Top 10 Live Albums On PA - Progressive Rock Music Forum

I would choose Deep Purple's Made in Japan, Tull's Nothing is Easy: Isle of Wight, 1970, or Genesis' Seconds Out over any of these.

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The Dark Elf wrote:

I would choose Deep Purple's Made in Japan, Tull's Nothing is Easy: Isle of Wight, 1970, or Genesis' Seconds Out over any of these.

And of these?

Of the albums listed, Coma Divine by far. On this release, they manage to make some of the songs actually sound better than on the studio releases.

Of any prog live album, I would choose Camel's creatively titled A Live Record. A double album offering of their best from their first five albums, plus a superior version of The Snow Goose was nice to hear since I was never amazed by the studio version.

Edited by MillsLayne - July 20 2013 at 02:29

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Progosopher wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

I like this comment I saw on a Youtube video of a Gentle Giant concert:

I think Gentle Giant more than most other prog bands knew that technical
ability meant nothing if you weren't willing to play with it. Even at
their most rigid there was a sense of a amateur, punk energy almost.
When I listen to Yes or ELP (no offense to them) I hear musicians
showing how to play music. When I hear GG I hear musicians showing how
to have fun with music.

sums it up really well for me

I like this comment too, and voted GG. It takes a lot of guts and talent to mess around with such intricate music and make it work. Playing the Fool is my favorite album of theirs. So many other bands, like the aforementioned among others, largely play what they record. A live performance should be unique and made all the more special for those involved when it gets lost in time rather than recorded for posterity. It becomes and event unto itself and not just another stop on a tour.

Exactly...I love Gentle Giant because they were fearless live. I saw them open for Yes on the tour Playing the Fool was recorded on. Doing the 5 part a capella in "Knots" or the 4 piece recorder ensemble in "Excerpts from Octopus" in front of 10,000+ manic Yes fans took talent, balls, and a massive sense of humor Thumbs Up

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A really surprising Top 10, voted for GG but there are many other live albums I prefer to many of these. Shocking not to see Seconds Out, Welcome Back My Friends, YesShows, A Live Record, not one Pink Floyd or Roger Waters...

Regarding Purple, remember that Proto-Prog and Prog-Related do not count for the Top lists.

1° King Crimson TGD
2° Gentle Giant PTF
3° Porcupine Tree CD
4° Grobschnitt SM
These are masterpiece.

Progosopher wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

I like this comment I saw on a Youtube video of a Gentle Giant concert:

I think Gentle Giant more than most other prog bands knew that technical
ability meant nothing if you weren't willing to play with it. Even at
their most rigid there was a sense of a amateur, punk energy almost.
When I listen to Yes or ELP (no offense to them) I hear musicians
showing how to play music. When I hear GG I hear musicians showing how
to have fun with music.

sums it up really well for me

I like this comment too, and voted GG. It takes a lot of guts and talent to mess around with such intricate music and make it work. Playing the Fool is my favorite album of theirs. So many other bands, like the aforementioned among others, largely play what they record. A live performance should be unique and made all the more special for those involved when it gets lost in time rather than recorded for posterity. It becomes and event unto itself and not just another stop on a tour.

Sounds like I need to hear this, and soon too. I'm a big GG fan, but they've been off my scope for some time now. Still have half of their studio albums, this live album and their DVD's left on my wish list. Looks like I need to do some serious GG purchasing in the near future.

Edited by The Bearded Bard - July 20 2013 at 11:09

I even prefer Kansas' Two For The Show than many of those in the list.

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Poll Question: Ch-ch-choose one
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Dream Theater - Live Scenes From New York	3	[4.05%]
Moon Safari - The Gettysburg Address	1	[1.35%]
Gentle Giant - Playing The Fool	20	[27.03%]
King Crimson - The Great Deceiver	14	[18.92%]
Grobschnitt - Solar Music-Live	6	[8.11%]
Dream Theater - Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour Live...	5	[6.76%]
Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine Live	15	[20.27%]
Ozric Tentacles - Live At The Pongmasters Ball	2	[2.70%]
Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2	6	[8.11%]
SBB - Karlstad Live	2	[2.70%]
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