Tremendous list Barry. Can't argue with any of that. Nice to see The Killer in there too. Fantastic stuff.

Rory Gallagher, Irish Tour '74. One of the greatest live albums ever!

"Waiting for Columbus" by Little Feat is my favorite live rock album.

"Frampton Comes Alive" deserves to be on this list. Not only because of its performance levels , songs, and sales figures, but also because of the story that led to the recording of the album in the first place. "Wings Over America" and Pink Floyd's live album from the 80's is also amazing .

Everybody has an opinion, but Band of Gypsys Live is an absolute masterpiece. New Year's Eve 69' into 70' Fillmore East. Easily in the top ten.

Slade Alive... The Ultimate Live Band. Noddy Holder singing Acappella could blow most bands off the stage!!

Mad Dogs and Englishmen! Saw the tour - EPIC - the live double LP captures it perfectly!

Two personal favourites for my top 10 would be ACDC - If you want Blood and Status Quo - Live. Hard to know which two to remove however... Great list Barry

I would also say that Exit Stage Left by Rush is worthy of an honourable mention

I am so happy you picked Live at Leeds as #1. I saw The Who in concert in July of 1970 - two months after Live at Leeds was released. They are my favorite live band. I saw them again in 1980 and again in October of 2019 at the Hollywood Bowl.

Great list! I would probably add "Double Live Gonzo" and "Foghat Live", not to mention "Frampton comes Alive

Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour 74 is a gem!

I would love to mention The Tubes 'What Do You Want from Live'. Musicianship on another level and the razor sharp dissection of consumerism. Misunderstood by many as a cabaret act their live show was jaw dropping to watch and stunning to listen to. Love the channel and much appreciated reviews of much loved bands.

I love Status Quo live at the Apollo, Glasgow. I learned to play guitar to that, nice and easy but raunchy. UFO Strangers In The Night is also class. Rock bottom is fantastic on this album, but I love every song.

Uriah Heep Live 73 an absolute monster live album.Worth it for Gary Thains bass alone.

Yes on Live at Leeds...raw and pure power.

Lou Reed: Rock n Roll Animal. Masterpiece

Couple more to slot in fairly high up: J Geils Band - Blow Your Face Off, and Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Live Bullet. Man, the 70s were the high water mark for live albums.

Just discovered Strangers In The Night a few months ago, it's completely brilliant. I wish there were 10 more like it.

Viva! Roxy Music is one of the most underrated live albums ever. The band’s art rock songs get plenty of muscle in their live incarnations. The only thing wrong with it is that it’s a single and not a double.

Little Feat's "Waiting For Columbus" and James Brown's "Live at the Apollo" deserve mention.

On Your Feet Or On Your Knees from Blue Oyster Cult. They more than any other band add another dimension to their music when performed live. This was before they had anything played on the radio. These live versions of their “Black and White” era songs are truly phenomenal.

Great list, with which I almost entirely agree - almost. I can't imagine a Greatest Live Albums list without "Kick Out the Jams" by MC5. Constantly on the verge of flying off the rails and descending into pure, chaotic noise, not to mention a cover of a Sun Ra number as as closer, there's nothing that comes close, much less compares to it. Their studio work was always a pale reflection of what they created live. It's an absolute must-listen.

Cheap Trick At The Budokan always makes my list. Blew me away in '79. Plus, here's a band really beat the odds: They were never meant to tour in Japan, when they were still practically unknown even in their own country. That live album was never meant to be released outside of Japan.

I just came across "The Full Rock n Roll Animal" by Lou Reed on KZfaq for the first time. The full concert, expanded version of an already classic live album. This long version easily makes my all-time top 5. It includes a fierce version of Vicious and some more great Steve Hunter-Dick Wagner guitar interplay on Oh Jim. Tremendous!

My favourite live album is Space Ritual by Hawkwind from 1973

Love this list. Yet can’t go without mentioning my favorite live album: Cheap Trick “At Budokan”

-Queen "Live Killers" -Ready Sweaty Teddy's "Double Live Gonzo" - Skynyrd "One From the Road" - Zeppelin "The Song Remains the Same" is my #1....

