FabSwingers.com forum: Your favourite live recording

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Good morning Fabbers.

Gosh it’s a misty morning. The pooch and I have been wandering in the woods, we had our ipoddies on , the pooch was listening to a live Bruce Springsteen. This got us to discussing your favourite live album, dvd or recording.

The pooch pointed out that most new beat combos in the hit parade don’t release live albums any more. His words not mine!

So what is your favourite live album.

The pooch will accept Concert DVDs lol

His and Mine is

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band live at the Hammersmith Odeon, as it used to be called.

Its captures a wonderful moment in time, A young Bruce at his most poetic and soulful.

Have fun

(Ps if your reading this it’s on your memory stick, play it you will love it, it’s just your cup of tea. You know who you are. and post yours

I am guessing Embrace )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know it is fairly obvious but Frampton Comes Alive is pretty darn good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It has to be The Ramones on Its Alive...quite simply the best live recording by any band anywhere ever...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Concert for George, The George Harrison Remembrance Concert from 2003.

For me its just a melting pot of the worlds greatest musicians on one stage.

Gimp

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots

Humble Pie...Performance rockin' the Fillmore...was going to see Steve Marriott play in North London but couldn't make it...he died shortly afterwards so this is closest I get.

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By *andyblokeMan
over a year ago

birmingham

All good choices. Love them all

How about 4 way street by CSN and Y. or the one that started it all The Who live at leeds.

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

Was just about to switch the television off in 2005 whilst watching Jools Holland and this London girl started singing "Teach Me Tonight", in this quirky but undoubted quality sounding voice. Watched the whole performance and rembember thinking who the hell is that? Amy Winehouse.

Him

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

I had a Bowie album with a live version of 5 Years on it...I thought it was David Live, but I've just checked wiki and it isn't on there apparently...must have been a foreign import, but it's one of the most awesome songs I've heard live...he sounded so anguished, was almost screaming at the end - it was raw emotion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Floyd - Pulse - just.....

As a "one off" - Fleetwood Mac - Big Love -one man, one guitar and goosebumps!

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By *estmidscoupleCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

Thin Lizzy "Live and dangerous" albeit it was a little bit "improved in the studio" after the shows were recorded

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Live across a wire - Coubting Crows. Great record.

Also Live After Death by Maiden. First proper album I had that I just couldn't stop playing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I had a Bowie album with a live version of 5 Years on it...I thought it was David Live, but I've just checked wiki and it isn't on there apparently...must have been a foreign import, but it's one of the most awesome songs I've heard live...he sounded so anguished, was almost screaming at the end - it was raw emotion

Its a Bootleg, Mines from Germany

Gimp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Adele at the Brits.. Actually got a wet eye for a moment.. Just a moment though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Metallica- live shit binge and purge CD

Iron Maiden- Donnington Live

Green Day- Bullet in a Bible

Grooverider- Fabric live

Andy C, Hype- Fabric live

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Floyd - Pulse - just.....

As a "one off" - Fleetwood Mac - Big Love -one man, one guitar and goosebumps!"

I'm seeing Fleetwood in June

can't wait!!!!

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Rush Time Machine tour. I saw it live, then bought the DVD.

Although the Wall at Wembley couple of years ago was pretty awesome.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also Live After Death by Maiden. First proper album I had that I just couldn't stop playing.

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By *estmidscoupleCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

wow I never meet anyone who's ever heard of Rush so a pleasure to do so. Watch out for a 2016 UK tour _yrdwoman!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Live(ish) and Dangerous,UFO Strangers in the night,MSG one night at Budokan,classic rock double live albums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thin Lizzy Live & Dangerous. Mainly because I was lucky enough to be at one of the shows. Phil Lynott was a great front man.

"Anyone got any Irish in them? Any if the girls like a bit more?"

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"wow I never meet anyone who's ever heard of Rush so a pleasure to do so. Watch out for a 2016 UK tour _yrdwoman!"

Yay! That's my 2016 birthday present to myself sorted then.

