Favorite Live Album
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Topic: Favorite Live Album
Posted By: Zoso
Subject: Favorite Live Album
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 00:00
What is your favorite live album by a Prog band? I personally think Renaissance's Live at Carnegie Hall concert cannot be beaten. I also have it on vinyl. 
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 00:13
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Peter Gabriel "Plays Live" is my all time favorite. That would be followed by "Yessongs." Oddly enough, I don't have copies of either of these anymore. I will have to rectify that. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 00:29
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the new dream theater one, score, followed by the other live dream theater albums. i wonder how many people are going to make negative replies to this post because i'm obviously a big dream theater fan. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 00:37
Posted By: 2112
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 00:39
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i m a big fan of: Rush - Different Stages as well as Rick Wakeman - Journey To the Center of the Earth. -------------  I can't wait to share this new wonder...The people will all see its light! |
Posted By: Fusionman
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 01:51
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Flower Kings - Alive on Planet Earth Pain of Salvation - 12:05 ------------- 
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Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 01:52
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The forthcoming Live at RPH by the re-united Van der Graaf Generator.
I like Yessongs by Yes, Bursting Out by Jethro Tull, Room Temperature by Peter Hammill, Absent Lovers by King Crimson, Vital by the aforementioned Van der Graaf Generator...
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 02:09
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Rush - Different Stages
ELP -Pictures At An Exhibition
IQ - Forever Live
Genesis - Seconds Out
Par Lindh Project - Live In Iceland
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Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 02:23
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Yes - Yessongs
Supertramp - Paris
KC - USA
PF - Is there anybody out there?
Deep Purple - Live in Paris
Deep Purple - On the road
ELP - WBMFTTSTNE
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 02:24
------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 02:32
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No order
Pictures At An Exhibition - ELP
Yessongs - Yes
A live Record - Camel
Two for the Show - Kansas
Journey to the Center of the eath - Rick Wakeman
Made in Japan - Deep Purple
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 02:40
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Agitation free/Last (74) /At the cliffs of river Rhine 74' / Fragments Live 74' Sweet smoke live 74' Mahavisnu Live (from Nothingness to eternity)(73) |
Posted By: gong
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 03:58
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well, let say that GONG "LIVE ETC" is my fav. rgds |
Posted By: bsurmano
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 03:58
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Colosseum_Live.jpg"> ------------- 'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast..... Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.' Bob Dylan |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 04:42
 El&P - Pictures at an exhibition (CD and DVD)
  Focus - Hamburger concerto
  KC - Circus, Earthbond Mahavishnu orchestra -Live http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Colosseum_Live.jpg">
Colosseum -Live http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deep_purple/made_in_japan/">
   Gentle giant - King biscuit; Playing the fool Traffic - On the road   Pierre Morlein Gong - Live Yes Symphonic DVD Hackett - Tokyo tapes DVD and CD |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 05:28
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Indeed, i forgot "Hamberger concerto" and "On the road" from Traffic. I don't know if "Pompeï" can be consider as a "real" live album. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 05:33
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No SM live? |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 05:40
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Yes - Yessongs ELP - Welcome Back My Friends.. Pink Floyd - Live at Pompeii (OK, it's not an album, but still...) King Crimson - The Night Watch Rush - Exit... Stage Left, Different Stages Deep Purple - Made in Japan |
Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 06:23
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... I forgot Focus "live at the Rainbow" and "Hamburger..."
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 06:48
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Yes, Focus "live at the Rainbow" is fine indeed. |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 06:54
You mean Sado-masochistic sessions?
 We have Kinky-Club here in Finland. |
Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 07:01
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I prefer live albums rather than studio albums
 Anyone's Daughter/Piktors Verwandlungen
Tenjosajiki/Shintokumaru
Yes/Yessongs
Santana/Lotus
Magma/Magma Live
Bi Kyo Ran/Ran
Anekdoten/Waking The Dead: Live In Japan 2005
Miles Davis/Pangea
ELP/Pictures At An Exhibition
PFM/Live In USA
Heldon/Well And Alive In France Live In Nancy 1979
SBB/Karlstad Live
King Crimson/The Night watch
etc
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 07:08
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I don't know this Heldon live! Interesting. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 07:54
Anyone for Yesshows? Anyone? 
