Live Albums | The Ten Greatest

[@PhilBaird1]

Tremendous list Barry. Can't argue with any of that. Nice to see The Killer in there too. Fantastic stuff.

[@6banzai5]

not easy for me to forget Waiting For Columbus by Little Feat...

[@treff9226]

@@6banzai5 As good as it gets, Waiting For Columbus is ESSENTIAL and shows brilliant Little Feat in their element! Nice!

[@s0ld4u]

Terrible list. Kiss? Deep Purple? Jerry Lee Lewis for mom's sake? Talk about running out of ideas.

[@montaguewithnail6372]

@@s0ld4u Absolutely agree. He puts this shite on there and at the end says that Quo live is such a great album. Unbelievable.

[@Ruda-n4h]

I would add: 1. U2 - Live Under a Blood Red Sky 2. The Beatles - Live at the Hollywood Bowl 3. Dire Straits - Alchemy 4. Elvis - That's The Way It Is/On Stage

[@jimbaysinger1545]

Rory Gallagher, Irish Tour '74. One of the greatest live albums ever!

[@yodude9624]

Who the f is that?

[@lamblore5639]

i was just about to say that, Live in Europe, Stage Struck along with Irish Tour 74, all great live albums

[@stephendoherty981]

​@@yodude9624Really???????

[@kingcurry6594]

@@yodude9624 Please - if you've never heard of Rory Gallagher, don't come on a music site and demonstrate your ignorance. Even Jimi Hendrix thought he was the best guitarist in the world (though Hendrix was known for his modesty).

[@montaguewithnail6372]

Rory was one of the best live performers in the classic rock era and yet no mention of him here. Disgraceful.

[@keithbutler2222]

I know he's not technically Rock, but James Brown live at the Apollo...the energy and atmosphere of that recording is incredible

[@garyreams8123]

Back in the 60s,....I saw James Brown live at the Apollo in NYC/Harlem. Fantastic show and performance. I'll never forget that.

[@keithbutler2222]

@@garyreams8123 Ohhh I wasn't quite around then and also this side of the pond...but that sounds legendary of course

[@callmejeffbob]

"Waiting for Columbus" by Little Feat is my favorite live rock album.

[@markmiwurdz202]

@callmejeffbob. Have you heard the Little Feat live bootleg album "Electrif Lycanthrope" from 1974. WFC is good but EL is so much better and captures the band at their best IMHO. Stay safe and well.

[@jamesdinning9107]

Waiting for Columbus!

[@bglrj]

The Band Rock of Ages and Little feat Waiting for Columbus.

[@theodoreharrison119]

You nailed it. Waiting is THE best live album ever. With the Tower of Power horns backing them up.!! Crank it up and piss off the neighbors. That's the best way to hear it.

[@wWSwiftyWw]

I was fully expecting this album would make at the very least the top 3. So disappointed.

[@chuckm4540]

Great list Barry, per usual. Robin Trower Live! is one of my all time faves. The late great James Dewar is a criminally underrated vocalist and bassist. Trower's playing is mesmerizing and backed by Bill Lordan's very solid drumming. When folks talk of Power Trios, Trower is rarely mentioned.

[@scottmcgregor4829]

This should have been a double album.

[@robertlear2735]

I am so happy you picked Live at Leeds as #1. I saw The Who in concert in July of 1970 - two months after Live at Leeds was released. They are my favorite live band. I saw them again in 1980 and again in October of 2019 at the Hollywood Bowl.

[@ronaldyardley8965]

Live At Leeds, Play It Loud, Brilliant And Moonies Drumming..Yes!.

[@laurapearson3370]

It is the absolute best

[@phoenixjim0527]

What happened to 1990, 2000, and 2010? Just kidding. Life happened

[@colingeddes2172]

💯

[@davidreichert9392]

I would also say that Exit Stage Left by Rush is worthy of an honourable mention

[@gattingbowledwarne]

Best version of the mighty Xanadu

[@DuhBunny]

Probably my favorite version of Red Barchetta.

[@bernardmaasdijk734]

As far as I'm concerned ESL is rendered all but obsolete by the 2 cd live set contained in the 40th anniversary edition of Moving Pictures.

[@davidreichert9392]

@@bernardmaasdijk734 I beg to differ. Musical performances are not things to be "updated" or "obsoleted". They are not computers. You don't just throw them out once something new comes along. If they were great once, they will always be great. ESL captures the band in that era, which was the height of their creative output, made using the same equipment that was used to create those same songs in the first place.

[@bernardmaasdijk734]

@@davidreichert9392 That's okay. Your opinion is of course as valid as mine. I could have used superseded instead of obsolete but I doubt that would have made my comment more acceptable in your eyes. Perhaps I should expand. Roundabout the time of MP Rush were at their zenith, certainly creatively. But...I have always (40+ years) had issues with the rather "boomy" sound of ESL. By contrast the guitar's a bit thin. And the whole thing sounds somewhat - dare I say it - artificial. I've gotten used to it and have grown to like in particular side 3 and 4 of the original album. But most times I turn to All the World's a Stage or Different Stages or R30 for a tasteful helping of Rush in concert. And now the MP 40th Ann. live CDs. But all of this hardly matters. Please go ahead and continue to enjoy Rush in any way, shape or form you prefer.

