The Greatest List of Greatest Live Albums Ever?

From the family of Bill Graham Productions  on Wolfgang's Vault blog:

We’re into live music at the Vault, so it’s no surprise that we’re into live albums too. But we have major disagreements over what are the best live albums of all time, which nearly erupted into a brawl last week, which prompted me to write this blog entry. Top lists are bull**** anyway – it’s not really "the best live albums", it’s "my favorite live albums".

So who cares what I think? Maybe you do, maybe not, but I am compelled to share my list with you after nearly getting knocked over arguing about it with my fellow Vault inhabitants.  In order of performance date (I love them all):

The Rolling Stones / Get Yer Ya-Yas Out (1970).

The Who / Live at Leeds (1970).

Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys (1970).

Allman Brothers Band / Live at Fillmore East (1971).

Live Johnny Winter And (1971).

Led Zeppelin / How the West was Won (1972).

Grateful Dead / Europe 72 (1972).

Lou Reed / Rock N Roll Animal (1973).

The Band / The Last Waltz (1976).

Neil Young / Rust Never Sleeps (1979).

Am I still living in the 70s? Yeah – because THE MUSIC WAS BETTER, and still is today.

Mr. Paul Caruso

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Wow, I can't argue with these guys, but then again it's all the music I love being listed. Anyone for Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Blues Traveler or someone else under the age of 50?

Comments

[Mr. SG]

Sorry, I'm going in the other direction - "Benny Goodman live at Carnegie Hall" (1938) should be on that list, as well as Miles Davis' "Live/Evil". And subsitute "Live/Dead" for "Europe '72".

[Gary Grainger]

Missing: Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus - best live album ever