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Top 8 live albums - the final
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Poll Question: Which one is the best?
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4 [5.80%]
12 [17.39%]
14 [20.29%]
8 [11.59%]
9 [13.04%]
5 [7.25%]
13 [18.84%]
4 [5.80%]
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    Posted: April 30 2018 at 11:47
^I'd wait until the next remaster.
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Maybe I should by the Yessongs album. I only know it by YouTube.
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These are all great albums, but these are mostly great collections of songs played very similarly to the original studio albums. When I think of 'best live albums', this connotes for me a situation in which the song is played very differently, either a new arrangement, or there is substantial improvisation that makes the piece different from the studio album, or there are really stunning extended solos, so that the live version is special. 

The Fish, and Yours is No Disgrace on Yessongs are different (but not really the rest of Yessongs). Having Richard Sinclair sing on A Live Record is somewhat different. The one that is most consistently different, though, is Made in Japan, with its extended guitar and organ solos. However, I am not a huge Deep Purple fan, so this album for me just isn't as good as the Camel, Yes, or other albums in the list.

So...under slight duress I voted for Camel, given it looks like it needs some help, but I agree that some of Jimi's live albums, or the Allman Bros Live at the Fillmore, or some (many!) of Zappa's live albums, would be better choices for 'best live' albums that are special/different. I also like the live version of Garden of Dreams on The Flower Kings 'Meet the Flower Kings' album, which is very different from the studio version of the tune. But I guess that one didn't make it through the semi-finals.
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Originally posted by iluvmarillion iluvmarillion wrote:

Voted for Yessongs, but speaking about Made In Japan, my opinion is that any of the Jimi Hendrix live albums would comfortably beat it, as would the Live In Leeds (The Who) album, as would The Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East concert. But the Deep Purple live album has the reputation and people know it well, so it gets all the votes (not that it's a bad album).

I was admittedly a bit inconsistent on "Prog Related" by including Deep Purple but not some others incl. the ones you listed and David Bowie, so they didn't have the chance to compete. here. Personally I'd pick Deep Purple over all of these based on personal taste but these are great live albums, too, and it would've been interesting to see whether some of them could've snatched themselves a rank between prog's most treasured bands in such a live album poll. 
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Voted for Yessongs, but speaking about Made In Japan, my opinion is that any of the Jimi Hendrix live albums would comfortably beat it, as would the Live In Leeds (The Who) album, as would The Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East concert. But the Deep Purple live album has the reputation and people know it well, so it gets all the votes (not that it's a bad album).
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So the ranking is
1) Yessongs
2) Made in Japan
3) Playing the Fool
4) Bursting Out and Seconds Out
6) Genesis Live
7) Live at Carnegie Hall
8) A Live Record

Yessongs is an unsurprising yet  worthy winner in my opinion even though I'd have ranked it at about 4 out of these.
I'm really surprised that Deep Purple can secure the second place, and it's also unusual to see Camel in the last position for once, although given that KC, PF, ELP and VDGG didn't even make the final, it's not that much of an embarrassment.
But this is all so tight that just by upping the poll things can change again.  Anyway, thanks for voting!
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Genesis Live, my first Genesis and first prog album. I played it again after ten years maybe. Still love it.
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the one with the unaccompanied bass pedal solo from Michael Rutherford
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Very good showing by Deep Purple! I'm surprised that this album classified as "Proto-Prog" can defend the second rank.

Deep Purple are here on PA under proto-prog for the early Rod Evans era albums. What came later can be seen as hard rock, heavy prog, blues rock. 

This album can be classified as Prog Related, or maybe even Heavy Prog, methinks (not as Proto-Prog). Anyway, it can keep par with the major prog live albums.


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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

Very good showing by Deep Purple! I'm surprised that this album classified as "Proto-Prog" can defend the second rank.

Deep Purple are here on PA under proto-prog for the early Rod Evans era albums. What came later can be seen as hard rock, heavy prog, blues rock. 
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Very good showing by Deep Purple! I'm surprised that this album classified as "Proto-Prog" can defend the second rank. It's pretty strong though. In the first round, Genesis Live was better than Seconds Out, now it's no longer... Apparently all these Deep Purple voters love Genesis Live more; I can understand that, though despite not being the biggest Genesis fan, I voted Genesis Live here. It's just by some distance the Genesis album I play most often, a collection of powerful renditions of some of their strongest songs. Renaissance is my number two. 

Other things are still quite open; will Gentle Giant end up very respectable third? Will Renaissance beat Camel this time despite having lost to A Live Record in the semifinal? Can Jethro Tull at least keep up with the Genesis album that secures more votes?


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GG over JT
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Yessongs
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Deep Purple. Man, is that a great record.
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Renaissance > Yessongs > Seconds Out
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Yessongs for me but Genesis Live is a close second.
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