[@nocarbonfootprint9120]

Great list! I would probably add "Double Live Gonzo" and "Foghat Live", not to mention "Frampton comes Alive

[@alanstrom2221]

Frampton Comes Alive is one of the worst things about the 70's. It's like a Christian Rally.

[@marxter6]

Foghat Live is worthy and underrated!

[@ChristiandeMesones]

Double Live Gonzo!

[@PaulBrown-il3wl]

Gonzo is great. Crazy good album

[@lionheartroar3104]

"Frampton Comes Alive" deserves to be on this list. Not only because of its performance levels , songs, and sales figures, but also because of the story that led to the recording of the album in the first place. "Wings Over America" and Pink Floyd's live album from the 80's is also amazing .

[@franktaconelli9095]

a lot of Wings Over America was overdubbed & corrected; search out the many bootlegs of their 1976 tour that gives a more realistic example of their sometimes rough performances (though Paul always sounds good!)

[@drew1964able]

I adore about 25% of that record. The rest is too syrupy for my taste…but I admit I always turn the volume up when “Do You Feel Like I Do” is being played.

[@pemops]

@@drew1964able same here :))

[@JeffJefferyUK]

What story?

[@dancahill9585]

@@franktaconelli9095 The isolated Linda McCartney parts are awful.

[@PaulSmith-ui1ey]

Uriah Heep Live 73 an absolute monster live album.Worth it for Gary Thains bass alone.

[@tfc-vt4dc]

Long Live Gary Thain. One of the greatest!

[@ChristiandeMesones]

Absolutely 💯!!!!!!

[@heimomoilanen9654]

Agree 💯

[@jk-ct2tg]

That's right,and maybe Status Quo Live. Top Album... i think so. Greetings from Germany. Ah yes forgoten Mahogany Rush(Frank Marino)

[@godfreydaniel6278]

Mad Dogs and Englishmen! Saw the tour - EPIC - the live double LP captures it perfectly!

[@fabianoescher149]

Fantastic album indeed.

[@bobgordon236]

Yes on Live at Leeds...raw and pure power.

[@mikee2923]

On Your Feet Or On Your Knees from Blue Oyster Cult. They more than any other band add another dimension to their music when performed live. This was before they had anything played on the radio. These live versions of their “Black and White” era songs are truly phenomenal.

[@jimnewl]

Best version of "Last Days of May" ever. This was the first album I ever bought. Before that it was 45's only. I had never heard BOC's music, but damn did the cover look cool. Think it cost me five or six bucks, something like that, for the double album.

[@stevepovkov9259]

ME 262

[@mauriceharvey4300]

On Your Feet... and Some Enchanted Evening, two fantastic albums. I don't think there's much better than R U Ready 2 Rock, Godzilla, and Astronomy from Some Enchanted Evening.

[@mauriceharvey4300]

@@jimnewl A brilliant album and the cover is still my favourite album cover to this day.

[@timprescott4634]

I prefer Some Enchanted Evening but both are RIDICULOUSLY good!

[@mytempleofrock]

I would love to mention The Tubes 'What Do You Want from Live'. Musicianship on another level and the razor sharp dissection of consumerism. Misunderstood by many as a cabaret act their live show was jaw dropping to watch and stunning to listen to. Love the channel and much appreciated reviews of much loved bands.

[@laurencelevene4333]

I agree 100%. The tubes were the best live band I've ever seen

[@kerisbule]

That is a fun album...the Crime Medley, I was a punk before you, tied for the number one group in the world. 👍

[@ice9snowflake187]

I caught The Tubes live several times at the Long Branch in Berkeley in 1975 or so. They were an awesome live act with amazing musical chops. There's a Tubes "Live At The Record Plant 11/21/74" recording that I found somewhere online from around back then.

[@alanstrom2221]

Fee Waybill was a very Camp performer. THE TUBES were an awesome LIVE Band. I loved their "COMPLETION BACKWARD PRINCIPLE" album. "Talk to Ya Later" is one of the best Rock songs I've heard.

[@NickDaganBest]

Live at Leeds and Made in Japan have consistently been my favourite albums ever since I bought 'em back in 1980-81. In both cases, my love for those albums is such that I have a rockier relationship with their respective studio catalogs. I like other Who and Deep Purple albums well enough, but nobody, not them or anyone else, has ever produced music that is as exciting to me as what you get on those two. Fully agreed on preferring the deluxe LAL, the opening Heaven and Hell should have always been included on the truncated version, IMO. Having heard the deluxe MIJ, which is great, I can appreciate that Roger Glover absolutely chose the best performances of each song for the release. Great list, thank you.

[@philfyphil]

I love Status Quo live at the Apollo, Glasgow. I learned to play guitar to that, nice and easy but raunchy. UFO Strangers In The Night is also class. Rock bottom is fantastic on this album, but I love every song.

[@o8thman812]

Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour 74 is a gem!

[@buska100]

Yes indeed. One of the Very Best. IMHO Any "Best Live Album" list without Irish Tour '74 on it is not to be taken too seriously

[@petersmith6815]

Without doubt THE best live album I have ever listened to!

[@joelmcgill1233]

Walk on Hot Coals!! Rory Gallagher totally under rated! Rolling Stone magazine asked Jimi Hendrix once “what it felt like to be the world’s greatest guitar player”. Jimi said “He didn’t know, they should ask Rory Gallagher”.

[@robertcooper411]

@@petersmith6815 I second that!. Love Rose Tattoo 25 to Life and Neil Young/Crazy Horse Weld as well.