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By *estmidscoupleCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

start saving now, they're never cheap but frankly worth every penny!Can always say hi at the shows albeit they're a long way away yet, should be on sale in a couple of months

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

Its a Bootleg, Mines from Germany

Gimp"

Cheers Gimpy, thought I was imagining things when I looked on wiki

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It has to be Red Hot Chilli Peppers Californication live at slane castle with the extended intro.....wow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Thin Lizzy "Live and dangerous" albeit it was a little bit "improved in the studio" after the shows were recorded

Allegedly. But as I was at one of the shows I would say it was as near a perfect gig as I have ever seen, and believe me I have seen a few.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dave Matthews Band... Love at Folsom field.

Unreal!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its a Bootleg, Mines from Germany

Gimp

Cheers Gimpy, thought I was imagining things when I looked on wiki

PirateBay is your Friend

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By *estmidscoupleCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

"Thin Lizzy "Live and dangerous" albeit it was a little bit "improved in the studio" after the shows were recorded

Allegedly. But as I was at one of the shows I would say it was as near a perfect gig as I have ever seen, and believe me I have seen a few. "

showing my inner anorak, there was an interesting interview with Tony Visconti (who also produced Bowies better records) and he said quite a bit of "tidying up" done. I saw them a few times but never that early, very jealous of you now!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nirvana Live in NYC for MTV.

Love it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Specials - Too Much Too Young/Skinhead Moonstomp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OOOPPSS!! - I appear to have clicked play on Pulse.... at 11

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big Country, Hexagon Theatre, Reading 1986.

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By *estmidscoupleCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

"Big Country, Hexagon Theatre, Reading 1986."

I saw this tour in Guilford and Brixton LOL possibly one of reasons I miserably failed my O levels that year oops

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Smiths - Rank

NOFX - I Heard They Suck Live and I Heard They Actually Gotten Worse Live

I have a bootleg of Joe Strummer and the Mescararlo's Acton Townhall FBU benefit which is amazing

Miles Hunt - Interloper. It's a cracking album and has the added bonus of featuring my laugh

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Live(ish) and Dangerous,UFO Strangers in the night,MSG one night at Budokan,classic rock double live albums"

Love Strangers in the Night..UFO. Though I have a bootleg of the concert and there was a lot added in the studio later. Still a great album . Happy days of double album

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"David Live"....David Bowie live at the Philadelphia Concert Hall....around 1974....wish they would re-issue!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

U2. Dublin, second night 360 tour. Outstanding.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Keiza hideaway 1xtra live lounge this girls got one of the best live voices u should listen 2

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Although there not my favourite band there's only one band live I've seen that's better than the studio albums and that's queen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The trouble with live albums is they are such a mixed bag, Faith No More live at Brixton is fantastic whereas Soundgarden live on i5 sounds awful, but both are such great bands to see live but it doesn't always come across. And you will know us by the trail of dead are another one to see live (Camden April/May time) but because they've skipped through so many labels it's unlikely you'll get anything more than various youtube conversations.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Concert for George, The George Harrison Remembrance Concert from 2003.

For me its just a melting pot of the worlds greatest musicians on one stage.

Gimp"

With Albert Lee, great guitar player, seen him live many times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Keiza hideaway 1xtra live lounge this girls got one of the best live voices u should listen 2

Look for the Google set she did - just her, a mic and 2 iPads

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kiss Live 2 , Kinks One for the road.

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By *octor DeleriumMan
over a year ago

Wellingborough

Bruce Springstein and the E Street Band Live 1975 -1985; The River and it's introduction is, possibly, my favourite track.

RIP to Clarence Clemons 'The biggest man you ever seen'.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bruce Springstein and the E Street Band Live 1975 -1985; The River and it's introduction is, possibly, my favourite track.

RIP to Clarence Clemons 'The biggest man you ever seen'."

Clarence Clemons a man with true presence !

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"Thin Lizzy "Live and dangerous" albeit it was a little bit "improved in the studio" after the shows were recorded

Allegedly. But as I was at one of the shows I would say it was as near a perfect gig as I have ever seen, and believe me I have seen a few.

I always brag that I used to go see them at Woolwich Poly for 50p - only band that got the entire stoned audience off the floor and on their feet (yup, we used to lie around on the floor at gigs back then haha!)

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Best is David Gilmour 'Live in Gdansk', bloody marvellous, especially coming from me, I usually prefer studio albums.

Oh and special mention to James Taylor's 'One Man Band' album - very moving.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rory Gallagher irish tour 74,,,, absolutely stunning!!!! All my dads influence lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Floyd - Pulse - just.....