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Posted By: Hatters
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 07:57
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Dont know if DVD's count but I would say Dream Theater - Live at Budokan
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Posted By: unforgivable74
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 08:47
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Steve Hillage - Live Herald Gong - Floating Anarchy Live 1977 Genesis - Seconds Out Marillion - Anorak In The UK Marillion - The Thieving Magpie Peter Gabriel - Secret World I'm a big Floyd fan but I find the concerts of the post-Roger live albums so over-produced, you might as well play the original tracks and get a few of your friends to cheer at the end! 'Is There Anybody Out There?' is very 'live' - I'd waited years for it to come out and I wasn't disappointed. ------------- Laughs as I clean my teeth, laughs as I rub at my eyes. |
Posted By: unforgivable74
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 08:49
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Oh - sorry - got to mention 'Talk Talk - Live In London 1986' - phenominal! ------------- Laughs as I clean my teeth, laughs as I rub at my eyes. |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 09:16
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I see at least three people list Hamburger Concerto by Focus as one of their favourite live albums. The mind boggles. This is not a live abum!! Ahem, where were we? I choose Peter Gabriel plays live. ------------- Blog this: http://artrock2006.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 09:33
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The rather unknown French band Nemo's live album Immersion Public is
splendid. PaaE by ELP is great aswell, but I've been too busy with
studio albums by most artists, so I can't really comment on classics
such as Yessongs. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 09:39
Yes, indeed  So, it's Live at the Rainbow Caravan/Fairfield hall 74' is not bad and features excellent sound quality. |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 09:58
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<<the new dream theater one, score, followed by the other live dream theater albums. i wonder how many people are going to make negative replies to this post because i'm obviously a big dream theater fan.>> Not I because I plan on getting both the CD and DVD on my lunch hour. I'd have to say my favorites are: Marillion: Anorak In The U.K. (could be the best sounding live disc I've heard) Rush: Exit...Stage Left Marillion: Popular Music Marillion: Marbles On The Road Kansas: Two For The Show Genesis: Three Sides Live Marillion: Made Again The Flower Kings: Alive On Planet Earth Rush: Different Stages Dream Theater: Live At Budokon E ------------- 
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Posted By: willy
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 10:41
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The Lamb Lies down on brodway is absolutely stunning when peformed live. i dont think its an 'official' live album fomr genesis though. I like Live at budokan (DT), Rush in rio, R30, Yessongs ------------- 
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 10:43
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Rush - Different Stages
Gentle Giant - Playing the Fool
Genesis - Second's Out
Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine
and a host of others... ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: XTChuck
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 11:02
RIGHT HERE!!! And thanks for mentioning this great live record.
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 11:34
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My current favourites are:
King Crimson - Earthbound
King Crimson - The Night Watch
Hawkwind - Space Ritual
Planet Gong - Live Floating Anarchy 1977
Rush - Exit... Stage Left
Soft Machine - Live At The Paradiso 1969
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Posted By: sm sm
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 12:11
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Gentle Giant - Live playing the fool
Genesis - Seconds Out
Yes - Yesshows
Rush - All the worlds a stage
Pendragon - Live in Krakow
Dream Theater - Twice in livetime
Kansas - Two for the show
Marrilion - The thieving magpie
Aint exactly prog but, Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Live
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Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 12:14
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My favourites in no particular order: Camel - A Live Record Rush - All the World's a Stage GG - Playing the Fool BJH - Live Renaissance - Live at Carnegie Hall Wishbone Ash - Live Dates Runrig - Once in a Lifetime (not prog but amazing) Wolfstone - Not Enough Shouting (A band I am keen to add in prog folk) Mostly Autumn - Live at the Grand Opera House My biggest regret is that Gryphon never did a full live album, (ie not sessions!). |
Posted By: theytsejamer
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 12:21
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Rush - Exit.... Stage Left, Rush in Rio
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There, Ummagumma
Tool - Salival
DT - Scenes from NY, Live at Budokan
Genesis - Seconds Out, Live
Deep Purple - Made in Japan
John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess - An Evening With.....