[@awarewolves1712]

@@joelmcgill1233 Wait, didn't he say the same about Billy Gibbons too though? Is this apocryphal? Are you perpetuating apocrypha? 😃

[@jamessteelmon380]

Great list, with which I almost entirely agree - almost. I can't imagine a Greatest Live Albums list without "Kick Out the Jams" by MC5. Constantly on the verge of flying off the rails and descending into pure, chaotic noise, not to mention a cover of a Sun Ra number as as closer, there's nothing that comes close, much less compares to it. Their studio work was always a pale reflection of what they created live. It's an absolute must-listen.

[@kidoctane]

Truth !!!!

[@nadapuesnada7716]

Anyone who saw the MC5 live knows you're right!

[@tomh.5260]

MC5 Kick Out The Jams live is fantastic, I would have put at number three on this list.

[@awarewolves1712]

You've probably seen this but Wayne Kramer has a restored & remastered video from Tartar Field on his channel. July, 1970 I think. 'Ramblin' Rose,' 'Kick Out the Jams,' and - my absolute favorite - 'Looking at You.' It just destroys. Wayne shimmies, preens and glides around the stage like some wild bird about to take flight. And yeah, I remember wondering what's so great about MC5 before I heard "Teenage Lust." Pretty bad sound quality but the energy came through.

[@uprebel5150]

As a Detroiter I couldn't agree more.

[@DeGuerre]

ELP's version of "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a personal favourite for me.

[@classicalbum]

I did a video - ten best live prog albums.

[@ThisIsBlackScarr]

Slade Alive... The Ultimate Live Band. Noddy Holder singing Acappella could blow most bands off the stage!!

[@myphilippinestravels2045]

Definitely, Slade Alive Vol 2 for me

[@jimsanderson4180]

That’s a very English pick. Slade are almost totally unknown here in North America.

[@whitedrguy6503]

Definitely my pick for best live album, as a pure rock and roll set of songs recorded at a small gig and not a concert or stadium, it really captures the essence of a live gig.

[@whitedrguy6503]

@@jimsanderson4180 could say the same about Status Quo.

[@ThisIsBlackScarr]

They Have been releasing in the past couple of days some live tracks from "Live At The New Victoria" on their KZbin channel "Official Slade" You should check it out Jim and spread The Gospel.

[@PSA955]

Live Leeds, thank you for that, my all time favorite. I remember the 1st time I heard it as a young bass player in high school ('79). Unbelievable what Entwistle does on this album, especially on Shakin All Over, I didn't know bass players could do that. And he and Moon are in sync, amazing stuff, as you said always on the edge of chaos. Pete who never gets his due as a guitar player is on fire. Roger belting it out amidst that wall of sound.

[@jamesevans7796]

Two personal favourites for my top 10 would be ACDC - If you want Blood and Status Quo - Live. Hard to know which two to remove however... Great list Barry

[@craigoconnor6662]

I'm glad you mentioned Bursting Out. Plus, I would put in Dire Straits Alchemy.

[@mcolville]

Just discovered Strangers In The Night a few months ago, it's completely brilliant. I wish there were 10 more like it.

[@classicalbum]

I bought the deluxe edition which has loads of extra gigs included

[@tonywilliamson3532]

Have you checked out the Michael Schenker Group live album, Live at Budokan? IMHO it's very good Schenker is on top form, and a few UFO songs played too 😊

[@tonywilliamson3532]

@@classicalbum yeah, it's a little bit pricy. But if one's budget can stretch it's a worthy purchase

[@mcolville]

@@tonywilliamson3532 No but I'll check it out now, thanks!

[@danielsweet858]

@@classicalbum That set was a great buy. I listen to it often.

[@lorneturner5318]

Wonderful video and superbly presented.....I may be buried with 'Live at Leeds'...

[@bonesjackson81]

Strangers In The Night is the answer everytime 100% of the time.

[@dustylover100]

Chicago at Carnegie Hall. Now you can get all the concerts from that incredible week. They were the first to sell out Carnegie Hall for that entire week. Near the end, they played two shows a day.

[@azedt376]

Great list. Here is mine. 1. Get Your Ya Ya's Out - Rolling Stones 2. At the Fillmore East - Allman Bros Band 3. Waiting for Columbus - Little Feat 4. Some Enchanted Evening - Blue Oyster Cult 5. Live! - Bob Marley and the Wailers 6. Band of Gypsies - Jimi Hendrix 7. Live Rust - Neil Young 8. One More from the Road - Lynyrd Skynyrd 9. Live Wire Blues Power - Albert King 10. Live at the Fillmore - Lucinda Williams Honorable Mentions ================ Europe '72 - Grateful Dead Willie Nelson and Family Live - Willie Nelson Live, Vol 3 - Avett Bros Full House - J. Geils Before the Flood - Bob Dylan and the Band

[@billsmit9141]

Nice list, I just remembered The Nighthawks, "10 Years Live". A really great release!

[@jangrndahllorenzen3176]

Deep purple made in japan beats All and was a mile Stone

[@UptheStairs2]

I agree with Lucinda Williams live at the Fillmore being included on your list. Very insightful.

[@robertgallagher5285]

Would reverse one and two!!!

[@thewurm9177]

Another great post Barry! I'd like to add another "honorable mention." Live In The Air Age by Be Bop Deluxe is absolutely one of my desert island albums, and I'm an old hard rock/metal guy. Cheers, and I'll look forward to your next video!