ELP's version of "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a personal favourite for me.

All the selections here are great. I have always liked 'All the Worlds a Stage' by Rush too.

Got to put my favorite, The Band's The Last Waltz. Incredible.

One of many Wishbone Ash live albums should be a consideration, as well as the most underrated live album ever Climax Blues Band - Peter Haycock (guitarist) on the cover with spotlight shining on him.

Strangers In The Night is the answer everytime 100% of the time.

I know he's not technically Rock, but James Brown live at the Apollo...the energy and atmosphere of that recording is incredible

Very surprised so few people mentioning 'It's Alive' -The Ramones. A classic. Also for me, Yessongs-Yes, Space Ritual-Hawkwind and Smell of Female-The Cramps.

Mountain-The Road Goes Ever On. Leslie’s playing is killer, as ever, throughout. His roaring impassioned vocal performance on Waiting To Take You Away is TRULY awesome. Felix’s excellent bass is coming on like a baritone sax, and we get a fantastic full side of Nantucket Sleighride, not to mention rip snorting versions of Long Red, and Crossroader. Great stuff!

I'm glad you mentioned Bursting Out. Plus, I would put in Dire Straits Alchemy.

I'd have to include Band of Gypsies by Hendrix, All the World's a Stage by Rush, BBC by Zeppelin and How the West was Won by Zeppelin. All of these have a very live feel, and the innovation particularly by Hendrix and Zeppelin is just monumental. Gypsies still resonates all these years later, and BBC is a flat out historical artifact. The Rush LP captures a particularly vital and essential part of their early history, and its delightfully raw. The drum solo alone is worth the price of admission.

Live Leeds, thank you for that, my all time favorite. I remember the 1st time I heard it as a young bass player in high school ('79). Unbelievable what Entwistle does on this album, especially on Shakin All Over, I didn't know bass players could do that. And he and Moon are in sync, amazing stuff, as you said always on the edge of chaos. Pete who never gets his due as a guitar player is on fire. Roger belting it out amidst that wall of sound.

Deep Purple Made In Japan..Stands Alone..its just Astonishing❤...As is The Who Live at Leeds the Deluxe addition..The Who's Zenith.....Kansas Two for the Show is a top 10 Live Album

1. At Folsom Prision 2. Nina Simone - In Concert 3. The Name of the Band is Talking Heads 4. Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park 5. Queen Rock Montreal 6. Ornette Coleman - At the Golden Circle 7. Alice Coltane - Transfiguraion 8. John Coltrane - Live at Birdland 9. Fela Kuti - Live! 10. Mahalia Jackson -- Newport 1958

"Colosseum live " by Colosseum . Saw the Brighton half of this double at the now sadly missed "Big Apple "Club in '71 . Great musicians and a storming set with Dick Heckshall Smiths raunchy and powerful double sax work , Dave Greenslades brilliant keyboards , Jon Hisemans powerhouse drumming and Chris Farlowes raunchy vocals . The highlight was guitarists Clem Clempsons guitar work he,s extended outing on the side long Lost Angeles is my all time favourite solo . Sheer class .

Great list. Here is mine. 1. Get Your Ya Ya's Out - Rolling Stones 2. At the Fillmore East - Allman Bros Band 3. Waiting for Columbus - Little Feat 4. Some Enchanted Evening - Blue Oyster Cult 5. Live! - Bob Marley and the Wailers 6. Band of Gypsies - Jimi Hendrix 7. Live Rust - Neil Young 8. One More from the Road - Lynyrd Skynyrd 9. Live Wire Blues Power - Albert King 10. Live at the Fillmore - Lucinda Williams Honorable Mentions ================ Europe '72 - Grateful Dead Willie Nelson and Family Live - Willie Nelson Live, Vol 3 - Avett Bros Full House - J. Geils Before the Flood - Bob Dylan and the Band

Great stuff Barry, loved your thumbnail summary of each of these great albums. Had me rushing to get out the Humble Pie, Stones & Who contributions, none of which I’d heard for quite a while. Brilliant, thanks.

