Best Zappa Live Album

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   I really like Broadway The Hard Way and Roxy & Elsewhere ... and all the others!
I think the most diverse, humorous and musically jaw-dropping album is The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Live. It has Ring Of Fire, Bolero (watch out, there are versions of the album without that track), Sunshine Of Your Love, Purple Haze and Stairway To Heaven. And of course the usual Zappa highlights like Cosmic Debris, Torture, Zomby Woof, Sofa, ... ... ...

Poll Question: Which one is the best Zappa live album?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Fillmore East, June 1971	0	[0.00%]
Just Another Band From L.A.	0	[0.00%]
Roxy & Elsewhere	1	[8.33%]
Zappa In New York	3	[25.00%]
Does Humor Belong In Music?	0	[0.00%]
Broadway The Hard Way	0	[0.00%]
Make A Jazz Noise Here	0	[0.00%]
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Live	2	[16.67%]
YCDTOSA 1	0	[0.00%]
YCDTOSA 2 (Helsinki)	5	[41.67%]
YCDTOSA 3	0	[0.00%]
YCDTOSA 4	0	[0.00%]
YCDTOSA 5	0	[0.00%]
YCDTOSA 6	0	[0.00%]
Other	1	[8.33%]
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MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21439	Topic: Best Zappa Live Album Posted: June 10 2005 at 16:50
	I really like Broadway The Hard Way and Roxy & Elsewhere ... and all the others! I think the most diverse, humorous and musically jaw-dropping album is The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Live. It has Ring Of Fire, Bolero (watch out, there are versions of the album without that track), Sunshine Of Your Love, Purple Haze and Stairway To Heaven. And of course the usual Zappa highlights like Cosmic Debris, Torture, Zomby Woof, Sofa, ... ... ...
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Syzygy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 16 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 7003	Posted: June 10 2005 at 17:16
	The Helsinki Concert does it for me every time, though there's a lot of good stuff on both 'The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life' and 'Make A Jazz Noise Here' - it's amazing to think both were recorded on the same tour as 'Broadway The Hard Way'.
	'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom

raindance Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 24 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 443	Posted: June 10 2005 at 18:11
	None, cos I think Zappa isn't prog and shouldn't be discussed on a prog forum. Even more, I don't rate the guy or his music [if that's what you call it?]

MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21439	Posted: June 10 2005 at 18:18
	Have it your way
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MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21439	Posted: June 10 2005 at 18:38
	YCDTOSA 2 is quite nice, I particularly like the speedy gonzales version of village of the sun, and the room service "sketch".
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raindance Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 24 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 443	Posted: June 10 2005 at 19:10
	Sorry, i've just had a bad day. It was uncalled for

marktheshark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 24 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1695	Posted: June 10 2005 at 19:28
	I gave to Helstinky, I saw this lineup and they were unbelievable. Although it's pretty much the same lineup, I can't see Roxy on this list 'cause of the studio overdubs. Not a true live album.

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166183	Posted: June 10 2005 at 19:37
	The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life Make A Jazz Noise Here is close behind
	Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Richardw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 10 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 762	Posted: June 11 2005 at 05:47
	I love them all (except the truly awful 'Just Another Band From LA' and 'Filmore 71' albums). It has to be 'The Helsinki Concert' for me. Astounding musicianship and a great sense of fun. That album has it all. Wonderful stuff.

Bj-1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 04 2005 Location: No(r)Way Status: Offline Points: 31619	Posted: January 28 2006 at 17:36
	Have only heard JABFLA, Roxy & Elsewhere, Bongo Fury and Zappa In New York. Of those, I pick Roxy & Elsewhere Edited by Bj-1
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NegativeTrend Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: August 13 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 43	Posted: January 28 2006 at 17:43
	I'm quite fond of Bongo Fury myself.


Cygnus X-2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 24 2004 Location: Bucketheadland Status: Offline Points: 21342	Posted: January 29 2006 at 01:17
	Zappa in New York is an utter masterpiece of an album. Not only are the compositions played flawlessly, it has arguably the tightest band Zappa ever had as well as some of the best compositions in his repetoire.