Interesting hearing Martin talking about about live albums as he's generally not a big fan of them. The Robin Trower Live album is in desperate need of a deluxe reissue with some bonus tracks. 🎸

The first album that came to my mind was rush Exit stage left when they didn't do Limelight

If You Want Blood You Got It has always been one of my favorite Live albums but I agree with Martin about "Rocker", I wish they would have kept Dog Eat Dog instead which they actually cut from the recording. It contains my favorite version of Hell Aint A Bad Place To Be. It just suddenly kicks in and crushes. Bon sounds so good on this album. I also like how you can hear the hum of the equipment and feeback throughout this record. This is another reason why Bad Boy Boogie is one of my favorites off this. Its the song where the band extends their jam a bit while letting Angus do his thing. Its actually somewhat short compared to what they started doing later on. Angus's vibrato and his ability to control his feedback during Boogie is haunting sounding, like he's summoning spirits or something. They were such a force when they were young and hungry and living on the road. Just playing that album back in my head right now and hearing how tight and powerful they sounded is almost giving me goosebumps. I listened to it for the first time in a while just a few months ago and now I feel like blasting it again on my stereo at deafening volume, just to physically feel the music thumping in my chest.

These old acts grew up in the 50’s and they loved that music!

Thank you Pete for suggesting South Side Of The Sky as a substitute on Yessongs. That song is my absolute go to song off of Fragile and I don't think that it gets mentioned nearly enough. A solid gold track in my eyes.

46:44 "I dont wannna be that guy. That guy that wants to be cool and be contrarian"... Martin, I love you, but you are exactly that guy!! : ))

I never understood why Beyond The Realms of Death wasn't included in the CD release of Judas Priest's Unleashed In The East when it was part of a 3 track single included in the original vinyl release.

Love Pete's Jon Anderson impression! Not sure about Yes covering War Pigs but I could listen to a whole album of Sabbath covering Yes....

Live albums always made me hunt for: Rockpalast, Old Grey Whistle Test and even The Midnight Special performances. Good Show Guys!

If the songs were not played at the shows that were recorded for a live album, there is no point wishing the songs should have been included on the live album. For example, for Tokyo Tapes, if you look at the setlist website, the only songs that were played, but not included on the album, are Kimigayo and Hell-Cat, as encores. Virgin Killer was not played. Same for If You Want Blood from AC/DC, only one or two songs that were played at that concert were not included on the live album (none were the ones Martin wanted). (BTW, I often checked the setlist website for the shows that were recorded for a live album.) For me, a live album should include all the songs that were played on a tour or show and in the order they were played. This would give you the full experience.

Wanted to add that another good topic is "perfect timing" of the release... DAVID BOWIE DAVID LIVE - At The Tower Theater, Philadelphia (1974) RCA Victor Any time i listen to this brilliant and all consuming great double live album, I feel instantly grateful for "when" this album was released. Although I love all Bowie music through the early 80s, if "David Live" (1974) had been "even one year earlier," there would be no Diamond Dogs tracks. And if it had come out in say, 1976, you would not only have less of all those excellent earlier songs, but you'd have David Bowie himself in a slightly different state of mind. I'd also like to menton that this album features Bowie in brilliant, powerful voice and the highly underrated Earl Slick putting out killer solo after solo, magnificent lick after lick of guitar that matches the songs perfectly. Not to mention Mike Garson's decadent piano, which adds such a uniquely brazen touch to the top. It's a wholly magnificent album, and THE one I think of first when it comes to this particular topic... and a helluva lot else too. Bowie also adds in a slightly more fresh approach to most of the songs as well (1984, Rebel Rebel, Sweet Thing, Changes, Suffragette City, Aladdin Sane, Cracked Actor, Rock and Roll With Me, The Width of a Circle, The Jean Genie and the stunning Rock and Roll Suicide (in its "best ever" form)....all of which are performed in a way slightly different from the norm, and pefectly fitting for this immersive and involving concert. One which truly makes you feel like "you're there," in the Tower Theater, July, 1974. ML ⚡

For Genesis live it should have included "Suppers Ready" on side one.... Side 2 would have "Watcher of The Skies" and "The Knife". It should have been a double album to include more songs. 😢

That whole side is perfect the way it is. "Broon's Bane", "The Trees", and "Xanadu". However, Pete is right. "Circumstances" would have been a great addition.