[@lezlane1018]

Live n the airage is my all time favourite live album

[@petersamboy2578]

Honestly surprised YESSONGS isn’t on your list , that version of “ Perpetual Change “ is incredible !!! Also the versions of “Close to the edge “ & “Yours is no disgrace “ are equally powerful & magical !! I’d also have included RUSH’s “ EXIT STAGE LEFT “ that suite of “Broon’s Bane” “The Trees” & “Xanadu” Brilliant !! Also love that version of “La Villa “ Epic !!!

[@davidmooney5158]

He probably didn't include it because Yessongs is a flawed, poorly recorded and badly mixed album. The performances are first class, but the sound is muffled and muddy (except - funnily enough - for Perpetual change and the Long Distance Runarround/Fish section as they were recorded earlier when Bill Bruford was the drummer. Squires bass work is often lost and Howes guitar work is over prominent at the expense of the other musicians. Progeny is a much better (although still flawed) version of the recordings of the CTTE tour of that time.

[@Matty0923]

Love Exit Stage Left

[@kerisbule]

That version of Starship Trooper....I hope we don't go to hell for listening to it. 🤯

[@awarewolves1712]

Agreed re: Exit Stage Left, although I'm still miffed that they cut 'A Passage to Bangkok' from the CD release.

[@JeffJefferyUK]

@@Matty0923 The performances are great, of course, but the sound, particularly Alex's guitar, is too bassy for me.

[@backrowbrighton]

All the selections here are great. I have always liked 'All the Worlds a Stage' by Rush too.

[@derekjohnston2780]

The first Rush album I bought,still play it today.Brilliant!

[@dino335]

No. Kiss sucks.

[@Matty0923]

Epic

[@awarewolves1712]

@@dino335 I know a couple people who think Kiss sucks but do like "Alive!"

[@MrTahuna333]

Couple more to slot in fairly high up: J Geils Band - Blow Your Face Off, and Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Live Bullet. Man, the 70s were the high water mark for live albums.

[@markgatica12]

Those two are at the top of my list. And Full House, also.

[@scottdavis2252]

Micheal Stanley Band Stage Pass is amazing!

[@mauriceharvey4300]

I think the 70s was the high water mark for all rock!

[@scottodonnell7121]

Ted Nugent's "Double Live Gonzo" was a big favorite with my Army buddies in 1977. We all went nuts!

[@mauriceharvey4300]

@@scottodonnell7121 "Gonzo" was the album we used to play when me and my mates went off to metal gigs up and down the country. If "Double Live Gonzo" didn't get you in a rockin' mood, nothing will!

[@thekeywitness]

Viva! Roxy Music is one of the most underrated live albums ever. The band’s art rock songs get plenty of muscle in their live incarnations. The only thing wrong with it is that it’s a single and not a double.

[@anthonymclean9743]

Agreed especially If There Is Something , hearing that live is sublime.

[@Blinkerson55]

Out of the blue, if there is something, every dream, chance meeting, both ends burning and do the strand are AMAZING! 6 out of 8 songs are monsters!

[@alexlowe4100]

Just given this a whirl because of this comment- wow- thanks 🤩

[@thomascuddihy2933]

Absolutely awesome live album by Roxy Ferry and the boys Took a trip in the Dr who police box To 2250 ad And came back And recorded it in the Present. Now the past Brilliantly live Also Deep purple In Japan Live Status Quo Live Apollo Glasgow Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Neil diamond Love at the Greek Jerry Lee Lewis Live Germany Wings Wings Over America Frampton live Steve Harley cockney rebel Live Grand funk railroad Live Average white band Live Simon Garfunkel Police live Stranglers live

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

Mine would be (including some of your list): Dire Straits - Alchemy Talking Heads - The name of this band is Talking Heads Deep Purple - In Concert King Crimson - Absent lovers Elton John - Here and there (especially the cd re issue) Rainbow - On Stage Led Zeppelin - BBC Sessions Yes - Yessongs Neil Young - Live at Filmore East Honorable mention: Renaissance - Live at Carnegie Hall (Maybe the best live rock recording with an orchestra)

[@mikedonoghues4018]

Talking Heads and King Crimson are two of my favourites. Good choices, buddy. I’d add something by Roxy Music - maybe the quite late “Heart Still Beating”. Peter Gabriel “Plays Live” is a great listen too.

[@mattrogers1946]

That Rainbow album was amazing!

[@donquixote3927]

Yep, In Concert. If you think ‘Space Truckin’ is good, try ‘Mandrake Root’.

[@seinfeld8812]

Zeppelin BBC has fantastic guitar work

[@stewartsnelgrove5163]

One More from the Road by Lynyrd Skynyrd is an absolute gem!!

[@kendallbrown9301]

oh yes! steve gaines really revitalized this band, and this album captures them at what turned out to be their peak. sadly, we don't know how much higher they might still have soared...

[@KristyMcClellan]

I agree. Certainly should have been on this list.

[@CraigHollabaugh]

@@kendallbrown9301 sic an okie on you!

[@jimnewl]

@@CraigHollabaugh Whoooo that boy is funky!

[@mikee2923]

Skynyrd’s version of Crossroads on here is my favorite version of that song.

[@henrikjensen3524]

Fantastic, thin Lizzy album exactly as you appraised it.Status Quo live , love that, Cheers

[@FrozenHero2010]

Quo Live is awful.

