20 Live Pieces Released in the 1970s - Progressive Rock Music Forum

For this topic I took nine of my favourite live "prog" albums that were released in the the 1970s, plus one non-Prog (Douji Morita) one I love for variety, and went with a favourite track or piece. Then I went through the PA charts for the top love album of the 1970s there and choose a song/piece/ track off each live. PA's chart also has Ricochet and Hhai listed in it top ten 70s live albums, so I skipped those for its list, and Miles Davis' Black Magus would have been included had I not included another Miles Davis in my list. And second Zappa could have played in but I just wanted the one top ranked album per act.

In the case of Tangerine Dream, while the original release at least has Ricochet in two tracks, I would rather have it in one and I have a video with both parts so doing it for both parts. Not sure how much of that album is "properly live" rather than studio, but it is listed as a live. For others like The Snow Goose portion of Camel's A Live Record, that could be treated like a suite, but I'm going with a favourite Camel part and it follows what I have found on youtube. And I could have gone with a more broken down version of ELP's. Solar Music Live can be thought of as a suite (and the track Solar Music has more than one part), but going with my favourite part, but had I found, say, all three of these parts on youtube, then I would have added that.

While both Prog Archives and Rate Your Music rank Seconds Out higher than Genesis Live (Seconds out is ranked fifth for the 70s and Genesis live is at 22, I much prefer Genesis Live. With Renaissance, I adore Mother Russia and Scheherazade, but I like how different Ashes Are Burning is from the studio counterpart on this live.

My top 10

Magma "Hhaï" Magma Live (released 1975)
Tangerine Dream "Ricochet (parts 1 and 2)" Ricochet (released 1975)
Area "Cometa rossa" Are(A)zione (released 1975)
Hawkwind "Brainstorm" Space Ritual (released 1975)
Geinoh Yamashirogumi "Osorezan" Live ''Hirakareta Gassho'' Junen No Tenkai (released 1979)
Miles Davis "Prelude (Parts One and Two) Agharta (released 1975)
Kraan "Lonesome Liftboy" Kraan Live (released 1975)
Gong "Master Builder" Live Etc (released 1977)
Henry Cow "Beautiful as the Moon, Terrible as an Army with Banners" Concerts (released 1976)
Douji Morita "Sentimental Street センチメンタル通り" Tokyo Cathedral Saint Mary Live (released 1978) (not in PA)

PA's Top Ten (nit including any that found its way into my top ten)

Gentle Giant "So Sincere" Playing the Fool - The Official Live (released 1977)
Grobschnitt "Solar Music II" Solar Music - Live (released 1978)*
Yes "Heart of the Sunrise" Yessongs (released 1973)
Frank Zappa "Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)" Roxy & Elsewhere (released 1974)
Genesis "Firth of Fifth" Seconds Out (released 1977)*
Camel "La Princesse Perdue" A Live Record (released 1978)
Kansas "Song for America" Two for the Show (released 1978)
Emerson Lake & Palmer "Karn Evil 9 (i. 1st Impression, ii. 2nd Impression, iii. 3rd Impression)" Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends (released 1974)
Renaissance "Ashes Are Burning" Live at Carnegie Hall (released 1976)
Barclay James Harvest "Summer Soldier" Barclay James Harvest Live (Live, 1974)

Multiple choice enabled: Please try to vote for five tracks if you can, but more or less is fine too. Also I would like to hear about other 70s songs/tracks/pieces off live releases that you enjoy either if they are different songs from the albums I chose or different albums altogether.

Here is a playlist with all of the selections in the poll. You don't need to check any of this out before voting, or know much to vote, but some might wish to (all tracks can be found at least in my region in the embed).

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4Jn6zs8EixYpfhOsQQxE3mk

Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 16:55

Poll Question: Please vote for up to five liked albums (or more if wanted)
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Magma "Hhaï" (Magma Live)	4	[5.63%]
Tangerine Dream "Ricochet (Pt 1 & 2)" (Ricochet)	7	[9.86%]
Area "Cometa rossa" (Are(A)zione)	2	[2.82%]
Hawkwind "Brainstorm" (Space Ritual)	2	[2.82%]
Geinoh Yamashirogumi "Osorezan Live" (Hirakareta Gassho)	0	[0.00%]
Miles Davis "Prelude (Pt. 1 & 2)" (Agharta)	2	[2.82%]
Kraan "Lonesome Liftboy" (Kraan Live)	1	[1.41%]
Gong "Master Builder" (Live Etc)	2	[2.82%]
Henry Cow "Beautiful as the Moon, Terrible as..." (Concerts)	2	[2.82%]
Douji Morita "Sentimental Street" (Tokyo Cathedral St. Mary)	0	[0.00%]
Gentle Giant "So Sincere" (Playing the Fool)	5	[7.04%]
Grobschnitt "Solar Music II" (Solar Music - Live)	3	[4.23%]
Yes "Heart of the Sunrise" Yessongs	12	[16.90%]
Frank Zappa "Be-Bop Tango..." (Roxy and Elsewhere)	5	[7.04%]
Genesis "Firth of Fifth" (Seconds Out)	6	[8.45%]
Camel "La Princesse Perdue" (A Live Record)	3	[4.23%]
Kansas "Song for America" (Two for the Show)	2	[2.82%]
ELP "Karn Evil 9" (Welcome Back My Friends to the Show...)	7	[9.86%]
Renaissance "Ashes Are Burning" (Live at Carnegie Hall)	5	[7.04%]
Barclay James Harvest "Summer Soldier" (BJH Live)	1	[1.41%]
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Mellotron Storm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 14248	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mellotron Storm Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 hours 15 minutes ago at 21:00
	I have such fond memories of my time with that Area album. Voted for that along with Magma and Kraan. I then voted for the two classic symphonic tracks by Genesis and Yes.
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	1. Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning 2. Barclay James Harvest - Summer Soldier 3. Genesis - Firth of Fifth 4. Yes - Heart of the Sunrise 5. Tangerine Dream - Ricochet

