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richardh 
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Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 29474 |
 Posted: March 07 2007 at 02:31 |
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Within progressive rock I would probably go with ELP 'Pictures At An Exhibition' or Rush 'Different Stages' in respect of performance and sound quality.
Tangerine Dream have also done some superb live albums Pergamon,Poland,Ricochet and Logos, although they couldn't be compared in style to Yes,ELP or Rush (obviously).
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Chris S
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 09 2004 Location: Front Range Status: Offline Points: 7028 |
Posted: March 07 2007 at 02:25 |
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Yessongs - absolutely flawless!!! Warts and all.
Deep Purple - Made In Japan
Genesis - Second's Out
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mystic fred
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 13 2006 Location: Londinium Status: Offline Points: 4252 |
Posted: March 07 2007 at 02:15 |
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many times i have seen Deep Purple's "Made in Japan" listed as the greatest live album of all time, and having listened to it recently i would vote it so as well - the sound quality is stunning, performances top notch with the band at the top of their game - a showcase -it still sounds very exciting today - sorry to disagree with you about "Frampton Comes Alive", Bill,
 but it would only top my list of the most boring live album of all time - i thought that especially when it was released .......
btw "Yessongs" is a good live album, but not great.
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russellk
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Joined: February 28 2005 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 782 |
Posted: March 07 2007 at 02:08 |
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Sorry, but I think it is appalling. I simply can't go past the dreadful recording quality and the mix is substandard even for the time. But then I'm not really a fan of live albums. And I respect your impassioned opinion!
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rushfan6588
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Joined: March 21 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 202 |
Posted: March 07 2007 at 01:01 |
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yessongs is an AMAZING album...but the recording quality is not the greatest, and i feel that this weakness retracts tremendously from the record as a whole. Saying an album is the best ever is also very subjective...i agree that maybe this could be considered on of the best of its era...but i couldn't as quickly call it one of the best ever...albums like Different Stages by rush, Two For the Show by Kansas, Pictures at an exhibition by ELP and Playing the Fool are tremendous live prog accomplishments, and when looking at live albums as a whole Peter Frampton's Alive record instantly comes to mind - at this time it was one of the most groundbreaking live recordings of all time, and it continues to be an album of epic proportions.
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Gianthogweed
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Joined: August 22 2005 Status: Offline Points: 224 |
Posted: March 06 2007 at 22:12 |
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I first heard Yessongs when I was 14. I have yet to hear a more flawless live album. Sure there are a lot of great ones out there. King Crimson - USA, ELP - Welcome Back, Genesis - Live and Seconds Out, Phish - Live at MSG, Allman Bros. at Filmore East to name a few. But there's just something incredible about yessongs. These guys were clearly at the top of their game at this point.
Here's a taste of its gloriousness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNJJPEN-bp0
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