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Live album night
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Message 1.Μύ
Posted by steve_swift (U2177659) on Wednesday, 20th January 2010
Here's a thought - how about a show culled from live albums?
For example:-
Kicking Television - Wilco
David Live - David Bowie
Final Flame - That Petrol Emotion
Okonosos - My Morning Jacket
At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
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Posted by the_roofdog (U9532299) on Wednesday, 20th January 2010
Frampton Comes Alive!
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Message 3
Posted by rileydj (U2509737) on Wednesday, 20th January 2010
Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners or The VU Live.
Genesis Live!
The Cramps - Smell of female (tho i've been told this isnt really a live album)
The Seeds - Come Alive (ditto)...
Mott The Hoople - Live... (obviously - from Broadway shows 74?). -
Message 4
Posted by steve_swift (U2177659) on Wednesday, 20th January 2010
Smell Of Female not a live album!? How come??
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Message 5
Posted by hank plankton (U4792100) on Wednesday, 20th January 2010
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (way better than 'Stop Making Sense' IMO)
Live At Leeds of course. -
Message 6
Posted by laurencea (U4486044) on Wednesday, 20th January 2010
Robyn Hitchcock - anything from 'gotta let this hen out' or 'storefront hitchcock', both of which i attended the recording of.
does it have to be a live album? for a one-off track, r.e.m. 'time after time, etc' is wonderful. Stipe and Buck playing 'time after time' until MS launches into 'red rain' only stopped when PB starts playing 'southern central rain (i'm sorry)'. -
Message 7
Posted by Nick Lewis (U14307941) on Thursday, 21st January 2010
Jellyfish REflector - Guided by Voices
The Living End - Husker Du
The joke is always on us sometimes - Sugar (it was a bonus disc on the Besides cd)
Bob Mould also has a few live albums....There are a few on WIshing WEll, and there is also 'Live dog 1998'
And there is that Wilco Live album too!
Actually there are a couple of other live GBV albums, but the above one is probably the best. -
Message 8
Posted by MattInGreenwich (U14035413) on Thursday, 21st January 2010
Stop Making Sense actually sounds like it was recorded live in front of a real audience though. Whereas TNOTBITH sounds like it was recorded in the studio with the audience noise tacked on for effect. Sort of.
Else Neil Young's Live Rust, if only for the "When get big I'm gonna get an electric guitar. When I get real big!" just before he launches into My My, Hey Hey (the blue one) ...
Heaven. -
Message 9
Posted by hank plankton (U4792100) on Thursday, 21st January 2010
Stop Making Sense actually sounds like it was recorded live in front of a real audience though. Whereas TNOTBITH sounds like it was recorded in the studio with the audience noise tacked on for effect. Sort of.
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SMS was primarily a movie though so maybe they wanted more audience atmosphere. I should dig out the DVD and watch it again. Been a long time. The album 'is' great, especially 'Slippery People', but I love the basic four-piece sound on (what used to be disc one of)TNOTBITH, and the later shows (disc 2) blow me away due to Adrian Belew on guitar.
All top stuff though. -
Message 10
Posted by haroldseye (U14257712) on Thursday, 21st January 2010
Something from "Live in concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra" by Procol Harum. The version of "Conquistador" is terrific - Gary Brooker on great form.
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Message 11
Posted by steve_swift (U2177659) on Saturday, 23rd January 2010
'Live At Raji's' by The Dream Syndicate is a great album also.
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Message 12
Posted by Ddik Trebor (U202315) on Saturday, 23rd January 2010
It's Alive - The Ramones
Live at the Counter Eurovision - Misty in Roots
Bootleg series 4, 5 & 6 - Bob Dylan
Live and Direct - Aswad
Nighthawks At The Diner - Tom Waits
The Last Waltz - The Band
Live at the Apollo - James Brown -
Message 13
Posted by U6679583 (U6679583) on Sunday, 24th January 2010
The Doors - 'Alive she Cried' - and their pre-gig soundcheck version of Gloria.
Joni Mitchell - "Miles of Aisles".
Hemndrix - "Live at Monetery" [sp?]
The Woodstock album too. -
Message 14
Posted by jasonaparkes (U3653332) on Saturday, 6th February 2010
I'm quite partial to the following live albums:
*Live at CBGB's/23 Mins Over Brussels by Suicide
*Kick Out the Jams by the MC5
*Metallic KO by Iggy & The Stooges
*Beethoven Was Deaf by Morrissey
*Live 81/82 by The Birthday Party
*the Kevin Ayers/Eno/Nico et al live LP
*Fragments of a Rainy Season by John Cale
*Feel Good Now by Swans
*The Living End by Husker Du
*It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison
*Stage by David Bowie
*Live Rust by Neil Young/Crazy Horse
*The 32nd Annual Report or Mission of Dead Souls by Throbbing Gristle
*Live at Leeds by The Who
*the Tuxedomoon live LP in that box-set a few years ago
*It's Alive by The Ramones
*Babylon By Bus by Bob Marley & the Wailers
*Damage by Fripp & Sylvian
*Nocturne by Siouxsie & the Banshees
*Is It the Sea? by Bonnie Prince Billy et al
*Kicking Television by Wilco
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Message 15
Posted by LJJsPlectrum (U14169939) on Thursday, 11th February 2010
The Blow Up and Live at the Old Waldorf - Televison
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Message 16
Posted by Lee1975 (U4412355) on Friday, 12th February 2010
What about "I've Been Loving You Too Long" or in fact anything from the live album that was part of the recent repackaged and reissued "Otis Blue" by Otis Redding?
