The VHLinks Classic Live Album Extravaganza And Tournament!

[billy007]

Hey, all the cool kids are doing it! You know the drill - a bunch of live albums picked by yours truly pitted head to head - pick your favourites. I tried to stick to the "classic" live album era and included albums I own and albums I have never even heard (thus creating match ups where I don't even have a vote!) - ones that I thought were truly classic and loved by members on the board here - hopefully no duds!

Voting ends when I get around to it - probably tomorrow night. Or I could turn it over to Coulda, but I fear that would be almost like turning the presidential election over to the folks in Cook County (just kidding!)

Anyway - have at it:

The Rolling Stones Get Yer Ya-Yas Out (1970) vs. The Who Live At Leeds (1970)
Deep Purple Made In Japan (1972) vs. Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same (1976)
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East (1971) vs. Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road (1976)
Yes Yessongs (1973) vs. Genesis Seconds Out (1977)

KISS Alive! vs. AC/DC If You Want Blood You've Got It (1978)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live Bullet (1976) vs. J. Geils Band Blow Your Face Out (1976)
Wings Wings Over America (1976) vs. The Kinks One For The Road (1980)
Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) vs. Eric Clapton Just One Night (1980)

Rush All The World's A Stage (1976) vs. Queen Live Killers (1979)
Foghat Live (1977) vs. Blue Oyster Cult Some Enchanted Evening (1978)
Aerosmith Live Bootleg (1978) vs. Cheap Trick At Budokan (1979)
Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo! (1978) vs. Thin Lizzy Live And Dangerous (1978)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps (1979) vs. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 (1986)
Billy Joel Songs In The Attic (1981) vs. Journey Captured (1981)
Judas Priest Unleashed In The East (1979) vs. Motorhead No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (1981)
The Scorpions World Wide Live (1985) vs. Iron Maiden Live After Death (1985)

[Van Squalen]

Good one Bill!

Stones
Zep
Skynyrd
Yes

AC/DC
Seger
Kinks
Frampton

Rush
BOC
CT
Thin Liz

Bruce
Billy
Motor
Scorps

[jimmy812]

Lately, live albums are all I prefer to listen to...gives me another version of the old shit I like.

Ya-Ya's
Song Remains the Same
One More from the Road
Seconds Out

If You Want Blood
Live Bullet
Wings
Clapton

Live Killers
Some Enchanted Evening
Live Bootleg
Double Live Gonzo

Springsteen
Songs in the Attic (very tough choice between this and Captured)
Unleashed in the East
Live After Death

[Number 47]

The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Yas Out
Deep Purple - Made In Japan
Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From The Road
Genesis - Seconds Out

KISS - Alive!
J. Geils Band - Blow Your Face Out
The Kinks - One For The Road
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!

Queen - Live Killers
Foghat - Live
Cheap Trick - At Budokan (
Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo!

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
Billy Joel - Songs In The Attic
Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East
Iron Maiden - Live After Death

[Dave's Dreidel]

Live After Death

The only live album I like out of those listed. Not much for live albums.

[I Coulda Hada VH]

The Rolling Stones Get Yer Ya-Yas Out (1970) vs. The Who Live At Leeds (1970)
Deep Purple Made In Japan (1972) vs. Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same (1976)
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East (1971) vs. Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road (1976)
Yes Yessongs (1973) vs. Genesis Seconds Out (1977)

KISS Alive! vs. AC/DC If You Want Blood You've Got It (1978)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live Bullet (1976) vs. J. Geils Band Blow Your Face Out (1976)
Wings Wings Over America (1976) vs. The Kinks One For The Road (1980)
Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) vs. Eric Clapton Just One Night (1980)

Rush All The World's A Stage (1976) vs. Queen Live Killers (1979)
Foghat Live (1977) vs. Blue Oyster Cult Some Enchanted Evening (1978)
Aerosmith Live Bootleg (1978) vs. Cheap Trick At Budokan (1979)
Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo! (1978) vs. Thin Lizzy Live And Dangerous (1978)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps (1979) vs. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 (1986)
Billy Joel Songs In The Attic (1981) vs. Journey Captured (1981)
Judas Priest Unleashed In The East (1979) vs. Motorhead No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (1981)
The Scorpions World Wide Live (1985) vs. Iron Maiden Live After Death (1985)

No UFO Strangers In The Night?

