Greatest LIVE metal/hard rock albums.

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I'm actually not a huge fan of live music. I like live when I am at the concert. When I sit down at the comfort of my own home, I want to hear polished studio music. :yawn:

However, there are a few live albums out there that really capture the spirit of the band. Just like there are some bands who should never release live albums because they just sound awful (like Smashing Pumpkins).

My all time favorite live metal/hard rock album is definitely:

Blue Oyster Cult-- Extraterrestrial Live
There are tracks on this album that are better than their studio counterparts. Amazing clarity of recording, Eric Bloom's vocals and wonderfully manic stage persona alongside Buck Dharma's ridiculously great guitar solos, and a superb selection of 70s fan favorites make this an all time classic album-- live or not.

I don't even have a close second.
 
Hard rock - Ted Nugent, Double Live Gonzo
Not so hard rock - Bob Seger, Live Bullet

:p yeah, I like the home grown Detroit stuff.
 
komondor said:
My all time favorite live metal/hard rock album is definitely:

Blue Oyster Cult-- Extraterrestrial Live
There are tracks on this album that are better than their studio counterparts. Amazing clarity of recording, Eric Bloom's vocals and wonderfully manic stage persona alongside Buck Dharma's ridiculously great guitar solos, and a superb selection of 70s fan favorites make this an all time classic album-- live or not.

I don't even have a close second.
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BOC's On Your Feet or On Your Knees for everything you said about ET Live as a good second.....



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Rush always seems to come across well on live albums. Can't name one in particular.
 
Queensryche - Operation: LiveCrime. 'nuff said

Otherwise, any of the Rush live albums or AC/DC Live.
 
I really enjoyed BOC Extraterrestrial Live, a really great album... but the best live hard rock album of all is Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous.

Edit: after reading up on my favorite live album, I found out that a lot of it was overdubbed. So much, that it may not really qualify as a truly "live" album. It's still a favorite of mine, but I don't know if it qualifies for this thread...

So my next choice is the utterly jaw-dropping amazing Pat Travers Band - Go for what you know. I saw these guys live in '79 and I can vouch for their abilities in a live setting.

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Any Kiss Alive album. Whether you love em or hate em, they didn't do jack squat until those albums came out.
 
Queen is the best band I've ever heard live. Next would be Metallica. But I'm talking live albums, I've never heard a band in concert before.
 
Slayer - Decade of Aggression
Iron Maiden - Live after Death
Danzig - Thrall Demonsweatlive
 
wintermute said:
Queensryche - Operation: LiveCrime. 'nuff said

Otherwise, any of the Rush live albums or AC/DC Live.
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Awesome choice!:thumbup: I actually have a Queensryche insignia tattooed on my arm, from my "wild and crazy" youth many years ago. LiveCrime is an INCREDIBLE album, to be sure, but I just can't post in this thread without giving a big :thumbup: to Judas Priest's Unleashed in the East!! Killer live album through and through.
 
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