Best live album you've ever heard?

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Had the pleasure of seeing RT open for Crowded House at Carnegie Hall in 1991. At about the same time, he became part of a touring group of singer/songwriters put together by WNEW/WFUV DJ, Vin Scelsa. They toured under the program name of "In Your Own Words" and played the Bottom Line several times. I saw him in the round with Shawn Colvin; Barrett Strong (Temptaions' songwriter ... he wrote "My Girl," etc.); and Dave Alvin. I was also fortunate to have a table butted against the center of the stage when RT played the Bottom Line solo and he premiered "1952 Vincent Black Lightening."

Regards, Rich

Johnny Winter And Live: amazing stuff, The Who Live at Leeds: A real blast and intoxicating, The Allman Bro.s Band at the Filmore East: Awe inspiring rock and roll. Abso**ckinglutly!!!

But when I want to be transported to a different place there is only one live rock album for me: Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (the original on Capital), tight, powerful & soulful with a guitar player that's just on a different level. It still give me goose bumps to this day after nearly 35 years, now for me thats the real deal. (sonics could be better, but that could be said for a lot of the personal picks here)
IMHO

Stanley Clarke & Friends "Live At The Greek". Excellent recording. His 'friends' are Larry Carlton, Billy Cogham, Deron Johnson, & Najee

Band of Gypsy's by Jimi Hendrix- I purchased a Audio Tecnica 1/2 speed master and to this day it is the best sounding Live recording in my collection as far as RocknRoll is concerned.
For jazz it has to be my Mosiac boxed set on 150 gram Vinyl of Miles Davis The Complete BlackHawk Sessions. It even sounds better than the original pressing of Volume one i found in a box of records at the County Fair in Northern California in the summer of 83 for 35 cents..

Dead Can Dance's 'Toward the Within'. Lisa Girard is a fave of mine and her talents are much on display in that recording. I also like Jethro Tull's 'Bursting Out'.