I was reminded of the thrill of live at a recent NIN concert, where the grip of dynamics in the gut felt like a heart attack... no home system can pull this off. There are some well recorded rock concerts, tho it's tough to like the CD versions, as few digital front ends can crank it up without sounding flat and hard. You can often tell if you've arrived by the non-mechanical sound of clapping & the presence of differentiated, realist voices in the crowd. My fav live CDs are unplugged albums that combine acoustic instruments with added dynamics of clean amplification:
Pearl Jam "Benaroya Hall/Oct 22nd 2003"
Foo Fighters "Skin & Bones"
Nirvana Unplugged
EC Unplugged
Neil Young Unplugged
and all electric & all fantastic:
King Crimson "The Projects" (4 CDs)
Grateful Dead "Fillmore West 1969" (3 CDs)
Pearl Jam "Benaroya Hall/Oct 22nd 2003"
Foo Fighters "Skin & Bones"
Nirvana Unplugged
EC Unplugged
Neil Young Unplugged
and all electric & all fantastic:
King Crimson "The Projects" (4 CDs)
Grateful Dead "Fillmore West 1969" (3 CDs)