[@michaelcaffery5038]

Very surprised so few people mentioning 'It's Alive' -The Ramones. A classic. Also for me, Yessongs-Yes, Space Ritual-Hawkwind and Smell of Female-The Cramps.

[@anthonyc9207]

Great selection of live albums my top 3 from your list....the Who , Kiss and UFO.....great video

[@tfc-vt4dc]

I was waiting for it. You were spot on with the Humble Pie -Rockin The Fillmore.

[@blackenedmagic888]

Excellent! All worthy of a Top-Ten list! I find it almost ironic that Roger Daltry didn't care for Live At Leads - especially when it is considered to be THE quintessential rock 'n' roll live album by some many people - both fans and critics alike!

[@dino335]

Except for KIss

[@paulday3936]

Excellent. Not necessarily my favs but love your passion for the inclusion of all of your chosen albums. Agree with all of your honourable mentions at the end of the video. Glasgow apollo really must have been a very special venue. Such a shame that it & so many other iconic British venues are now gone.

[@AGIiaDI]

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, Ladies and Gentlemen,,,, by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

[@xtremenortherner]

Definitely yes! I saw ELP in 1973...,awesome musicianship, great stage antics by Keith w/ throwing keyboard around the stage! Saw them again in the late 70's..., they were a group that played for their audience..., why do the self-proclaimed rock critics ignore this band??

[@oldad73]

I'm very pleased to brag that I was in the audience for The Who Live at Leeds. The band played in the Uni refectory where we normally ate lunch. It was an experience I'll never forget. You can hear me clapping at the end of some tracks ;-) My copy of the album is stamped by the Leeds University Union shop and dated 13.05.70.

[@Cityzen1-p1n]

Just proves you're old and have no taste!😏

[@j.d.thompson3505]

I first heard it in 8 track. I noticed the particularly loud clapping and wondered who it was.

[@johnnypalooka]

Awesome! I was just thinking how great it would be to have attended a concert that was released as a live album. And you were at one of the best. The energy and power of a great live rock show can't really be duplicated while listening at home but The Who come close. I saw them in 1982 and it just wasn't the same without Keith. 1970's Who in Leeds right in your face must have been incredible. Pure jealousy from me sir.

[@scottodonnell7121]

I bet it's worth some money.

[@Ed9870]

I'd have to include Band of Gypsies by Hendrix, All the World's a Stage by Rush, BBC by Zeppelin and How the West was Won by Zeppelin. All of these have a very live feel, and the innovation particularly by Hendrix and Zeppelin is just monumental. Gypsies still resonates all these years later, and BBC is a flat out historical artifact. The Rush LP captures a particularly vital and essential part of their early history, and its delightfully raw. The drum solo alone is worth the price of admission.

[@johneasler9967]

zeppelin was incredibly boring live. They overdubbed so much on their albums, they couldn't replicate them in concert. Very overrated

[@Ed9870]

Zeppelin's live alchemy was something to behold. Particularly in the early days but even well into their careers they were innovating every time they took to the stage. One of THE premier live acts in rock history.

[@mikeohagan2206]

Fantastic selection. I love all of them. Lou Reeds Rock and Roll Animal is also one of my favorite live albums. There are a few more but you nailed most of them.

[@timothyroe9030]

One of many Wishbone Ash live albums should be a consideration, as well as the most underrated live album ever Climax Blues Band - Peter Haycock (guitarist) on the cover with spotlight shining on him.

[@eugenesteenhuisen4065]

Great selection. Live At Leeds and Made In Japan are my all time greatest live albums.

[@davidsimon2096]

Nice list. Jethro Tull's Burting Out is one of my absolute favourite live albums. I think their music sounds so much more powerful than the studio recordings especially "Aqualung" which I always thought was very dry and flat on the original album. I feel the same about their "compact" version of "Thick As A Brick" which really comes to life (excuse the pun) on the live album.

[@philotomybaar]

I agree. The tightness of this band is so impressive, and it’s great that we have a record of John Glascock’s playing on this tour before his untimely death. The MSG video with Tony on bass is wonderful, but I miss the panache of Glascock.

[@malcolmmcgregor5058]

Excellent list, as evidenced by the fact that I own and enjoy all of these albums, including the honourable mentions.

[@TerminalLimpet]

My favourite live album is Space Ritual by Hawkwind from 1973

[@comradekev2843]

yes, yes, yes, a billion trillion times

[@jamesstegemoeller9069]

Totally agree!

[@o8thman812]

Bout 76 was when I 1st heard "Space Ritial". Prompted me to frisbee all my other 30 odd records all over the backyard. They instantly became pointless...

[@daverogers5133]

I got to see Hawkwind in their next tour, promoting Hall of the Mountain Grill. It was my first ever concert. Then I saw them a few years later at Hammersmith Odeon. They recorded Uncle Sam's on Mars at that concert for the PXR5 album. Yes, of course, Space Ritual is my favourite album... by anyone.

[@awarewolves1712]

Hell f'kin yes.

[@paulcooper5904]

I was a student at Leeds Uni in the early 70s and was there for the gig! Cost 15 shillings (75 p). Was on the balcony just above John Entwhistle. Had trouble with my hearing for a few days!!

[@spinalcrackerbox]

Cheap Trick At The Budokan always makes my list. Blew me away in '79. Plus, here's a band really beat the odds: They were never meant to tour in Japan, when they were still practically unknown even in their own country. That live album was never meant to be released outside of Japan.

