Live records you like but others despise

Some of those who stuck around through the twists and turns since have probably come around, but of my small circle of prog loving friends at the time a lot had trouble with Van Der Graaf's "Vital".

 

Aerosmith - Live Bootleg always gets a bum rap, but I enjoy it quite a bit.

 

This.....

 

Sonny Rollins & Don Cherry - Village Gate '62
Jimi Hendrix - Isle of Wight Festival '70
Frank Zappa - Flo & Eddie live sets '70-71
Chicago - Live at Carnegie Hall '71
Beck, Bogert & Appice - Live '73
Wire - Document & Eyewitness '79-80
Danzig - Live on the Black Hand Side '92-00
Phish - live picks from '99 & '00
Lauryn Hill - MTV Unplugged '02

 

Not sure if anyone loathes this album, but it doesn't seem to get much love:

 

Delicate Sound of Thunder. I ****ing love that album.

 

I don't know that many ppl in the world to know if any of my favs are despised..oh wait. you mean by a critic?! LOL...I don't partake in the reading of their babel...

 

I was thinking of that one and wondering if I'd like it now. I didn't like it when I first got it, and eventually sold it off.

 

People don’t seem to love ELP’s Welcome Back My Friends..., but I personally love it.

 

I've always really liked Zappa/Mothers Live at Fillmore, but I see it consistently rank at the bottom of Zappa's live stuff and at the bottom of his overall albums as well. That said, I wouldn't play it around certain people due to language and subject matter, so I can see why some don't like it, but it's a fun album with some interesting banter. Also has a goofy live version of Peaches En Regalia with the Turtle guys "singing" along. Also it has Volman and Kaylan doing Happy Together, with Zappa and his band!

 

Early live Wire... you feel electricity in the air. What's not to love?

 

Always loved EC Was Here. Now love 2nd disc of deluxe 461. You get the whole show now. That version of Smile is just
So heartfelt

 

Iggy Pop - TV eye Live

I love this album which was in my very heavy rotation when released. Read some less than complimentary reviews.

 

the friend who introduced me to the Scorpions still loves them but really does not like Scorpions-MTV:Unplugged in Athens which i love

 

Some favorites that receive a lot of negative criticism . . . I'll stick to one per artist:

Aerosmith - Classics Live
Alice Cooper - The Alice Cooper Show
Allman Brothers Band - Peakin' at the Beacon
Aretha Franklin - One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
Ayers/Cale/Eno/Nico - June 1, 1974
Barry Manilow - Live
Billy Joel - Концерт
Bowie - David Live
Dead - Steal Your Face
Dylan - At Budokan
ELP - In Concert
Hall & Oates - Livetime
McCartney - Paul Is Live
Metallica - S&M
Neil Diamond - Love at The Greek
The Nice - Five Bridges
Ozzy - Live at Budokan
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
Stones - Love You Live
Ted Nugent - Intensities in Ten Cities
The Who - Join Together
Yes - Union Live
Zappa - Tinseltown Rebellion

 

Steppenwolf/ Early Steppenwolf
It is criticized a lot for the fact one can hear hiss and buzz noises from the amplifiers and some occasional knocks and bumps from the stage gear. I personally love this and enjoy it much more that the later and "cleaner" Steppenwolf Live set.

 

Guns N’ Roses - Live Era... I know a lot of it was reworked and re-recorded, but I still don’t mind it despite all the flack it tends to get. It’s a great peak behind the curtain into what Axl’s late 90’s vocals would’ve sounded like on an album.

 

Allmusic.com gives it 3 and a half stars. You must be quoting from an old Allmusic book. I wish Live From Deep In The Heart Of Texas would get remastered. It's a very quiet CD.

 

Came in to also say The Song Remains The Same. It's by far the best representation of Zep live on the '73 tour. I've heard a ton of boots and the album is still king, especially with all the additional tracks. Seek out the Heywood version.

 

I was cynically reading this thread thinking, nobody is producing a shred of evidence that "others despise" these examples, but then by the time I got this far I realized that yep, *I* despise most of 'em.

 

It is a disgusting sounding album but I bloody love it, I can't really explain why.

 

Don't know what to tell ya. I don't check back regularly to make sure reviews have or haven't changed.

But "Armadillo Stomp" on Live From Deep In The Heart Of Texas is crazy distorted. But yeah, I dig the record. Actually, all the CC stuff could stand a quality remaster box set treatment.

 

Black Sabbath Live At Last. The band are not fans at ALL, though I'm sure manager politricks have much to do with their hatred for it. For years, it was the only "legit" live release by the classic lineup. To me, it's a pretty Faithfull document on how the band sounded on most evenings during that tour cycle.
It sounds like a great bootleg, which is probably why it's one of those love/hate albums. Imagine if they released a 75 show in say 76. It was a huge mistake not to release a live one during their heyday.

 

King Crimson, Earthbound. Sure, the sound sucks. Crank it to 11 and embrace it.

 

Yeah, one of my favorite albums, and I absolutely love the film, too.