Best live albums from the 70's-era

What are some of the best albums from the 1970's era. Doesn't have to have been released in the 70's, but just that era or music.


Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous
Aerosmith - Live! Bootleg
Angel - Live Without a Net
Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
Kiss - Alive!
Kiss - Alive II
UFO - Strangers in the Night
Nazareth - 'Snaz
Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Blue Öyster Cult - On Your Feet or On Your Knees
Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening
Motörhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith
Yes - Yessongs
Yes - Yesshows
Peter Frampton - Comes Alive
Genesis - Live
Genesis - Seconds Out
Nektar - Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse
Queen - Live Killers

AC/DC-If You Want Blood You've Got It
Humble Pie-Performance: Live at the Fillmore
Scorpions-Tokyo Tapes

The only ones I'd even consider are KISS' Alive I & II. Lives albums don't do it for me and those 2 (plus Alive III) are the only ones I own.

Bob Seger - Live Bullet
The Tubes - What Do You Want From Live
Supertramp - Live in Paris

KISS - Alive!, Alive II
Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
AC/DC - If You Want Blood
Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East
Deep Purple - Made In Japan
Cheap Trick - At Budakon

YES!!!
Cheap Trick - At Budakon
Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
AC/DC - If You Want Blood

also forgot:
Rush - All the World's a Stage
Molly Hatchet - Live at the Agora Ballroom Atlanta, Georgia April 20, 1979

007 wrote:

The only ones I'd even consider are KISS' Alive I & II. Lives albums don't do it for me and those 2 (plus Alive III) are the only ones I own.

You don't know what you are missing. There is something special about these albums. They capture a moment in time, a raw energy and that rock and roll spirit that cannot be capture in the studio. This is especially true of the 70's bands IMO.

Foghat - Live

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Cheap Trick - At Budakon

Is the 2 disc "complete concert" version of this one worth getting? I used to have the single disc version some time ago, but ditched it. I saw the complete version in the used bins at FYE the other night and was thinking about picking it up.

tohostudios wrote:

Foghat - Live

Another good one I forgot!

MetalGuy71 wrote:

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Cheap Trick - At Budakon

Is the 2 disc "complete concert" version of this one worth getting? I used to have the single disc version some time ago, but ditched it. I saw the complete version in the used bins at FYE the other night and was thinking about picking it up.

Yes. It's spectacular IMO.

I can't vote for a live album if it's not really live. Too much studio trickery going on to consider many of these to be more than studio albums, as much as I may enjoy them.

Allman Brothers Band-At Fillmore East
Rainbow-Onstage
Rory Gallagher-Irish Tour 74'
Lynyrd Skynyrd-One More From The Road
The Alice Cooper Show
Deep Purple-Made In Europe
Grand Funk Railroad-Caught In The Act
Rick Derringer-Live
Hendrix-Band of Gypsy's
The Who-Live At Leeds
Roy Buchanon-Livestock
The Outlaws-Bring It Back Alive

Good list James B. Some good ones there I neglected, especially Rainbow "On Stage". However, I think I like the "Live In Munich 1977" release even more.

ultmetal wrote:

Good list James B. Some good ones there I neglected, especially Rainbow "On Stage". However, I think I like the "Live In Munich 1977" release even more.

The DVD is amazing of that show...

did ya see the PM I sent you

James B. wrote:

did ya see the PM I sent you

Yes, I posted the logo in the Glenn Rogers thread for you.

ultmetal wrote:

James B. wrote:

did ya see the PM I sent you

Yes, I posted the logo in the Glenn Rogers thread for you.

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edit: how does one make it a wee-bit smaller ?

UFO Strangers in the Night
Angel Live Without a Net

Kiss - alive

I agree with Ults list but you did forget:

Kansas - Two For The Show (no overdubs, according to Kerry, bum notes and all)

James B. wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

James B. wrote:

did ya see the PM I sent you

Yes, I posted the logo in the Glenn Rogers thread for you.

right on, thank you kindly

edit: how does one make it a wee-bit smaller ?

Dowload it to your computer, edit it in your photo editor program of choice, re-upload the picture.

Temple of Blood wrote:

I can't vote for a live album if it's not really live. Too much studio trickery going on to consider many of these to be more than studio albums, as much as I may enjoy them.

Rumors have dogged 'Unleased In the East' and 'Live and Dangerous' of being overdubbed to the point that some of gone to calling Priest's live album 'Unleased in the Studio', in the case of Judas Priest, they have always denied this.

I am very sure that AC/DC's If You Want Blood, Live Bootleg by Aerosmith and Nugent's Double Live Gonzo were not touched up in the studio

manny wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

I can't vote for a live album if it's not really live. Too much studio trickery going on to consider many of these to be more than studio albums, as much as I may enjoy them.

Rumors have dogged 'Unleased In the East' and 'Live and Dangerous' of being overdubbed to the point that some of gone to calling Priest's live album 'Unleased in the Studio', in the case of Judas Priest, they have always denied this.

I am very sure that AC/DC's If You Want Blood, Live Bootleg by Aerosmith and Nugent's Double Live Gonzo were not touched up in the studio

Kiss have denied massive re-recording on Alive as well...
According to Gene Simmons own autobiography Kiss and Make-Up, "There have always been rumors that the Alive! record was substantially reworked in the studio. Its not true. We did touch up vocal parts and fix some of the guitar solos, but we didn't have the time or money to completely rework the recordings. What we wanted, and what we got, was proof of the band's rawness and power." (p.111)
Considering that "Alive" was basically to fulfill the band's contract, the label was losing their shirts on the band at the time and the album wasn't expected to do as well as it did, I don't really see why they would spend a lot of time and money on editing, re-recording, etc.

However, Eddie Kramer, who mixed and produced the album says he does remember the band fixing stuff in the studio. He actually made the claim that the drums and the audience were actually the only thing "live" on the recording.

Either way, I don't give a rip! As long as it sounds good, who friggin' cares if the band fixes stuff. If it's broke, fix it.

That fact is forgotten on KISS, that they did not have the money to spend to fix those live albums, as a matter fact other then Deep Purple's Made In Japan and Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, most live albums where viewed by record labels as nice cheap cash grabs, and even now legendary live albums such as The Who's Live at Leeds were released in order to beat the bootleggers and were not looked at as legit albums by the labels, til KISS and Peter Frampton released their live albums, if I remember correctly.

JP admitted that the vocals for "Unleashed in the East" were recorded in the studio, supposedly (although I am highly skeptical) in one take.

I care if it is touted as a "live" album and rated against other live albums (that may or may not be actually live). It gives one an unfair advantage. Of course it is easier to fix mistakes in the studio which is why most bands don't record everything live in one take anyway.

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