Favourite live albums: one per decade per list
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Topic: Favourite live albums: one per decade per list
Posted By: Logan
Subject: Favourite live albums: one per decade per list
Date Posted: August 16 2023 at 18:35
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Your favourite live albums, one per decade covering as many or as few decades as you like. And you can make multiple lists. I just quickly threw together a list of some of my favourite live album per decade. The years in parentheses in my list shows the release year, but I think they are pretty close to the year they were recorded. Magma's Rétrospectives were recorded from concerts in 1980. This is my list. I did back to the 1960s. 1960s: Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails (1969) 1970s: Magma - Live (1975) 1980s: Magma - Rétrospective Vol. 1 & 2 (1981) 1990s: Portishead - Roseland NYC Live (1998) 2000s: Björk - Homogenic Live (2004) 2010s: Swans - Deliquescence (2017) 2020s: Anna von Hausswolff - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (2022) A fave of mine not listed is Swans' Omniscience from 1990, and I was tempted to have a third Magma from the 2000s, Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogie. Portishead is one that has done several, I think, great live concerts but did not put them to album (I think they should have released various 2008 plus concerts as Third has great material). You can cover as many or few decades as you like. What is your list? These links might help to refresh your memory: https://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?ssubgenres=&salbumtypes=4&syears=2023&syears=2022&syears=2021&syears=2020&scountries=&sminratings=1&smaxratings=0&sminavgratings=1&smaxresults=250&x=81&y=4#list" rel="nofollow - Progarchives top Live albums chart (CLICK) https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/2020s/only:live/" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/2020s/only:live/ With the PA chart I set it to the 2020s years, but of course you can filter the years. The easiest way to change the decade with the rateyourmusic chart is manually with the url. Say change the 2020s part to 1970s etc. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: August 16 2023 at 19:23
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Hi, As much as I like Magma, my favorite of the live 70's albums are a different bag .... The Allman Brothers Band - Live At Fillmore East Mad Dogs & Englishmen Hawkwind - Space Ritual AD2 - Live in London ... absolutely outstanding live album.
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: August 16 2023 at 19:37
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1960s: Live at the Village Vanguard - Bill Evans Trio 1980s: Absent Lovers: Live from Montreal -1984 - King Crimson or You Can't Do that On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 - Frank Zappa 1990s: P.U.L.S.E. - Pink Floyd (DVD) or Live at Montreux (1994 DVD) - Stanley Clarke, Jean-Luc Ponty, Al Di Meola 2000s: Theusz Hamtaahk - Magma or Waking the Dead - Live in Japan 2005 - Anekdoten 2010s: Anesthetize - Porcupine Tree (DVD) or Genesis Revisited - Live at Hammersmith - Steve Hackett 2020s: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival - Anna Von Hausswolff or Live Fire - black midi ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 16 2023 at 19:48
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1960's - Woodstock 1970's - Zappa Roxy & Elsewhere 1980's - Rush Exit Stage Left 1990's - Pat Metheny Group The Road To You 2000's - Allan Holdsworth Live at Yoshi's 2010's - The Aristocrats Culture Clash Live 2020's - Coming in seven years 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 16 2023 at 22:04
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1960's - The Nice - Five Bridges Suite ( a bit of a cheat as it was released in 1970 but the perfomance was recorded at Fairfield Hall in 1969. I've got nothing else to offer from this decade) 1970's - ELP - Welcome Back My Friends.. (OMG this band were just too good and this is their peak) 1980's - Rush - Exit Stage Left (basically acted for me as a compilation for a long time) 1990's - Rush - Different Stages (then this came along!) 2000's - Par Lindh Project - Live In Iceland 2010's - Steven Wilson - You Get All You Deserve 2020's - Big Big Train - Live At The Empire
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 03:08
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1950s: The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall 1960s: John Coltrane & Archie Shepp - New Thing At Newport 1970s: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Welcome Back My Friends, To The Show That Never Ends... 1980s: Genesis - Three Sides Live 1990s: Frank Zappa - Make A Jazz Noise Here 2000s: Mats/Morgan Band - Live 2010s: King Crimson - Live in Toronto 2020s: Tatsuya Yoshida & Risa Takeda - Hue ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp page |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 04:46
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I don't have many favourites when it comes to live albums. However, I really enjoy these: Pink Floyd - Ummagumma (1st disc) Allman Brothers Band - At the Filmore Deep Purple - Made in Japan Bobby McFerrin - The Voice Eric Clapton - Unplugged After the 90's: No idea. I hardly ever listen to them.
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Posted By: Dark Ness
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 05:36
 This one is superb (from 2009) ... or this below (from 2010) - specially the DVDs !!!  |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 05:42
I like these as well. Also UFO - 1978 - Strangers In The Night Saga - In Transit (1982) Iron Maiden - Live After Death (1985) Marillion - Live At Lorelei (CAS tour) - they have a lot of live albums. |
The Anders wrote:Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 05:49
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60's - Pink Floyd - Ummagumma live disc 70's - Hawkwind - Space Ritual (King Crimson - Great Deceiver Boxset) 80's - Magma - Retrospektiw I-II 90's - Cardiacs - All That Glitters Is A Maresnest 00's - Electric Masada - At The Mountains Of Madness 10's - Nik Bartsch Ronin - Live 20's -Anna von Hausswolff - Live at Montreaux Jazz Festival ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 08:10
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I don't think I have a very large collection of live releases, so I'm kind of winging it here. Even so, it's kind of hard just picking one per decade as there are many great ones, especially from the 1970s. 1960s: Pink Floyd - Ummagumma live disc 1970s: Genesis - Seconds Out 1980s: Peter Gabriel - Plays Live 1990s: Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine 2000s: King Crimson - EleKtriK 2010s: Van der Graaf Generator - Merlin Atmos 2020s: Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets - Live at the Roundhouse I'm going to Mars to look at the potatoes and take pictures of my nose. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 08:13
Riverside - Reality Dream (2008) is great! 