Excellent fantastic video... I LOVE the way you talk. Love your delivery!! Humble pie's live recording is amazing!!

One More from the Road by Lynyrd Skynyrd is an absolute gem!!

Great list. Some more suggestions: "Absolutely Live" by the Doors is more than a live album. It's sort of a shamanic ritual (especially the Celebration of the Lizard King) and as such unique in this field. The only live album I know with a completely drunk singer is by the Doors, too (live in Boston). A hidden gem is the double album "Jerry Garcia Band" doing only overlong cover versions of well known hippie classics giving the listener a true feeling of ultimate relaxation. Another live album with an unique concept is Neil Young's "Time Fades Away". No known hits or deep cuts, instead only new songs played by an excellent, but angry (for underpayed) band. A dark sardonic masterpiece from Neil's ditch phase, that has grown a lot over the years. More conventional is Aerosmith's "Live Bootleg" that matches "made in japan" and reaches regions the Rolling Stones rarely got to, with the exception of the famous "LIVEer than you'll ever be" from Oakland California, a real bootleg without the overdubs, that spoil so many livealbums by the Stones. Bob Dylan's recordings from the famous Rolling Thunder tour, later published as "Live '75", are magical, too. Not to forget the Beatles "Live at the Star Club", a record with an almost criminalistic history, containing the most brutal Rockabilly you can possibliy imagine. Beach Boys Party! is fake live, but pure fun listening ("trash heaven" Greil Marcus). They say that the few live recordings in black leather on "The Elvis NBC TV Christmas Special" were the best music of his life. Honorable mentions: Grateful Dead - Live At the Pyramids Rolling Stones - Brussels Affair The Roxy London - WC2 Frank Zappa - Roxy And Elsewhere James Brown - Live At The Apollo Lou Reed - Rock and Roll Animal John Cale - Rockpalast Ian Hunter Band featuring Mick Ronson - Welcome To The Club Janis Joplin - Monterey Pop Festival Joe Cocker & Leon Russel - Mad Dogs and English Men The Band - Rock of Ages Frampton Comes Alive! Bob Marley & the Wailers - Live! Stax Volt Revue Norway 1967 Wings Over America The Clash - From Here To Eternity Manfred Manns Earth Band - Live In Budapest Van Morrison live with John Lee Hooker Bowie/Ronson - His Masters Voice (Bootleg) Jimi Hendrix - Woodstock Unhonorable mentions: Bob Dylan - Live At Budokan Rolling Stones - Still Live Sex Pistols - Live '76 CSNY - 4 Way Street Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same

1) Live At Leeds - The Who 2) At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers 3) Moonflower - Santana (half live, half studio but the live tracks are sonic bliss) 4) Made In Japan - Deep Purple 5) Pulse - Pink Floyd 6) Band of Gypsys - Jimi Hendrix 7) Woodstock - various artists 8) How The West Was Won - Led Zeppelin 9) Live Cream II - Cream 10) At Budokan - Cheap Trick Special mention to the MTV Unplugged albums - Nirvana & 10,000 Maniacs

Honestly surprised YESSONGS isn’t on your list , that version of “ Perpetual Change “ is incredible !!! Also the versions of “Close to the edge “ & “Yours is no disgrace “ are equally powerful & magical !! I’d also have included RUSH’s “ EXIT STAGE LEFT “ that suite of “Broon’s Bane” “The Trees” & “Xanadu” Brilliant !! Also love that version of “La Villa “ Epic !!!

Great selection of live albums my top 3 from your list....the Who , Kiss and UFO.....great video

J Giles full house and both Grand Funk live albums are outstanding.

Great stuff. Excellent diagnosis of these live albums.

Van Morrison's It's Too Late To Stop Now for me is the greatest live album. The man at his peak with a wonderful band including the sexiest cello player ever in Terry Adams.