and Others.... ------------- SMR.... |
Posted By: hank
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 12:31
My fave is Made in Japan...not so prog, anyway
 ------------- Old friend charity Cruel twisted smile And the smile signals emptiness For me Starless and Bible Black |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 12:35
What do you call "Child in Time" and "Space Truckin'", by the way?  |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 13:03
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The last live album I really enjoyed listening to was probably Gnidrolog: Live 1972 which
I gave repeated spins a few months back. Their sense of humour comes
across more strongly than ever, and the whole show is hugely energetic
and shows a brilliant level of musicianship and skill. The audience is
clearly select but they're having a whale of a time regardless, and anyone who
wasn't there then was obviously missing out. As a rule, I tend to listen to live albums much less frequently - live shows are better suited to videos and dvds, I feel. You always feel like your missing half the fun with live CDs. |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 13:25
Caravan & the New Symphonia 
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 13:31
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Yes - Yessongs Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine Peter Gabriel - Plays Live Camel - A Live Record Fulano - Vivo! Tangerine Dream - Poland Hawkwind - Space Ritual Ozric Tentacles - Live Underslunky ELP - Welcome back my Friends... Rush - Exit... Stage Left Deep Purple - Made in Japan King Crimson - USA UK - Night After Night Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live Gong - Live Etc Among others... Not in order of course but I've been listen some of this albums for 20 years and I never get tired!!! Peace & love ---- ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: KeyserSoze
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 15:02
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Ok, mine are, in no order: Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine Genesis - Archives #1 (The Lamb live) Supertramp - Paris Kansas - Two For The Show Spock's Beard - Don't Try This At Home Renaissance - Live At Carnegie Hall Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live Threshold - Critical Mass Enchant - Live At Last Phish - every live act ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/mhron/?chartstyle=artists" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 15:22
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Forgot to mention "The Night Watch." That is a great one. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 15:34
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I love Rush in Rio, I know many people say it isn't that good, but I always watch it.
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 15:44
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Yessongs by a long shot with Solar Music Live by Grobschnitt coming in neck in neck at a close second. ------------- |
Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 15:50
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i am pretty sure that Grobschnitt's Solar Music Live is the greatest live album ever
Aaron
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 15:57
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I was actually at that show!
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Posted By: mgallard
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 16:33
Bullseye! If any of you hasn't listened to this album you should! Amazing is adequate, but awesome is closer to the truth :-) Mogens |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 16:43
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the most of them have been mentioned ... but anyway here are 10 live albums that i adore.
Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine
Dream Theater - Live Scenes From NY
Camel - A Live Record
The Flower Kings - A Live on Planet Earth
Kiss - Unplugged
Radiohead - I Might be Wrong ( and several bootlegs)
Pink Floyd - PULSE
VdGG - Vital ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: proglil49
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 17:07
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The best show I saw was Rick Wakeman's Return to the Centre of the Earth. Too bad it won't make a live album. Anyway my favorite live is DT's Live Scenes From New York. ------------- I want to be an astronaut |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 17:21
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Phish - New Years Eve '95.
They are so underappreciated on this site, I can't believe it. This is an incredible live album
King Crimson - THe Night Watch, Absent Lovers, and VROOOM VROOOM
Not enough people have heard these, which is a shame, because KC are a band that needs to be heard live.
Les Claypool's Frog Brigade - Live Frogs Set 1 And 2
They aren't on the archives yet, but this band is definitely prog. The band covers King Crimson's "Thela Hun Ginjeet", Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", and the entire Animals album. Every song gets an extended jam. It's an amazing show.