[@classicalbum]

Great albums

[@jimnewl]

I was never a Cheap Trick fan, but there's no question that this was THE live album of the early '80s.

[@77Badger]

This is a very fine live album and really launched the band.

[@rawe999]

This is my favourite Iive album.

[@petersmithson4644]

Glad you mentioned Cheap Trick. Saves me posting how much i like this album.John Peel played one of the tracks on his radio show.Enough said.

[@boerdy666]

Thank for that Video. Wow, Humble Pie at the Gilmore. How great is that. My faves also: AC/DC - If you want blood Rush - All the Worlds a Stage Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour 74 Iron Maiden - live after death.... Yes - Yessongs

[@fabiohaddad2531]

Thank you for posting, love your videos and comments! I would like to mention two things based on my personal experience, first Deep Purple Made in Japan, the first album I put my hands on, and I remember in middle 70's how this work was talked, everybody, radios, everywhere! The other was The Ramones "It's Alive" recorded in London 1977, it was a tsunami...

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

The Ramones "It's ALIVE" IS the best live testament to that band. I have other live stuff of theirs...but I always gravitate back to "It's Alive".

[@danielmcevoy976]

Another fine list I can't argue with. Thanks for including Jerry Lee. Great to see a KZbin channel include some actual traditional Rock and Roll. I wore out my copy of If you want Blood as a teen.

[@timbaldwin6283]

Worth mentioning: Song Remains the Same Welcome Back My Friends... Seconds Out and I hafta mention the live record from Ummagumma. Thanks for the video!!

[@reghudson5444]

How have I lived this long without ever hearing “Jerry Lee Lewis Live at the Star Club Hamburg”? I just listened to it for the first time on KZbin. You are absolutely right. It’s a fantastic live album. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[@macfinnh]

The J. Geils Band released two incredible live records, Full House and Blow Your Face Out. Like Kiss, their studio records did not show the power and energy of the band. But live they were one of the most exciting and energetic bands of the era. I also want to put in a plug for Reach Up and Touch the Sky by Southside Johnny and the Ashbury Jukes & Nils Lofgren's Night After Night.

[@robm9999]

Couldn’t agree more with #1. My first listen all those years ago nearly blew my ears off, and it continues to have that a effect in the 40+ years I have been listening to it!

[@fuwaihksyu]

Hawkwind space ritual is definitely a gem. Another recommendation is Friday night at San Francisco by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucía which is jaw dropping. And ten years after sophomore album undead

[@pemops]

As always, you made a nice presentation :). I have most of these records, but what I really miss in your list is the double album "Colosseum Live". Didn't you think about this album at all?

[@clouddog2393]

"Colosseum live " by Colosseum . Saw the Brighton half of this double at the now sadly missed "Big Apple "Club in '71 . Great musicians and a storming set with Dick Heckshall Smiths raunchy and powerful double sax work , Dave Greenslades brilliant keyboards , Jon Hisemans powerhouse drumming and Chris Farlowes raunchy vocals . The highlight was guitarists Clem Clempsons guitar work he,s extended outing on the side long Lost Angeles is my all time favourite solo . Sheer class .

[@timkjazz]

1) Live At Leeds - The Who 2) At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers 3) Moonflower - Santana (half live, half studio but the live tracks are sonic bliss) 4) Made In Japan - Deep Purple 5) Pulse - Pink Floyd 6) Band of Gypsys - Jimi Hendrix 7) Woodstock - various artists 8) How The West Was Won - Led Zeppelin 9) Live Cream II - Cream 10) At Budokan - Cheap Trick Special mention to the MTV Unplugged albums - Nirvana & 10,000 Maniacs

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

A really interesting list. I especially like your choice of Woodstock. That whole album was excellent. I was too poor to buy the whole complete concert but I did get a more reasonably priced set.

[@johntbd]

Fantastic list.

[@mightyricho8526]

Lou Reed: Rock n Roll Animal. Masterpiece

[@ronchambers3713]

It is a masterpiece of epic proportions for those of us who are more 70’s than 60’s vintage. It was next on the shelf beside the Roxy Music, Bowie, Black Sabbath , Kraftwerk and Grand Funk records beside my Sears multi player system (4 tinny speakers a receiver a LP player and 8 track all in one, awesomeness for my teenage years)

[@scottodonnell7121]

I can't believe he omitted that one. It's my #2 fav.

[@johnellis6569]

It’s the best live album ever in my opinion.

[@awarewolves1712]

I thought that would make the list. "VU Live with Lou Reed 1969" is also great. "Take No Prisoners" is hilarious.

[@lib556]

As the list continued, I began to worry that Live at Leeds hadn't been mentioned yet. Whew, you didn't disappoint in the very end.

[@janicefrantz1831]

Great list. I would add Johnny Winter And, Live; I can't get too much of Johnny's solos. I was in attendance during the recording of the UFO live set here in Chicago. To this day it remains my favorite.