Great show! Agree Pete about On Stage and BOC.

I would keep Yessongs as it is, because it was how I saw them in 1972

Horslips closed out the 70's with the single disc, The Belfast Gigs, which was actually culled from three shows so there was plenty of room to make it a double album considering they had 9 VERY different studio albums to draw from.

I appreciate the X stuff Martin, someone has to talk punk and alt, can't all be prog and metal.

How about a show on lost live albums that have come back at a later date? Such as all the tracks added to Unleashed in the east, side 4 of Live after death being removed and then added back a few years later, or the full show recording of Maiden Japan that blows away the Live EP...

Side 4 on Live and Dangerous could really do with some retooling in my opinion. Baby Drives Me Crazy, Sha La La and even The Rocker are there ahead of strong material in their repartee.

kiss should have kept three of the studio songs from alve two for dynasty

Skynyrds 'One More From The Road' is nigh on perfect, but it always bugged me that it didn't contain any tracks from Gimme Back My Bullets. Would love to have heard that track on the LP as well as one other, probably Roll Gypsy Roll, as it's one of my favourite deep cuts from this great US band

...oh, I wish I could've been a "guest" for this show...you guys touched on quite a few live albums where I thought the track listing was "wanting," but 3 of them are personal "pet peeves" of mine...please forgive the elongated "rant" below on those 3, but I cannot help myself, due to the "personal nature" of this topic...1) Angel "Live Without A Net"...first off, this album was not, to my knowledge, mentioned once as part of your previous "live album" topics...I was always curious about Pete's opinion on it, and unless I missed it somehow, I never got any sort of input until this episode...when it first came out, I was a huge Angel fan, and was elated at the simple existence of a live Angel album...I have zero problems between the Mickey Jones vs. the Felix Robinson eras of the band, but the song selection on this is what makes this an "average" live album vs. a "great" live album...first of all, by this time, live albums featuring drum, guitar and keyboard solos were waning...get rid of that excessive crap and include more songs, as opposed to elongated versions of songs that would've been just fine @ the original album length...second, omit "filler"..."Over And Over" was never one of their best songs, get rid of it...and I agree with Martin on "Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore," which, on here, sounds awful...and do we really need a cover version of "All The Young Dudes?"...and the "live" version of "20th Century Foxes" could've been put on the b-side of the studio version of this totally worthless song...in their places, "Cast The First Stone," "Mirrors," "The Fortune," "Sunday Morning," and "Chicken Soup" would've made this fantastic....and one other thing...they left out a verse on "Can You Feel It," which is also lacklustre on this album...I mentioned it to Punky and he wasn't even aware it was missing, and they still perform the "verse-less" version to this day...2) Nazareth "'Snaz"...I hated it back then, and I hate it today...first of all, who the hell let the honky-tonk piano player in? I don't need no damn honky tonk piano in "Beggar's Day," for crying out loud. Second, Pete, you are absolutely correct...this album should've been recorded on the "No Mean City" tour...and it's literally impossible to find any live recordings from that tour. I've put together a 16-song selection that would've made a snarling, biting, kicking live album from Nazareth, but from what I've read, they deemed it necessary to "show their versatility" as opposed to being a straight-forward kick-ass live band...to each their own. But "Go Down Fighting," "Revenge Is Sweet," "I Am The Violin," "Silver Dollar Forger," "No Mean City," "Alcatraz"...they had so many damn good songs that would've made this a killer album...I was the "entertainment editior" for my high school newspaper the year this came out...I gave it a shitty review, because it's a shitty album...and, finally 3) Rush "Exit Stage Left"...despite the horrible production, the album is...weird. Initially addressing Pete's addtions to the album, I was in attendance at both the "Permanent Waves" and "Moving Pictures" shows, and although I agree with your inclusions, the band did not play "Circumstances" and "A Farewell To Kings" on those tours...what I submit as an alternative is this...at this time, Rush was "riding a wave"...why not take a dare (not like Rush would 'take a dare' on anything...!) and release a 3-disc live album...that way, the entire concert could be represented...parts of "Cygnus/Hemispheres"..."The Camera Eye"..."Natural Science"..."Vital Signs," which was relegated to the b-side of a single from the "Signals" album...after all, Yes and ELP did it...why not Rush? Particularly at that time of their career...as for your removal of "Beneath, Between And Behind," I'm glad they did it, along with "A Passage To Bangkok." Yes, it would've been cool to hear both of those on "All The World's A Stage," but at least there is a live representation of those songs (although the studio versions of both smoke the live versions...) from that time period. Sorry I was so long-winded, but you "hit a nerve" with me on this topic. :0)