Non-prog:
Dave Matthews Band - Live In Chicago
Wilco - Live In Chicago
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Pixies - Death To The Pixies
Lou Reed - Rock N Roll Animal ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 17:26
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oh jesus... a favorite live album... couldn't pick just one.. so five favs... Magma - Live Hhai Renaissance - Live at Carnegie Hall Le Orme - In Concerto ADII - Live in London Hawkwind - Space Ritual ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 17:45
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Made in Japan is the best think in the Deep Purple catalog...its so freakin´ good!!! Not prog, but another impecable live album is Led Zeppelin´s How the west was won ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Bt-Tor
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 17:59
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Rush - All the World's a Stage, Exit...Stage Left, Rush In Rio Genesis - Live Curved Air - Live Dream Theater - Live at the Budukon Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live Roger Waters - In the Flesh Live Yes - Symphonic Live |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 18:32
neither... though Made in Japan is an essential live rock album compares to the greatest live document in rock history  *micky genuflects* ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 18:41
Yeah! Dave Matthews has some really good stuff... I don't know if someone could help me, but I've got a live album made by Australian band Midnight Oil... really good stuff, very raw and great lyrics butr I don't have the name of the album... anyway, out of prog, it's really good stuff... ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 18:47
oh wow... I love Midnight Oil and have and love that album... it's 'Scream in Blue' ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 18:49
This is released by Captain Trip Records on July 20, 2006.
Only 1000 copies double CD.
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 18:55
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Saga - In transit
Kevin Gilbert & Giraffe - Live at Progfest '94
Queen - live at the rainbow (not on CD though)
Loose change - live at the grainstore 1987 (w/ Virgil Donati)
Pat Metheny Group - The road to you (he is in this site now !)
Twelfth night -live and let live
Dixie Dregs - the second half of 'night of the living dregs'
King Crimson - B'BOOM live in argentina 1994
The Enid - live at Hammersmith (1983)
and many others... ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 19:48
| I forgot to include Great Big Sea's Road Rage in my selection. Not prog but absolutely amazing pop/folk. Their version of Mari-Mac is the fastest singing I've ever heard! |
Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 19:54
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Made In Japan-Deep Purple Two for the show-Kansas
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Posted By: moonlapse
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 20:21
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Camel - A Live Record Hawkwind - Space Ritual Rush - All the World's a Stage Dream Theater - Live at Budokan Gentle Giant - Playing the Fool and it's not prog, but I really enjoy Live - Johnny Winter And as well. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 20:40
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Deep Purple - Made In Japan
Camel - A Live Record
Kansas - Two For The Show
Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine
and non-prog: Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won -------------  "Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 20:52
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I forgot a couple that i really like
Quidam - Live Baja Prog Mexico 99
Peter Gabriel - Secret World ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Dr4Wazo
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 21:15
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Peter Gabriel Plays Live and the recent "somewhere in south america" show from Hackett
-------------  "Mëem Otsilennhetëe Dros Sun Surra Steuhn Do Nansei" |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 21:21
------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 22:01
you sir, are very lucky
care to share anything of what you remember,what else did they play, anything from Rockpommel's Land?
Aaron
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Posted By: Toon
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 22:26
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Ah...there's so many. Currently a favorite of mine is "Friday
night in San Francisco" by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco De
Lucia.