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Message 17
Posted by gidarmy (U7627527) on Monday, 15th March 2010
Maundy Thursday (April 1st) is when we'll do this so please add some more suggestions.
Has anyone suggested the live version of Freebird yet? -
Message 18
Posted by hank plankton (U4792100) on Monday, 15th March 2010
Not sure if it was an album or an EP, but a favourite of mine back in student times was 'Concert' by The Cure. The version of 'A Forest' far superior to the studio recording with biscuit-tin lid cymbals.
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Message 19
Posted by knerak (U10891878) on Monday, 15th March 2010
aye, ok. stick me down for free bird.
amid the gloom, i seem to mind reference being made to a new bun, i mean pun thread. just me, or are my ears going the way of my eyes?
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Message 20
Posted by Fielding Mellish (U14387210) on Tuesday, 16th March 2010
Some great suggestions here. But I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the greatest live album of all, Thin Lizzy's 'Live & Dangerous'. I would suggest play-listing 'Emerald', complete with lovably sexist cheesy intro:
"Is there anybody here with any Irish in them?"
"Are there any of the girls who'd like a little more Irish in them?"
Only Lynott could get away with that! -
Message 21
Posted by LJJsPlectrum (U14169939) on Wednesday, 17th March 2010
Another few thoughts:
Sensational Alex Harvey Band Live - one the greatest live albums ever imho
Galaxie 500 - Copenhagen - particulary given the recent re-releases
The Only Ones - The Big Sleep (Miles from Nowhere?) intro to As My Wife Says - I got married about 10 years ago...wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Robert Wyatt - Live at Drury Lane
Marianne Faithful - Blazing Away
Kraftwerk - Maximum Minimum
And plenty of Zappa and The Fall live albums to take a pick from. -
Message 22
Posted by Gorp (U14389377) on Wednesday, 17th March 2010
How about something off the first half of "The Twilight Sad Killed My Parents and Hit the Road", recorded live at the ABC in Glasgow. Unfortunately the best song on the album (imo), the alternate version of "The Room" (called "Untitled#27" on the album) wasn't a live recording. Ah well, their cover of Joy Division's "Twenty four hours" is pretty splendid.
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Message 23
Posted by Slartibardfast (U3764321) on Monday, 22nd March 2010
Just because I have just converted it from vinyl to digital last week Stupidity by Dr Feelgood.
Not only a good live album but but arguably their best album of any sort. -
Message 24
Posted by NedB-H (U6666144) on Monday, 22nd March 2010
Glitter and Doom - Tom WaitsΜύ
Nighthawks for me.
And one no one will have heard of:
Cian Nugent - Childhood, Christian Lies and Slaughter. -
Message 25
Posted by David Jennings (U983176) on Tuesday, 23rd March 2010
Glad to see my favourites have already been mentioned (thanks jasonparkes and hank plankton), so just giving them a 'bump' in this frenetic lobbying process:
- Fragments of a Rainy Season by John Cale
- It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison
In the Great Talking Heads Debate, I'm also on the side of The Name of this Band is....
If you're looking for wild cards:
- Made in Europe by Deep Purple (great testosterone-fuelled drama in the first 65 seconds; pretty turgid after that from what I remember)
- Arc by Neil Young (keeping with the theme of albums namechecked in Half Man Half Biscuit songs, Look Dad, No Tunes has "I bet he listens to Arc a lot")
- Robyn Sings by Robyn Hitchcock (a partial remake of Dylan's "Albert Hall" concert, which turns out *better* than the original) -
Message 26
Posted by Ged Hawksworth (U14397200) on Wednesday, 24th March 2010
Good Morning Gid.
Live album night is right up my alley, problem is me and my mate will be driving to wales (caravan not cottage) for a two night getaway from the kids to remenice(?) about when we used to be in a band together, take things, drink things, fall off our bikes (he still does, sadly) and play the odd Pagan wedding...if you haven't then I would recommend it...mushy brew on the bar instead of a bar tab, married at midnight by a wizard etc...I digress.
I LOVE live albums and here are some of my faves that I'd love you to consider.
1. Free live album with The Cult's Dreamtime...in particular God's Zoo ("spoonies!")
2. Since I've been Loving You from Song Remains The Same...that guitar intro has cut me to shreds on many an occasion.
3. Johnsburg Illinois from Big Time (tom waits)
4. Anything from Live After Death by Iron Maiden!
5. Emma by Sisters of Mercy (on an ep I think)
6. Paper and Iron from XTC's Coat of Many Cupboards (cd2)
7. Torture Never Stops (in full please) from any live Zappa album
....I'll stop there as I know you are a busy man, as is your studio right-hand-man/lady.
Keep up the great work and let's hope six lives as long as music itself. Long live the Gidster.
Ged from Liverpool. -
Message 27
Posted by knerak (U10891878) on Friday, 2nd April 2010
many thanks for the live album night. excellent show. well done everyone. let's do it again, pretty sometime soon, x
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Message 28
Posted by gidarmy (U7627527) on Friday, 2nd April 2010
I think we'll have too. Three hours nowhere near enough. Have a good weekend all. x
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Message 29
Posted by hank plankton (U4792100) on Friday, 2nd April 2010
Listening now, and hearing 'A Forest' from 'Concert' for the first time in way too long.
Many thanks. Happy Eggyness.
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