Wow, hadn't thought about live albums in a long time. Do today's artists even do live "albums" any more?
Not albums per se, but Jeff Beck - Live at Ronnie Scott's ... are excellent live DVDs.
Stumbled over this performance on Palladia Channel and wow! It also introduced me to Tal Wilkenfeld. How can a person so darn young be so darn good at the bass?
Anyway, back to the original thread, I have to say some of my favorite live LPs include
Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps
Jethro Tull - Bursting Out
Genesis - Three Sides Live
Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus
"We got something of a special surprise for you tonight. People keep asking me - where's your brother? Yeah - hey Johnny!"I love the Roadwork album by Edgar Winter and White Trash. Edgar is great live, at least back in the 70's he was.
Not sure about Leonard Cohen's Live In London album. I have it, but for some reason haven't listened to it. However, there is a fantastic live version of Hallelujah on the album "Cohen Live". It's a compilation of different live performances, and the version of Hallelujah was recorded at Austin City Limits in 1988. It beats the pants off the studio version.These are some great live albums. And I agree with the statement that live albums usually do suffer in quality. Here's a few greats that I would add to the list:
Queen Live Killers
Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
Leonard Cohen Live In London