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Topic: Yessongs - Best Live album ever
Posted: March 09 2007 at 02:56

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No Pompeii, Ivan?

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Posted: March 09 2007 at 02:42

Its interesting that ELP's Welcome Back My Friends has also been criticised for 'muddy' sound quality.In old money that was a triple album like Yessongs.

I think my top five live albums would be

1.Rush - Different Stages

2.Tangerine Dream - Pergamon

3.ELP -Pictures At An Exhibition

4.Genesis - Seconds Out

5.Tangerine Dream -Poland

Edited by richardh - March 09 2007 at 02:42

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 23:47

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I think you forgot to look at your avatar Ivan.

Don't like too much to be honest HT, I prefer Secret World but on DVD, it's a musical and visual show, so I didn't included it, but I forgoit my N° 2:

Steve Hackett - Tokyo Tapes.

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 23:45

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One of te best but not the best:

Genesis Archives I

Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends

Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall

Kansas - Two for the Show

Deep Purple Made in Japan

Uriah Heep Live 73

Pulse

Focus Live at the Rainbow

In the Flesh Live

Kansas - Device, Voice, Drum

Are at least in the same level IMO.

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 23:33

One of te best but not the best:

Genesis Archives I
Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends
Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall
Kansas - Two for the Show
Deep Purple Made in Japan
Uriah Heep Live 73
Pulse
Focus Live at the Rainbow
In the Flesh Live
Kansas - Device, Voice, Drum

Are at least in the same level IMO.

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 22:06

I'm partial to Roxy and Elsewhere by Frank Zappa, Playing the Fool by Gentle Giant, and live at the Greek with Stanley Clark and Billy Cobham.

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 21:58

Best live album ever?

Has to be Allman Bros. Band - Live at Fillmore East. No contest!

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 21:57

micky wrote:

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Space Ritual is the best live album evah!

for prog... perhaps LOL

You're right, the best live album EVER is The Who Live at Leeds, but Space Ritual is the best on the Archives.

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 20:58

Moogtron III wrote:

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yessongs is not even my favorite live album by Yes. Tongue

mine either.... give me Yesshows anyday...

While I's say that Yesshows is better recorded (I saw that tour too), and Yessongs does suffer from poor production (most notably when they splice takes in during tracks) , I must say that Yessong's superb package makes it one of the most endearing artefacts in prog.

In pure musical value, I'd say that GG's Playing The Fool could be the best double live, but I hold a lot of respect also for Seconds Out

Traffic's On The Road and ABB's Live At The Fillmore are also obvious choices as Made In Japan is as well. DP In Concert (70-72) is also excellent.

oh yes..the live Traffic one.... good call Hugues Clap

As far as Yesshows... the live version of Parallels, GoD, and Ritual sealed the deal for me

I also like Traffic's On The Road a lot. It is much more powerful than Welcome To The Canteen or the Live at Santa Monica video, which were good live recordings nevertheless.

My favourite live album would be Yes' Keys To Ascension 1. Though it's very incomplete, even with Keys 2, it's the best live recording I've ever heard. I also like Sting's Bring On The Night a lot.

I have to admit I loved the performances on the Live at Santa Monica video... hoping to score the 2nd remaster of John Barleycorn while in Italy.. I can't find the one with the live bonus tracks here in the D.C. area. I've heard the Fillmore shows were great stuff. By chance have you heard that bootleg of Hendrix and Traffic together that is around out there. I used to have a copy that got nicked in college.. have yet to find one to replace it yet.

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 18:44

micky wrote:

Sean Trane wrote:

micky wrote:

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yessongs is not even my favorite live album by Yes. Tongue

mine either.... give me Yesshows anyday...

In pure musical value, I'd say that GG's Playing The Fool could be the best double live, but I hold a lot of respect also for Seconds Out

Traffic's On The Road and ABB's Live At The Fillmore are also obvious choices as Made In Japan is as well. DP In Concert (70-72) is also excellent.

oh yes..the live Traffic one.... good call Hugues Clap

As far as Yesshows... the live version of Parallels, GoD, and Ritual sealed the deal for me

I also like Traffic's On The Road a lot. It is much more powerful than Welcome To The Canteen or the Live at Santa Monica video, which were good live recordings nevertheless.

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 17:40

Best live prog album:

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 16:28

NaturalScience wrote:

micky wrote:

the live version of Parallels, GoD, and Ritual sealed the deal for me

That's the live album for me, and those are the songs that do it. Here's a few clappies for your impeccable taste. Wink

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 10:47

micky wrote:

the live version of Parallels, GoD, and Ritual sealed the deal for me

That's the live album for me, and those are the songs that do it. Here's a few clappies for your impeccable taste. Wink

Edited by NaturalScience - March 08 2007 at 10:47

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 08:16

I've never had any real issue with the recording of Yessongs- I've heard worse from the era, for sure. ELP's 'Welcome Back...' sounds muddier than Yessongs to me, and let's not even mention KC's 'Earthbound'!

It's definitely one of my fave live albums. Never went a bundle on anything from Yesshows apart from the Moraz tracks; IMHO, the Wakeman songs were poorly chosen, they just chose the tracks released on singles, for the most part.

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 08:05

Sean Trane wrote:

micky wrote:

NaturalScience wrote:

yessongs is not even my favorite live album by Yes. Tongue

mine either.... give me Yesshows anyday...

In pure musical value, I'd say that GG's Playing The Fool could be the best double live, but I hold a lot of respect also for Seconds Out

Traffic's On The Road and ABB's Live At The Fillmore are also obvious choices as Made In Japan is as well. DP In Concert (70-72) is also excellent.

oh yes..the live Traffic one.... good call Hugues Clap

As far as Yesshows... the live version of Parallels, GoD, and Ritual sealed the deal for me

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 06:44

micky wrote:

NaturalScience wrote:

yessongs is not even my favorite live album by Yes. Tongue

mine either.... give me Yesshows anyday...

In pure musical value, I'd say that GG's Playing The Fool could be the best double live, but I hold a lot of respect also for Seconds Out

Traffic's On The Road and ABB's Live At The Fillmore are also obvious choices as Made In Japan is as well. DP In Concert (70-72) is also excellent.

Edited by Sean Trane - March 08 2007 at 06:48

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 06:34

mystic fred wrote:

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.

I couldn't have put it better than that myself. "Made in Japan" is not an album, it's a legend! Clap

As to "Yessongs", it's undoubtedly good, but I prefer ELP's "Welcome Back My Friends....".

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Posted: March 08 2007 at 06:28

Yesshows is a cracking album but not the best live album ever. I prefer Space Ritual by Hawkwind or, even better (but not prog), No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith by Motorhead.

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Posted: March 07 2007 at 23:40

rileydog22 wrote:

Space Ritual is the best live album evah!

for prog... perhaps LOL

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Posted: March 07 2007 at 22:33

Space Ritual is the best live album evah!

Yessongs is fantastic, though.

But GO HAWKWIND!