As a "one off" - Fleetwood Mac - Big Love -one man, one guitar and goosebumps!

I'm seeing Fleetwood in June

can't wait!!!!"

our son saw them in sept 2013 said they were brilliant

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just been listening to Pearl Jam , live on two legs , brilliant

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

UFO - Strangers in the Night

Bruce Springsteen - Hammersmith '75

Any/all Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson live recordings!

Jeff Buckley - Live at Sine-È

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By *vgloryholebs16TV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol.

The Who...live at leeds... young man blues..wow

Rolling Stones..Get yr ya ya's out!! stray cat blues..14 yr old groupie/runaway girl. 'bet yr momma don't know you can scream like that' ....imagine that been released today?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nirvana Live in NYC for MTV.

Love it

That is the best live album ever. When he sings where did you sleep last night goose bumps.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slayer decade of aggression. But the one I love is ginger Wildheart at the 12bar you can hear me and a friend singing sky chaser high, a great gig with everyone in the room pissed and happy. Every time I play it brings back memories of that night.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

U2 a sort of homecoming

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By *ov_23Man
over a year ago

Coventry

"Nirvana Live in NYC for MTV.

Love it

That is the best live album ever. When he sings where did you sleep last night goose bumps.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depeche Mode 101

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Who - Live at Leeds

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Some great choices having a live music evening ,.

Currently

AC/DC If you want blood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nirvana Live in NYC for MTV.

Love it

That is the best live album ever. When he sings where did you sleep last night goose bumps.

I couldn't agree more.

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By *onbons_xxMan
over a year ago

Bolton

I may be in the minority but I don't like listening to live recordings, I don't want the interference of the audience when I'm listening, no hand claps, no sing-a-longs and no throwaway banter

Ok I sound a miserable sod I know!

I do have Echo and the Bunnymen's Breaking the Back of Love on the go though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Floyd - Pulse - just.....

As a "one off" - Fleetwood Mac - Big Love -one man, one guitar and goosebumps!"

Comfortably Numb-Pulse is mind blowing.

Woke me up to Floyd for sure.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Queen live not bothered which love them all!

But best of all went to see Bryan Adams and just love his live stuff.

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By *carineMan
over a year ago

Armthorpe, Doncaster

Misty In Roots - live at the counter eurovision.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Walked into the lounge one evening circa 1974, tele was on. Royal variety show or command performance, whatever. Some old rocker was beltin out a couple of numbers, caught my attention big time!

Who's that, I said. Everyone looked at me like I was some alien from outer space.

JOHN LENNON they said.

Dire Straits-Alchemy! Best live album bar none!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Your mum.

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By *ust MonicaWoman
over a year ago

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Echo and the bunnymen - do it clean

Proclaimers - sunshine on leith

Joan armatrading -willow

David Bowie - wild is the wind

So many more ....

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By *utzzCouple
over a year ago

wrexham

Stiff little fingers - HANX

Cock Sparrer - Back Home

Both fantastic live recordings. Id recommend you all get copies of them

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Steve Earl

Shut up and die like an aviator

Great album great title

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live Alive

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Steve Earl

Shut up and die like an aviator

Great album great title"

Greatest live album title, Nailbomb-proud to commit commercial suicide (they only ever played one show)

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral

Many great live albums to many to mention and many already put up so here is one,I wonder if anyone has ever heard it,as far as I know not available on CD.

Bless Its Pointed Little Head

Jefferson Airplane

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Whitesnake

Live in the heart of the city

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nirvanas live from the muddy bank is my favourite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nirvana Live in NYC for MTV.

Love it

That is the best live album ever. When he sings where did you sleep last night goose bumps.

That one too!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ella Fitzgerald

Summertime

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By *estmidscoupleCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

2 new ones worth a listen

The Damned Another live album from..."

Ruts DC"Live 2013"

both very excellent from the punkier end of the spectrum

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I know it is fairly obvious but Frampton Comes Alive is pretty darn good. "

Excellent choice however as a one off track I also like

NEW GOLD DREAM - Simple Minds from the live in the city of lights album - Le zenith PARIS.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"U2 a sort of homecoming"

Another favourite of mine great taste.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No sleep till Hammersmith,on gold vinyl

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