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SteveG

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Topic: Best Live Prog Albums!
Posted: October 01 2014 at 17:29

Pick the Live albums that you think are the best!

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Posted: October 01 2014 at 18:23

Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall. Just because I was there for the second night's concert has nothing to do with my choice. Wink

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 00:29

Symphonyic live by yes
Different stages by rush
Score by dream theater
Coming of age by camel
Two for the show by Kansas

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Never give a day away.
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 01:10

KRAAN - Live '75
OZRIC TENTACLES - Live Underslunky
ZAPPA/MOTHERS - Roxy And Elsewhere
GENESIS - Seconds Out
YES - Yessongs
HAWKWIND - Business Trip Live AND Love In Space
GENTLE GIANT - Playing The Fool
GROBSCHNITT - Solar Music Live
PETER HAMMILL - The Margin
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - Bless Its Pointed Little Head
PORCUPINE TREE - Come Divine
CHICAGO - Live In Japan
...... just a few of my faves off the top of my head.....

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 02:04

SteveG wrote:

Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall. Wink

I was just about to say that! This live album is one of them miraculous ones

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 03:38

I can't say that I'm a huge fan of live albums but the ones that spring to mind are:

Hawkwind - Space Ritual
Steve Hillage - Live Herald
ELP - Pictures At An Exhibition (the best thing they ever did IMHO)

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 05:26

Exit... Stage Left and All the World's a Stage by Rush (former's my personal favorite) i really don't know my favorite to be honest, but these two i feel like are up there. same with King Crimson's USA probably.

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 05:33

In the Woods...- Liveatthecaledonianhall
Pain of Salvation- 12:5
Caravan- Caravan and the New Symphonia
Marillion- Early Stages Live boxset
King Crimson- The Great Deceiver
Muse- HAARP
Opeth- In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
Kayo Dot/Tartar Lamb- Krakow
Renaissance- Live at Carnagie Hall
Dream Theater- Live Scenes From New York
Marillion- Recital of the Script
Van der Graaf Generator- Real Time
The Gathering- Superheat
The Gathering- Sleepy Buildings

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 05:34

SteveG wrote:

Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall. Just because I was there for the second night's concert has nothing to do with my choice. Wink

Oh wow! What do you think of the King Biscuit albums, those would be my favourite of that band.

By the by, I am not per se a fan of live ALBUMS. I do love DVDs, depending on the band in question. But I love both Gentle Giant DVDs as well as Jethro Tull's Live at Madison Square Garden DVD. Among pure audio live albums, I really like PoS's 12:5, produced interesting interpretations of the original compositions which very few live albums do, striving as they do to get as close to the original as possible.

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 05:47

Frank Zappa - The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life
Genesis - Second's Out
Dixie Dregs - Bring Them Back Alive
Pretty much any King Biscuit prog album. Big smile

Edited by Slartibartfast - October 02 2014 at 05:48

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 06:24

Favourite live album of all time, ever: Tangerine Dream ~ Ricochet

Considering that in the live vs studio thread a lot of people picked PF I'm surprised that no one has picked them here, I've never been disappointed by PF (and related) live album but to pick one I'll go for Pulse as I've played that more times than any other live album. The Winter Tour '74 bonus tracks that they released on the Experience editions of DSotM and WYWH would be favourite if they had been officially released seperately as a double live album...(yeah, I Was There)

Amon Duul II - Live in London - really enjoy that when the mood it right.

Yup - Renaissance - Live at the Royal Bertie Hall (aka King Biscuit Hour Presents) - excellent stuff, I particularly like the mutual respect the rock and orchestra musician have for each other, Rabinowitz's comments seem to be very genuine (if a little surprised perhaps).

PoS - 12:5 ... perhaps the finest "unplugged" live album ever made. In fact I'd echo practically every live album on Andy's list, Sleepy Buildings is a damn good call.

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 06:28

Genesis Live.

ELP - WBMFTTSTNE

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 06:31

I have a thing for live albums. It used to be The Doors' Absolutely Live, Allman Brothers from the Fillmore, Band of Gypsys, Kiss Alive, Metallica's Binge & Purge, Cream Live and of course The Woodstock album.

Nowadays it's SBB Karlstad for the most. Any prog head worth his salt should own this baby Tongue

Nah I have so may faves and that includes the aforementioned Ricochet. What a stunner. I love looking at the art work while I'm listening to it. Very hypnotising and bewitching.

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 07:51

Ummagumma, Space Ritual, Can Box

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 08:18

Ah, how could I forget Remember Shakti's Saturday Night in Bombay album! Not really prog in the strict sense of the word, though it's here on the archives, but a monstrous thing, this one. Shringar goes from a mesmerising, hypnotic entrance by santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma to a fiery McLaughlin-led climax. Yeah, on second thoughts, THAT is actually my favourite live album bar none. And having seen them perform about 11 years later, I can vouch for the fact that it wasn't a live-recorded-in-the-studio affair Wink

. Those musicians absolutely CAN play like Gods. *End of fanboy rave*

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 08:24

Genesis Live

ELP-Pictures....

Renaissance-Live Carnegie

King Crimson-Great Deceiver box set

Hawkwind -Space Ritual

Barclay James Harvest Live 1974

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 08:44

Triumvirat-Illusions On A Double Dimple Live!

Colosseum-Colosseum Live

Le Orme-In Concerto

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 09:31

Pink Floyd - Ummagumma

Tangerine Dream - Ricochet

King Crimson - Great Deceiver

Henry Cow - Concerts

Hawkwind - Space Ritual

Caravan - Fairfield

Magma - Hhai

Yugen - Mirrors

Camel - Live

Electric Masada - At The Mountains Of Madness

Von Zamla - 1983

National Health - Playtime

Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - October 02 2014 at 10:00

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 09:38

rogerthat wrote:

SteveG wrote:

Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall. Just because I was there for the second night's concert has nothing to do with my choice. Wink

Oh wow! What do you think of the King Biscuit albums, those would be my favourite of that band.

Love the Renaissance King Biscuit discs as they are in top form and really interact well the orchestra. it also feature's material from the Novella album that was custom made for orchestral arrangements. Also, Dunfords guitar is more up front in the sound mix which is another plus. My only compaint is stage buzzing that was caused by someone's amp not getting along with someone's monitor but that's how live performances go sometimes.

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Posted: October 02 2014 at 14:38

Yessongs

Camel - A Live Record

Transatlantic - Live In Europe