Interesting show! But let me tell you Pete, I wouldn't leave out Carol from Get Yer Ya Ya's Out. I'm not a fan of the old covers either but what the Stones do with that song in that recording with a spectacular Keith Richards is supreme. Nothing flashy just a magnetic groove. All the greatness of the Stones is in that version. It took me years to realize how incredible this version is

Aerosmith “Live! Bootleg” is one of my favorite live albums of all time but it’s missing my favorite songs from each album it pulls from: • Moving Out (Debut) • Same Old Song and Dance (Get Your Wings) • Adam’s Apple (Toys in the Attic) • Nobody’s Fault (Rocks) • Kings and Queens (Draw the Line)

Totally agree about the live Angel album, Martin.

Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings...top 10 ZZ top song...super cool riff and groove.

I pretty much agree 100% with what Pete said about Yessongs. Also with what Martin said about "Priest,,,Live!" Reckless is by FAR the best song on Turbo.

The extended "Bed's Too Big Without You" on that Police Live album is incredible. It's the early Police experimenting on stage and improvising, which is a treat.

I love Bad Boy Boogie (AC/DC) and The Rocker is my favorite song on Live and Dangerous (Thin Lizzy).

We did lose Larry Junstrom from 38 Special in 2019. He was their bass player from 1977 - 2014. I had picked Molly Hatchet before you ended with them! Yes take off 'Freebird' & 'Satisfied Man'. My choice would be 'Sweet Dixie' & 'Good Rockin'.

I always said jeff beck live with the jan hammer should have been a double album...they definitely had the material I have the bootlegs..which had led boots .Sophie. come dancing ect

Helloween'89 "live in uk" should've been a double, lots and lots of missing pieces. Thin Lizzy's "live and dangerous" doesn't have "bad reputation" on it!

Great video! I agree 1000% with Pete's take on BOC's "On Your Feet" - take out the covers!!!

Good show guys, some excellent choices and a few I haven't even heard yet, so yay more homework for me, I guess. lol There are a few that came to mind but my live album was a posthumous release. Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads Tribute, released in 1987. Since it was released 5 years after Randy's death, I never understood why, " Over The Mountain " wasn't the opening song, let alone not on it at all! I could have done without, " Paranoid " or " No Bone Movies ". I also would have put, " Diary of a Madman " on there as well, " Little Dolls " or " S.A.T.O " would have been great too. It was heavily lop sided with the Blizzard songs and only two songs off of DOAMM, " Believer " and " Flying High Again ", which are okay but not as good as the others I mentioned, at least not to me. lol

Ken Lyons and Larry Junstrom, both bassists for .38 Special have died. Great episode, but I thought for sure one of you were going to mention Y&T's Open Fire. Single live album, strange track listing, not one song from Mean Streak or In Rock We Trust.

The only one i can think of is Ozzy Osbourne. Speak of the Devil. I would scrap the whole set list and put in the songs from the Diary of a Madman tour. 🤘🏽

The Rolling Stones' Get Your Ya-Ya's Out left out killer versions of Satisfaction and Under My Thumb. The were included later in the Ya-Ya's box set.

I appreciate Martin's regard for ZZ Top's post-Recycler releases. On his suggestion I explored those records and I'm so glad I did. There's some great, unexpected stuff on them!

