Live Albums

[Snowbunny]

Live albums,do you like them or not.Myself i love them,some of my favorites include:

The BoDeans--Joe Dirt Car
The Allman Brothers---Live at The Fillmore East
Warren Haynes--Live at Bonnaroo
Van Morrison--Its to late to stop now
Thelonious Monk Quartetwith John Coltrane--at Carnegie Hall
Golden Earring --Naked Truth,2,3
Heart--The Road Home

to name but a few
what are yours?
bill

I don't really. I find it distracting to hear the same whistles over and over again. I always imagine some old guy listening to the cd and telling his kids "Here that whistle? That was me!" Kinda sad.

But I do remember liking Frampton Comes Alive.

[3-LockBox]

I don't really. I find it distracting to hear the same whistles over and over again. I always imagine some old guy listening to the cd and telling his kids "Here that whistle? That was me!" Kinda sad.

I think that's why a lot of live albums suck. The front man will announce to the crowd that, "we're recording tonight!", so that the crowd will become overtly rowdy. I wish they'd keep that sort of thing a secret so as to cut down on the 'yea-hoo' factor. I never did understand why musicians thought that we (the album buyer) would want all that crowd noise drowning out the music (stoopid musicians anyway )

I went to a concert with a guy who whistled and went WOOOOO!!!!! all throughout the night....moron.

[Dusty Chalk]

I went to a concert with a guy who whistled and went WOOOOO!!!!! all throughout the night....moron.

Sorry.

[Bernd]

I agree that many Live recordings suck, but some of the mentioned discs are a real blast to listen to, with decent volume of course.
Some great choices. I would like to add to that list these favourites of mine:

The Waterboys - Karma to Burn
Christy Moore - Live at the Point
Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Face to Face
Runrig - Once in a Lifetime
Nancy Griffith - One fair Summer evening
Magazine - Play

Peace

Bernd

[musicman1999]

Interesting replies.
Anyone heard any of Patricia Barber's live stuff?

bill