Steely Dan - "Alive in America"
Where We All Belong was mentioned
Another good studio/live record is Headkeeper, by Dave Mason
also, Flowers of Evil, by Mountain -- on topic, they followed up their live 1972 one w/the double LP Twin Peaks (1974)
Dave is on Traffic's Welcome to the Canteen -- which they followed up w/their mid-1970s double LP On The Road -- while Dave at about the same time did his own 2-record set Certified Live
J Geils, same thing, the mid-1970s live double LP Blowyo Face Out couldn't top the earlier Full House tho
but yes, Jimi, same thing, his Hendrix in the West & Band of Gypsies followed the Monterey Pop record -- that was his first record in the US, even before AYE
too many to name -- Vince just mentioned The Last Waltz, every bit as good as ROA -- there's the scream-fests Got Live If You Want It, and Live at The Hollywood Bowl, from the Stones' & Beatles' mop-top teenybop days -- Unleashed From The East was mentioned, Priest Live should be too
good call on 4-Way Street, the mid-1970s Crosby-Nash live recording is very good too
surprising no mention of ELP's mid-1970s 3-record 'opus'(? :o) Welcome Back My Friends -- or their earlier, live deconstruction of Copland's Pictures at An Exhibition 
also, the Mothers Live at The Fillmore, and JA's 30 Seconds Over Winterland are 2 faves 
The final word in studio/live records? A little record from Feb. 1972 w/a truck on it, dedicated to a brother
Fave all-time live music -- Mtn. Jam, from the March 1971 AFE recordings later included on EAP
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Someone else mentioned Woodstock and I don't know if we're counting compilation records here but the first Woodstock record is really hard to top..........SO many legendary performances, often by artists who were unknown before that Festival. It broke Santana and Joe Cocker for sure. Not many had heard of Crosby, Stills and Nash before then either.
Hendrix: Monterey Pop. First performance in the U.S. and he lit the place on fire both literally and figuratively. Otis Redding's performance at same Festival is just as legendary.
Cream: Royal Albert Hall 2005
Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day (2007 Reunion)
Both Cream and Zep proving they could still do it in their advanced age was very exciting to me.
Deep Purple: Live at California Jam 1974. Get the DVD if you are even marginally interested in them. It was the David Coverdale/Glenn Hughes version of the band and between those two the vocals are just incredible as well as the musicianship of course.
Many great choices. One of my all time favorites not yet mentioned is Joe Jackson - Big World. Recorded direct to digital in front of a live audience that was asked to remain quiet during the performance. A stunning recording IMHO.
lots of great choices
there was mention of the Miles - Coltrane set.
not to be missed is the Miles bootleg series, vol 1, 1967 with Herbie, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, and Ron Carter.
JAMES BROWN - Live At The Apollo Theatre
1 - Re: Jimi & Otis at Monterey. I bought that for Jimi. After two listenings he was just an afterthought. Otis was incendiary that night.
2 - Taj Mahal "The Real Thing"
3 - Al Kooper/Mike Bloomfield Supersessions and the double record that followed (Live Adventures I believe)
Someone else mentioned Woodstock and I don't know if we're counting compilation records here but the first Woodstock record is really hard to top..........SO many legendary performances, often by artists who were unknown before that Festival. It broke Santana and Joe Cocker for sure. Not many had heard of Crosby, Stills and Nash before then either.
seems they came out with a followup release too -- but Atlanta Pop is quite strong in this respect too -- long jams by Mountain, Ten Years After, Miles Davis -- Poco's defining take of Grand Junction -- Cactus' pedal-to-the-metal Parchman Farm -- oh and Whippen Post 😛 -- that's how it's listed on the album, but whoever was in charge of the editing shoulda been tied there too -- the edits on Whippen Post are audible & amateurish
the other screwy thing about this album is the applause -- it's canned, & exactly the same after every song -- turn applause knob up, then down -- but the music is very good -- everyone from Jimi to Leonard Cohen to Johnny Winter
If you want to include live DVDS, pretty much any of Joe Bonamassa's will do. Live at the Royal Albert Hall is awesome!! ZZ Top's Double Down Live and The Who Live In Texas 1975 are a couple of my favorites.
I think we have been remiss in not mentioning Peter Green’s Mac.
Boston.
Shine ‘69.
Chicago.
Pretty awesome stuff and still gets me every time. That was one heck of a band.
surprised nobody mentioned Mott The Hoople Live.......great sound
All of mine were mentioned except Rare Earth Live 1970. Wishbone Ash Live Dates was already listed but I have WA First Argus Tour and WA live at BBC was the last live original line up. Traffic On the Road is great also.
buddy miles live
avett bros live vol 2,3 and 4
live wire blues power-albert king
Mountain New Year Concert 1971 offical bootleg
Awesome thread. Will make me go back and listen to most of this music.