Live at Leeds and Made in Japan have consistently been my favourite albums ever since I bought 'em back in 1980-81. In both cases, my love for those albums is such that I have a rockier relationship with their respective studio catalogs. I like other Who and Deep Purple albums well enough, but nobody, not them or anyone else, has ever produced music that is as exciting to me as what you get on those two. Fully agreed on preferring the deluxe LAL, the opening Heaven and Hell should have always been included on the truncated version, IMO. Having heard the deluxe MIJ, which is great, I can appreciate that Roger Glover absolutely chose the best performances of each song for the release. Great list, thank you.

Another great post Barry! I'd like to add another "honorable mention." Live In The Air Age by Be Bop Deluxe is absolutely one of my desert island albums, and I'm an old hard rock/metal guy. Cheers, and I'll look forward to your next video!

Excellent list, as evidenced by the fact that I own and enjoy all of these albums, including the honourable mentions.

Motorhead - No Sleep til Hammersmith Absolutely killer live album.

Great clip. You really pulled me in with Humble Pie. I'm a Stones fan for life, but I kind of knew you'd have 'Ya-Yas' in there anyway. The UFO album is fantastic. I thought you'd have 'Rockn Roll Animal" and/or 'Live" by Lou up there too. So well done; love your clips.

Kansas: Two For The Show Dire Straits: Alchemy Supertramp: Paris The Who: Live At Leeds Paul McCartney/Wings: Wings Over America Jethro Tull: Bursting Out UFO: Strangers In The Night Too many others to mention...

I was waiting for it. You were spot on with the Humble Pie -Rockin The Fillmore.

I'm very pleased to brag that I was in the audience for The Who Live at Leeds. The band played in the Uni refectory where we normally ate lunch. It was an experience I'll never forget. You can hear me clapping at the end of some tracks ;-) My copy of the album is stamped by the Leeds University Union shop and dated 13.05.70.

Two of my favorites that were not mentioned are Cheap Trick Live at Budokan, and Bob Dylan and The Band Before The Flood.

I cant believe that you have mentioned “Free - Live” - tremendous album and Kossof, Fraser, Kirk’s and Rodger’s are just sublime on Mr Big……a track that sends those shivers down my spine every time I hear that magical Kossof guitar solo followed by Fraser bass solo.

Nice list. Jethro Tull's Burting Out is one of my absolute favourite live albums. I think their music sounds so much more powerful than the studio recordings especially "Aqualung" which I always thought was very dry and flat on the original album. I feel the same about their "compact" version of "Thick As A Brick" which really comes to life (excuse the pun) on the live album.

I might be a bit prejudiced because it was my first concert, but McCartney's Wings Over America is always the first one I think of (6/19/76, Capital Centre, Landover, MD). A brilliant mix of the best Wings, Beatles and Macca solo tunes with surprises mixed in (Go Now by The Moody Blues, courtesy of Denny Laine, for example). The pacing of the song list in incredible - fiery rockers to start, cool middle rock for the groove, an amazing acoustic set, more middle groovy rock, a kick ass ending, and the unreleased quasi-metal Soily as the final encore. Paul, Laine and Jimmy McCullouch all switch around on almost everything (piano, bass, acoustic/electric guitar), everybody gets at least one lead vocal (except for Linda and drummer Joe English), though everybody did backups. My understanding is that they recorded all 30+ shows, mixed them all down, took the best three, remixed them, then took the final best version of each song and did a final mix and mastering. It really shows - the performances are consistently brilliant from song to song, and the overall sound is excellent (actually astonishing for 1976). For me, Made In Japan and Live And Leeds finish the top three.

Frampton Comes Alive especially "Do you feel like we do'' should also be included

Great list. I think my top ten would include Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now, The Band - Rock of Ages (especially the songs with horns arranged by Allen Toussaint); Warren Zevon - Stand In The Fire, David Bowie - Santa Monica '72. If you like the acoustic side of the Grateful Dead you should look for Reckoning, a 2LP of live tracks recorded in 1980.

As usual, splendid work, sir!

Great list Barry, per usual. Robin Trower Live! is one of my all time faves. The late great James Dewar is a criminally underrated vocalist and bassist. Trower's playing is mesmerizing and backed by Bill Lordan's very solid drumming. When folks talk of Power Trios, Trower is rarely mentioned.

