Ady Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 http://www.planetrock.com/Article.asp?id=1713602&spid=35748 THE GREATEST LIVE ALBUM TOP 40 Thousands of you voted and now we know once and for all that Thin Lizzy's Live And Dangerous is the Greatest Live Album of All Time. The 1978 album has been repeatedly accused of containing more overdubs than live material, but that doesn't hide the fact that this is a definitive "live " record - it captured the band's stunning live energy and sound absolutely perfectly across a tracklist that probably couldn't have been bettered, and that, after all, is everything we could ask for. Deep Purple were so close to stealing this one at the last minute with their classic Made In Japan, and UFO's Strangers In The Night wasn't too far behind either. Rush deserve a notable mention for being the one band who's fans successfully sabotaged their chances for the Top Ten by splitting the vote rather spectacularly across three albums in the Top 40. Here's the Top 40: 1. Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous 2. Deep Purple - Made In Japan 3. UFO - Strangers In The Night 4. The Who - Live At Leeds 5. AC/DC - If You Want Blood, You Got It 6. Iron Maiden - Live After Death 7. Pink Floyd - PULSE 8. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive 9. KISS - Alive 10. Genesis - Seconds Out 11. Status Quo - Live! 12. Yes - Yessongs 13. Jethro Tull - Bursting Out 14. Hawkwind - Space Ritual 15. Cheap Trick - At Budokan 16. Wishbone Ash - Live Dates (1973) 17. Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same 18. Queen - Live Killers 19. Rush - All The World's A Stage 20. Rush - Exit Stage Left 21. Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From The Road 22. Motorhead - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith 23. Humble Pie - Rockin' The Filmore 24. Uriah Heep - Live 1973 25. Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won 26. Queen - Live at Wembley '86 27. Asia - Fantasia 28. Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 29. Whitesnake - Live in the Heart of the City 30. Allman Brothers Band - Live at Fillmore East 31. Slade - Slade Alive 32. Metallica - S & M 33. Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya Ya's Out 34. Free - Live 35. Rush - Rush In Rio 36. Thunder - 20 Years And Out: Hammersmith Apollo July 2009 37. Rainbow - On Stage 38. Woodstock Soundtrack 39. David Gilmour - Live in Gdansk 40. Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 and where is 'Jimi Plays Woodstock' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro59 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 http://www.planetrock.com/Article.asp?id=1713602&spid=35748 THE GREATEST LIVE ALBUM TOP 40 Thousands of you voted and now we know once and for all that Thin Lizzy's Live And Dangerous is the Greatest Live Album of All Time. The 1978 album has been repeatedly accused of containing more overdubs than live material, but that doesn't hide the fact that this is a definitive "live " record - it captured the band's stunning live energy and sound absolutely perfectly across a tracklist that probably couldn't have been bettered, and that, after all, is everything we could ask for. Deep Purple were so close to stealing this one at the last minute with their classic Made In Japan, and UFO's Strangers In The Night wasn't too far behind either. Rush deserve a notable mention for being the one band who's fans successfully sabotaged their chances for the Top Ten by splitting the vote rather spectacularly across three albums in the Top 40. Here's the Top 40: 1. Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous 2. Deep Purple - Made In Japan 3. UFO - Strangers In The Night 4. The Who - Live At Leeds 5. AC/DC - If You Want Blood, You Got It 6. Iron Maiden - Live After Death 7. Pink Floyd - PULSE 8. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive 9. KISS - Alive 10. Genesis - Seconds Out 11. Status Quo - Live! 12. Yes - Yessongs 13. Jethro Tull - Bursting Out 14. Hawkwind - Space Ritual 15. Cheap Trick - At Budokan 16. Wishbone Ash - Live Dates (1973) 17. Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same 18. Queen - Live Killers 19. Rush - All The World's A Stage 20. Rush - Exit Stage Left 21. Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From The Road 22. Motorhead - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith 23. Humble Pie - Rockin' The Filmore 24. Uriah Heep - Live 1973 25. Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won 26. Queen - Live at Wembley '86 27. Asia - Fantasia 28. Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 29. Whitesnake - Live in the Heart of the City 30. Allman Brothers Band - Live at Fillmore East 31. Slade - Slade Alive 32. Metallica - S & M 33. Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya Ya's Out 34. Free - Live 35. Rush - Rush In Rio 36. Thunder - 20 Years And Out: Hammersmith Apollo July 2009 37. Rainbow - On Stage 38. Woodstock Soundtrack 39. David Gilmour - Live in Gdansk 40. Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East Rory Gallagher at #28 - too cool! I would've have thought the Allman Bros. would have been farther up. That's a great album. And missing is Bob Segar's Live Bullet, which to me, blows many of those on that list away, and Cream's Live half of Wheels of Fire, which is truly stunning. But, hey, it's just another poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 There's so many omissions to that list I'm not even sure where to start but one would definitely be Little Feat's Waitin' For Columbus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 The first album by Jane's Addiction is a live show (XXX Records) and it's pretty damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepps_apprentice Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 TSRTS hands down. close topic. end of discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzepfan Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 TSRTS hands down. close topic. end of discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poindexter Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Lou Reed`s Rock n Roll Animal didn`t make the list? Disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Lou Reed's "Rock 'n' Roll Animal" is fantastic & should be on there. I didn't take this list seriously the moment I saw the Stones "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out" only at #33. This list is definately done with more of a European rock fans taste than an American's because you would be hard pressed to see Status Quo on any American rock fans list for ANYTHING unless the list was for "The top bands I always heard of when reading an English or German rock magazine but have never heard an actual song from them and don't have much interest in doing so." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 TSRTS hands down. close topic. end of discussion. I still think TSRTS is better than WTWWW. The middle jam during WLL takes the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I had a feeling there was a poll done about the greatest live albums...and I finally found the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagefan55 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 TSRTS hands down. close topic. end of discussion. My top pick too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Am I correct in saying that the "greatest live album poll" does not include Celebration Day? Enough said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Well Zeppelin have 2 in the top 40. That's pretty good.. A pretty good list overall.. Some other greats worthy of mention not on the list.. Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes Genesis - Live Max Webster - Live Magnetic Air Foghat - Live ELP - Welcome Back My Friends Grand Funk - Live Album Kansas - Two For The Show David Bowie - Stages Aerosmith - Live Bootleg Talking Heads - The Name Of This Band is... Zappa / Mothers - Roxy and Elsewhere, + Just Another Band From LA, At The Fillmore, Tinseltown Rebellion, The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life, Let's Make A Jazz Noise Here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Am I correct in saying that the "greatest live album poll" does not include Celebration Day? Enough said... Celebration Day hadn't even been released yet when the poll was conducted, CJW. No outrage necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemea Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 The Last Waltz by The Band, a magnificent concert and album, not on the list!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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