Live albums through the years (part 5)
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Topic: Live albums through the years (part 5)
Posted By: Stool Man
Subject: Live albums through the years (part 5)
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 05:44
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Each of these albums is currently PA's toprated live album for the year given. Which do you think is best? (There seems to be no live albums released in 1969, so for that year I have substituted the live half of Ummagumma, which is a favourite of several of us) ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 05:47
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ELP for it's awesomness...Gentle Giant a close seciond. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 05:59
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Renaissance- Live at Carnagie Hall.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005  |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 06:04
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Yessongs, but there are more: Playing the Fool, Live/Hhaï, Ummagumma, ... ------------- 
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 06:08
Indeed, tis a tough choice. ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
someone_else wrote:Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 07:03
| Supporting Pink Floyd here |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 07:22
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Gentle Giants live album is just about as good as they get ------------- 
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 07:51
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Yessongs. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 07:58
| Playing the Fool just barely ahead of Yessongs. I love both of these. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 08:36
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A lot of 5 stars in this list, but the one I've listened to much often during the years is the Renaissance's. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 08:40
| (1976) Renaissance - Live At Carnegie Hall |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 09:38
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During the 70s & 80s I would've answered Live at Carnegie Hall but in the last ten I listen to and favor Playing the Fool. Never liked Yessongs much. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 10:28
I'm surprised Live/Hhai doesn't have more votes, oh well it get's mine. 
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Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 10:42
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Renaissance is my fave live album of all-time, the versions here are 10 times better than the studio tracks. But it was still tough because Gentle Giant, ELP and Zappa are all 5 stars too. Yessongs is right up there but the sound quality is lacking so that knocks it down a bit. Two live albums that definitely should have been on one of these lists: ELP "Welcome Back My Friends..." and Caravan "Caravan and the New Symphonia". Both are awesome. Marillion's "The Thieving Magpie" is great too. And let's not forget Sinkadus' "Live at Progfest '97" ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 11:05
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Yeah - quite a few surprise absentees when I made these polls. In 1995, for example, "Pulse" is only the fifth best live album. I only chose one album from each year, and I chose whichever happened to be top of the list at the moment. ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 11:37
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GG or Renaissance?
Or Strawbs, an unappreciated gem?
Or Colosseum Live, a superb album?
Or the best live prog album ever, Camel, A Live Record (but it's not there!!!!!!!)?
I'll go for Renaissance this time.
------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 11:46
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I love a lot of these albums. Carnegie Hall, Yessongs, Umma, but my vote had to go to Playing the Fool. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 12:23
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Tough choices, but Renaissance gets my vote for this round.
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 13:37
1978 is in part 4 of the poll - but Grobschnitt are top for that year, so no Camel until 1993 (& they're leading the part 3 poll at the moment)
------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 13:48
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Yessongs! ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 14:21
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Playing The Fool ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Larree
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 14:38
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Great selection of live albums. I vote for Colosseum - Live. Rope Ladder to the Moon, baby! ------------- http://larree.ws" rel="nofollow - The Larree (dot) Website |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 15:12
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Can't say I've listened to all of them, but out of those I know, Playing The Fool is my choice ! ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 15:42
You could add half of The Nice self titled 1969 release and have a whole 1969 live album |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 15:43
| Got to go with Yessongs. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 16:35
Regarding Marillion I prefer Real to Reel. The version of Forgotten Sons on that album is I think the best thing ever recorded by them. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 17:37
Great list  .Live/Hhai followed by Ummagumma for me.
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 18:12
Wrong choice for Herbie Hancock, you should should have selected "V.SO.P.". 
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 26 2013 at 18:26
Mea culpa - I thought from memory it came out in 1977 as the Rain Dances tour was in that year. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Matti
Date Posted: March 27 2013 at 05:25
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I voted STRAWBS because that album has new material, making it more significant part of the discogrpahy than an ordinary live album would be. (I'm not very big live album fan in general.) |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 27 2013 at 05:33
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 27 2013 at 16:31
 If Welcome Back My Friends had been on the list then my vote would have been different
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Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: March 28 2013 at 11:36
It's not my choices, it's whatever albums happen to be top for each year at the moment. VSOP was released in 1977, not 1968.
------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: March 29 2013 at 13:49
| Hhai followed by Yessongs |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 29 2013 at 14:49
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So many masterpieces here. My favorite is the Renaissance one. ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: timbo
Date Posted: April 04 2013 at 15:21
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This just had me reaching for my vinyl copy of Pictures at an Exhibition - I was sure that was 1971. Yes indeed, it was recorded 26 March 1971, but not released until 1972. I never realised that in all the years I've owned it. As for the best, definitely missing Welcome back my friends, but surely the biggest omission from the list is Seconds Out. Scores 4.26 apparently, compared to 4.52 for Playing the Fool. Not having heard Playing the Fool, I can't really comment, but Seconds Out is my favourite live album of the 70s, possibly all time.
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 04 2013 at 17:02
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Magma Possibly their best overall album, too. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |