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  • @jamieflowers1493
    @jamieflowers1493 2 місяці тому +189

    Andy's wardrobe today supplied by the Chairman Mao collection.

    • @grandadneal8114
      @grandadneal8114 2 місяці тому +4

      With a kerchief just to say herro Joe whatcha know?

    • @arnesaknussemm2427
      @arnesaknussemm2427 2 місяці тому +26

      He is wearing his gear for his other channel ‘Painting with Andy Edwards’.

    • @MatthewSearComposer
      @MatthewSearComposer 2 місяці тому +6

      Honourable mention. The Ozzy Osbourne Randy Rhoads tribute.

    • @PhilBaird1
      @PhilBaird1 2 місяці тому +9

      I thought he'd perhaps joined his local scout troop.

    • @hesch-tag
      @hesch-tag 2 місяці тому

      Great choice​@@MatthewSearComposer

  • @jons3808
    @jons3808 2 місяці тому +76

    UFO’s Strangers in the Night captures visceral energy as good as any I’ve heard.

    • @manitheman0806
      @manitheman0806 2 місяці тому +7

      probably some of the greatest guitar playing i ever heard

    • @jons3808
      @jons3808 2 місяці тому +5

      @@manitheman0806 Couldn’t agree more

    • @binkwillans5138
      @binkwillans5138 2 місяці тому +3

      UFO I heard in the 80s, only band ever I had to go out to the foyer and it was still too loud.

    • @edwardyazinski3858
      @edwardyazinski3858 2 місяці тому +5

      @@jons3808 absolutely! Man i still don’t go a week without cranking this one. And being the UFO geek I got the box Strangers set too.
      UFO with Moog always had more than other heavy bands. Better lyrics superior vocals - original band in so many ways.

    • @relativetimeworx8459
      @relativetimeworx8459 2 місяці тому +11

      Any list of top rock live albums that doesn't include UFO's Strangers In The Night loses all credibility.

  • @Jackylone-
    @Jackylone- 2 місяці тому +19

    Deep Purple Made In Japan, greatest live album ever! Recorded August 15th, 16, and 17th in 1972!!

  • @ffqff2415
    @ffqff2415 2 місяці тому +50

    WOW! OMG! Finally someone appreciated Slade Alive. I've always considered this to be the best live album. Nobody believed me. When I started watching this clip, I thought: Mr. Andy should at least put it in the second five, after all, he's friends with Don Powell and he can't not know such a gem. And here we have the top! Slade Alive has everything that should exist between the stage and the audience - energy, fun together, rock power and a sense of humor. For me, the B-side of the album is an absolute masterpiece of a rock performance. It should go to music schools and get a special hour. Thanks Mr. Andy. (I used google translator)

    • @willyupshaw
      @willyupshaw 2 місяці тому

      Good for you. I haven't heard it, but it must be a great feeling.

    • @drychaf
      @drychaf 2 місяці тому +6

      My first album purchase, and a regular play for over 50 years. Stompingly good. Quite emotional to see it appear at number one.

    • @lawmantheonetrueking3739
      @lawmantheonetrueking3739 2 місяці тому +5

      My first album purchase and I bought this with my brother. A great album.

    • @alanthorne3921
      @alanthorne3921 2 місяці тому +5

      My first purchase back when it came out,I was huge Slade fan when I was 11/12 years old.Next was Made in Japan and maybe Band of Gypsies.I was hooked.

    • @H-mu4bo
      @H-mu4bo 2 місяці тому +6

      Slade Live was number 1 in Australia for weeks. You have to hear it to believe how good an album it is.

  • @peterarkle5885
    @peterarkle5885 2 місяці тому +86

    In my current collection of 987 vinyl albums and 3-400 CD’s, when the house is burning down I’d grab Humble Pie - Rockin’ the Fillmore

    • @johndrx165
      @johndrx165 2 місяці тому +2

      How could I forget that one! Good call!

    • @grahamcowie3738
      @grahamcowie3738 2 місяці тому +2

      The correct choice

    • @WELLBRAN
      @WELLBRAN 2 місяці тому +9

      humble pie was my choice alsoi think my top album is johnny winter and live.

    • @michaelthomas9991
      @michaelthomas9991 2 місяці тому +2

      Absolutely!!!

    • @gregorydavies4105
      @gregorydavies4105 2 місяці тому +1

      Yehh

  • @howardduck2851
    @howardduck2851 2 місяці тому +19

    I often forget ELP Pictures At An Exhibition was a live concert. It always was a live performance for them.
    They didn’t attempt a studio recording of this until two decades later.
    They did this piece in their very first live introductions to the world at Isle Of Wight and elsewhere.
    So it probably deserves a spot somewhere.

  • @howardk4016
    @howardk4016 2 місяці тому +54

    Great early 70s American band - Grand Funk Railroad. Great live album as well!

    • @ConorHanley
      @ConorHanley 2 місяці тому +2

      For some reason they weren't rated back in the day but I saw them live at Hyde Park and I remember the set as really good hard rock.

    • @grantshenton7079
      @grantshenton7079 2 місяці тому +3

      GFR were an amazing live powerhouse.Also Homers favourite band !

    • @grantshenton7079
      @grantshenton7079 2 місяці тому

      Black Crowes & Jimmy Page live at the Greek is an absolute gem .

    • @96cmb
      @96cmb 2 місяці тому +2

      mm so what about Reed's R&R Animal / Live?

    • @lukemanify
      @lukemanify 2 місяці тому +1

      TNUC!

  • @Charles-qn1bt
    @Charles-qn1bt 2 місяці тому +16

    Deep Purple - Made In Japan
    AC/DC - If You Want Blood
    Iron Maiden - Live After Death
    U2 - Under A Blood Red Sky
    Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
    Simon & Garfunkel - Concert In Central Park
    Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York
    Motorhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith
    KISS - Alive!
    Ozzy Osbourne - Speak Of The Devil
    Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East

  • @AndyKevill
    @AndyKevill 2 місяці тому +71

    The gaping black hole at the heart of all your chats (which entertain me no end BTW) is Rory Gallagher. How can you talk about live albums without mentioning Live In Europe or the Irish Tour 74?
    Ten Years After did an absolute killer of a double live album as well (name of it temporarily forgotten).
    Keep up the good but gapped good work!

    • @danielschaeffer1294
      @danielschaeffer1294 2 місяці тому +7

      Thank you. Rory was one of the greatest blues players ever, and certainly the most versatile. Live in Europe is a one volume encyclopedia of blues history and technique.

    • @fmellish71
      @fmellish71 2 місяці тому +6

      The Fillmore 1970 release by Ten Years After that came out in I think 2001 is also amazing...better even than Recorded Live

    • @Novajomo
      @Novajomo 2 місяці тому +1

      Recorded Live is one of my favorites, haven't heard the Fillmore 70 release, but I will check it out.

    • @rayr4320
      @rayr4320 2 місяці тому +2

      @@fmellish71 Fillmore is better than undead, Undead was early and was recorded in a pub I think. I also think 2 years of seasoning, the band became much better. Alot of bands really brought their A game when performing at the fillmore.

    • @andrasczehlarik9180
      @andrasczehlarik9180 2 місяці тому +1

      @@fmellish71 I agree. Fillmore album awesome. Alvin was a gift from god. RIP.🍉☮

  • @jasonhatfield3084
    @jasonhatfield3084 2 місяці тому +16

    Frampton Comes Alive- ubiquitous in the mid-70s, we were ISSUED this album....

  • @KanakarisGeorge
    @KanakarisGeorge 2 місяці тому +31

    No Rory's Irish Tour '74 ?

    • @rocketshiptoaltair
      @rocketshiptoaltair 2 місяці тому +3

      Good call. My fave Rory live album was Stagestruck but '74 is a classic.

    • @frankoneill1655
      @frankoneill1655 2 місяці тому +3

      Li ve in Europe

    • @96cmb
      @96cmb 2 місяці тому +1

      @@frankoneill1655 tottaly in agreement!!!

    • @charlesboucher9533
      @charlesboucher9533 2 місяці тому +1

      @@KanakarisGeorge Rory Gallagher... he opened for Rush in ~1980-1981, or there abouts. Anyway, I was blown away. Rory was amazing.

  • @jimsalman7257
    @jimsalman7257 2 місяці тому +106

    Lou Reed - Rock 'n Roll Animal.

    • @96cmb
      @96cmb 2 місяці тому +3

      totally in agreement the most egregious mistake in the list IMHO

    • @tizmawpux
      @tizmawpux 2 місяці тому +2

      I concur, fantastic live album.

    • @jazzpunk
      @jazzpunk 2 місяці тому

      For some reason, tnis one never floated my boat...love the band on this, though.
      Maybe I need to revisit.

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR 2 місяці тому +8

      Yes. I love that intro to sweet jane

    • @edwardyazinski3858
      @edwardyazinski3858 2 місяці тому +1

      @@MrMaynardWR pretty damn close to perfection

  • @misterpid
    @misterpid 2 місяці тому +18

    I've been listening to Queen - Live at the Rainbow a lot lately.
    Two full concerts from 1974. One early in the year at the end of the Queen II tour and one later in the year at the beginning of the Sheer Heart Attack tour. This is before most of their classic songs were written/recorded. So, unless you're a diehard Queen fan, you might not be overly familiar with a lot of the songs. However, everything else about the band is fully established at that point. The band is absolutely fantastic and you can easily hear what made them one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

    • @mercster
      @mercster 2 місяці тому +1

      They were certainly in fine form, but I think I do appreciate some of their later concerts... more eclectic mix of songs, and some of the modifications they made to songs (tempo being one) I prefer live. Not to mention Freddie's vocal yelps, HEY!s, and other accoutrements mostly absent in 1974.

    • @paulduggan5323
      @paulduggan5323 2 місяці тому +4

      Good call, that and their “Hammersmith ‘75” Xmas show is stunning.

  • @tonycortizasjr.282
    @tonycortizasjr.282 2 місяці тому +36

    I second the nomination of Lou Reed's "Rock 'n' Animal", released in 1974.

    • @Bluepilled-c5t
      @Bluepilled-c5t 2 місяці тому

      Yes I would rate that

    • @96cmb
      @96cmb 2 місяці тому

      @@Bluepilled-c5t absolutely agree!!!

    • @markcooper9063
      @markcooper9063 2 місяці тому

      ​@@96cmbhunter and Wagner's introduction to sweet jane.great great guitar

  • @joebesta78
    @joebesta78 2 місяці тому +11

    Uriah Heep LIVE was my introduction to this band in 1973. I remember vividly how taken aback I was listening to this album when my friend's older sister bought it. Heep's music lends more to studio production, but the live album changed my life.... expanded my view of rock music altogether. I would have been happy with an honorable mention, Andy.

    • @casanovawines
      @casanovawines 2 місяці тому

      Uriah Heep weren't really my cup of tea but that all changed when I saw them live in '73. They were awesome. A really great live rock band. I will have to check this album out.

    • @DAVIDCGRIMES
      @DAVIDCGRIMES 2 місяці тому

      My #1 choice. The best lineup at the right time. Gary Thaine was a fantastic standout bassist that left us too soon. I grieved until Geddy came along.

    • @iconoclastic12007
      @iconoclastic12007 2 місяці тому

      @@DAVIDCGRIMESthank you, I get tired of being the only person to write to obligatory Gary Thain comment. There is a great documentary a fellow Kiwi put out about him, it’s posted but doesn’t have a ton of views. Be sure to like and comment. I’m not associated with the producer or the documentary in any way, just a huge Thain fan.

  • @asmallwhitedog0479
    @asmallwhitedog0479 2 місяці тому +64

    The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Live

    • @maddog8621
      @maddog8621 2 місяці тому +3

      Yessir!!

    • @mixaliskokkinos1496
      @mixaliskokkinos1496 2 місяці тому +2

      The Man in the Jar!

    • @cliffhughes6010
      @cliffhughes6010 2 місяці тому +2

      Yes

    • @tomazferreira6990
      @tomazferreira6990 2 місяці тому +3

      OMG, how come I had never heard of them? My jaw is dropped!
      Thank you soo much for the recommendation! 🙏

    • @chrisgray4651
      @chrisgray4651 2 місяці тому +3

      That would be joint top with Stupidity Dr Feelgood for me.

  • @admarhermans1
    @admarhermans1 2 місяці тому +6

    Great class to start our weekend re-listening some of the albums mentioned.
    Thanks!

  • @57md81
    @57md81 2 місяці тому +26

    I'm just happy you didn't figure out a way to put Kraftwerk on this list.

    • @tommyapocalypse6096
      @tommyapocalypse6096 2 місяці тому +4

      Kraftwerk rocks! 🙂

    • @frankalfar
      @frankalfar 2 місяці тому

      Sorry a big Kraftwerk fan but also missed Yessongs on the list. But the Barriemore Barlow comment was spot on.....

    • @jjfumbduck1649
      @jjfumbduck1649 Місяць тому

      WHAT? No fun on the autobahn?

  • @keithvirgin771
    @keithvirgin771 2 місяці тому +10

    When Noddy shouts out “ well alright everybody “. 😱
    at the start of “Get down get with it”. Is INCREDIBLE 🇬🇧🎸🎸🎸

  • @smterrillion
    @smterrillion 2 місяці тому +3

    Great video Andy. I listen to something I haven’t previously listened to after every video and I always happy I did!

  • @frankpentangeli7945
    @frankpentangeli7945 2 місяці тому +22

    That's a fine list, Andy! Here's mine:
    1. Deep Purple: Made in Japan
    2. The Guess Who: Live at the Paramount
    3. Zappa / Beefheart / Mothers: Bongo Fury
    4. Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive
    5. Al Stewart: Live / Indian Summer
    6. Steppenwolf: Live
    7. Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
    8. Bill Withers: Live at Carnegie Hall
    9. Jethro Tull: Live Bursting Out
    10. Genesis: Seconds Out
    Honorable mentions:
    - Yes: Yessongs
    - The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Fillmore East
    - Elton John: 17-11-70
    - Bob Marley and The Wailers: Live!
    - Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light
    By the way, I agree that Made in Japan is absolutely Deep Purple's greatest album, and that's because Purple was, first and foremost, a LIVE band. Live performance and improvisation was their greatest strength.

    • @SPY1964-LL
      @SPY1964-LL 2 місяці тому +1

      I love your mention of Steppenwolf Live, their best...Sookie Sookie Sookie Sookie Sookie Sookie SUE! Hey Lawdy Mama! Great Choice, Bravo!

    • @willyupshaw
      @willyupshaw 2 місяці тому +1

      Nice list. Bongo Fury is great, and I listened the crap out of it, but isn't it all original material? Because if so, like Neil Young's Rust Never Sleeps, maybe it belongs in a different category of live album than what Andy's listing, which is primarily bands playing songs that also appear on studio albums.

    • @frankpentangeli7945
      @frankpentangeli7945 2 місяці тому

      @@SPY1964-LL LOVE that album!!! That's one of the first records that got me into hard rock way back in the early 70s, so it holds a special place. Apparently a couple of the songs were recorded in studio with audience noise overdubbed because there were issues with the versions recorded live, but to me that doesn't detract from the overall concert greatness of the band at its peak. John Kay was a MONSTER (excuse the pun), the quality of the songwriting is sublime, and the band's performance is astounding!

    • @frankpentangeli7945
      @frankpentangeli7945 2 місяці тому

      @@willyupshaw Well, Andy included Roxy & Elsewhere on his list, and I don't know how many of those songs were on studio albums. Regardless, the title of the video is "The Ten Greatest Live Rock Albums", and I certainly wasn't going to leave Bongo Fury off my list for any reason.

    • @willyupshaw
      @willyupshaw 2 місяці тому

      @@frankpentangeli7945 I don't want to argue over this. It's a great live album. I'm just pointing out a distinction because I noticed it wasn't included, and I also noticed Rust Never Sleeps, considered one of Neil Young's best albums, has been overlooked not only by Andy but in the comments. So has Ten Years After Undead, and excellent late 60s British blues live album but also a live album of mostly new material or covers previously unreleased by the band. I agree with your choice. I'm just pointing out why it might not be showing up on Andy's or other people's lists.

  • @paulmcmillen5925
    @paulmcmillen5925 2 місяці тому +12

    In 1973, I had Slade Alive, Made in Japan, and Yessongs. These were the first albums that I bought by each of these bands. Even though I would go on to buy more albums by each of these bands, these live albums were the most played records by these bands. These were among my favorite records when I was fourteen years old. What a great summer that was!

    • @delby66
      @delby66 2 дні тому

      Yessongs is one of my favourite live albums. Just to hear Perpetual Change on that album was worth the purchase. Steve Howe's guitar work was absolutely amazing on that song.

  • @Yocambio
    @Yocambio 2 місяці тому +54

    Live at Leeds, The Who.

    • @SPY1964-LL
      @SPY1964-LL 2 місяці тому +4

      The Who's best along with Who's Next.

    • @willyupshaw
      @willyupshaw 2 місяці тому +1

      Isn't that the one where the boomers rant about not getting enough respect for having done nothing?

    • @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music
      @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 2 місяці тому

      It does hit the spot.

    • @markrushton1516
      @markrushton1516 2 місяці тому +2

      Just balls out rocking. The guitar sound is astounding. Prob Hiwatt turned up to 11

    • @scottjackson163
      @scottjackson163 2 місяці тому +9

      @@willyupshawBoomers don’t need to “rant” about this album. It stands on its own merits. People who demean or dismiss Live at Leeds are ignorant, dumb, or both.

  • @Mike20216
    @Mike20216 2 місяці тому +8

    Great Shout Slade, wonderful band and amazing live.

  • @pauldoan180
    @pauldoan180 2 місяці тому +6

    Love it SLADE ! I became a slade fan when I was12 I'm 62 now and I live in Seattle .

  • @Pwecko
    @Pwecko 2 місяці тому +23

    The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Live is probably my favourite live album. They were brilliant live.

    • @MrMrh1958
      @MrMrh1958 2 місяці тому +4

      I was there!👍🏻

    • @Pwecko
      @Pwecko 2 місяці тому +1

      @@MrMrh1958 I saw them in Liverpool on the same tour. It was fantastic.

    • @MrMrh1958
      @MrMrh1958 2 місяці тому

      @@Pwecko Pure entertainment!

    • @attichatchsound-bobkowal5328
      @attichatchsound-bobkowal5328 2 місяці тому +2

      Yes! Andy needs to dedicate some time to TSAHB! Love the live recording. Saw them in Detroit not long after that.

    • @maddog8621
      @maddog8621 2 місяці тому +2

      Brilliant. Got the picture disc

  • @pawehohmann8171
    @pawehohmann8171 2 місяці тому +14

    Zappa/Mothers: "Roxy & Elsewhere" (1974) - It's a wonderful album. At that time, no one in the world could play at such a level.

  • @CasperLCat
    @CasperLCat 2 місяці тому +10

    Kudos on recognizing the early Allmans from across the pond. There was a mastery of diverse influences across the entire band, before the loss of Duane and Berry Oakley on bass, that made them the one “jam band” with really meaty and satisfying improvisations, all the way thru their longest epics.

  • @mikereinke4565
    @mikereinke4565 2 місяці тому +12

    SLADE rocked Chicago auditorium like no one else in, I think 73. Fantastic.

    • @mikeyhughes8992
      @mikeyhughes8992 2 місяці тому +2

      Slade were without doubt the epitome of rock n’ roll .

  • @alexeyulko
    @alexeyulko 2 місяці тому +6

    + Welcome Back My Friends to The Show That Never Ends (ELP)

    • @delby66
      @delby66 2 дні тому

      Brilliant album my friend.

  • @supercededman
    @supercededman 2 місяці тому +3

    So glad you mentioned Slade. I, too, only recently discovered this album. I was a 10 years old when it was released, and was not really into live recordings. Slade, as you said, were known for their string of hits as singles. They were massive in Australia, where I live.
    You made my day!

  • @onecarnivore
    @onecarnivore 2 місяці тому +36

    Another great video. These are favorites from my youth -
    1. Genesis - Seconds Out
    2. Yes - Yes Songs
    3. Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same
    4. Pink Floyd - Live in Pompeii (does this count?)
    5. Jane’s Addiction - Jane’s Addiction
    6. Aerosmith - Live Bootleg
    7. The Who - Live at Leeds
    8. Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More for the Road
    9. Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
    10. Deep Purple - Made in Japan
    11. Alice In Chains - Unplugged
    12. Iron Maiden - Live After Death
    13. Cheap Trick- Live in Budokan
    14. Mahogany Rush - Live
    15. Peters Frampton - Comes Alive

    • @casedismissed8581
      @casedismissed8581 2 місяці тому

      your taste is in your ass !

    • @SPY1964-LL
      @SPY1964-LL 2 місяці тому +4

      Good List! I would add Rush "All the World's a Stage" - Early Rush on their 2112 tour. They got better but this early sound was just raw, technical yet clean. Your top 3 are spot on!

    • @doctornova3015
      @doctornova3015 2 місяці тому

      Definitely
      Yessongs
      Live After Death
      Unleashed in the East
      Live At Leeds
      Pompeii is them playing without editing the playing Im sure its been cleaned up quite a bit.

    • @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music
      @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 2 місяці тому

      How the hell are you not mentioning Little Feat's Waiting for Columbus?

    • @colinburroughs9871
      @colinburroughs9871 2 місяці тому +1

      Seconds Out is fine, but it's not 1 and it's got some issues, it does have Los Endos though

  • @randyevans5407
    @randyevans5407 2 місяці тому +11

    I was at the Led Zeppelin concert at Madison Square Garden, which I believe was in July, 1973 (a month after graduation) that is the “The Song Remains the Same” album. Still remember the energy….great memory!

    • @BarbarraBay
      @BarbarraBay 2 місяці тому +1

      the album is not wholly live

    • @SPY1964-LL
      @SPY1964-LL 2 місяці тому

      @@BarbarraBay I think it is, but some footage was done in studio to mime along with lost footage. I may be wrong. I know KISS ALIVE! was redone in the studio except for the drums. I like both a lot.

    • @BarbarraBay
      @BarbarraBay 2 місяці тому +2

      @@SPY1964-LL the album has recordings from at least two concerts in merely single songs and obviously the songs were touched up in the studio because some of the songs, such as No Quarter and Dazed & Confused are different on the original vinyl, in the movie & on the remaster. I know because i have listened to the album over 1000 times and have watched the movie at least 10 times. The remaster is awful

    • @SPY1964-LL
      @SPY1964-LL 2 місяці тому

      @@BarbarraBay You are right. There is a great channel on Zep by a very interesting man who goes deep. He does on Song too. His channel is JCM- Led Zeppelin Stories. You will love it. It is a blast.

  • @martyhopkirk6826
    @martyhopkirk6826 2 місяці тому +10

    The other gig that Daltrey references in talking about Live at Leeds was Hull. They didn't use it because Entwistle's bass was missing from the first few tracks. However, it's now available as Live at Hull, with the missing bass filled in from Leeds. In truth, _pace_ Daltrey, there's nothing much between it and Leeds: both are superb.

  • @nazznate
    @nazznate 2 місяці тому +23

    I live in Statesboro GA, the setting of the first song on Allman Brothers Filmore album, 2 hours from their adopted home of Macon GA, and just down the road from Gregg's home of Richmond Hill GA. So there are a lot of Allman fans where I live. I'm glad to see Filmore on the list. I think it deserves to be there.

    • @charlesboucher9533
      @charlesboucher9533 2 місяці тому +3

      @@nazznate Allman Brothers were monster players live... hard to find better.

    • @edwardyazinski3858
      @edwardyazinski3858 2 місяці тому +3

      Macon here! Drive past the Big House daily. And - Capricorn Records is back in full swing too btw. Markus King just did his newest album there.

    • @nazznate
      @nazznate 2 місяці тому

      @@edwardyazinski3858 and Gabbafest less than a month ago

    • @JK-g62
      @JK-g62 2 місяці тому

      ​@@edwardyazinski3858GA born and raised boy here...and a musician (🎷) who has had the priviledge and honor to record a song in the legenday Capricorn Studios/Walden Sound...and met Phil Walden many years ago. It is the most cool recording experience of my life. Needless to say im a huge Allmans fan.

    • @Ajimwade
      @Ajimwade Місяць тому +1

      Statesboro Blues

  • @petervandervlies6427
    @petervandervlies6427 2 місяці тому +8

    The Who and Thin Lizzy.
    Saw them in the 70's .
    Never heard better live rock music.
    💪👍😁

  • @1099Kramo
    @1099Kramo 2 місяці тому +36

    Made in Japan- Deep Purple. Greatest live album

    • @clansome
      @clansome 2 місяці тому +1

      Without a doubt. That said Live and Dangerous is great as is Slade Alive! (think that was second album I ever bought), Space Ritual as mentioned elsewhere, Rockin' the Filmore, Rory Gallagher - Live Tour 74. Any live tracks/albums by Mountain (loved Leslie West & Felix Pappalardi) For sheer adrenalin Kiss - Alive II (despite the shoddy way they recorded it) would be an honorary mention. I would have to include Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening as I was in the audience at Newcastle City Hall that night.

    • @BassGoBomb
      @BassGoBomb 2 місяці тому +1

      Well... of course it is ... has to be .. so much energy after all these years.

    • @gordonschiff3621
      @gordonschiff3621 2 місяці тому

      It isn’t that great. They don’t sound that good live. Frampton is way better. It outsold purple 8x.

    • @mitsanut5869
      @mitsanut5869 2 місяці тому

      ​@@gordonschiff3621I think DP Live in Japan is hands down the tightest played live rock album out there. Uriah Heep Live is also very good. In those times, it was very important for bands to be able to play live as good as they could, and they always adhered to the studio version, although they always inserted some improvisations in the middle of some songs.
      It's not that I don't like other live albums or Peter Frampton (I agree with you that album was very, very good), but I always judge live albums by how tight they were played. And that's where the Live In Japan really stands out. It's very crisp, and DP was recorded there in their top form.

    • @FuturePast2019
      @FuturePast2019 2 місяці тому

      And what a great sounding album. And they still play those Machine Head song on tour in 2024
      Slade never played those songs again. Strange.

  • @ricksavory8752
    @ricksavory8752 2 місяці тому +6

    Rush- All the world's a stage. Epic early work !

  • @tor5457
    @tor5457 2 місяці тому +3

    Recently discovered you-all praise to the All-knowing Algorithm. Have been binge-watching like mad. You are now my favorite "music critic". Your words are balm to my old, sound-blasted ears. I resonate with almost everything you say. Finally someone who shamelessly expresses what demands being said but rarely, if ever, is (although the nature of this piece is not of that ilk, different to what I've seen so far which has mostly been take-downs). I actually thought that I was one of the only ones who had these sentiments. Impressive the improvised, scathing, sardonic articulateness infused with understated humor and, importantly, broad musical/cultural context and knowledge. Kudos for including two of Jimi!

  • @stephencrossley8597
    @stephencrossley8597 2 місяці тому +10

    Slade Alive..Yeah!! Fabulous album from my late teens.

  • @brdzuna
    @brdzuna 2 місяці тому +16

    1. "It's Too Late to Stop Now" - Van Morrison
    2. "The Last Waltz" - The Band
    3. "Stop Making Sense" - Talking Heads

    • @kevinweakley2852
      @kevinweakley2852 2 місяці тому +4

      TLTSN. You got that right. 👍

    • @willyupshaw
      @willyupshaw 2 місяці тому +5

      The Name of the Band Is Talking Heads is better than Stop Making Sense. It's also a double album.

    • @edwardyazinski3858
      @edwardyazinski3858 2 місяці тому +2

      Man, me and my army brothers spun the Laser Disc Last Waltz endlessly.

  • @nicoladolby2154
    @nicoladolby2154 2 місяці тому +13

    Really enjoyed this video Andy. My top 10 would be:
    1. Jeff Beck - Live At Ronnie Scott's
    2. AC/DC - If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
    3. Gary Numan - When The Sky Came Down
    4. Eric Clapton - Just One Night
    5. Dire Straits - Alchemy
    6. Peter Gabriel - Plays Live
    7. Status Quo - Live 2
    8. Rainbow - On Stage
    9. Supertramp - Paris
    10. Rose Tattoo - 25 To Life

    • @alexmanne
      @alexmanne 2 місяці тому +1

      Live at Ronnie Scott's is a good one. I've binged watched the videos of that performance a couple of times here on YT.

    • @SPY1964-LL
      @SPY1964-LL 2 місяці тому

      Rose Tatto! Hell yes!

    • @RocketKirchner
      @RocketKirchner 2 місяці тому

      Yes ! Jeff Beck live ! He is Zeus

    • @VWellings
      @VWellings 2 місяці тому

      I would add UK - Night after Night and Peter Green Splinter Group at Ronnie Scotts. From the Rab C Nesbitt look during his romp through the woods to an outfit today that can only be described as a Jack Hargreaves look (Out of Town). He only needs the pipe!

    • @Vince-lq3ve
      @Vince-lq3ve 2 місяці тому

      Just as I was wishing some mention of the excellent live album from Peter Gabriel, you rescued me! Thanks!

  • @M66GUS
    @M66GUS 2 місяці тому +4

    I also first saw Slade in 1977, and it was simply amazing, still in my top five gigs ever. Spot on Andy.

  • @sspbrazil
    @sspbrazil 2 місяці тому +12

    You had your own bursting out there during the Jethro Tull section 😅

    • @geoarthur6593
      @geoarthur6593 2 місяці тому +1

      Yep and again during hendrix phwerrrp, even does the seat adjustment preparing for it phwerrrp😂😂

    • @geoarthur6593
      @geoarthur6593 2 місяці тому +2

      Says he's a music teacher 😂😂 obviously bum notes 😂😂 phwerrrp

    • @sspbrazil
      @sspbrazil 2 місяці тому +1

      @@geoarthur6593 haha, can’t blame it on the dog.

    • @geoarthur6593
      @geoarthur6593 2 місяці тому +1

      Another ripper during live at Leeds phwerrrp

    • @peterh1353
      @peterh1353 2 місяці тому +2

      It happened twice. I think it is a farting chair!

  • @MrRobby280
    @MrRobby280 2 місяці тому +3

    Another great video. I enjoy your opinions and analysis of bands and albums. One minor point: I have heard from an old interview with Mick J that he first appropriated his James Brown moves when they both were appearing at the 1964 TAMI Show.

  • @snap8626
    @snap8626 2 місяці тому +6

    No Rush in RIO? literally a 3 hour show where the crowd even sung along to instrumentals

    • @guitarcomet5
      @guitarcomet5 3 дні тому

      @@snap8626 ..I preferred “All The Worlds A Stage”

  • @VintageSG
    @VintageSG 2 місяці тому +41

    Others worthy of a listen :-
    MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
    Hawkwind - The Space Ritual
    Dr Feelgood - Stupidity
    Rory Gallagher - Well, anything of his recorded live is utter fire...

    • @marktrickett5081
      @marktrickett5081 2 місяці тому +12

      Another vote for Space Ritual.

    • @williamolsen20
      @williamolsen20 2 місяці тому +5

      Kick out the jams is my favorite, also Live Rust by Neil Young and Crazy Horse! The Rory Gallagher live albums are great, not a bad one, he always gave his all, and it comes through any live performance.

    • @gabrielk2295
      @gabrielk2295 2 місяці тому +2

      Kick out the Jam is essential

    • @scottguerin5741
      @scottguerin5741 2 місяці тому +2

      Great choices!

    • @scottmcgregor4829
      @scottmcgregor4829 2 місяці тому +1

      The Tubes WHAT DO WANT FROM Live.

  • @donneumann6546
    @donneumann6546 2 місяці тому +5

    Andy! Great call on the Slade Alive album. Can't argue with that one at all! In 74 or 75 I was 19 or 20 years old and heard that album at several parties and I never forgot it! And I grew up in Canada! Nice list all the way around!

  • @MarkWard-ed4mr
    @MarkWard-ed4mr 2 місяці тому +12

    My Faves - Deep Purple -Made In Japan (undoubtedly the best live album ever!), otherwise in no particular order: King Crimson - Earthbound (well, I love it and someone has to ) The Who - Live at Leeds, Stones - Get Yer Ya Yas Out, Led Zeppelin - How The West was Won, Lou Reed Rock and Roll Animal, Hawkwind - Space Ritual, ELP _ Welcome Back My Friends , Bowie - ZIggy Stardust , Mott the Hoople Live

    • @seabud6408
      @seabud6408 2 місяці тому

      Undoubtedly.

    • @96cmb
      @96cmb 2 місяці тому +1

      Get Yer ya ya's out!! how could he forget Mick Taylor there

    • @zootallures6470
      @zootallures6470 2 місяці тому +1

      I love seeing Earthbound on your list. You have maybe listened to Earthbound Extended too.

  • @tgrapey
    @tgrapey 2 місяці тому +4

    Decent list, but-Live at Leeds-Who, Full House-J.Geils, Bob Seger-Live Bullet, Made in Japan-Deep Purple, Get yer Ya Yas out-Stones, Allman Brothers-Fillmore East, Kiss-Alive, The Clash-Live at Shea, Bauhaus-Gotham, and so may others.

    • @trajan6927
      @trajan6927 Місяць тому

      Great choice of live albums. Totally concur.

  • @RabbiSteve1
    @RabbiSteve1 2 місяці тому +5

    A nice idea for a video essay. Just starting watching now. I assume that you’ll probably have The Allman Brothers AT FILMORE EAST on this list. That is one of my favorites. Looking forward to hearing all of your choices.
    Edit: just finished. There’s a few here, I either have to revisit or listen to for the first time. Another great video, Andy. Thanks.

  • @TheHumbuckerboy
    @TheHumbuckerboy 2 місяці тому +2

    Andy, I immediately thought about 'Slade Alive' but I wasn't expecting to see it included !

  • @John-K638
    @John-K638 2 місяці тому +10

    Slade Alive! fully deserves it's position at number one, but is often sadly missed off lists like this. Ditto Noddy Holder is not usually counted as one of the greatest rock vocalists, which of course he was. I would add two honorable mentions: Robin Trower Live! (1976), and P.F.M. Cook. Both of them cracking live albums where the performances easily surpass the studio recordings.

    • @philjm3103
      @philjm3103 2 місяці тому +2

      You've put your finger it, John! I love Slade Alive! I bought it off a mate called Tony Cole in about 1976....and have loved it ever since!

  • @crweber3408
    @crweber3408 2 місяці тому +3

    Live at Leeds. The Who. That's been my #1, since I first heard it. And now I see it's on your list. Nicely done.

    • @Ron-yd3fn
      @Ron-yd3fn 2 місяці тому +1

      I remember somebody saying
      Live at leeds like they live there
      Still laugh

    • @trajan6927
      @trajan6927 Місяць тому +1

      Greatest live album.

  • @DavidMiller-dt8mx
    @DavidMiller-dt8mx 2 місяці тому +3

    As an American, I remeber Slade pretty well, but Made in Japan was simply amazing. I'm going to have to give Slade Alive a listen.

  • @powerage17
    @powerage17 2 місяці тому +6

    Live and Dangerous
    Strangers in the night !!!

  • @danielschaeffer1294
    @danielschaeffer1294 2 місяці тому +10

    Warren Zevon - “Stand in the Fire.” The CD version contains such bonus cuts as “Play It All Night Long,” the ultimate brutal satire of Southern rock.
    J. Geils Band - “Full House.” Gleefully savage blues rock that stands up to any other example of the genre.

    • @drychaf
      @drychaf 2 місяці тому +1

      Full House - definitely. Similar to Slade Alive on many levels.

    • @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music
      @I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 2 місяці тому

      I would expect the J. Geils Band to appear on these lists.

    • @PhilBaird1
      @PhilBaird1 2 місяці тому +3

      Zevon was like a man on the ledge with Stand in the Fire. Definitely belongs on the list.

    • @jazzpunk
      @jazzpunk 2 місяці тому +1

      Love FULL HOUSE!

    • @AssociationAdmirer
      @AssociationAdmirer 2 місяці тому +1

      A relief to see someone mention Full House. To be honest, I prefer Blow Your Face Out, but both albums are so brilliant and have so little overlap that I think that if I were to make my own Top 10 live albums I would have to put both of them on it and fie on the convention of one album per artist.

  • @Novotny72
    @Novotny72 12 днів тому

    I've been watching you for a few months and have enjoyed your more tongue-in-cheer videos but this piece is absolutely bang on - in that I completely agree with you, which obviously means you're correct.

  • @subhashshah
    @subhashshah 2 місяці тому +7

    No one mentioned Pink Floyd P.U.L.S.E even once.

    • @bh-zj4yt
      @bh-zj4yt 2 місяці тому +1

      For good reason

  • @stevespindrift5781
    @stevespindrift5781 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video. I was waiting for TSAHB live. Great live album

  • @stabbrzmcgee825
    @stabbrzmcgee825 2 місяці тому +7

    when you tie in the two sides of "Mountain Jam" on Eat A Peach (continuation of Whipping Post on the live album), the allmann filmore concert is maybe the best of them all: a picture of the (almost) endless concert of a band just jamming, a representation of a long-gone era. Your choices are fine even if maybe I would switch out a couple.

    • @jjfumbduck1649
      @jjfumbduck1649 2 місяці тому

      It's a shame it didn't include Not my cross to bear, Duane Allman, man.

  • @relativetimeworx8459
    @relativetimeworx8459 2 місяці тому +4

    No live rock album had more impact and is overlooked today as Rush - All The World's A Stage. Though 2112 gets the credit, it was actually this live album that broke Rush into the spotlight.

  • @jimibrown2043
    @jimibrown2043 2 місяці тому +6

    I saw Slade in 1972 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, at the tender age of 11. They were the opening act , then J Geils, then the headliner - Humble Pie. Bought Slade Alive back then because of that concert.
    Two live albums I would add - Humble Pie Performance Rocking The Fillmore and Little Feat Waiting For Columbus.

  • @bshymko1
    @bshymko1 27 днів тому

    Hearing Keep on Rocking live for the first time today brought a smile to me face. Good call Mr. Andy.

  • @alainbascou6439
    @alainbascou6439 2 місяці тому +26

    What about Joni Mitchell 'Shadows and Light" with one of the best band ever ? But for me the one missing the most is the fantastic "Joe Cocker with Mad dogs and Englishmen" a real piece of art ( cover include) !

    • @SPY1964-LL
      @SPY1964-LL 2 місяці тому +5

      Joni's band was stellar, Pat, Jaco, Aierto, Don Alias - yikes! I love this period of Joni - Hissing/Heijera etc

    • @Birdlives247
      @Birdlives247 2 місяці тому +1

      In March 1970, I saw Mad Dogs, etc. in Columbus, Ohio after walking downtown in a blizzard. The theater was 1/3 filled because of the snow but I got great seats looking down on the stage from the first row of the balcony and it rocked! ( I tuned a piano for one of Leon Russell's shows in San Antonio 1981. I talked to him for a brief moment when he tested the piano but, at least, I can say I met him ...sorta.)

    • @charlesmckinnon4872
      @charlesmckinnon4872 2 місяці тому +2

      Miles of aisles is amazing too

  • @drjohn5072
    @drjohn5072 2 місяці тому +2

    Nightwish Showtime Storytime. As a boomer I enjoyed seeing live bands all the time through the 70s and 80s but I never thought I would see proper live rock live again. During lockdown I found Nightwish live at Wacken and it has changed my entire life. I now love finding new music on You Tube and have seen Sabaton., Babymetal, and Lordi live. I still avidly look out for Nightwish live videos and thoroughly appreciate so that's on You Tube going back to the 1990s.

  • @jessem470
    @jessem470 2 місяці тому +11

    3 stellar live albums
    Lou Reed : Rock and Roll Animal
    Keith Jarrett : Koln Concert
    John Martyn : Live at Leeds

    • @216Numbskull
      @216Numbskull 2 місяці тому +2

      WOW! Nice call on the "Koln Concert by Keith Jarrett" I wasn't expecting that although I absolutely agree with you my friend. It's not too often I come across other music fans who even know who & how great Keith Jarrett is. Kudos! +Peace Funk & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend+ 🤘😜🤘

    • @96cmb
      @96cmb 2 місяці тому

      @@216Numbskull totally agree with Lou Reed!!! How could he forget that one!

  • @markcastillo2757
    @markcastillo2757 2 місяці тому +5

    Rainbow on Stage

  • @davecomstock9544
    @davecomstock9544 2 місяці тому +7

    There's now a 7-CD box set of Frank Zappa & The Mother's Of Invention's five-show run at the Roxy in 1973: The Roxy Performances. Definitely worth getting!

  • @HelgeKS
    @HelgeKS 2 місяці тому +6

    I totally agree wtih you about Slade Alive! First heard it as a wee seven year old rascal back in 74 or thereabout. Loved it ever since. Apart from it being a bombshell of an album, I love the fact that NONE of their biggest hits feature. Anyway my list (valid today, as it changes frequently) and in no particular order:
    Blue Öyster Cult - On your Feet or on your Knees - energywise, Slade Alive's bushytailed monster sister
    Slade - Alive - whatever you said :-)
    Golden Earring - Live - fantastic proggy hardrocking album, what a tight band. what a guitarist George Kooymans was, and what a drummer they had in Cesar Zuiderwijk!
    The Tubes - What do you want from Live - loved them since their early days. Total circus live - so funny, so good and sooooo expensive. Fee Waybill was an underrated vocalist if ever there was one.
    Wishbone Ash - Live Dates 2 - I actually prefer their second live album to their more acclaimed first one. production is tip top and nobody did twin guitar quite like them!
    Queen - Live at the Rainbow - love early fiery heavy Queen. the March 22nd recording is absolute perfection. the November recording makes an interesting comparison. the Mercury persona more to the fore, but perhaps some of the fire was gone??
    Genesis - Seconds Out - great musicianship. can't get enough of Hackett's ghost sounding guitar! Steve was a greater loss than Gabriel in my view.
    Gentle Giant - Live Playing the Fool - ridiculous , absolutely ridiculous for all the reasons you mentioned. I mean, On Reflection alone...
    Rory Gallagher - Stage Struck - energywise, Slade alive's SECOND bushytailed monster sister.... Rory gave me the single greatest...and loudest live experience I've ever had (back in May 1984),,, and I've seen most of 'em. what a six string wizard. what a guy!
    Jethro Tull - Live Bursting Out - saw the madison sq garden concert on TV in 1978/79 My mom rolling on the floor with laughter...me gasping for air watching musical brilliance taken to a whole new level. bought bursting out as soon as I had the opportunity (which could be months back in those days...)
    plus loads and loads of honorable mentions...

  • @MS-mv3qc
    @MS-mv3qc 2 місяці тому +4

    Spot on. Slade is a great call. A proper live LP from a brilliant live band. Superb. Shame not to have On Your Feet Or On Your Knees - but hey, you'll get there.

  • @b2tall239
    @b2tall239 2 місяці тому +4

    "Live at Leeds" has been hyped, hyped, and hyped some more over the last 50 yrs.....
    And it lives up to the hype. It's not overrated. The later expanded reissues are just that much better than the already-amazing original release.
    Thanks, Andy.

  • @gracchusmcnero8191
    @gracchusmcnero8191 2 місяці тому +25

    I know you hate The Ramones but It's Alive captures the peak Ramones live experience and is probably the best punk live album, but no reason it couldnt be included in a rock list either.

    • @donhopf
      @donhopf 2 місяці тому +6

      It’s alive is a damn masterpiece!

    • @peterh1353
      @peterh1353 2 місяці тому +2

      That is the only Ramones album I enjoyed listen to. Always loved it.

    • @asharp6464
      @asharp6464 2 місяці тому +1

      Superb album, filmed and published on youtube.....

    • @cjd12319721
      @cjd12319721 2 місяці тому +1

      I thought their final gig live was even better Adios Amigos

  • @BertVelthuis
    @BertVelthuis 2 місяці тому +1

    I love the lively discussion in the comments, this is a great help finding back some of the best music made.
    Thank you all for this!

  • @stuartmorris9855
    @stuartmorris9855 2 місяці тому +5

    Absolutely brilliant top 10, all of which I have and love ❤️. The other album I love for it's absolute visceral energy is MC5 Kick Out The Jams - an absolute must for anyone to hear!

  • @davewaterford281
    @davewaterford281 2 місяці тому +2

    Excellent list. A very under appreciated group The Who, Live they always seemed on the edge of exploding. Live at Hull is the first gig that Roger Daltrey was referring to. A great album.

  • @Grrrr20242
    @Grrrr20242 Місяць тому +3

    Johnny Winter “And live”
    Rory Gallagher Irish tour”
    James Gang live at the Fillmore.

    • @Ron-yd3fn
      @Ron-yd3fn Місяць тому +1

      Gotta agree

    • @delby66
      @delby66 2 дні тому +1

      I'm glad you mentioned Rory Gallagher. The man was amazing, especially live.

  • @drychaf
    @drychaf 2 місяці тому +1

    Great insight into Keith Moon. Lots to enjoy on this posting, and I shall probably be getting a few discs delivered on the basis of your reviews. And Slade Alive being at number one brought a little tear to my eye, to be honest. I bought it when it was released (my first ever album, at about 10yrs old), and you can't imagine how many times I've played it in the intervening years. And yes, I was one who wrote to you about seeing them some 10yrs after, thinking of them as a nostalgia hit but no... they blasted the heaviest sound I'd heard from a stage, and they rocked with glee. I floated home from that gig, as happy as can be. Thanks for championing them.

  • @weneedcriticalthinking
    @weneedcriticalthinking 2 місяці тому +7

    Tokyo Tapes, Scorpions late 70's live album that Uli Roth's original and phenomenal guitar playing made it worth more than price of admission.

    • @petersparrow1884
      @petersparrow1884 2 місяці тому +1

      Totally agree, great live feel to it and all the songs much better than on their respective albums

    • @jamesmoore1456
      @jamesmoore1456 2 місяці тому +1

      Ah great album think i saw them before uli left..

    • @doctornova3015
      @doctornova3015 2 місяці тому

      yes, and i wore out World Wide Live when i was a young teenager.

  • @TheJohnmb46
    @TheJohnmb46 2 місяці тому +1

    Keep doing what you are doing Andy!

  • @PeterToepfer
    @PeterToepfer 2 місяці тому +9

    Pictures at an Exhibition, ELP: Prog-Punk!

    • @robertglisson6319
      @robertglisson6319 2 місяці тому +3

      Along with Live At Leeds, the most energetic Live album I've ever heard. ELP was not a massive album band (still sold 50 million albums) but they were arguably the biggest live act of the 70s. They were first and foremost a live band.

    • @stuartwalker2713
      @stuartwalker2713 2 місяці тому +1

      @@robertglisson6319 this is very true. Pictures drips with excitement, and I have often said that ELP had a good call for being the biggest live band in the world in the 70's.

    • @delby66
      @delby66 2 дні тому

      I'm a ELP freak. They still are my favourite band of all time. They had a massive following all over the world, more than some might think. The sound that came out of these 3 fine musicians was worth every penny to see them live. We all know how great Keith was on keyboards and Carl Palmer's drumming, but what made them sound so amazing, to me anyway, was the vocals of Greg Lake. For me he was the best rock singer on the planet.

  • @stevehalverson790
    @stevehalverson790 2 місяці тому +2

    Reading the list mentioned in the comments, I notice a glaring omission. The Rolling Sones Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out featuring new Stone Mick Taylor. Sympathy for the Devil and Midnight Rambler are absolute masterpieces. The guitar solo by Richards then Taylor on Sympathy is one of the greatest of all time.

    • @christophernaples1315
      @christophernaples1315 22 години тому

      At age 9, I liberated my Dad's copy of Ya Yas along with his Johnny Winter And live

  • @nodiggity9472
    @nodiggity9472 2 місяці тому +17

    Why are you dressed like a Scoutmaster?

    • @sspbrazil
      @sspbrazil 2 місяці тому

      He’s posh you see.

  • @arthurlaurey4232
    @arthurlaurey4232 2 місяці тому +2

    Thanks Andy, great list. I’ve got homework.
    My all time favourite:
    I stretch a little to jazz-rock with emphasize on rock.
    No particular order, just the records I’m still listening to a lot.
    Miles Davis: We want Miles
    Gil Evans Orchestra: Live at Sweet Basil
    John Scofield: Pick Hits Live
    Jan Akkerman: 10.000 clowns on a rainy day
    Rolling Stones: Get yer ya-ya’s out!
    Deep Purple: Made in Europe
    Golden Earring: Live
    David Bowie: A Reality Tour
    Lou Reed: Live
    Deep Purple: Made in Japan
    Rainbow: On Stage
    Herman Brood’s Wild Romance: Cha Cha

  • @paulabrowning9798
    @paulabrowning9798 2 місяці тому +10

    Status Quo Live! Every song destroys the studio version. 4500 Times, mmmm yum

    • @tonyburrows1346
      @tonyburrows1346 2 місяці тому +2

      Much better than slade for me

    • @mikeb3268
      @mikeb3268 2 місяці тому +2

      You can’t be a 1970s rocker if you don’t have that album in your top 3.

    • @gordonmurray2477
      @gordonmurray2477 2 місяці тому +2

      Yes I agree. I was at the 3rd night gig. It was a Friday night in October 1976 at the legendary Glasgow Apollo. I was 16 years old. It was utterly fantastic.

    • @kneeboarderndevon
      @kneeboarderndevon Місяць тому

      Absolutely great album, they were definitely at their peak at that point

  • @johndrx165
    @johndrx165 2 місяці тому +6

    Pretty good list. Blue Oyster Cult: On Your Feet or on Your Knees is a killer live album. Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group is another one.

  • @stuartfishman1044
    @stuartfishman1044 2 місяці тому +2

    Slade Alive! by Slade was an inspired choice at #1. It really is a visceral shot to the body all the way through. Also appreciated the inclusion of the Allman's Live at Fillmore East. They approached rock, blues and jazz-like improvisation in such an organic way it was as if they were born to it. Deep Purple's Made In Japan was definitely their peak. Ritchie Blackmore's slashing power chords on Highway Star get me every time. Appreciate many of the other choices, too, as well as the honorable mentions.

  • @Chiller11
    @Chiller11 2 місяці тому +5

    Excellent list. As an American/Canadian I will check out Slade. Best live album of all time is an elevated position indeed. The only push back I would provide is that it’s a tad ignorant to suggest Americana, however one defines the category, doesn’t exist or was of no consequence in the progression of rock/pop music (31). Having grown up in the American West in the 50’s and 60’s I listened to the influence of country, bluegrass and folk on the music of the day. Americana influenced the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Elvis Costello and other British artists as they spent time in the US. There were some excellent bands and artists associated with Americana. Gram Parsons is often credited as the first artist to blend country music with rock but really it was happening all over. There was a huge bluegrass revival in the mid late 60’s that featured some virtuosic players on guitar, mandolin and 5 string banjo. Players like Doc Watson, Clarence White, Norman Blake, Bela Fleck, JD Crowe, David Grisman, Ricky Skaggs and on and on. Rock bands heavily influenced by the form include the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Grateful Dead, Los Lobos, Poco and of course The Band. It’s fine to say Americana isn’t your cup of tea so to speak but to imply it was totally unimportant in the evolution of rock music is a bit silly. I think a good list would be 10 Americana influenced albums Andy must listen to. I’ll have to give that list some thought.

    • @erikheddergott5514
      @erikheddergott5514 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Chiller11 Andy, although he is opposed to Identity Shenanigans is british, can‘t help himself not to be an Exceptionalist.
      Just recently saw Marty Stuart in Gstaad and this 4 Guys played their Mix of Country Rock and Rockabilly in a Way that Rockpile only matched when Carlene Carter sang with them.

    • @boudiccamarchestorome9475
      @boudiccamarchestorome9475 2 місяці тому

      You have expressed exactly what I often feel after some of these blind spot observations of American music. I hope Andy takes your suggestion for a vid topic.

  • @richardsutton01
    @richardsutton01 2 місяці тому +2

    I have most of these albums but the live rock album I listen to most now, 50 years later, is Humble Pie, Rockin' the Fillmore. I liked Humble Pie but when I saw them live I was gobsmacked. It was a totally different band so I bought the live album.
    In fact, it's not really a band, it's really a tour de force performance by Steve Marriott with a fantastic backing band. I knew that he was a real larger-than-life character but who knew that he could play guitar like that. You would have thought that he would be totally outclassed on the fretboard by Peter Frampton but he was not.
    Play the side long epic "Gilded Splinters" through big speakers with the lights down low and tell me that you don't get goosebumps! What a showman.
    The whole album is a tribute to a great British performer. RIP Steve.

  • @moushunter
    @moushunter 2 місяці тому +14

    The greatest party band ever put out a fantastic live rock and roll album. The J. Geils Band. Everybody forgets about them. I remember when they were a local band playing bars and college parties in Worcester MA. The live album deserves a listen. All their albums deserve a listen.

    • @trajan6927
      @trajan6927 Місяць тому

      Live At Leeds and Full House and Live Bullet are great master blasters.

    • @jimsibley1651
      @jimsibley1651 Місяць тому +1

      You're absolutely right on both counts...that was a great, powerhouse album, which I loved at the time - big energy, big fun. And haven't thought about in a long, long time.

    • @delby66
      @delby66 2 дні тому

      I saw J. Geils Band back in the 70's at Rich Stadium in Buffalo NY. It was an all day concert and Ace, J.Geils, Johnny Winter and I forget the other band, opened up for Yes. The following week my buddies and I went to Hamilton Ontario Canada and saw Pink Floyd. What a great 2 weeks.

  • @colinness375
    @colinness375 2 місяці тому

    Great video, Andy. 💥💥 Entertaining and informative, as always. 🎵 Thank you 🙏 Such a clutch of incredible live rock albums in the late 70s, which shaped me musically. Quo Live, Live & Dangerous, Bursting Out, Strangers in the night, Queen Live Killers, and earlier, Live in Europe and Irish Tour 74 Rory Gallagher, Stupidity Dr Feelgood …. 🤘

  • @WillieEWoof
    @WillieEWoof 2 місяці тому +4

    Mr. Edwards, in my opinion, your list is just partly great. I agree with Frank Zappa's 'Roxy and Elsewhere', Jimi Hendrix's 'Band of Gypsys', The Allman Brothers Band's 'At Filmore East', and The Who's 'Live at Leeds' (LP version with 6 songs only!). I would replace the rest of your selection with Colosseum's 'Live!', Little Feat's 'Waiting on Columbus', The Rolling Stones's 'Get Your Ya-Ya's Out', Humble Pie's 'Performance - Rockin' The Fillmore', Lou Reed's 'Rock 'n Roll Animal' and Joe Cocker's 'Mad Dogs And Englishmen'.
    Also, if you consider Zappa (as is the case here), it would be easy to replace all of these with Zappa's live recordings only!

    • @mindspringers2447
      @mindspringers2447 2 місяці тому

      From a recording standpoint, "Love You Live" was better than Ya Yas. The contents therein are up for debate.

    • @WillieEWoof
      @WillieEWoof 2 місяці тому

      @@mindspringers2447 No, the contents are not much up for debate! 'GYYYO' is a way better!

    • @binkwillans5138
      @binkwillans5138 2 місяці тому

      "Colosseum's 'Live!'": Thank you, sir. Wondered if anyone would mention it.

    • @WillieEWoof
      @WillieEWoof 2 місяці тому +1

      @@binkwillans5138 Why not? It's one of the greatest live albums of all time! I remember paying just 2 pounds for the album (2 LPs) in 1971!

    • @WillieEWoof
      @WillieEWoof 2 місяці тому +1

      @@mindspringers2447 "Ya-Yas" is 10 times better! No comparison there!

  • @saintgeorge6706
    @saintgeorge6706 2 місяці тому +1

    Nice one Andy. Importing How The West Was Won into itunes to play on my ipod.

  • @timwestcott361
    @timwestcott361 2 місяці тому +5

    Midnight Rambler - off Get Your Ya Yas Out. Essential 70's party soundtrack. And the superb Chuck Berry 101 version of Carol. And Mick Taylor's slide on Love In Vain.

    • @96cmb
      @96cmb 2 місяці тому

      absolutely!!!

  • @marclbishop
    @marclbishop 2 місяці тому

    Your consistent, staunch support of AC/DC is heartwarming. I can remember getting into an actual fistfight with a drummer who was a family friend of my best friend. He was INCENSED that we were playing an dAC/DC album one day and started a fight with me (I was 14 and he was in his thirties). Needless to say, he was a loon. I wore out If You Want Blood and Let there be Rock when I was a kid, and I still listen to AC/DC to this day. I'm 60. Thanks for all the great content; your channel is awesome and one of the few that I can watch from start to finish. Glad to see that you're making a living from this! Sorry for the ramble; I'm a few pegs down..

    • @mindspringers2447
      @mindspringers2447 2 місяці тому

      AC/DC with Bon Scott? The Brian Johnson version is a different band and not nearly as good. Scott possessed some real menace. BJ is a bar band singer that got a big break. They should be called AC/BC (before Bon Scott) and AC/AC (after Bon Scott).

  • @petebetts3090
    @petebetts3090 2 місяці тому +10

    Pat Travers 'Go For What You Know' should be up there somewhere. Astonishing playing, possibly the best rock and roll band of the time, playing wise. Incredibly underrated with some real virtuosos (including my favourite bass player, Mars Cowling), which to be fair Slade never were (or anywhere near to be honest, but still a truly great live band though)!

    • @tommyapocalypse6096
      @tommyapocalypse6096 2 місяці тому

      Pat Thrall's work on that album is phenomenal. I love his solo on "Out Go the Lights".

    • @marso1384
      @marso1384 2 місяці тому

      Nice to see somebody recognize Pat. An old girlfriend and I hung out with Pat in his bus after a show he did at the Cocoa Beach Pier. I met him before that at a bar called Marker 34 in Titusville. Still have the ticket stub I somewhere.

    • @mindspringers2447
      @mindspringers2447 2 місяці тому

      @@marso1384 Did you guys do blow and hook up on a 3 way?

    • @marso1384
      @marso1384 2 місяці тому

      @@mindspringers2447 LOL, no. He was a very nice. There were a few people on the bus. This was the 90s so not so crazy anymore.

  • @TomMendoladrums
    @TomMendoladrums 2 місяці тому +1

    Enjoyable to listen to. I am surprised Cream’s live recordings didn’t make the list.

  • @erikheddergott5514
    @erikheddergott5514 2 місяці тому +18

    Allman Brothers had their two greatest Hits: Ramblin Man and Jessica on Brothers and Sisters that was recorded after Duane‘s Dead. Dickie Betts was more than a Wing Man, he was a great Guitarist.

  • @theoceandwellers4036
    @theoceandwellers4036 2 дні тому

    Another very interesting and deeply entertaining vid Andy. Nice one. My number one live album is the mighty Quo's earth shattering 1977 live release. Never bettered in my opinion. A couple of other strong contenders are Hawkwind's Space Ritual, which is Space Rock at it's trippy best, and The Kinks One for The Road, which is more Punk than Punk! Absolutely mind-blowingly raucous and melodic in equal measures! 🤩👍

  • @craigryan3069
    @craigryan3069 2 місяці тому +3

    Great to see the Gentle Giant live record included. Maybe consider Van Der Graaf Generator Vital live? Also my personal favourite Live At Carnegie Hall by Renaissance.

    • @delby66
      @delby66 2 дні тому

      OHHHH WOW!!!! my friend. Someone else who likes Renaissance. Saw the twice in Toronto. They were brilliant, especially Annie's vocals.