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

Different Stages is still the definitive RUSH live album for me.

Dreamline as a RUSH opener is the equivalent in awesomeness to Unchained being a VH show opener.

[Al Van Bundy]

The Who Live At Leeds
Deep Purple Made In Japan
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East
Genesis Seconds Out

KISS Alive!
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live Bullet
The Kinks One For The Road
Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive!

Rush All The World's A Stage
Blue Oyster Cult Some Enchanted Evening
Cheap Trick At Budokan
Thin Lizzy Live And Dangerous

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps
Journey Captured
Judas Priest Unleashed In The East
The Scorpions World Wide Live

UFO - Strangers In The Night over all of these.

[I Coulda Hada VH]

The Who Live At Leeds
Deep Purple Made In Japan
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East
Genesis Seconds Out

KISS Alive!
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live Bullet
The Kinks One For The Road
Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive!

Rush All The World's A Stage
Blue Oyster Cult Some Enchanted Evening
Cheap Trick At Budokan
Thin Lizzy Live And Dangerous

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps
Journey Captured
Judas Priest Unleashed In The East
The Scorpions World Wide Live

UFO - Strangers In The Night over all of these.

Strangers In The Night is an epic live album. Probably my all-time favorite, along with Cheap Trick At Budokan.

[japeape]

The Rolling Stones Get Yer Ya-Yas Out (1970)
Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same (1976)
Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road (1976)
Yes Yessongs (1973)

AC/DC If You Want Blood You've Got It (1978)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live Bullet (1976)
The Kinks One For The Road (1980)
Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)

Rush All The World's A Stage (1976)
Foghat Live (1977)
Aerosmith Live Bootleg (1978)
Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo! (1978)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
Journey Captured (1981)
Judas Priest Unleashed In The East (1979)
Iron Maiden Live After Death (1985)

[MF5150]

The Rolling Stones Get Yer Ya-Yas Out (1970)
Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same (1976)
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East (1971)
Genesis Seconds Out (1977)

AC/DC If You Want Blood You've Got It (1978)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Live Bullet (1976)
Wings Wings Over America (1976)
Eric Clapton Just One Night (1980)

Queen Live Killers (1979)
Foghat Live (1977)
Aerosmith Live Bootleg (1978)
Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo!

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 (1986)
Billy Joel Songs In The Attic (1981)
Motorhead No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (1981)
Iron Maiden Live After Death (1985)

[billy007]

Different Stages is still the definitive RUSH live album for me.

Dreamline as a RUSH opener is the equivalent in awesomeness to Unchained being a VH show opener.

came down to All The World's A Stage and Exit...Stage Left - but in the end All The World's A Stage is the one that sticks in my mind as I believe that is the album a childhood friend brought over and said "these guys sound like Led Zeppelin" and after a bit of listening I thought to myself, "if these guys are supposed to sound like Led Zeppelin, they are doing it wrong". And put me off from giving Rush a chance for some 25 years - which is unfortunate...

[billy007]

No UFO Strangers In The Night?

I think it did get some consideration, but since I'm not familiar with UFO, wouldn't have known who to pair them with in the initial round.

[Van Squalen]

came down to All The World's A Stage and Exit...Stage Left - but in the end All The World's A Stage is the one that sticks in my mind as I believe that is the album a childhood friend brought over and said "these guys sound like Led Zeppelin" and after a bit of listening I thought to myself, "if these guys are supposed to sound like Led Zeppelin, they are doing it wrong". And put me off from giving Rush a chance for some 25 years - which is unfortunate...

You stuck to the classic era for your contest, which is great. But if you'd expanded to modern era live records, I'd have put The Police - Certifiable in there, and probably would've bumped All the World's a Stage or even Exit Stage Left for Rush in Rio or R-30.

R-30 is a master class in live prowess.

[edwardv]

Genesis Live 1973.......must have listened to that thing 1000 times.