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 03:45
Which pieces please? |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 03:47
Sorry but your choice is awful
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Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 03:51
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Grobschnitt - Solar music
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Posted By: CryoftheCarrots
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 03:53
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In no order-Genesis Archive 1
Porcupine Tree-Coma Divine
Roxy Music-Viva Roxy Music
Lou Reed-Rock n Roll Animal
Genesis-Genesis Live
Miles Davis-Live Evil ------------- "There is a lot in this world to be tense and intense about" MJK |
Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 13:39
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1.) Gentle Giant - Playing The Fool 2.) Gentle Giant - BBC Radio In Concert 3.) Gentle Giant - Live At The King Bisquit Flower Hour 4.) Gentle Giant - Experience 5.) Emerson, Lake And Palmer- Pictures At An Exhibition Yes, I'm a diehard Gentle Giant fan...  ------------- Mesmo a tristeza da gente era mais bela E além disso se via da janela Um cantinho de céu e o Redentor - Antônio Carlos Jobim, Toquinho & Vinícius de Moraes - Carta ao Tom 74 |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 14:29
Please explain yourself ! it is very easy to attack without arguments ! ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 14:37
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In no special order (Except the 1st one)
Yessongs~ Yes
Exit Stage Left~ Rush
House of Yes: Live at the House of Blues ~ Yes
Device-Voice-Drum~ Kansas
Live Killers~ Queen (Its prog to me :) )
Beyond & Before (The BBC Sessions) ~ Yes
Welcome Back My Friends....~ ELP
A Show of Hands~ Rush
Yesshows~ Yes
All the World's A Stage~ Rush
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 16:14
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Dammit! and this one that im listening righ now :
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Liquid Len
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 17:00
Oh and what I'm listening to now Genesis Archive Vol 1, some of the live on Vol 2 ain't too shabby either! ------------- Can you tell me where my country lies? |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 17:13
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First and foremost, Genesis Archives '67-'75.
But after that, in no particular order
Rush - Different Stages
Rush - All The World's A Stage
Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine
But there are others I haven't heard yet that may sneak in there!
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Posted By: spacecraft
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 18:28
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It has to be Welcome Back My Friends by ELP.
However for all those people who think Yessongs is a brilliant "Live" album read this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_Back_My_Friends_to_the_Show_That_Never_Ends - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_Back_My_Friends_to_the_Show_That_Never_Ends
Not so live after all....eh?? ------------- To Him as the Supreme King and Judge we commit our cause, casting our cares upon Him and firmly trusting that He will inspire us with courage and bring our enemies to nought. |
Posted By: gods of marble
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 18:30
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why 801 live of course.
it is a must listen.
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Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 31 2006 at 02:30
King Crimson's best live period was 1969-1975. Circus, Earthbond, Live in Amsterdam, Night watch are some of the albums from this period. The second Crimson period after 1975 is IMO much less inventive and not so exciting.
Queen is one of the bands that don't deserve to be called prog at all.
Pat Metheny is boring for me. There is a lot of more exciting jazz/rock bands (Mahavishnu orchestra, Weather report, Passport, Pierre Morlein Gong, Soft machine, National health, Jeff Beck, Billy Cobham...and many more)
Saga is also not very representative live band.
That's only my oppinion. If you like them that's OK.
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: September 01 2006 at 16:40
You probably didn't listen to KC's 'B'Boom' live : it is as exciting as their earlier live performances, moreover it features two line-ups, so it's twice more exciting ! It has some interesting live improvisation moments as well.
Queen's live at the rainbow released around 1974 is a stunning performance with lots of tracks from their prog album : Queen II.
Loose change is a jazz-fusion band in the vein of Steve Morse's early solo career, it nevertheless features a cover of Morse's "cruise missile". it has Virgil donati on drums.
I don't consider Pat Metheny as boring : his music can be one time smooth and another time experimental, plus he blends perfectly brazilian music with jazz. I think "last train home" is a true masterpiece with the delicate sound of sitar and the drums played to sound like a train in movement.
Saga's 'In transit' is the best live performance they ever recorded, and I don't see anything wrong in it.
You didn't give your feelings about the 5 other records mentioned !!! So what's wrong with my list, if you haven't listened to more than half of it. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Pulse
Date Posted: September 02 2006 at 14:46
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My favourite live albums (in no real order):
On the Road - Traffic
 Pulse - Pink Floyd
 Pictures at an Exhibition - Elp
 Genesis - Live
 I know it's not prog but I'll mention that my all time favourite live album is The Concert for Bangladesh. Almost a half an hour of Dylan material and a bunch of George Harrison preformances. What could be better?
