What are the best live acts?



I’m not asking you to list your favorite concerts. I think that there is another thread for that. Rather, we shouldn’t judge pop bands solely on the basis of their recorded music. Some bands are simply better on stage than they are in the recording studio. I’ll cite the following for their consistent ability to put on a great live show.

1. The Cramps
2. The Ramones
3. Toots Hibbert (touring as Toots and the Maytals, even though Toots fired the original Maytals some time ago)
4. GWAR
5. The UK Subs (crap music, brilliant live show)
6. AC-DC (when Bon Scott was their front man)
7. The Meat Puppets
8. Tom Waits
9. The Anti-Nowhere League
10. Van Halen (w/ David Lee Roth: I hate their music, but I saw them twice, and had a rocking good time!)
11. Iggy Pop
12. Ted Nugent (This man is the redneck Iggy Pop)
13. Joe Ely
14. The Butthole Surfers
15. The Clash
16. The Mentors
17. Nig Heist
18. Emmy Lou Harris
tweakgeek
My nominations:

Best Sound:
I saw Jewel/Rustic Root in Birmingham at an ampitheater and the concert was mic'd PERFECTLY. Sound was freakin amazing. Unfortunately she is recorded POORLY.

Most Entertaining live show:
Weird Al... This guy was very humorous, and really works hard on stage to get laughs. Ya gotta admire someone who graduates at the top of his class at Cal Poly's School of Architecture (one of the best in the country), and goes on to become a hilarius entertainer.

Most Specatular and Impressive:
Emerson Lanke and Palmer... These guys can really put on a show. Their songs maybe old, but man do they play their instruments well and have an excellent show.

Least Enjoyable Show
I saw Lou Reed about 3 years ago, and boy did did that concert suck. It was really depressing. He should be required to at least sing 50% of his songs from the 70's at his concerts and not his new stuff.

KF
I haven't seen the Stones since '76 but I bet they are still a great live show from the video I've seen of them.
Glenn Hughes, have taken six different people to see him and everyone agrees with my high praises after seeing him in person. Most of my shows have been R&R so can only use them for reference; second ELP and recommend Uriah Heep highly if you are lucky enough to catch them now. Also, tried to get tickets to the Stones show in Fort Worth in late 70's to no avail; couldn't pay me to see them now!