Best Live Rock Albums

[Goober McTuber]

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Finally, something that crusty old fucks and ugly hipster lesbians have in common.

Hey, Sonny, what about our love of hot young pussy that is now forever out of our reach (in all likelihood)?

[Moby Dick]

[Screw_Michigan]

That PJ show is legendary. 36 songs (off the top of my head, I think) plus the return of Satan's Bed. Did you attend?

[Bizzarofelice]

The Stones are spotty on live albums. But this one isn't just their best, it's maybe the best live album ever. It was officially released last year. Finally!

just saw that on aquarium drunkard the other day

[Moby Dick]

That PJ show is legendary. 36 songs (off the top of my head, I think) plus the return of Satan's Bed. Did you attend?

Unfortunately not.

I listened to those CDs nonstop forabout 3 weeks.... fucking great tunes.

[Screw_Michigan]

I listened to those CDs nonstop forabout 3 weeks.... fucking great tunes.

I'll always have a fondness for Riot Act and the 03 tour, was when I really got into the band and they reestablished themselves as a lasting creative force.

[Felix]

Speaking of always having a fondness...

I found this rarity for you, Screwy:



I'm sure all their great tunes are on it.

ftfy.....you know, if their going to promote an air france disc, they should include shots of the other band members.....

[Screw_Michigan]

Speaking of always having a fondness...

I found this rarity for you, Screwy:



I'm sure all their great tunes are on it.

They "played" a show a couple of years ago in Chicago. Would have been fucking EPIC.

[Jay in Phoenix]

While these can't be considered as "best ever", they remain as two of my favorites.

[Screw_Michigan]

Delicate Sound of Thunder wasn't even the "real" Pink Floyd. Thought you'd know better, but apparently all you know about is expanding your waistline.

[Goober McTuber]

Delicate Sound of Thunder wasn't even the "real" Pink Floyd. Thought you'd know better, but apparently all you know about is expanding your waistline.

Oh, because it didn't include Roger Fucking Waters? Go fuck yourself, tard.

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

'Spray, I've requested ABB Fillmore a few times on Smackie's radio show.

While not my favourite genre, that album fukken rocks hard.

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

Oh yeah...and Screwey's right about Pink Floyd. Post-Wall Floyd is absolutely fucking brutal.

[Screw_Michigan]

Delicate Sound of Thunder wasn't even the "real" Pink Floyd. Thought you'd know better, but apparently all you know about is expanding your waistline.

Oh, because it didn't include Roger Fucking Waters? Go fuck yourself, tard.

Boy, give yourself a gold star.

[Jay in Phoenix]

Whoa! I've had both of those on LP for 30-something years. I'm ashamed to say I don't recall ever having listened to the Michael Stanley album. I shall correct that omission soon.

Sam, somehow I missed the Dave Mason 'Alive' album. I'll correct that ASAP. I saw Dave Mason in concert on three different occasions, and the shows were at once intimate and rocking. The guy wrote some truly beautiful songs, and his acoustic work is amazing. While his version of "All Along the Watchtower" doesn't equal Hendrix, I much prefer it to the Dylan original. Michael Stanley was equally great live. His live set from Cleveland's Agora Ballroom was electric. "Midwest Midnight" sets the tone, while "Calcutta Auction" and "Let's Get the Show on the Road", give his great band a chance to stretch out. I never get tired of it. Hope you enjoy it like I do.

[Goober McTuber]

Oh yeah...and Screwey's right about Pink Floyd.

Screwball has never been right about anything. Ever. Particularly anything having to do with music. Go back to your Igloo and listen to your Celine Dion CDs, you pinheaded Canuck.

[Mikey]

Whoa! I've had both of those on LP for 30-something years. I'm ashamed to say I don't recall ever having listened to the Michael Stanley album. I shall correct that omission soon.

Sam, somehow I missed the Dave Mason 'Alive' album. I'll correct that ASAP. I saw Dave Mason in concert on three different occasions, and the shows were at once intimate and rocking. The guy wrote some truly beautiful songs, and his acoustic work is amazing. While his version of "All Along the Watchtower" doesn't equal Hendrix, I much prefer it to the Dylan original. Michael Stanley was equally great live. His live set from Cleveland's Agora Ballroom was electric. "Midwest Midnight" sets the tone, while "Calcutta Auction" and "Let's Get the Show on the Road", give his great band a chance to stretch out. I never get tired of it. Hope you enjoy it like I do.

