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Best live album you've ever heard?

This is certainly inspired by the album that is kickin' it very LOUD here. I have many many live albums by every one from A-Z, but NONE come close to this one except Johnny Winter And Live, or the Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East. The Stones' Get Your Ya Ya's Out has to be the best live rock'n'roll album ever. God bless Mick Taylor. I live in a concrete block house, and it is still shakin'. If any of you know of a better live recording than these, please fill me in. Thanks, Tom
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martykl
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Rarl

Did "In Their Own Words" tour with a fixed line-up?

I saw several ITOW shows (including the RT show - as good as it gets!), but my favorite featured Richard Barone of The Bongos and Marti Jones (who, BTW, has a great live disc called "Live at Spirit Square) among others.

N.B. a couple of other live recordings:

Zachary Richard's "Fatras- Live in Montreal" A very young Sonny Landreth on guitar.
Kid Creole's "Live" cd is no demo disc, but captures the spirit of a great live show (and anyone who's seen Kid Creole knows that his show is GREAT) better than just about any recording I know.
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rar1
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Hi Marty:

"In Their Own Words" was for a time a monthly show at the Bottom Line and each month, for the most part, featured a new cast of songwriters. There was also a touring group of ITOW songwriters just after the show first premiered at the Bottom Line (1991). If memory serves me, Marshall Crenshaw, Richard Thompson, and Don Dixon (Marti Jones' husband) formed the core of that touring group. After about 35 or so Bottom Line shows, Vin Scelsa (WNEW & WFUV DJ and show moderator) called it a day (very bad case of stage fright) and the show limped along with a new moderator for a while longer and then stopped altogether. There were ultimately 2 CD's of ITOW show performances released in the 1993-4 timeframe.

Regards, Rich
martykl
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Rich,

How did I ever manage to miss that?!

Crenshaw, Thompson and Dixon all fall on my very, very short list of favorites.

Thanks for the update - but it would have been a bit more useful 15 years ago!

Marty
martykl
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In re Richard Thompson at St Ann's

Are you referring to an early/mid '90's show with Mitchell Froom on keys and Danny Thompson on acoustic bass?

That was a wonderful show -BUT - I have to admit that I still prefer the "plugged in" performances. Nothing like RT the guitar hero.
arkprof
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One great live album ... try Acoustic Alchemy's "Sounds of St. Lucia" ... great beginning-to-end CD, and "Flamoco Loco" (7:54), to cite just one track, will put a big smile on your face!
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