Best of albums eh?

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   What about live dvd's? They are much better albums of getting into and artist than best of or greatest hits collections. On live dvd's (or albums) you get a much greater diversity taking the most well known songs and mixing them with the not so well known and the songs that are well known but not hits and besides sound quality can be alot better if its an really old artist that has been going on from the 70's and so on.

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Lindsay Lohan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2005 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 3254	Topic: Best of albums eh? Posted: August 31 2005 at 04:45
	What about live dvd's? They are much better albums of getting into and artist than best of or greatest hits collections. On live dvd's (or albums) you get a much greater diversity taking the most well known songs and mixing them with the not so well known and the songs that are well known but not hits and besides sound quality can be alot better if its an really old artist that has been going on from the 70's and so on.

Heptade Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 427	Posted: August 31 2005 at 08:52
	DVDs are great if they are good quality. It's hard to find DVDs with classic footage...most of the prog DVDs out there are by the bands as old dudes...not necessarily bad, but not quite the same as when they were young and vital, IMO. And a lot of them (ie Classic Rock Productions) are either really short or a rip-off bunch of "commentary". The VdGG Godbluff DVD is awesome. The BJH live one from the seventies out now has terrible sound quality, but at least they look good. Any other good prog DVDs out there featuring classic 70s (hell, even 80s) footage? I hear the Camel ones are pretty good.

Lindsay Lohan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2005 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 3254	Posted: August 31 2005 at 08:55
	Hmm well most live dvd's is usually quite recent footage...i have been trying to find some live dvd of van der graaf with a full concert anyways i hope they release a dvd from their reunion tour Got a colosseum reunion dvd that is pretty cool.

Ben2112 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 15 2005 Status: Offline Points: 870	Posted: August 31 2005 at 16:20
	I am not a big fan of live albums per se, but I absolutely LOVE a good concert video! Especially one from a prog band, since I think watching good musicians play is as fascinating as listening to them. Faves: Gentle Giant - Giant On The Box Rush - In Rio Rush - Exit Stage Left Yes - Keys To Ascension An old Crimson clip I found on the P2P nets from 72 or 73, playing Larks' Tongues Part I The old Genesis boots that were posted here recently Pink Floyd - At Pompeii Dream Theater - Live Scenes From New York Led Zeppelin DVD

Garion81 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2004 Location: So Cal, USA Status: Offline Points: 4338	Posted: August 31 2005 at 16:58
	Kansas Device Voice Drum and the DVD that comes in the package of Sail On that has their live Amercian TV performances on Don Kirshenr's Rock Concert. Steve Hackett & Friends Live in Japan great DVD. Yes Symphonic Edited by Garion81
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