Live albums

Not keen on live albums at all.
Certainly never been interested in watching a live DVD or video.
I do have several live bootlegs of Marillion, although I've had to sell a few over the years due to financial worries.
Also have several semi-official live CDs of Al Stewart, but that is mainly because he is so excellent live and interacts so well with the audience.

it depends. with Hawkwind I would definitely go for the video; a lot is happening on stage all the time

I've a Yes 2 VCD set that I have heard quite a bit - it's a relatively early web cast. Funny thing is I never noticed it has visuals. Must get around to it sometime.

DG's Remember That Night is great to listen to; probably watch as well.

I'd always opt for the music first but it's nice to have a DVD to avoid the tedious practice of moving.

I've a lot of boots and bootleg video - some is really good once fans with good kit do their thing - means it's historic ELP headlining Cal Jam 74.

Good to have an inexpensive best quality, most complete choice.


Edited by uduwudu - October 21 2016 at 03:44

Basically this:

Mascodagama wrote: I never watch video.  Either I'm just listening to music, in which I'll have my eyes closed or be staring vacantly into space, or I'm doing something else at the same time which precludes watching the video. Put another way, when I have the choice of both listening and watching or just listening I always choose just listening. I also go to quite a few gigs, and if I can't see the band properly it drives me absolutely nuts. Go figure. But actually being at a live performance is a completely different thing for me than listening to recordings.

I additionally like to mention that live albums are the shizzle...or they can be. Some lf my absolute fave records are live ones. Stuff I consider to be the very best from the respective artist.

Santana - Lotus
Allman Bros - Fillmore
Jimi/Band of Gypsys - Fillmore
Doors - Absolutely Live
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet
Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine
Kraan - Live
SBB - Karlstad
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld
The Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks
...aaaaand so forth.

audio 95 - 5 video

Tasartir wrote: Audio. I rarely ever re-watch videos. I enjoy videos as much as the next guy, I think they're awesome, but I'd rather have the music and listen to it whenever I want to without having to sit down and watch it every time.

This.

Oh almost forgot...it was Machine Gun that made Miles Davis go: 'I wanna work with that guy'. I believed they jammed together and were in the process of cutting an album together just before Jimi died.

Edited by Guldbamsen - October 20 2016 at 11:39

I changed my mind, audio.

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