Thank you for posting, love your videos and comments! I would like to mention two things based on my personal experience, first Deep Purple Made in Japan, the first album I put my hands on, and I remember in middle 70's how this work was talked, everybody, radios, everywhere! The other was The Ramones "It's Alive" recorded in London 1977, it was a tsunami...

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, Ladies and Gentlemen,,,, by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Fantastic list.

Couldn’t agree more with #1. My first listen all those years ago nearly blew my ears off, and it continues to have that a effect in the 40+ years I have been listening to it!

Great List! I still listen to the UFO, Kiss, Deep Purple, and Thin Lizzy albums often, and are hands down some of the best live recordings out there. Here's a few (in no particular order) I thought are damn good, and worth a mention as well. Queen - Live Killers Blue Oyster Cult - On Your Feet, Or On Your Knees / Some Enchanted Evening Kansas - Two For The Show Rush - All The World's A Stage / Exit, Stage Left Nazareth - 'Snaz Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust The Kinks - One From The Road Aerosmith - Live Bootleg Lou Reed - Rock n Roll Animal and last but not least, the album every vinyl collector has owned at some point, Peter Frampton - Comes Alive

Great list. I’d like to mention my favorite live albums, Wings Over America, Elvis’s Aloha from Hawaii and Gentle Giant’s Playing the Fool.

Excellent. Not necessarily my favs but love your passion for the inclusion of all of your chosen albums. Agree with all of your honourable mentions at the end of the video. Glasgow apollo really must have been a very special venue. Such a shame that it & so many other iconic British venues are now gone.

Fantastic, thin Lizzy album exactly as you appraised it.Status Quo live , love that, Cheers

A few are particularly special to me and provided many hours of immersive joy and escape in my late teens. These are: All The World's A Stage, Yessongs, The Mahogany Rush live album, Alive II and Live & Dangerous. I like Made in Europe a lot more than Made in Japan.

Interesting compilation. ABB Live At the Fillmore East, Humble Pie Rockin' The Fillmore, Who Live at Leeds, Foghat Live and Rory Gallagher Irish Tour '74 are my top five.

Wonderful video and superbly presented.....I may be buried with 'Live at Leeds'...

Really enjoyed this video - great insights - nicely done!

Never been a mad fan of live albums but seriously pleasant surprises for me were , Thin Lizzy's, 'Live and Dangerous', McCartney's 'Wings Over America', The Who, 'Live at Leeds'.

Mine would be (including some of your list): Dire Straits - Alchemy Talking Heads - The name of this band is Talking Heads Deep Purple - In Concert King Crimson - Absent lovers Elton John - Here and there (especially the cd re issue) Rainbow - On Stage Led Zeppelin - BBC Sessions Yes - Yessongs Neil Young - Live at Filmore East Honorable mention: Renaissance - Live at Carnegie Hall (Maybe the best live rock recording with an orchestra)

Thank for that Video. Wow, Humble Pie at the Gilmore. How great is that. My faves also: AC/DC - If you want blood Rush - All the Worlds a Stage Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour 74 Iron Maiden - live after death.... Yes - Yessongs

I was about to complain about this list,but then you got it spot on with #2 and #1,great albums!!!!

Nice list, excellent, thank you...Some other great live albums: Rare Earth in Concert (1971), Foghat Live (1977), Grand Funk Live Album (1970), Jethro Tull 'Bursting Out' (1978); Genesis Second Out (1977), Nazareth 'Snaz' (1981), Dire Straits 'Alchemy' (1984), Chicago at Carnegie Hall (1970),Frampton Comes Alive! (1976), Lou Reed 'Rock 'n' Roll Animal/Lou Reed Live' (1974/1975); and many more.. Thanks again.

My favorite live album of all time is UFO's "Strangers in the Night". It always gets overlooked in these best of videos but I saw it in the thumbnail so I'm satisfied. 😁

Another fine list I can't argue with. Thanks for including Jerry Lee. Great to see a KZfaq channel include some actual traditional Rock and Roll. I wore out my copy of If you want Blood as a teen.