Just saw Stewart Copeland “Police Deconstructed”. He did a fantastic job of reimagining the mainstay Police songs with an orchestra and female vocalists! He is still one of the fastest and yet precise drummers I have ever seen! And being here in Northern Indianapolis, was that Nick D’Virgilio filling in on drums when Copeland was conducting!? With Nick living about 90 minutes north of Indy it could be. But Copeland didn’t introduce anyone. ☹️

Mistreated is the best thing on “on stage” however I agree stargazer and light in the black need to be there

Good Show! I'm going to delve back into some of the latter day ZZ Top albums as I've never given them much love. As for If You Want Blood, I wouldn't take anything away but it should have been a double album.

Tomorrow and Tonight-KISS Alive II. Replace it with "Take Me"

Add "Hell Bent for Leather" to close the original release of "Unleashed in the East"

I hate Emotional Rescue. 😆 Totally agree with Rainbow On Stage. Nasty dogs is my favourite ZZ Top song.

Agree and disagree with Martin, about AC/DC's "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" 1978, Atlantic CBS, inc. First off, I do agree that it should've been a double album. Could've included several other POWERAGE tracks (also "my" fave studio LP), such as "Up To My Neck In You," "Gone Shootin'," "What's Next to The Moon" "Sin City" and "Down Payment Blues" to choose from (all of which are stellar AC/DC songs) BUT.... this album does work fantastically, just as it is! Martin, look, if you want to say that you don't want to hear "The Jack" or "Bad Boy Boogie," make sure you're talking about the later BJ era, when "The Jack" was performed in a 'much less effective' way. THE JACK here is totally classic, what with Bon's much more visceral, alt. lyrics and....oh, shit...Angus Young's absolutely killer licks! I mean, his soloing on "The Jack" is some of the finest blues work...ever. Not to mention his unbelievable TONE. It does not get better. "Bad Boy Boogie" and "Let There Be Rock" also contain a far more effective, badass, evil-tinged quality that tops the already marvelous studio versions. So, yes to it bring a double album, NO to replacing any of the fantastic tracks already present. *I wouldn't mind this album also containing brilliant eaeloet tracks like "Rock and Roll Singer," "Overdose" and "Can I Sit Next To You Girl" as well. Also, Pete, I totally agree about The Rolling Stones. That album should've included "Gimmie Shelter," "Live With Me," and "Monkey Man"...just to note three from one album. Totally agree with that! But....those two Chuck Berry songs (Carol & Little Queenie) are both brilliant, groovy & involving. Most especially due to the great Mick Taylor, who makes both that much more badass! Marc ⚡

A Farewell to Kings is my favorite song by Rush

Pete - Keep Yourself Alive was on Live Killers

Damn @martinpopoff! Six hours?! Did he try to sell you a timeshare when you were at it too?! 🤣🤣 I love this topic. Especially the Priest pick. Totally agree with that one with adding Grinder or SFV. Maybe something like Dissident Aggressor too. 👍 I was actually thinking about a topic the other day when I was talking to one of my friends that maybe you guys might find interesting, and we actually . Actually two. First is “Top 10 Songs That Put You in a Trance” and second is “Top 10 Songs That When You Hear Them Put You Right Back to a Specific Moment in Your Life” with examples. Cheers boys!

Pete, you're so right about Queen Live At Wembley '86, they left off so many good live songs, the 2 you mentioned as well as Somebody To Love (you only have to see Montreal '81 or Milton Keynes '82 DVD's to see how great it is), Spread Your Wings, Stone Cold Crazy, You're My Best Friend, Don't Stop Me Now, Play The Game,Dragon Attack, etc. That's why Montreal and Milton Keynes will always be superior. Maybe the band were getting tired by 1986 so had to dial back the physicality by doing some low-key acoustic covers.

Everyone should take a shot of fireball every time Pete says "no brainer".

Agree on Deep Purple #3 doing #2 songs...except for Smoke on the water which is great in both ways.

Great episode. As a huge Yes fan, I completely agree with Pete's thoughts that "South Side of the Sky" and "America" should have been on Yessongs. What an album it is. And what an album it could have been!

Great episode!

I'm gonna take this opportunity to give Queen's "Live Killers" a shout-out.

If You Want Blood is fantastic and is great as it is

One of my favourite live albums is Space Ritual from Hawkwind. I'm not sure I would take anything out, but there has to be a way to include Silver Machine, which is an amazing song as well as being their hit. Perhaps it could have been done as an encore?

