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Not a big fan of the live album's. But some of the unplugged stuff is good. Alice in Chains and Nirvana come to mind.

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I'm not typically a fan of live albums either as they usually sound like shit but there are some performers who get a reputation as "live acts" due to their shows. The talking heads are one such band. Billy Joel has garnered a reputation as a live performer as well. I've seen him twice and he kicked ass both times.

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What's yours? Mine is "Stop making sense" By the talking heads

 

http://youtu.be/obAtn6I5rbY

http://youtu.be/oh5RBoP0lGE

I saw the Talking Heads a couple of times on the "Stop Making Sense" Tour and each show was 'killer' from beginning to end. I believe that tour was the pinnacle of that band's existence.

 

In terms of live ALBUMS, though, I still have to say it's the Allman Brothers Live at Filmore East, circa 1971. Blazing

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It's not for everyone. I don't like a lot of his hits but underneath those he has a lot of worthy songs

True and I've heard a few I like. Just mostly it seems to meander and go nowhere. I especially can't stand crash.

 

On first listen to him in general I thought it would be somebody I would be on board for but couldn't close it.

 

still I like him better than Jack Johnson!

 

WSS

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I don't really have an entire album that's my favorite, but here are some of my favorite songs that are better when they're performed live. In Pink Floyd's Learning to Fly, the solos and riffs have so much more feeling than the studio version. The acoustics of the concert version give the bass and vocals a reverberation that booms versus the rather plain sounding studio version. The trio of female backup vox has a whole hell of a lot more soul in person.

 

 

Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone my senses reeled
A fatal attraction is holding me fast,
How can I escape this irresistible grasp?

Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I

Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought, I thought of everything
No navigator to find my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stone
A soul in tension -- that's learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try

Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night

There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, a state of bliss

Can't keep my mind from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

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Again, the studio version of this song is pedestrian, minimizing the role of the guitar, and instead relying on an unsettling emptiness accompanying the industrial synth. In the live version, they crank up the distortion on the guitars, creating a driving force as a lead-in to a much more emotional performance from vocalist Trent Reznor. The anger and emotion that he's able to channel through his voice through this song regularly sends shivers down my spine. The cheers from the crowd at the opening of the song get the adrenaline flowing, and this song is a staple of my lifting playlist.

 

 

hey God
why are you doing this to me?
am i not living up to what i'm supposed to be?
why am i seething with this animosity?
hey God
i think you owe me a great big apology.

terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie

hey God
i really don't know what you mean.
seems like salvation come only in our dreams.
i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme.
hey God
can this world really be as sad as it seems?

terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie

don't take it away from me.
i need someone to hold on to.
don't take it away from me.
i need someone to hold on to.

hey God
there's nothing left for me to hide.
i lost my ignorance, security and pride.
i'm all alone in a world you must despise.
hey God
i believed your promises, your promises and lies.

terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie

you made me throw it all away.
my morals left to decay.
how many you betray.
you've taken everything.

terrible lie.
my head is filled with disease.
my skin is begging you please.
i'm on my hands and knees.
i want so much to believe.

i need someone to hold on to.
i need someone to hold on to.
i need someone i need someone.
i need someone to hold on to.
i give you everything.
my sweet everything.
hey God
i really don't know who i am.
in this world of piss

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True and I've heard a few I like. Just mostly it seems to meander and go nowhere. I especially can't stand crash.

 

On first listen to him in general I thought it would be somebody I would be on board for but couldn't close it.

 

still I like him better than Jack Johnson!

 

WSS

There's some songs on the crash album that I really like. Two step, #41, and drive in drive out come to mind.

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Again, the studio version of this song is pedestrian, minimizing the role of the guitar, and instead relying on an unsettling emptiness accompanying the industrial synth. In the live version, they crank up the distortion on the guitars, creating a driving force as a lead-in to a much more emotional performance from vocalist Trent Reznor. The anger and emotion that he's able to channel through his voice through this song regularly sends shivers down my spine. The cheers from the crowd at the opening of the song get the adrenaline flowing, and this song is a staple of my lifting playlist.

 

 

hey God

why are you doing this to me?

am i not living up to what i'm supposed to be?

why am i seething with this animosity?

hey God

i think you owe me a great big apology.

 

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

 

hey God

i really don't know what you mean.

seems like salvation come only in our dreams.

i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme.

hey God

can this world really be as sad as it seems?

 

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

 

don't take it away from me.

i need someone to hold on to.

don't take it away from me.

i need someone to hold on to.

 

hey God

there's nothing left for me to hide.

i lost my ignorance, security and pride.

i'm all alone in a world you must despise.

hey God

i believed your promises, your promises and lies.

 

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

 

you made me throw it all away.

my morals left to decay.

how many you betray.

you've taken everything.

 

terrible lie.

my head is filled with disease.

my skin is begging you please.

i'm on my hands and knees.

i want so much to believe.

 

i need someone to hold on to.

i need someone to hold on to.

i need someone i need someone.

i need someone to hold on to.

i give you everything.

my sweet everything.

hey God

i really don't know who i am.

in this world of piss

 

Nine inch nails easily makes my top five concerts that should have been awesome but we're totally ruined for me.

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