I'd add The Grateful Dead Europe '72
Robin Trower living out of time.
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I like Billy Joe Shaver and his son Eddy's live discs Live At Smith's Olde Bar and the acoustic beauty Live At The Bluebird.
Speaking of great live acoustics how about some love for Jim and Maury!!!
Gotta chek out that Buddy Miles live album
also, from the following year (1972), Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles Live! (orange cover)
The Ozark Mtn. Daredevils' "It's Alive" 2 LP set is a good one too -- great acoustic version of A Satisfied Mind
The final word in studio/live records? A little record from Feb. 1972 w/a truck on it, dedicated to a brother
Fave all-time live music -- Mtn. Jam, from the March 1971 AFE recordings later included on EAP
Shoot -- the list could go on & on but the live side of the London Chuck Berry Sessions at the Lanchester Arts Festival makes you grateful the tapes were rolling (same as March 12-13 1971 😉 ) -- tremendous energy & the fans wouldn't leave
Chuck also has his Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (SF) w/The Miller Band, a different set of music for Chuck showing his blues side -- interesting merger w/the groovy far out psychedelic cover & Chuck playing some laid back blues for the coolio stoner crowd....the Steve Miller Blues Band was the house band at the time
Just a couple other mentions, Black Oak Arkansas' 1973 live one, recorded in Portland & Seattle, produced by Tom Dowd -- good set of "Raunch & Roll" 😉
also Paul's big 1976 3-LP release Wings Over America -- interesting version of I've Just Seen A Face -- folkish, CSNY-like...
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Wait !!!!! Just wait a minute.....let me double check !!!!!
WTF?
Really... WTF X a thousand WTF's?
Dozens of suggestions and nobody.....absolutely nobody mentioned:
RORY GALLAGHER - IRISH TOUR
The horror. The injustice. The ignorance. I just lost all hope in humanity! We are doomed...doomed i say!
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Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour is great as well!! I got it based on Joe Bonamassa mentioning it on his radio show a few years ago. Really Raw sounding album!
Thumbs up to all of the above. I'd like to add Zappa/Mothers - Roxy & Elsewhere
...... cut my teeth on 8 tracks of Fillmore east and Blow your face out...... to this day always come back.
Great thread -- Nick Gravenites, My Labors -- some studio stuff but mostly live -- Mike Bloomfield was hardly ever better than on Moon Tune
No mention yet of Gov't Mule - Live With A Little Help From Our Friends? Warren, Woody, Matt Abts, Derek Trucks, Chuck Leavell, Marc Ford, Jimmy Herring, Bernie Worrell, Randell Bramblett, Yonrico Scott.
Disc 2 - Sad and Deep As You/Devil Likes It Slow/Cortez the Killer/Afro Blue is about as good an hour of music as there is anywhere.
No mention yet of Gov't Mule - Live With A Little Help From Our Friends? Warren, Woody, Matt Abts, Derek Trucks, Chuck Leavell, Marc Ford, Jimmy Herring, Bernie Worrell, Randell Bramblett, Yonrico Scott.
Disc 2 - Sad and Deep As You/Devil Likes It Slow/Cortez the Killer/Afro Blue is about as good an hour of music as there is anywhere.
One of my favorite live albums ever. I don't know if it's out of print but it is going for way more than I paid for it.
Chuck is a monster. Yonder Wall & Sad as Deep as You are my favorites.
Everything in Moderation. Including Moderation.
No mention yet of Gov't Mule - Live With A Little Help From Our Friends? Warren, Woody, Matt Abts, Derek Trucks, Chuck Leavell, Marc Ford, Jimmy Herring, Bernie Worrell, Randell Bramblett, Yonrico Scott.
Disc 2 - Sad and Deep As You/Devil Likes It Slow/Cortez the Killer/Afro Blue is about as good an hour of music as there is anywhere.
One of my favorite live albums ever. I don't know if it's out of print but it is going for way more than I paid for it.
Chuck is a monster. Yonder Wall & Sad as Deep as You are my favorites.
Yeah. A great one for sure.
Mahavishnu Live at Central Park and Focus Live
Tim Wiesberg Live. His flute through an Echoplex is wild.
Blackberry Smoke's Leave A Scar... Live
It actually smokes! I believe it's the North Carolina show previous mentioned, so I'll second the motion. I grabbed the double CD and it's a strong disc! Here's a youboob video from the record company.
Three I didn't see mentioned:
Lucero: Live In Atlanta
The Jam: Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London
Jerry Jeff Walker: A Man Must Carry On (double album with only half being live)
I've listened the live sides literally 200 times
