Relatively unknown, but GREAT live albums

Lou Reed - Live In Italy. This one seems to get overlooked among Lou's live albums. Recorded in '83, its his only live album with Robert Quine.

 

Four of my favorite live albums:
A Brief History Of The Waifs
Together In Concert: Live Tim Finn/Bic Runga/Dave Dobbyn
7 Worlds Collide Neil Finn And Friends Live At The St. James
Bic Runga With The Christchurch Symphony Live In Concert

 

Husker Du - The Living End

 

John Denver - Christmas in Concert
Johnny Cash at Madison Square garden
Dire Straits - On the Night

 

Rod Stewart - Absolutley Live from 1982. It may not be from his most respected period with the faces, but this release showcases a singer and performer on top of his game with an ability to sing a wide variety of material successfully in a single live concert. But, this vote goes to the cassette release which has 2 bonus tracks that the cd doesn't have.

 

Garden Of Delights seemed to specialise in releasing German radio shows of some decent quality. Are they still extant? I thought they'd sunk a few years ago. Great if they haven't.

 

The Gun Club Ahmed's Wild Dream
" " "" "" Early Warning (which is also the live disc on one release of Miami)
Live 81-82 Birthday Party
Battle of Medway John Martyn
Dark Magus Miles Davis
Bless Its Pointed Little Head Jefferson Airplane
Collector's Edition Great Society
Mc5 teenage Lust (may be a better versionof the Back In The USA material)
Iggy & The Stooges LA '73

 

Pa Osteraker is just as good, at a time when Cash's studio albums were starting to decline in quality.

 

I can think of Wipe The Windows, Check The Oils, Dollar Gas by the Allmans, Love You Live by The Rolling Stones, and Jerry Lee Lewis live at the International Hotel, 1970.

 

Mingus at the Bohemia, Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach.

 

I think that pretty much redefined what people thought of the band. I think they had been thought of as mainly a studio band until that was released. Certainly wouldn't have expected something taht sounds like it comes from Detroit a couple of years later from them.
It is pretty heavy with a lot of kick. & the band manages to stretch out sings very successfully. Brilliant.

 

Tim Buckley Return oF The Starsailor searing stratospheric orgamsic playing. Wish the sound quality was more pristine though, do think the cd I have of it is pretty great.
Dream letter and Live At The Troubadour are also both pretty great.

 

I always thoughtWipe The Wondows, Check The Oil, Dollar Gas by the Allman Brothers Band was very much overlooked. Yes there is no Duane on it but Chuck Leavell does a fantastic job and it is interesting to hear the differences in arrangements without Duane.

 

V/A recorded live from Providence area bands (I guess, doesn't say for sure anywhere) from '84 @ The Living Room...good mix of styles

 

X Unclogged

 

Myra Melford - "Even the Sounds Shine" (rec. 1994)

• Myra Melford - piano
• Dave Douglas - trumpet
  
• Marty Ehrlich - alto sax, clarinet
• Lindsey Horner - bass
• Reggie Nicholson - drums

A fantastic slice of modern progressive jazz, with a great set-list alternating between propulsive burners and contemplative suites.

 

I don't like any Tim Buckley EXCEPT this. To think that Danny Thompson plays bass without any (I think) prior rehearsal is incredible.

 

I think Copenhagen Tapes is the same tour and has a Danish bassist put in a similar position and accounting for himself pretty well. So maybe it was just a thing for that tour, wonder where else they went?

 

Derringer Live

 

I bought a copy of this from Paul at a show he did in Detroit at the Shelter. Love that album, he even gave a couple of bucks off because the case was broken.

 

1. Footstompin' Music
2. Aimless Lady
3. Time Machine
4. Paranoid
5. Heartbreaker
6. Into the Sun
7. He Sent Me You
8. Rock 'N Roll Soul
9. Mean Mistreater
10. Inside Lookin' Out
11. Loco Motion
12. Sins a Good Man's Brother
13. Some Kinda Wonderful
14. Closer to Home

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Nrg-Mark-Farner/dp/B0000DIZUP

 

Anyone's Daughter - Live

may well be the best album of this german symphonic prog band.