[@nicoladolby2154]

Excellent choices! A great idea for a video (if I may say) would be, “ The top 10 tours where Live albums should’ve been recorded but weren’t.” For me, number one would be Jethro Tull’s Rock Island tour. I went to the Manchester show on this tour & they were spellbinding. Thanks for the great video once again👍

[@mrkitewine7700]

Thanks for this. Hmm, I think mine would definitely include : AC/DC -If you want blood Iron Maiden - Live After Death Dire Straits - Alchemy Also in the mix are: Rory Gallagher’74 tour, talking heads - stop making sense Neil young & crazy horse - Weld Plus several others

[@classicalbum]

There are just too many to include. 'Mororhead No sleep' as well

[@mrkitewine7700]

@@classicalbum yes, so many great ones. Thanks for the great work with this channel.

[@custom55]

Agree with Live at Leeds. Nice you mention Humble Pie. Golden Earring Live 1977 should be listened to.

[@maxfrost5016]

I just came across "The Full Rock n Roll Animal" by Lou Reed on KZbin for the first time. The full concert, expanded version of an already classic live album. This long version easily makes my all-time top 5. It includes a fierce version of Vicious and some more great Steve Hunter-Dick Wagner guitar interplay on Oh Jim. Tremendous!

[@scottodonnell7121]

My #2 all time fav.

[@ecnaruaL]

dude, you are on fire on this one

[@francus7227]

-Queen "Live Killers" -Ready Sweaty Teddy's "Double Live Gonzo" - Skynyrd "One From the Road" - Zeppelin "The Song Remains the Same" is my #1....

[@jbking6376]

Now were talkin

[@jdevine42]

How The West Was Won is far superior to Song Remains The Same

[@francus7227]

@jdevine42 Not on ACID ! TSRTS on acid is SOMETHING ELSE. I watched by accident on acid after having seen it sober many times. I thought it was average at best. Up until I watched on ACID. Then I spent years showing my friends. Here.... eat this. Watch that. The response is 100% ..."What the hell was that?" "OMG".... It never gets old. Doubtful you'll try it. But if you do, you'll switch your opinion. "How the West Was Won" is better sober because it's cleaned up. The movie is way better.... But.... if you want a quick treat. Search and find "Another White Summer: bonus track." It's live, unrehearsed, BBC, 1969. I've never heard anything better from Page than this version. It sounds like two guitars going 100 mph. Good luck.

[@francus7227]

​@@jdevine42 I sent a reply. Looks like KZbin is blocking my responses again.

[@jdevine42]

@@francus7227 Jeeze blocking responses to a best of list comment? Whats the matter with them...

[@johnalecsscalemodeling]

Excellent. Just found you this week and have been binging your videos. I'm a Gen X headbanger. Some of the best in that genre are Rising in the East and Epitaph (Priest), After Death, Rock in Rio, En Vivo (Maiden), Angels of Mercy (Primal Fear), River Plate (ACDC) Live from Texas (ZZ), Celebration Day (Zeppelin), Flashpoint (Stones) are also great. Cheers

[@lonegroover]

A few are particularly special to me and provided many hours of immersive joy and escape in my late teens. These are: All The World's A Stage, Yessongs, The Mahogany Rush live album, Alive II and Live & Dangerous. I like Made in Europe a lot more than Made in Japan.

[@leonardgarcia5320]

Frank Marino!!...So underrated

[@leonardgarcia5320]

Derringer live..Robin Trower live...Ozzy/Randy Tribute live

[@leonardgarcia5320]

You think DP Europe is better than Japan?

[@Matty0923]

Love All The World's A Stage

[@srvuk]

Phil Moog? lol The original Kiss albums were remixed with the kind of production that finally makes them sound like rock, rather than pop. Glad to see If You Want Blood mentioned, the greatest thing ever put on vinyl and Quo live, which is excellent and a must have in the collection of hard rock live albums way back in the late 70's, when I first got turned on to heavy music, alongside Made In Japan (and Europe), Tokyo Tapes, Strangers In The Night, Double Live Gonzo, Free Live. One From/For The Road, Live And Dangerous and more.

[@domielakrabi3276]

Really a good selection of albums. Robin Trower could be added! Who and DP definitely deserve the top positions :)

[@2cozmick25]

I know right, its like nobody knows who robin trower is. Somebody needs to hook up to his lps

[@midnightblues717]

Nice list! I like a lot of the albums you listed. For me, "Humble Pie Performance Rockin' The Fillmore", is my all-time favorite live album! Bought it when it was released in '71 and it was Peter Frampton's playing on that album that made me want to play guitar. The only other live album that might be better is "Humble Pie Performance Rockin' The Fillmore The Complete Recordings", which Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley released several years ago. It's the four shows as they were performed at the Fillmore over the two nights. Honorable mention goes to another album you spoke about: "Grand Funk Live". Mark Farner was another of my guitar inspirations back then as well. Lastly, RUSH's "All The World's A Stage". Love Alex Lifeson, who is another of my guitar inspirations. Cheers.

[@coinraker6497]

My favorite live album of all time is UFO's "Strangers in the Night". It always gets overlooked in these best of videos but I saw it in the thumbnail so I'm satisfied. 😁

[@mcv9764]

Absolutely 💥🤘🏼💥

[@motleyfan7558]

Great stuff. Excellent diagnosis of these live albums.

[@markcorcoran482]

Mountain-The Road Goes Ever On. Leslie’s playing is killer, as ever, throughout. His roaring impassioned vocal performance on Waiting To Take You Away is TRULY awesome. Felix’s excellent bass is coming on like a baritone sax, and we get a fantastic full side of Nantucket Sleighride, not to mention rip snorting versions of Long Red, and Crossroader. Great stuff!

