What LIVE Albums Are Perfection, Start to Finish?
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What LIVE Albums Are Perfection, Start to Finish?
Taking a cue from the other thread which was about studio albums, so let's do the live version.
What live albums are perfect start to finish, no skippable tracks? Official releases only, no bootlegs. I'll start:
Bob Seger - Live Bullet
Bob Seger - Nine Tonight
Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From the Road
The Outlaws - Bring it Back Alive
Allman Bros - At Fillmore East
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Are You Ready!
Blackfoot - Highway Song Live
Blackberry Smoke - Leave a Scar: Live in NC
Blackberry Smoke - Homecoming: Live in Atlanta
Blackberry Smoke - Stoned (A 'Stones cover EP, but live in studio, recorded in order without breaks in one take)
Saxon - Eagle Has Landed
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Dokken - Unleashed in the East
Bob Dylan/The Band - Before the Flood
KISS - Alive (fake or not, its a great listen)
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous (see above)
Waylon Jennings - Waylon Live
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
Aerosmith - Live Bootleg
Black Sabbath - Live at Last
Elton John - 17-11-70
What live albums are perfect start to finish, no skippable tracks? Official releases only, no bootlegs. I'll start:
Bob Seger - Live Bullet
Bob Seger - Nine Tonight
Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From the Road
The Outlaws - Bring it Back Alive
Allman Bros - At Fillmore East
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Are You Ready!
Blackfoot - Highway Song Live
Blackberry Smoke - Leave a Scar: Live in NC
Blackberry Smoke - Homecoming: Live in Atlanta
Blackberry Smoke - Stoned (A 'Stones cover EP, but live in studio, recorded in order without breaks in one take)
Saxon - Eagle Has Landed
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Dokken - Unleashed in the East
Bob Dylan/The Band - Before the Flood
KISS - Alive (fake or not, its a great listen)
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous (see above)
Waylon Jennings - Waylon Live
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
Aerosmith - Live Bootleg
Black Sabbath - Live at Last
Elton John - 17-11-70
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Slayer: Decade of Agression
Exodus: Another Lesson in Violence
Priest: Unleashed in the East
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream '72 + Cornell '77 + Red Rocks '78
Stones: El Mocambo '77 + Some Girls Texas '78
Ozzy: Tribute + Live and Loud
Exodus: Another Lesson in Violence
Priest: Unleashed in the East
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream '72 + Cornell '77 + Red Rocks '78
Stones: El Mocambo '77 + Some Girls Texas '78
Ozzy: Tribute + Live and Loud
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I'll second the Blackberry Smoke albums.
Wednesday 13 - F@ck it we'll do it Live
Collective Soul - Home
Wednesday 13 - F@ck it we'll do it Live
Collective Soul - Home
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KISS Alive!
REO Speedwagon You Get What You Play For
I’m an old-school Slayer fan, but Decade of Aggression was not good for me when it came out. The band sounded sloppy as shit. My buddies and I were kinda surprised they released it. I think Lombardo even explained later why he was playing so badly
REO Speedwagon You Get What You Play For
I’m an old-school Slayer fan, but Decade of Aggression was not good for me when it came out. The band sounded sloppy as shit. My buddies and I were kinda surprised they released it. I think Lombardo even explained later why he was playing so badly
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J. Geils Band: Live: Full House" & "Blow Your Face Out"
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Maiden Japan and Priests Unleashed in the East.
