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20 [27.03%]
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    Posted: July 19 2013 at 11:11
These are the current 10 highest rated live albums on PA. I was a bit surprised at both what was there and what wasn't.
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Extremely difficult to pick between KC Grobschnitt and GG.
Hmmmmm.......

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i ch-ch-cho-choose DEEP - MADE IN JAPAN.....so li..lis..listen th...that:)))))))
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...deep purple...sss...soo...sorry:))))
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Impossible to choose between "Playing the Fool", "The Great Deceiver" & YCDTOSA 2...I'll go with "Playing the Fool" since I saw them open for Yes on that tour Clap
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Easily Coma Divine. That's one of Swilson's best outputs. Love it!
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Surprised there is no Magma, considering the huge number of amazing live albums they have.  Voted for Playing The Fool, live GG is always a treat to hear
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^^ what he said.
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I like this comment I saw on a Youtube video of a Gentle Giant concert:

Quote 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
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Playing the Fool, easily.
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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I like this comment I saw on a Youtube video of a Gentle Giant concert:
Quote 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.
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King Crimson

Honorable mention for the missing - Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Magma, Yugen, Henry Cow, Tangerine Dream, Hawkwind
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One vote for the remastered and expanded version of Kansas 'Two for the Show'.
 
Also a shout-out for some Prog Folk:
 
Jethro Tull - Live at the Isle of Wight
Flarick - Alive
the Decemberists - We All Raise our Voices to the Air
Lisa o Piu - Cut the Air at Mello Club (w/Roger Wootten of Comus)
Rasputina - Melora a la Basilica
Mostly Autumn - The Story so Far
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The Great Deceiver over Coma Divine Live. Dt's best live album is Live at Budokan IMO. I also like Playing the Fool Live by GG.
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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They're all formidable but Solar Music Live knocks my socks off every time I hear it.
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Originally posted by ClemofNazareth ClemofNazareth wrote:

 Also a shout-out for some Prog Folk:
 
Jethro Tull - Live at the Isle of Wight 

Nice Clap!

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Points: 3126 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2013 at 15:51
Well if this is the best 10 live prog albums???? I'm astonished that so many great live albums are missing, too many to mention.

From the list I'll go with Coma Divine, a superb album and one that might just possibly make my top 10 live prog albums.
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FZ over KC over GG.
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Playing the Fool over Coma Divine Live.
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SBB for me. That is one powerful album.
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