As much as I like Rainbow On Stage, it does feel weak! Pete's picks for changed songs on that one are perfect! I think the album is more remembered because of Ronnie James Dio (huge fan here) as opposed to the quality of the setlist; or lack of. Very interesting topic and video here.

Totally agree - Reckless is my absolute favorite on Turbo Lover!

Fun topic. The idea for Rush is spot on. That would have been killer. I’m one that know matter how good a job a band does on cover songs I would much rather have their own songs on a live album. ZZTOP Thug would have been cool live. Could have heard Dusty thumping that bass.Great show gentlemen! Monthly show, favorite live albums. What do you think? Sounds like you have enough live albums that you really love. ( 30 or 31 depending on the month)

I think you came across a good topic for another time. Songs that shouldn’t or can’t be performed live.

"We Are The Sun: P. Pardo Sings the Hits of Yes" forthcoming on K-Tel. Featuring Martin Popoff on drums, percussion and vibes. Includes weather reports in between each song. Scheduled album release Spring 2024. Available for pre-order. Order your copy now!

Social Distortion - Live At The Roxy is almost perfect, great mix of older classics & new songs (at the time) but they forgot Sick Boy

Martin! How you and I can love AC⚡️DC so much, but disagree on so much! Bad Boy Boogie, High Voltage, and the Jack are killer performances! The only problem with Rocker is that it isn't double digits in length! I do however agree with you, it could use waaaay more from Powerage. Gimme A Bullet, Down Payment Blues, Sin City, and Kicked In the Teeth needed to be on here. I would also love to get Soul Stripper on a live album!

'The Rocker' is still a good jam by Thin Lizzy. Even the studio version. I also enjoy 'Rocker' by AC/DC. Great sound.

Jefferson Airplane's archival Sweeping Up the Spotlight is missing Somebody to Love. The 2004 reissue of Volunteers has Somebody to Love from that show and it's incredible.

I love Leave this town from RENEGADE. Man.... i play that one a lot. Phil sings so cool.

Iron Maiden's Rock In Rio doesn't have a single song from Somewhere In Time. I would personally take out Sanctuary and insert a song from the aforementioned album in its place (preferably "Wasted Years" or "Stranger In A Strange Land").

Rainbow " On Stage" should have had Tarot Woman, Stargazer and A Light in the Black on it.

Helloween's "Live in the UK" is fantastic but, considering that they had already released 3 albums by this point, disappointing that only includes 7 live tracks.

"The Alice Cooper Show" enlarge the record to a double set and dump the medley for full versions of the tunes "Extraterrestrial Live" BOC Dump Doors cover and add 'Lips in the Hills' and 'I Am the Storm' "You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind" Joe Walsh add in the dropped tunes 'Welcome to the Club' and 'Mother Says' "Mahogany Rush Live" Don't ignore Maxoom and Strange Universe to expand it to a double album

Interesting. I like this.

Another phenomenal. Fri AM in NJ with the duo. Thx guys. 👍💯

Very interesting topic. I agree with the Purple Mk III live albums. Space Trucking could be omitted in place of 3 or 4 songs from Burn and Stormbringer. My pick is Blackfoot;s Highway Song Live. Its a great album no doubt but could have been ,more epic had they included at least 2 more tracks from the album they were touring , Marauder and also added the heavier tracks like Street fighter or Warped from Tomcattin.

Hope you do another episode on this topic

Dallas 1pm . The eagle has landed . Saxon .

Golden Earring: Live - Sueleen in, Just Like Vince Taylor out Blue Oyster Cult: On Your Feet Or On Your Knees - Astronomy and Flaming Telepaths in, Maserati GT and Before the Kiss out

Excellent video..props to the changes

For me Exit Stage Left needs more audience to feel more live

Reckless Is One of the best heavy metal songs of the '80s

Unleashed In The East is about as perfect of a live album for Judas Priest at that time period. What would make it absolutely more killer is if they would've added a few more tracks from Stained Class to the set list. Like maybe Saints In Hell, Savage or even Stained Class. But I don't think I would remove any of it's current songs.

