Favorite song from live Rock albums?

Submitted by Ashgeauxbleaux on August 12th, 2022 at 2:32 PM

Talking lead singers got me to thinking about some of my favorite songs from live albums,

Live Bullet-I always crank up Heavy Music and of course Nutbush City Limits.

J.Geils-From live Full House Hard Drivin Man and Whammer Jammer

J.Geils-Blow Your Face Out,I musta got lost

Journey-Lovin touchin squeezin “I’m talking to you Deetroit 

Newton Gimmick

August 12th, 2022 at 5:11 PM ^

Generally not an REO Speedwagon fan but that live version of "Ridin' the Storm Out" absolutely cooks.  You're beautiful, people!

And pretty much anything from Iron Maiden's "Live After Death" ... just gives those songs a fullness and energy no one can match.  Scream for me, Long Beach!

L'Carpetron Do…

August 12th, 2022 at 5:39 PM ^

Silver and Gold and Exit, U2, Rattle & Hum 

Crosseyed and Painless and Life During Wartime - Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense

You're Crazy, Out Ta Get Me, You Could Be Mine- Guns N Roses, Live Era (plus everything else)

As I mentioned above: State of Love & Trust, Pearl Jam, MTV Unplugged. + Man Who Sold The World, Nirvana MTV Unplugged.

Each of those albums have plenty of incredible live versions of their songs but those are my favorites. 

UMayhem

August 12th, 2022 at 5:41 PM ^

Agree with everyone who said Live Bullet (especially Beautiful Loser, Katmandu and Get Out of Denver)

Also, Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More from the Road  (everything)

Navy1972

August 12th, 2022 at 6:31 PM ^

Hendrix/Machine Gun - Band of Gypsies

Allman Brothers/In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Live at the Fillmore East

Neil Young and Crazy Horse/Powderfinger - Rust Never Sleeps

Santana/Soul Sacrifice - Woodstock

GoBlueGoWings

August 12th, 2022 at 6:37 PM ^

The Who Live at Leeds

Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys

AC/DC Live

Metallica Live Sh*t : Binge & Purge

Iron Maiden Live After Death

Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at Carnegie Hall

B.B. King Live at the Regal

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

Bob Seger Live Bullet

As for a songs, Eric Clapton Live on Tour 2001-River of Tears

Van Halen Live: Right Here, Right Now-316

Van Halen Live Tokyo Dome in Concert-Eruption

Eng1980

August 12th, 2022 at 10:22 PM ^

First reaction was your list was spot on from my point of view.

Glad others mentioned Cheap Trick and Talking Heads and Frampton

Just for an Ann Arbor, doesn't qualify thing, undergrad thing, Dave Mason Live at the Troubadour    

BlueSky

August 12th, 2022 at 10:25 PM ^

Like the opening guitar part on The Song Remains the Same from the album of the same name.  And in the film, the mirrored guitar in Stairway.  I think Prince used that same effect in one of his movies or videos.

Recent release of Live at the Roxy by The Tragically Hip with Gord Downie doing a killerwhaletank rif on New Orleans is Sinking.

2timeloozer

August 13th, 2022 at 9:15 AM ^

Addicted to King Crimson’s live versions of Starless on the album of the 2021 tour (Spotify). The final tour and brilliant.  Fripp and Jocko on guitar, three percussionists and Tony Levin. 
 

How about Rhapsody in Blue by Liquid Tension Experiment from 10 years ago which proceeded last year’s studio version. Perhaps the best rock instrumental ever? and premiered live.

 

MRunner73

August 13th, 2022 at 10:09 AM ^

1) Peter Frampton from Frampton Comes Alive- Do You Feel Like We Do

2) Bob Seager from Silver Bullet-Travlin Man/Beautiful Loser

3) REO Speedwagon- Ridin the Storm Out

All are high energy songs with notable audience participation.