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Testament Live at The Fillmore
Low tour with 3 acoustic songs better than lameASS Metallica
Low tour with 3 acoustic songs better than lameASS Metallica
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KISS Alive! II (not the studio side)
Judas Priest- Unleashed In The East
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UFO Strangers In The Night
Nazareth Snaz
ACDC LIVE
ACDC If You Want Blood
Rush All The Worlds A Stage
Styx Caught In The Act
Triumph Stage
U2 Under A Blood Red Sky
YES Yessongs
Derringer Live
Genesis Three Sides Live
Journey Captured
Santana Moonflower
The Kinks One For The Road
Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo
Rod Stewart Absolutley Live
Guns N Roses Live Era '87-'93
Hanoi Rocks All Those Wasted Years
Heaven And Hell Live At Radio City Music Hall
Eric Clapton One Night At Budokan
Cheap Trick Complete Budokan
Nazareth Snaz
ACDC LIVE
ACDC If You Want Blood
Rush All The Worlds A Stage
Styx Caught In The Act
Triumph Stage
U2 Under A Blood Red Sky
YES Yessongs
Derringer Live
Genesis Three Sides Live
Journey Captured
Santana Moonflower
The Kinks One For The Road
Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo
Rod Stewart Absolutley Live
Guns N Roses Live Era '87-'93
Hanoi Rocks All Those Wasted Years
Heaven And Hell Live At Radio City Music Hall
Eric Clapton One Night At Budokan
Cheap Trick Complete Budokan
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It's a good album, but those occasional between-song fades ruin it for me.
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Alive
Alive II
Hagar - All Night Long
Travers - Go For What You Know
Alive II
Hagar - All Night Long
Travers - Go For What You Know
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Hendrix at Monterey
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Ryan Adams - Return to Carnegie Hall.
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This.
Also, not mentioned yet:
Priest ... Live!
Accept - Staying a Life
Sabbath - Past Lives
Kiss - Des Moines 1977 Off the Soundboard would wipe the floor with both Alives if the sound and mix was better. Still, raw unapologetic 1977 Kiss is a good listen

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Somehow completely forgot about UFO - Strangers, U2 - Blood Red Sky and Rush - 'Stage, mentioned above. Those 3 are excellent.
I'll add these too:
Guess Who - Live at the Paramount
Uriah Heep - Live January 1973
Those don't get mentioned much and are both awesome.
I'll add these too:
Guess Who - Live at the Paramount
Uriah Heep - Live January 1973
Those don't get mentioned much and are both awesome.
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Yes! The Winterland one is good too.
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Heart - The Road Home
Glenn Hughes - Burning Japan Live
Doro - Live
Michael Monroe - Another Night In the Sun: Live In Helsinki
Ofra Haza - At Montreux Jazz Festival
Warrant - Live 86-97
Glenn Hughes - Burning Japan Live
Doro - Live
Michael Monroe - Another Night In the Sun: Live In Helsinki
Ofra Haza - At Montreux Jazz Festival
Warrant - Live 86-97
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I concur.
I would also add:
Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous
AC/DC - If You Want Blood…You’ve Got
It
Hanoi Rocks - All Those Wasted Years
The Cure - Show/Paris
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Opeth - Live at Royal Albert Hall
Blackwater Park in its entirety then one song from each of their other albums in chronological order.
Blackwater Park in its entirety then one song from each of their other albums in chronological order.

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What Live albums are Live from start to finish?
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Priest....live (minus Parental Guidance and RYAATW, thus ruining the thread point, but the rest is perfection, and I deleted those MP3s from my copy)
Priest....live (minus Parental Guidance and RYAATW, thus ruining the thread point, but the rest is perfection, and I deleted those MP3s from my copy)
LAglamrocker wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:07 pm You can tell Sleek had nothing to do with this…thats why it’s so entertaining
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Night on the Strip by LA Guns is pretty darn good.
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Wolfsbane - Massive Noise Injection
Rips from start to finish with gold star frontman banter from Bayley. All of which was neutered when he went to Maiden.
Rips from start to finish with gold star frontman banter from Bayley. All of which was neutered when he went to Maiden.
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PG is not bad on the live album and even better on Turbo Thirty and some 1986 bootlegs. The studio version is too slow and lacking energy.HueyRamone wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:06 pm
Priest....live (minus Parental Guidance and RYAATW, thus ruining the thread point, but the rest is perfection, and I deleted those MP3s from my copy)
RYYATW is beyond redemption though. Trying too hard to be a wild rock and roll tune (or Accept's Burnin':) and the vocal melody and lyrics make me want to punch Halford in the face. The guitar parts are ok i guess.
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LI is a gentleman and scholar but that “Parasite” take is wild!
LI is a gentleman and scholar but that “Parasite” take is wild!