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The "Boston Globe" announced earlier this year that "Frampton Comes Alive" was voted one of the best live albums of all time. So, if this is'nt one of the best live recordings of all time then what is?
My vote goes to the Ramones "it's Alive"
It's worth saying that the Frampton album celebrates it's 30th birthday this year,which is probably why it did so well in the list.
stop making sense by the talking heads. Fantastic moving picture also. I started to appreciate them after seeing the film. Unfortunately, their studio albums never matched the live energy they had.
steveone wrote: Easy. "Stop Making Sense" by Talking Heads. An absolute classic.
wow..beat me to it.
Several to choose from: The Who: Live at Leeds The Ramones: Its Alive Paul Weller: LiveWood Joy Division: Preston Warehouse & Les Bains Douches Pink Floyd: Pulse
The Band - The Last Waltz Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners The Doors - Live at the Hollywood Bowl Velvet Underground - Live Vol 1+2
If this does'nt include New Order live recordings,then in terms of not a bad song on it,with superb live performances..James-Getting away with it(all messed up)One of the few examples to my ears,of a band being far better live, than on their studio recordings.Far,far better...
steveone wrote: Easy. "Stop Making Sense" by Talking Heads. An absolute classic.
Neiher a classic or particularly "live" I reckon this is one of the most overhyped albums/movies of all time. It's overdubbed to f**k and the editing on the original 1984 version cuts whole verses out of some of the tracks so that they can squeeze more onto the record. Also bear in mind that the original leaves out some of the best tracks from the movie (Crosseyed & Painless and This Must Be The Place being the two biggies)in favour of some real stinkers (Swamp!).
Far superior is "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads" which came out a few years earlier and features tracks from three different gig recordings. The lo-fi quality of the first few tracks is mega and must hail from right at the start of their career.
If you compare "Psycho Killer" on Stop Making Sense to the same track on TNOTBITH then you'll see why most Heads fans regard it as a much more accurate record of their live output.
For some weird reason it was never released on CD til about 2 years ago. 
Boatraceface wrote: If this does'nt include New Order live recordings,then in terms of not a bad song on it,with superb live performances..James-Getting away with it(all messed up)One of the few examples to my ears,of a band being far better live, than on their studio recordings.Far,far better...
Easily my favourite live DVD too 
I need your address, BRF - check yer email.
Diamond White wrote:
Boatraceface wrote: If this does'nt include New Order live recordings,then in terms of not a bad song on it,with superb live performances..James-Getting away with it(all messed up)One of the few examples to my ears,of a band being far better live, than on their studio recordings.Far,far better...
Easily my favourite live DVD too
I need your address, BRF - check yer email.
What about "One Man Clapping" - surely the one essential James LP?
I see this is not about the crap band called 'Live'.
I dunno other than the Order I really don't much care for live recordings.
Diamond White wrote:
Boatraceface wrote: If this does'nt include New Order live recordings,then in terms of not a bad song on it,with superb live performances..James-Getting away with it(all messed up)One of the few examples to my ears,of a band being far better live, than on their studio recordings.Far,far better...
Easily my favourite live DVD too
Forgot about that one. Got that DVD,the farewell gig at M.E.N. Arena.And I was there too!
Absolutely Live--The Doors Entreat--The Cure In Case You Did Not Feel Like Showing Up--Ministry
(The Good Doctor) Martin Fradley wrote:
What about "One Man Clapping" - surely the one essential James LP?
Forgot about that one. I feel sure that James are a rare example of a band that improved with age. The last gig is them at the top of their game.
HAPPY MONDAYS - LIVE
Are you Man U you are you fookin Man U?
Turn it up sound and make it LOUDER.
Fookin 'ell, ere's where I turn into Elvis.
My favourite non New Order gig - Uncly John took me along for a MAD day out. We thought the Mondays were gonna be shite, but they turned in the best performance of their career.
Special mentions to :
The Band - The Last Waltz & Dylan's - Hard Rain.
GlasVegas wrote:
steveone wrote: Easy. "Stop Making Sense" by Talking Heads. An absolute classic.
Neiher a classic or particularly "live" I reckon this is one of the most overhyped albums/movies of all time. It's overdubbed to f**k and the editing on the original 1984 version cuts whole verses out of some of the tracks so that they can squeeze more onto the record. Also bear in mind that the original leaves out some of the best tracks from the movie (Crosseyed & Painless and This Must Be The Place being the two biggies)in favour of some real stinkers (Swamp!).
Far superior is "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads" which came out a few years earlier and features tracks from three different gig recordings. The lo-fi quality of the first few tracks is mega and must hail from right at the start of their career.
If you compare "Psycho Killer" on Stop Making Sense to the same track on TNOTBITH then you'll see why most Heads fans regard it as a much more accurate record of their live output.
For some weird reason it was never released on CD til about 2 years ago.
Nah,im not having that! Ive got both editions of Stop Making Sense (i agree the original 9 track version was below par),and i`ve also got The Name Of The Band Is Talking Heads. Talking Heads are my second favourite band,second only to New Order,and the expanded Stop Making Sense is far superior.