Great list nailed the first 2 pretty obvious really ,crack on bro luv it

I thought you were going to omit "Live at Leeds". I saw them 3 times in 1969. Unbelievable.

Cheers mate, here's my top 1 10. The Who - live at Leeds. My home city 9. Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East (or in the studio!) 8. The Gathering - Superheat. Underrated band. 7. Scorpions - Worldwide live. Singalong songs. 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live at Monterrey. The master. 5. Iron Maiden - Live After Death. At their peak. 4. Marillion - Early Stages 1982-1987. Yes its a boxed set but so good. 3. Cheap Trick - At Budokan (full concert version) the audible version of sunshine. 2. Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous. Hungry and so powerful. 1. UFO - Strangers in the Night. A masterpiece Schenker is just jaw dropping.

Excellent choices! A great idea for a video (if I may say) would be, “ The top 10 tours where Live albums should’ve been recorded but weren’t.” For me, number one would be Jethro Tull’s Rock Island tour. I went to the Manchester show on this tour & they were spellbinding. Thanks for the great video once again👍

Excellent! All worthy of a Top-Ten list! I find it almost ironic that Roger Daltry didn't care for Live At Leads - especially when it is considered to be THE quintessential rock 'n' roll live album by some many people - both fans and critics alike!

Really a good selection of albums. Robin Trower could be added! Who and DP definitely deserve the top positions :)

A brilliant list!

There are so many great live albums that capture the best of a band or artist. The Who s "Live At Leeds" and "Live At Hull", Foghast s live, Cream s, Génesis "Seconds Out", Yes first triple live album, Nazareth s , Emerson, Lake and Palmer s 'Pictures at Exibition", Peter Frampton s "Comes Alive", Grand Funk Railroad s first live album, Ten Years After double live album Is fantastic, and dont forget the Woodstock soundtrack...and UFO s.and Deep Purple s "Live in Japan".

Uriah Heep Live ‘73. I thought for sure this would be on your list. It approaches Made in Japan, but doesn’t have the dynamic extremes and the bombastic extended versions of Purple’s studio recordings, but Live ‘73 is powerful, and like Made in Japan, it’s overdub free, (because these bands were excellent live).

Nice list! I like a lot of the albums you listed. For me, "Humble Pie Performance Rockin' The Fillmore", is my all-time favorite live album! Bought it when it was released in '71 and it was Peter Frampton's playing on that album that made me want to play guitar. The only other live album that might be better is "Humble Pie Performance Rockin' The Fillmore The Complete Recordings", which Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley released several years ago. It's the four shows as they were performed at the Fillmore over the two nights. Honorable mention goes to another album you spoke about: "Grand Funk Live". Mark Farner was another of my guitar inspirations back then as well. Lastly, RUSH's "All The World's A Stage". Love Alex Lifeson, who is another of my guitar inspirations. Cheers.

A good selection. Here are some that I think deserve a listen: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 4 Way Street Johnny Winter - Captured Live Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus (as others have mentioned) Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same (a soundtrack, but I think it fits the category) If Jeff Beck is allowed in this category - Live at Ronnie Scott’s is great Bob Marley - Babylon by Bus Widespread Panic - Light Fuse, Get Away (my favorite) Thanks, and cheers!

Others to consider: 1. Nirvana "MTV Unplugged in New York" 2. Tesla "Five Man Acoustical Jam" - I never was a huge fan of the band, but that live album is the tits! 3. Led Zeppelin "How the West Was Won" 4. GnR "Live Like a Suicide" - over dubbed as well, but wow what an ep 5. Iron Maiden "Live After Death" - one of my all-time favorite live albums! 6. Jimi Hendrix "Jimi Plays Monterey" 7. B.B. King "Live at the Regal" 8. Motörhead "No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith" 9. Peter Frampton "Frampton Comes Alive!" 10. Bob Marley and the Wailers "Live!" 11. Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense" 12. Johnny Cash "At Folsom Prison" 13. Judas Priest "Unleashed in the East" 14. Nina Simone "Nina Simone in Concert" 15. AC/DC "If You Want Blood You've Got It" 16. Alice in Chains "MTV Unplugged"