It’s not quite the same but I like Daft Punk’s Alive 2007 as a mash up of their two albums. Nightwish’s Ghost Love Score and Green Day’s Jesus of Suburbia.
Smashing Pumpkins - Thru The Eyes Of Ruby, Bristol Academy 1996 is the ‘proper’ version of the song in my head now, the album version sounds weird lol
chris de burgh - high on emotion live is better than the studio
Thursday - Full Collapse live
Portishead (Roseland NYC) and Wax Tailor (Phonovisions)
Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won
I’d heard many times from people who were old enough to see them live that it was a completely unique experience, describing how the band fed off the energy of the crowd.
Didn’t fully comprehend the magnitude of that truth until I heard that live album. I’ve heard other live albums from other artists where it was performed roughly the same as the studio version with the further addition of a cheering crowd. This was a completely different animal.
How The West Was Won really showcased how malleable a work is in the hands of truly talented artists.
This album was a game changer/lifesaver for this band. Had it not been for the success of the live version of “Rock & Roll All Night”, they may have never been as much a draw as they were/are? I dunno either but “ KISS Alive” brought the goods of three previous studio albums into a masterpiece of technical significance. Live recordings with studio overdubs. It was great & we loved it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive!_(Kiss_album)
Alive 2007 is the best daft punk album and it’s not even close
Josh Ritter’s Kathleen performance from Live at the Iveagh Gardens has far and away subsumed the studio version for me. The original track is fine, I guess, but there’s some kind of alchemy in that live performance that takes it from a kinda sleepy singer/songwriter ballad to a roots rock revival jam. Or something like that. Idk, I’m certainly no music critic, but I know which version I prefer.
Test Dept when they played live in an old car factory. The drumming and vocals (later in the track) are much better in the live version
Alive 2007 is a masterpiece, right up there with it for me is Justice - across the universe
Some other notable favorites for me.
Bridge over troubled water - Aretha franklin - live at the Filmore west
I wish I knew how it feels to be free - Nina Simone - the montreux years
Momma look a boo boo Dey - lord melody - having trouble finding the right album but live versions are considerably better
Lagrimas Negras - many artists, not sure who did it originally- Cuba Feliz live
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Amy Winhouse’s “Valerie” Live at bbc 1
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Gary Clark Jr’s live albums over studio albums
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Allman Brothers “Statesboro Blues”
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Frampton Comes Alive obviously
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Alice in Chains MTV acoustic album
Oooohhh Layne had such a beautiful haunting voice. I still remember the first time I listened to Jar of flies, I just stood still taking in this new sound and the lyrics were so depressing and obscure and… man! I feel 16 again just typing this up. I brcame an instant fan and would have loved to see them live.
Ohhh, excellent example. That album is fantastic.
A lot of the Unplugged concerts are so much better, IMO
P.U.L.S.E.is probably the best live album out there, with Comfortably Numb on it surpassing all of the other versions I’ve ever heard
Reel Big Fish’s “Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album” is a masterpiece of ska
Love this album, and I still sometimes jokingly shout “shut up! I’m trying to be funny” at my friends if they interrupt me. The songs are amazing but the crowd interaction is just as memorable for me
I saw them live 7-8 years ago in Dallas, awesome show! Went to the bar run by the same concert venue afterwards, they were in there hanging out! I got to take photo with them and everything, loved it!
Johnny Winter had a great live version of Mean Town Blues I forget which version though. He also had a good live cover of jumping jack flash.
