spz at the RAH
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Before the Flood is a great shout, hard rain not.
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as is live at san quentin
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And The Last Waltz for that matter
Ditto Shadows and Light
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Bertha can't be trusted.
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Ludicrous.
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Hard Rain is much better than Flood (which is knackered Band and Bob flogging themselves on an arena tour)
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Yes but BTF is a victory lap that’s why it’s so good. Gak fuelled but wotevs.
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Dick lips live and the grand old opry
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Bertha had the correct and only answer to this question.
Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous.
There are many others that come close such as Nirvana Unplugged and AC/DC If you want blood or Frampton Comes Alive.
Live & Dangerous can cause many arguments as to how much of it is actually live due to studio overdubs but it's still out of this world. If people are not familiar with Lizzy outside of The Boys are Back in Town, then this is a superb introduction to how bloomin talented this band was.
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I would say Cash at Folsom rather than San Quentin for the win. It was the first and feels more dangerous/tense.
It's not strictly a live album I guess as it's from more than one concert but would also put in a claim for Nina Simone's nuff said. It's her at her absolute rawest.
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Iggy and the Stooges, ‘Metallic K.O.’
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Nina Simone Live at Montreux 1976 would be a great shout Donny, but I think it's only a DVD and hasn't been released in album format.
It's a staggering performance though.
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Rank - The Smiths
JC at San Quentin
Who - Live at Leeds
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She was broken by Montreux in 76 tho. It's a very hard watch.
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Alchemy - Dire Straits Live
Exit Stage Left - Rush
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The 1953 live recording of Tosca by Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi and Guiseppe di Stefano, at La Scala.
The record notes say it was recorded over several nights, but it plays as though the leads just started singing, realised they were in a state of grace, and kept going through unbroken to the final note. It is an unearthly magical thing that transcends any normal human anything.
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THANK GOD someone finally came up with Alchemy!
Though I also adore teh Ziggy Stardust farewell show with the announcement that the spiders from mars are breaking up, withthe gorgeous medley of Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud / all the young dudes / o you pretty things. In fact that's going on NOW (Followed by alchemy!)
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Some good ones mentioned above (most of the usual suspects)
In addition:
Deep Purple -- Live in Japan
UFO -- Strangers in the Night
Kiss -- Alive
PS - Exit Stage Left by Rush isn't a very good live album
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Queen - Live at Wembley (some of the live tracks at Rio are better, particularly the harder version of Another One Bites the Dust, but overall, Wembley was the more definitive set).
Nirvana - Unplugged - iconic
Clapton - Unplugged - debuted the new version of Layla and about a 15 minute version of Old Love.
Slightly less mainstream blues, but Joe Bonamassa at the Albert Hall, or Gary Moore at Monsters of Roack are awesome too.
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Bob Mayo on the keyboards, Bob Mayo
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The two live albums by Genesis in the 1970s - Genesis Live and Seconds Out
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So many of these are just recreations of studio versions fyi. Dull.
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Les Miserabes 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Seen Bonamasa with my dad. As much as I appreciate having been to a gig with him, esp as he gets old, it was boring guitar w**kery of the highest order, from a guy who dresses like an accountant who has just bought a porsche as part of his mid life crisis.
Slayer - Decade Of Aggression.
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Nirvana Unplugged was mostly live, if I recall? That was was great. Generally, tho, live music is for listening to live.
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Joe Bonamasa is a controversial figure in the guitarist community. He can play but he's dull as dishwater. He has warehouses full of classic Gibson LP's and Fender Twin amps so he controls the market.
he got to play Rory Gallagher's strat for a show and did one song... his own slow and dull "Sloe Gin". At least Johnny Marr knew some Rory songs (which I didn't expect tbh) when he was given the chance to play it.
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Well played. That voice.
At my Dad's funeral, the service ended with Callas singing La Wally. I had chosen it and I knew it was coming, but it still broke me when I heard it.
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That reminds me, Ferrari is on Sky
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And The Last Waltz for that matter
Better still, IMO, is Runrig's 'The Last Dance'
Shout out, though, for Emmylou's album, mentioned by Merkz in the OP.
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Oh, and “I really think you people should find a better place to meet"
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I'd include Bob Marley, live at the Rainbow in London.
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I see your Nirvana Unplugged and raise you Utah Saints Unplugged:
https://youtu.be/4x4It_uE9ME?feature=shared
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And on Reggae music I'd also include Misty in Roots, Live at the Counter Eurovision.
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