Post by rockodyssey on Aug 27, 2017 18:42:21 GMT
Here's the first of a series of blog posts on what me and my Facebook friends (at least, the ones who care about this sort of thing) think are the greatest live albums ever. No Springsteen, I’ve handled Live 75H-85 in another blog post. Nor Ya-Yas, although the Stones are represented by the Brussels bootleg. In no way meant to be exhaustive and I’m sure there are some omissions! Dates are of performance, not issue.
1. The Sixties
Live At The Apollo 1962 - James Brown - May-62
Live At The Star Club - The Beatles - Nov-62
The Royal Albert Hall Concert - Bob Dylan - May-66
Iconic Performances From The Monterey International Pop Festival - Various - Jun-67
Kick Out The Jams - MC5 - Oct-68
Bless It's Pointed Little Head - Jefferson Airplane - Nov-68
Live/Dead - Grateful Dead - Mar-69
Live At Woodstock - Jimi Hendrix - Aug-69
2. Leeds, The Fillmore and More (70-71)
Live At Leeds - The Who - Feb-70
Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Joe Cocker - Mar-70
Live Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter - Nov-70
At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers - Mar-71
Rockin The Fillmore - Humble Pie - May-71
Live Fillmore East 1971 - Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Jun-71
Fillmore: The Last Days - Various - Jun-71
Rock Of Ages - The Band - Dec-71
3. 1972-1973
Deep Purple In Concert - Deep Purple - Mar-72
Hot August Night - Neil Diamond - Aug-72
Yessongs - Yes - Dec-72
On The Road - Traffic - Apr-73
Elvis At Madison Square Garden - Elvis Presley - Jun-73
It's Too Late To Stop Now - Van Morrison - Jul-73
Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture - David Bowie - Jul-73
Brussels Affair - Rolling Stones - Oct-73
Rock And Roll Animal - Lou Reed - Dec-73
4. 1974-1976
Miles of Aisles - Joni Mitchell - Aug-74
Bongo Fury - Zappa and Beefheart - May-75
Kiss Alive - Kiss - Jul-75
Utopia Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1975 - Utopia - Oct-75
Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton - Nov-75
One More From The Road - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Jul-76
5. 1977-1979
Running On Empty - Jackson Browne - Sep-77
What Do You Want FromLive - The Tubes - Nov-77
It's Alive - The Ramones - Dec-77
Live And Dangerous - Thin Lizzy - Jan-78
Cheap Trick at Budokkan - Cheap Trick - Apr-78
Bursting Out - Jethro Tull - Jun-78
Some Enchanted Evening - Blue Oyster Cult - Jun-78
Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young - Jul-79
Paris - Supertramp - Nov-79
6. 1980-1983
Exit Stage Left - Rush - Jun-80
Stand In The Fire - Warren Zevon - Aug-80
Live Shots - The Joe Ely Band - Dec-80
Fleetwood Mac Live - Fleetwood Mac - Dec-80
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith - Motorhead - Mar-81
Central Park - Simon and Garfunkel - Sep-81
Live At Shea Stadium - The Clash - Oct-82
Under A Blood Red Sky - U2 - Aug-83
Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads - Dec-83
7. 1984-1989
Alchemy - Dire Straits - Mar-84
Real To Reel - Marillion - Jun-84
Arena - Duran Duran - Nov-84
Live At Wembley - Queen - Jul-86
Delicate Sound Of Thunder - Pink Floyd - Aug-88
8. The Nineties
Unplugged - Eric Clapton - Jan-92
Career Moves - Loudon Wainwright III - Jan-93
Live: Shit Binge Purge - Metallica - Mar-93
MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana - Nov-93
Storefront Hitchcock - Robyn Hitchcock - Mar-98
9. The 21st Century
Live In Galway - The Saw Doctors - Jul-03
Minimum Maximum - Kraftwerk - Jun-04
REM Live - REM - Feb-05
The Original Bootlegs - BofA Pavilion Boston - Tori Amos - Aug-05
Satriani Live - Joe Satriani - May-06
Dream Attic - Richard Thompson - Feb-10
, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?