I've had that Certified Live album since it came out. Probably wore a hole through it by around 1980. I also saw him live several times in the 70s and 80s and always considered him one of the best performers out there.

I had a chance to see him in a small club here in San Diego a couple of weeks ago but missed out.

[Felix]

can't believe I forgot this



neil and crazy horse at their best

[Felix]

I like threads like this, which forces me to look through my vinyl collection which in turn reveals treasures I haven't heard for a while....



man that cat can sing....

[Smackie Chan]

'Spray, I've requested ABB Fillmore a few times on Smackie's radio show.

You have? Was I there/sober? Did I play it?

[Goober McTuber]

'Spray, I've requested ABB Fillmore a few times on Smackie's radio show.

You have? Was I there/sober? Did I play it?

Marty might have been thinking of Sudden Sam's radio show. Could be suffering from Suckaholic Syndrome.

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

'Spray, I've requested ABB Fillmore a few times on Smackie's radio show.

You have? Was I there/sober? Did I play it?

Yes/Inconclusive/Yes

[Smackie Chan]

'Spray, I've requested ABB Fillmore a few times on Smackie's radio show.

You have? Was I there/sober? Did I play it?

Yes/Inconclusive/Yes

Thanks. You'll forgive me if I don't remember every request, given the millions of listeners who tune in each week.

[Jay in Phoenix]

Just dug this one out of the vault. Again, might not go down as a "best", but I sure as all hell loved this band.



Saw the band live twice and both shows were phenomenal. First time was at a place called the Celebrity Theater. Theater in the round, on a revolving stage. Not a bad or faraway seat in the house. At the first concert, the Jam opened for them. That was one of the most split/diverse crowds I had ever witnessed. The Jam was decent, but Paul Weller got pissed when some moron threw a coke at him. Weller spat the nastiest, biggest green loogie back, but it hit the wrong dude. Momentary chaos ensued.

Anyway, Bill Nelson is/was one of the most innovative guitarists I've listened to. 'Blazing Apostles' and 'Sister Seagull' were of particular note, and his guitar work was brilliant. Be Bop turned that show out big time. Great band, great live shows.

[Jay in Phoenix]

I brought that CD to work a couple weeks ago. Didn't go over well with these youngsters, but the musician among them had to admit Nelson can play.

Also have 'Axe Victim', 'Sunburst Finish', and 'Futurama'.

As do I Sam, including 'Drastic Plastic'. For a while, I was picking up Nelson's solo works as well. I started with "Quit Dreaming and Get On the Beam' and picked up his next two or three CD's. 'Quit Dreaming' had a slightly Be-Bop feel to it, but subsequent albums all sounded the same, lots of guitar and synth noodling that amounted to so much navel gazing. If you look at his discography, he's released a ton of material since. Not a clue if any of it is worthwhile, but his work with Be-Bop Deluxe is exemplary.

[MiketheangrydrunkenCUfan]

...a place called the Celebrity Theater. Theater in the round, on a revolving stage. Not a bad or faraway seat in the house...

That is a nice venue. Saw the Roots there back in the early '00s and it was amazing. Works well for comedy also. I saw Chapelle there back before he ran away to Africa. One of Carlin's myriad HBO specials was filmed there too. Seems like it's mostly hip-hop and R&B shows there these days, along with the occasional nostalgia act...

[Jay in Phoenix]

That is a nice venue. Saw the Roots there back in the early '00s and it was amazing. Works well for comedy also. I saw Chapelle there back before he ran away to Africa. One of Carlin's myriad HBO specials was filmed there too. Seems like it's mostly hip-hop and R&B shows there these days, along with the occasional nostalgia act...

Yeah Mike, that's sadly true. Back in the day, the Celebrity was THE place to see a show. I saw a number of comedy acts from Bill Cosby to Sam Kinison to Firesign Theater there. David Cross and a group of like-minded comics were there for a "Get-Out-the-Vote" tour back in 2004. The many rock acts that have gone through there were all great shows due to the atmosphere and design of the venue. While it still stands and continues to put on shows, it doesn't have the 'feel' that it once did, nor do they book concerts or shows that are on a par with what they used to promote. Too bad.