What albums have you seen performed in their entirety?

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Bink, May 23, 2018.

  1. Bink

    Bink Forum Resident Thread Starter

    It has been a common trend now for several years for rock and pop performers to present complete performances of one of their albums, almost in the tradition of classical symphonies.

    What albums have you seen performed in their entirety? I am going to impose a couple of rules - the performance included at least one of the original band and that the album was played as one piece (rather than because they happened to play every song on the album during the course of the gig).

    And what other albums do you think deserve the same treatment?

    These are the performances I have seen :

    The Who - Tommy
    The Who - Quadrophenia
    Brian Wilson - Pet Sounds
    Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
    Rufus Wainwright - All Days are Nights.

    And as we are in the 50th anniversary year, my recommendation for a full album show is Beggars Banquet.
     
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  2. lightbulb

    lightbulb Not the Brightest of the Bunch

    Location:
    Smogville CA USA
    Steely Dan - Aja
    Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The River
     
  3. numer9

    numer9 Beatles Apologist

    Location:
    Philly Burbs
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Yes - Close to the Edge
    Yes - Tales of Topographic Oceans
     
  4. numer9

    numer9 Beatles Apologist

    Location:
    Philly Burbs
    Neil Young - Time Fades Away....I think
     
  5. seed_drill

    seed_drill Senior Member

    Location:
    Tryon, NC, USA
    Pet Sounds
    Quadrophenia
    TAAB & TAAB 2
     
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  6. ElevateMeLater

    ElevateMeLater Jesus of Cool

    Location:
    USA
    Sloan - One Chord to Another
    Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
    Kanye West - Yeezus
     
  7. KarlPG

    KarlPG Forum Resident

    Pet Sounds
    Operation: Mindcrime
    Smile
    Moving Pictures
     
  8. Dreaddazzman

    Dreaddazzman Forum Resident

    Location:
    Cleveland
    Hmmm, off the top of my head...

    Brian Wilson - Smile
    Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
    Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
    Weezer - Blue Album
    Weezer - Pinkerton
    U2 - The Joshua Tree
    Peter Gabriel - So
    Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
    Roger Waters - The Wall
    Helmet - Betty

    Coming up -

    Garbage - Version 2.0
    Trashcan Sinatras - Cake
    Trashcan Sinatras - I've Seen Everything
     
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  9. Grunge Master

    Grunge Master 8 Bit Enthusiast

    Location:
    Michigan
    Jane's Addiction-Ritual De Lo Habitual
    Brian Wilson-Pet Sounds and SMiLE
     
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  10. dbsea

    dbsea Forum Resident

    Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
    Not sure if it counts, but Phish has a Halloween tradition of putting on a musical costume by covering an entire album by another band. I saw the Halloween 2010 performance of little feat’s waiting for Columbus.
     
  11. mcchocchoc

    mcchocchoc Forum Resident

    Location:
    Oregon
    The most recent one for me was Steve Vai's Passion and Warfare, his last / most recent tour. It was excellent.
     
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  12. 3coloursbeige

    3coloursbeige Forum Resident

    Location:
    London
    Soundgarden played all of Superunknown in Hyde Park in 2014. I was a bit miffed actually, I only wanted them to play Badmotorfinger stuff...but then, the beers were really hitting home by then, so it's very possible that they did...
     
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  13. DaverJ

    DaverJ Forum Resident

    Location:
    East Tennessee
    The following albums I saw performed live:
    • Yes Close to the Edge & Fragile (same show)
    • Roger Waters The Wall (I assume this doesn't break the OP's rules..?)
    • The Who Quadrophenia
    • Pixies Doolittle
    • Fu Manchu King of the Road
    • Ian Anderson Homo Erraticus

    There has to be others, what am I forgetting?
     
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  14. brownsound2112

    brownsound2112 Forum Resident

    U2 - Joshua Tree
    Rush - Moving Pictures
    Janes Addiction - Nothings Shocking
    Spiritualized- Ladies & Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space
    Roger Waters - The Wall
    Peter Gabriel - So
     
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  15. hutlock

    hutlock Forever Breathing

    Location:
    Cleveland, OH, USA
    Wilco - Star Wars

    They opened every night of the tour by playing the complete album from start to finish.
     
  16. Chrome_Head

    Chrome_Head Planetary Resident

    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA.
    Recently (as in the last 3-4 years), got to see Helmet perform Betty in its entirety at the Viper Room.
     
  17. R. Totale

    R. Totale The Voice of Reason

    Magma - Ëmëhntëtt-Rê
    Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
     
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  18. side3

    side3 Younger Than Yesterday

    Location:
    Tulsa, OK
    The Who- Quadrophenia
    John Fogerty- Cosmo's Factory (he did not perform them in order, but did perform all of the songs)
     
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  19. Spadeygrove

    Spadeygrove Senior Member

    Location:
    Charleston, WV
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Greendale
    The Who - Quadrophenia
     
  20. DaverJ

    DaverJ Forum Resident

    Location:
    East Tennessee
    Any member from the original album performing?
     
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  21. Scooter59

    Scooter59 Forum Resident

    Location:
    North Shore, MA
    Rush - Moving Pictures
    The Who - Quadrophenia
    Roger Waters - The Wall
    Bruce Springsteen - The River
    Porcupine Tree - The Incident
    The Musical Box - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
    Rufus Wainwright - All Days Are Nights
    Various Artists - Kevin Gilbert's The Shaming Of The True
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Greendale
    Open Fist Theater Company - Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage

    And a whole bunch of Marillion albums: Season's End, Brave, Marbles, Holidays In Eden,......
     
  22. Jack Lord

    Jack Lord Forum Resident

    Location:
    Washington, DC
    Brian Wilson- Pet Sounds
    Roger Waters- Dark Side; The Wall (although I left before Side 4 began)
    John Fogerty- Cosmo's Factory
     
  23. vudicus

    vudicus Forum Resident

    Location:
    UK
    None sadly, but it was still a great show.
    I just re-read the OP's first post and I now realise that it's not applicable for that very reason, so I've deleted my comment.
     
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  24. Bink

    Bink Forum Resident Thread Starter

    A couple of shows that were almost, but not quite full albums were :

    Elton John - Peachtree Road
    Bjork - Vulnicura
     
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  25. drad dog

    drad dog A Listener

    Location:
    USA
    Arthur Lee (and Love) - Forever Changes
     

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