[@petervandervlies6427]

Live at Leeds is nr1 on my list too. From the day i bought it, when it came out, to this day.👊👍

[@edwardgonczy3170]

I thought you were going to omit "Live at Leeds". I saw them 3 times in 1969. Unbelievable.

[@Trifixion22]

Lucky bastard! Was just listening to their live stuff earlier. The studio albums never really connected with me, but live? Different story.

[@edwardgonczy3170]

@@Trifixion22 And if you had seen them live, then their studio albums became more relevant (at least for me). It was a win/win situation. Saw them for the first time at Fillmore East the day after the release of Tommy. Went home and listened to the LP which I had in my hands at that show (had bought at a record store near Fillmore prior to the show). I had heard Tommy in its entirety because both WNEW FM and WABC FM had gotten advance pressings and played about a week before its actual release. I liked it so much more after seeing them. Another LP I had of theirs was a British Pressing of older material called Direct Hits. It gave me the much-needed perspective on where they had been and how they had progressed by leaps and bounds. For what it's worth, saw Led Zeppelin 3 times in 1969 - all before the release of Led Zeppelin II. That was a strange year, my parents' marriage was in shambles and their problems were so consuming, they just sort of didn't care what I did. So, I had a roof over my head, a great girlfriend, and enough money that I could see lots of shows. I took advantage of the opportunity.

[@rmcellig]

Excellent fantastic video... I LOVE the way you talk. Love your delivery!! Humble pie's live recording is amazing!!

[@kneuer]

Little Feat's "Waiting For Columbus" and James Brown's "Live at the Apollo" deserve mention.

[@thejacwag2466]

Great run down. I’m going to have to get hold of the Jerry Lee Lewis album. I think my favourite live records are: - Kiss - Alive III 1993 - Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam 1990 - Queen - Live on Fire -Milton Keynes 1982 - Quo - Live at the NEC 1982 - The Wildhearts - Thirty Year Itch 2020 Love the channel

[@stevebrougham3930]

Great list Just been listening to Live at Leeds today - my fave live rock album so no arguments here Live at El Macambo, the new one by the Stones from ‘77 is fast becoming my personal favourite by them, No Dylan was a surprise - the 66 Live at “Albert Hall” is a must and Van Morrison’s “Too late….” would be within my top three.

[@bjones8470]

I’m with you on El Macambo club!!! Absolutely love it

[@MrMick50]

Totally agree with you the power and force from this band and concert is un matched the best live album ever the who live at leeds

[@georgebyrne4087]

Great list nailed the first 2 pretty obvious really ,crack on bro luv it

[@carloscolon3781]

Love this list. Yet can’t go without mentioning my favorite live album: Cheap Trick “At Budokan”

[@JaminJim2010]

A brilliant list!

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

Uriah Heep Live ‘73. I thought for sure this would be on your list. It approaches Made in Japan, but doesn’t have the dynamic extremes and the bombastic extended versions of Purple’s studio recordings, but Live ‘73 is powerful, and like Made in Japan, it’s overdub free, (because these bands were excellent live).

[@ottosmith9114]

Excellent...UH Live 73

[@perfectstranglers]

Great articulate review- Deep Purple Made In Japan is a masterclass on the intricate improvisation of light & Shade and great songs with raw power

[@dmac4793]

Deep Purple Made In Japan..Stands Alone..its just Astonishing❤...As is The Who Live at Leeds the Deluxe addition..The Who's Zenith.....Kansas Two for the Show is a top 10 Live Album

[@johnnypalooka]

Great list. Honorable mention from me in a different genre. Though they are in the Rock Hall of Fame. James Brown - Live at the Apollo and Otis Redding - Live in Europe.

[@jasonladd6400]

Cool choices. Would add in Hendrix at Monterey which captures the seismic moment Hendrix broke back into the U.S and delivered a full emotive spectrum of incendiary psychedelic volume unheard of at the time or since tbh. Don't think it surfaced as a release until 86 so wasn't in the lexicon with Live at Leeds and others. Live Rust another one I'd give a mention to.

[@kevdoe3360]

I was about to complain about this list,but then you got it spot on with #2 and #1,great albums!!!!

[@JoyDivision88]

Van Morrison's It's Too Late To Stop Now for me is the greatest live album. The man at his peak with a wonderful band including the sexiest cello player ever in Terry Adams.

[@mattrogers1946]

Brilliant album!

[@backrowbrighton]

Yes and apparently not a single note was overdubbed. The most live of live albums.

[@c.s.mcleod7383]

And 'Moondance' is the greatest album made.

[@garyfowkes8794]

Spot on fantastic live album 🙌

[@alanlinfield8207]

Great recommendation! Gotta get the expanded reissue plus its follow-up, TLTSN vols 2, 3, and 4. Who knew there were so many live recordings of Van The Man in a great mood? And you can feel that mood extend to the band, to the audience, and then right back to Van. Beautiful!

[@marktaylor3657]

Great list, hard to disagree with any of it. SITN probably my personal favourite alongside Live & Dangerous, one of the first hard rock albums I listened too.

[@jeffreygold1996]

As usual, splendid work, sir!

[@billbez7465]

The Grand Funk Live album from 1971 would be in my top 3 live of albums of all time. Live at Leeds, and Rockin' the Fillmore as the only competitors. The opening track, "Are You Ready" is 3.5 minutes of energy that will never be equaled. No wonder, they blew Led Zeppelin off the stage.