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Posted By: Negru Voda
Date Posted: September 02 2006 at 17:15
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Genesis - Live Deep Purple - Made in Japan King Crimson - The Night Watch I see to be enjoying live albums more than the studio versions lately. |
Posted By: Taril
Date Posted: September 02 2006 at 17:55
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Pink Floyd - Pulse Rush - Exit Stage Left Genesis - Live ------------- Bright Ambassadors of Morning |
Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: September 02 2006 at 18:14
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Renaissance Carnegie Hall
Camel A Live Record
Genesis Live
Caravan and the New Symphonia -------------  "Only the sun knew why"
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Posted By: Iconoclasta
Date Posted: September 04 2006 at 18:19
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I love Dram Theater's "Live Scenes From New York", that would be my choise... an incredibly strong live performance through three hours of length... The only better live album I know is Iced Earth's "Alive In Athens", but that's straight Metal.
------------- Please note that I'm a total newbie in Progressive Music, before bashing my posts... recommendations and teachings in general are welcome :) |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 04 2006 at 18:24
with a bit of selected editing there great choices ahhahah... and a big for the shout-out on the Harrison album.. though to answer your question.. hmmmm....ahhhh...  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: transend
Date Posted: September 05 2006 at 00:01
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My fave albums of all time are all live albums.. 1. Yesshows 2. Seconds out 3. Paris |
Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: September 05 2006 at 00:52
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1. PICTURES OF A CITY- LIVE IN NY. 21st.Century Schizoid Band. 2. LIVE PLAYING THE FOOL. Gentle Giant 3. CURVED AIR- LIVE Curved Air 4. ALIVEMUTHERFORYA. Billy Cobham, Tom Scott, Alphonso Johnson and Mark Soskin. 5. CARLOS SANTANA AND BUDDY MILES:LIVE! CS,BM , Neil Schon and others A nice little cross section for you. ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |
Posted By: NeAl MoRsE
Date Posted: September 05 2006 at 13:46
| I like the last cd of RPWL Start the fire (live). he's very good... |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 03:49
I agree with you on Harrison. I have "Concert for Bangladesh" DVD. One of the best non prog DVDs in my collection.
It's one of rare concerts where you can smell fantastic atmosphere, and the time when people stand for other people.
With John McLaughlin (Love devotion surrender with Carlos Santana) Harrison was one of rare who believed in god, love and kindness.
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Posted By: DantesRing
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 04:39
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10. Genesis - Seconds Out A great set. I always felt that Collins was a better live vocalist than Gabriel. 09. Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall in it's entirety. Great sound and good energy. Mother and Run Like Hell are performed especially strong here. 08. KISS - Alive! I know it's not prog, but it's a great album. This album shows how a good live performance can breathe life into some only average songs. The only KISS album to own. 07. The Residents - Live At The Fillmore Trippy, strange and totally out there. 06. John Cale - Sabotage Live Truly an overlooked gem. It's at moments savagely punk and at others beautifully serene. 05. Tangerine Dream - Poland I never get tired of listening to this. Sequencers gone wild. 04. They Might Be Giants - Severe Tire Damage Again, not prog, but one of the most fun live recordings. 03. King Crimson - Absent Lovers Incredible sound, excellent performance. I love this version of the band, so I may be biased. 02. 801 - Live (Damn, I hoped to be the first to mention this one.) If you haven't heard this, do yourself a favor and get it. 01. Cheap Trick - At Budokan Hands down what a live album should be. Raw, exciting and quick. ------------- I'm the shadow man, the jumping jack The man who can, but won't look back |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 04:46
Very strange collection here
1. Gabriel is light years better than Collins as a composer and singer and has great personality on stage
2. Wall concert is the worst (booooring!) PF concert ever
3. Kiss
 4. Residents and Cale a bit to avant for me.
5. King Crimson only until 1975
I think we have just opposite taste for music
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Posted By: Flip_Stone
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 12:59
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Gentle Giant's "Playing the Fool"
Rainbow's "On Stage"
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