The Name Of The Band Is Talking Heads repeats tracks (3 takes of Psycho Killer?)
not a big fan of live records.
got a couple of Killing Jokes ones, Black Flag etc.
like this:-
steveone wrote:
GlasVegas wrote:
steveone wrote: Easy. "Stop Making Sense" by Talking Heads. An absolute classic.
Neiher a classic or particularly "live" I reckon this is one of the most overhyped albums/movies of all time. It's overdubbed to f**k and the editing on the original 1984 version cuts whole verses out of some of the tracks so that they can squeeze more onto the record. Also bear in mind that the original leaves out some of the best tracks from the movie (Crosseyed & Painless and This Must Be The Place being the two biggies)in favour of some real stinkers (Swamp!).
Far superior is "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads" which came out a few years earlier and features tracks from three different gig recordings. The lo-fi quality of the first few tracks is mega and must hail from right at the start of their career.
If you compare "Psycho Killer" on Stop Making Sense to the same track on TNOTBITH then you'll see why most Heads fans regard it as a much more accurate record of their live output.
For some weird reason it was never released on CD til about 2 years ago.
Nah,im not having that! I
ve got both editions of Stop Making Sense (i agree the original 9 track version was below par),and i`ve also got The Name Of The Band Is Talking Heads. Talking Heads are my second favourite band,second only to New Order,and the expanded Stop Making Sense is far superior.The Name Of The Band Is Talking Heads repeats tracks (3 takes of Psycho Killer?)
3 takes of Psycho Killer? Not on mine. One kick-ass version. Unless the re-issued CD has extras. I've only got the LP. Which remains INFINEATELY SUPERIOR to Stop Making Sense. There was a thread on a Heads board I read ages ago that pointed out a whole list of innaccuracies from SMS that indicate that it was far from "live". I'll look for it and try and post a link.
Entreat - The Cure
It's been years since I've listened to it tho. Must be somewhere buried in the garden SHED.
Under A Blood Red Sky - U2
Les Bains Douches - Joy Division
Sabotage Live - John Cale
Live at Max's Kansas City - Velvet Underground
"Play" by Magazine,his is also a fantastic example of all thats good about alive recording. One of my all time favorite bands.
"Play" by Magazine,this is also a fantastic example of all thats good about alive recording. One of my all time favorite bands.
The 'Oo: Live At Leeds (as usual) Hawkwind: Space Ritual (don't care that it's edited) King Crimson: Absent Lovers (eardrums still buzzing) Bob Dylan: Live 1975 (though it's from different venues) Curtis Mayfield: Curtis The Fall: A Part Of America Therein
And then there's always the boots. 
Papa Bendi wrote: Spiritualized at the Roayal Albert Hall. Absolute class
Oh yes... Never really cared for live albums, though I've been listrening to a lot more NO live recently...
Snorri xxx
No more f'ing saudade wrote:
The Fall: A Part Of America Therein
Good choice that, though I also love the Iceland 83 disc as well as Fall In A Hole.
isaac wrote: "Play" by Magazine,his is also a fantastic example of all thats good about alive recording. One of my all time favorite bands.
I'm not a big fan of live recordings but this one is marvellous:
Peter Gabriel plays Live (the old one)
The Modern Lovers, "Precise Modern Lovers Order" - two different concerts from the early Seventies, perfect proto-punk with a sensitive side (this is Jonathan Richman we're talking about, after all)
The Who, Live at Leeds Talking Heads, The Name of This Band Is... New Order, BBC 1 In Concert Joy Division, Preston 28 February 1980
New Order, BBC 1 In Concert Joy Division, Preston 28 February 1980
and this gary numan one cant remember the name of
Digital Mike -The People's Moderator wrote:
Rush
I saw em twice , God knows why
Has Geddy Lee's voice broke yet ?
not yet, but any day now, he is only 50!
Kraftwerk - Minimum/Maximum. Metallica - S&M Underworld - Everything/Everything
Primarily ebcause they all do very very different and new things to the established canon. Luckily enough I managed to be at one of the dates recorded for KW and for Underworld as well.
ac / dc if u want blood was a cracker,so was talking heads stop making sense. but for a proper LIVE album,with rough as fuck sound,and shambolic performances but topped of with oodles of energy its got to be "sid sings" loved this when it came out and still do,id love to get it on cd n all as the vinyl is a bit bashed in these days.
Velvet Underground - live 1969 Lou Reed - Rock and Roll Animal (I know nobody is supposed to like it, but I do) Kraftwerk - Minimum Maximum
oldmonkey wrote: Velvet Underground - live 1969 Lou Reed - Rock and Roll Animal (I know nobody is supposed to like it, but I do)
Good choices Tim, R+R Animal is class.
The Woodentops - Hypnobeat Live ACR - Live in America JD - Still Big Audio Dynamite II - On the Road '92 Mondays - Live
Lou Reed - Rock and Roll Animal (I know nobody is supposed to like it, but I do)
Same here, love Sweet Jane and Rock n Roll, great driving lp
BETTER LIVE THAN DEAD (aka Live, Anarchy In the UK, etc.) by the Sex Pistols MADE IN JAPAN by Deep Purple LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL by the Doors