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 16:45
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1960s Pink Floyd - Ummagumma Live album 1970s Kraan - Live (so many great live albums; I thought I pick one that others don't think of) 1980s Japan - Oil on Canvas 1990s Cardiacs - All That Glitters Is a Mare's Nest 2000s Shudder to Think - Live From Home 2010s Sonar - Live at Bazillus 2020s Cisnienie - Brass Album
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 17:02
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Second list. 1970s Association P.C. - Erna Morena 1980s Heinz-Rudolf Kunze - Die Staedte sehen aus wie schlafende Hunde 1990s Dissidenten - Live in Europe 2000s Hattler - Live Cuts 2010s Foals - Live at Royal Albert Hall |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 18:26
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Thanks all. ^^ I also have Brass Album listed, and while All that Glitters is my favourite Cardiacs live album, I'm listing another because I really like Swans' Omniscience, and I wanted Portishead in before for the 90s. I considered that Kraan too. I prepared most of this yesterday. I could not decide on one for the 2000s ({I'm not a huge live album listener) and I found the Laura album and liked it. 1970s: Tangerine Dream - Ricochet (1975) 1980s: Cardiacs - Cardiacs Live (1988) 1990s: Swans - Omniscience (1992) 2000s: Laura - (Re)capitulate (2007) 2010s: Susanne Sundfør - Music for People in Trouble: Live from the Barbican (2019) 2020s: Ciśnienie / Lód 9 - Brass Album (2020) ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 18:36
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^ I know you love the Cisnienie album, too! Cardiacs Live is pretty much as good as All That Glitters, I agree with you there. I must admit I haven't yet delved into the Swans live albums; I see myself as a big live album lover but I realise that from the 2000s I often tend to watch live videos and occasionally buy concert films, but not so many live albums anymore. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 17 2023 at 19:04
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^ Yeah, Cisnienie was a great discovery for me. I do prefer Cardiacs live when they had William D. Drake (what a treasure he is!) and Sarah Smith. With Swans, I have heard three live albums, Omniscience (1992), it's best known Swans Are Dead (1998) and Deliquescence (2017). I think Deliquescence is worth hearing even for its version of "The Knot" alone, imo. Well it it is almost 46 minutes long. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: August 21 2023 at 10:59
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1960s: Miles Davis - Miles in Tokyo 1970s: Yes - Yessongs UFO - Strangers in the Night (tie) 1980s: Rush - Exit Stage Left Supertramp - Paris (tie) 1990s: John Wetton - Akustika: Live in Amerika 2000s: FM - NEARfest 2006
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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: August 21 2023 at 11:11
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An attemp to list something (I'm not very much of a live album listener...): 1960s: Pink Floyd - Ummagumma live disc 1970s: Yes - Yessongs 1980s: Laurie Anderson - United States Live 1990s: King Crimson - THRaKaTTaK 2000s: Yes - Symphonic Live 2010s: King Crimson - Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind 2020s: Anna von Hausswolff - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 21 2023 at 13:46
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60's: Village Vanguard and Wheels Of Fire (Cream) (ya-ya's out is good too) 70's: too many to list 80's: Alchemy 90's: Tokyo Tapes 00's: Electric Masada - At The Mountains Of Madness 10's; Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 21 2023 at 15:55
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1960s: SANTANA – Live at the Fillmore '68 (rel. 1997) 1970s: ELP – Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends... 1980s: TANGERINE DREAM – Poland: The Warsaw Concert 1990s: RUSH – Different Stages 2000s: DJAM KARET – Live at NEARfest 2001 2010s: GOBLIN – Austinato 2020s: ? – ? ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 21 2023 at 17:24
That's a surprising choice given it's currently rated at 2.77 (you have to work hard to find any lower rated KC album). I don't think it's bad but best live album of the decade is quite something! Do you love it that much, or couldn't you just think of many 90s live albums? I like to see it as a choice here even though it isn't mine. Probably will revisit.
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: August 21 2023 at 18:47
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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: August 22 2023 at 10:53
A bit of both: yes, I like it very much. These (well prepared) improvisations make their more experimental approach come forward and I have always enjoyed this album, not in the least because of the excellent musicians. On the other hand, the 90s were also a period when I started to turn my back to prog a bit; I was not very convinced by the turns it took (heavy prog/prog metal) or by the sheer unimaginative music that was coming out under the prog umbrella, so I started to explore much more jazz (rock) and contemporary music at that time. Added to that, what I said above: I'm not that much of a live album listener, I don't care much about live albums of bands that I haven't seen live myself, mostly. I like this "looser" kind of King Crimson: it is more experimental and at the same time more spontaneous. There's a good flow to it, to my ears, a bit like those four albums of The ProjeKcts that came out in one box set; I really love all of these albums. And, of course, I don't have to explain to you that that 2.77 is an average... My rating is not in there (I don't rate), but otherwise it would be at 3.50, at least.
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