I agree with Martin on Angels 1st three albums with Helluva Band being their best and heaviest . On Earth was ok but they were definitely going in a more pop direction. I especially hated the gawdawful Magic Touch

I remember feeling disappointed that Free-For-All was not included on Nugent's Double Live Gonzo. I also would have liked Queen Of The Forest and Snake Skin Cowboys.

I like Satisfied man quite a lot! :-)))

Monkey Man and Gimme Shelter...both top 10 Stones song...GS is easily top 5.

Quo Live - Paper Plane Supertramp Paris-,Give A Little Bit If You Want Blood - Fling Thing which was the intro to Rocker at the time. Would include Stargazer but it’s Pete’s pick. Of course it was on Live in Germany.

I'm surprised the original Live At Leeds album wasn't mentioned. Less covers and more originals would have made the album so much more representative of their live act at the time.

I don't mind live cover songs if it a true representation of the tour involved. Like Roadhouse Blues on Blue Öyster Cult's Extra Terrestrial Live. That pretty much was their encore song on their early to mid 80's tours. One live album I'd like a song change is Utopia's Another Live. Take off The Move's Do Ya, although it may have spurred Jeff Lynne to re-record it with ELO. I would put another original song or at least a Rundgren solo song on it.

Missed this due to work seminar. But off the top of my head..... Rainbow- On Stage: Stargazer (I refuse to purchase this record for this reason) Scorpions- Tokyo Tapes: Sails Of Charon (Same) Status Quo - Live!: Down Down (remove In My Chair) AC/DC - If You Want Blood, You Got It: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and TNT (remove Rocker) Rush- Exit.....Stage Left: Limelight (remove Broon's Bane) Judas Priest- Unleashed In The East: Beyond The Realms Of Death Slayer- Decade Of Aggression: for the love of god SOMETHING else off Hell Awaits (remove Expendable Youth or Dead Skin Mask) Ozzy Osbourne- Tribute: Over The Mountain and the second half of Iron Man Pantera- Official Live 101 Proof: Primal Concrete Sledge (take off that stupid Dom/Hollow medley) Metallica- Live Shit Binge & Purge [Mexico City]: the second half of Master Of Puppets (take off the 500 minutes of the Seek & Destroy jam, or Nothing Else Matters) and for the record, I LOVE Leave This Town.

The only problem I see here is that a lot of the songs you guys suggest were not played on the corresponding tours... like "Monkey Man". Woulda been great, but they didn't have a live version to include.

Great shirt Pete! I’m watching on my phone so it’s pretty small & not really clear. But I’d know that logo anywhere. Can’t see below the logo…which concert or album was it from?

I see U2’s Rattle And Hum in the collage. My theory is they didn’t want to include songs that were already covered on Live Under A Blood Red Sky.

Lots of matters I don't agree. On stage is missing Stargazer of course but what is on that vinyl is dynamite. I would not keep out Mood for a day and Rick Wakeman's solo but The Fish. Live/Life to me is superior and more modern than Live and dangerous. Two great live albums. I can'0t see much difference in quality

You could do the same show with studio albums. Remove filler tracks in favor of outtakes/singles/b-sides, etc. from the same year or so.

Hendrix in the West without Hey Joe and All Along The Watchtower

🌠 Good One Guys...I would have 2 think about that..if I was gonna put in my Ideas

Just wanted to chime in 'Snaz' - I totally agree with you Pete and I think Martin you give it a 6 in your 80's metal book. I think they missed an opportunity after 'Hair of the Dog' - that would have been the perfect time for Nazareth to put out a live record after four of their strongest (and most rockin') LPs. 'Snaz just doesn't do it for me, the covers are definitely a problem but also - why a keyboard player? It ruins "This Flight Tonight" and I hear it on 'Hair of the Dog' for Christ's sake??? Why??? 'Razamanaz' and 'Beggars' Day' are good and 'Telegram' is well done but much of the rest - not so much. Again a missed opportunity and a sign that the 80's would be a tough slog for them - if only they continued to be a hard rock band....

Bandwagon fans aren't buying live albums anyway... that makes the case for deeper live album cuts even better!

Live In Cologne by Rainbow is their best. I'm unclear why there is no live version of Light In The Black. So weird.

Saints in hell,Rapid fire and Steeler on Priest live86

Another great show,agree 100% about if you want blood