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 38100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 16:33
	The top ten are all loved by me, and of the other ten Camel's Live Record and the Renaissance has meant the most to me. The one I barely knew (or remembered) live that impressed me the most is the ELP. I actually love this live and so my icy heart has warmed to ELP again (I always liked the debut and certain music off Trilogy at least). That Gentle Giant album I once liked considerably but is hard going for me now. I do like early era Gentle Giant playing the most (first few albums). GG can get too show-offy for me. Used to like that Solaris album, and still love my choice of track, but not keen on the vocals generally and the album sounds quite cheesy to me now on the whole. And I don't know about that Genesis, sounds too slick to me. I prefer Gabriel era live Genesis, and Gabriel-era Genesis generally. Yessongs was a nice listen and I went with one of the Yes songs that has meant the most to me . Of my top ten, returning to (Are(A)zione) was the highlight. It has been a while and Area is just so good. I have a much better quality album version of that Geinoh Y..., but I do not wish to upload. Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 16:35
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Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 38100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 16:03
	For this topic I took nine of my favourite live "prog" albums that were released in the the 1970s, plus one non-Prog (Douji Morita) one I love for variety, and went with a favourite track or piece. Then I went through the PA charts for the top love album of the 1970s there and choose a song/piece/ track off each live. PA's chart also has Ricochet and Hhai listed in it top ten 70s live albums, so I skipped those for its list, and Miles Davis' Black Magus would have been included had I not included another Miles Davis in my list. And second Zappa could have played in but I just wanted the one top ranked album per act. In the case of Tangerine Dream, while the original release at least has Ricochet in two tracks, I would rather have it in one and I have a video with both parts so doing it for both parts. Not sure how much of that album is "properly live" rather than studio, but it is listed as a live. For others like The Snow Goose portion of Camel's A Live Record, that could be treated like a suite, but I'm going with a favourite Camel part and it follows what I have found on youtube. And I could have gone with a more broken down version of ELP's. Solar Music Live can be thought of as a suite (and the track Solar Music has more than one part), but going with my favourite part, but had I found, say, all three of these parts on youtube, then I would have added that. While both Prog Archives and Rate Your Music rank Seconds Out higher than Genesis Live (Seconds out is ranked fifth for the 70s and Genesis live is at 22, I much prefer Genesis Live. With Renaissance, I adore Mother Russia and Scheherazade, but I like how different Ashes Are Burning is from the studio counterpart on this live. My top 10 Magma "Hhaï" Magma Live (released 1975) Tangerine Dream "Ricochet (parts 1 and 2)" Ricochet (released 1975) Area "Cometa rossa" Are(A)zione (released 1975) Hawkwind "Brainstorm" Space Ritual (released 1975) Geinoh Yamashirogumi "Osorezan" Live ''Hirakareta Gassho'' Junen No Tenkai (released 1979) Miles Davis "Prelude (Parts One and Two) Agharta (released 1975) Kraan "Lonesome Liftboy" Kraan Live (released 1975) Gong "Master Builder" Live Etc (released 1977) Henry Cow "Beautiful as the Moon, Terrible as an Army with Banners" Concerts (released 1976) Douji Morita "Sentimental Street センチメンタル通り" Tokyo Cathedral Saint Mary Live (released 1978) (not in PA) PA's Top Ten (nit including any that found its way into my top ten) Gentle Giant "So Sincere" Playing the Fool - The Official Live (released 1977) Grobschnitt "Solar Music II" Solar Music - Live (released 1978)* Yes "Heart of the Sunrise" Yessongs (released 1973) Frank Zappa "Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)" Roxy & Elsewhere (released 1974) Genesis "Firth of Fifth" Seconds Out (released 1977)* Camel "La Princesse Perdue" A Live Record (released 1978) Kansas "Song for America" Two for the Show (released 1978) Emerson Lake & Palmer "Karn Evil 9 (i. 1st Impression, ii. 2nd Impression, iii. 3rd Impression)" Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends (released 1974) Renaissance "Ashes Are Burning" Live at Carnegie Hall (released 1976) Barclay James Harvest "Summer Soldier" Barclay James Harvest Live (Live, 1974) Multiple choice enabled: Please try to vote for five tracks if you can, but more or less is fine too. Also I would like to hear about other 70s songs/tracks/pieces off live releases that you enjoy either if they are different songs from the albums I chose or different albums altogether. Here is a playlist with all of the selections in the poll. You don't need to check any of this out before voting, or know much to vote, but some might wish to (all tracks can be found at least in my region in the embed). https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4Jn6zs8EixYpfhOsQQxE3mk Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 16:55
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