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Zen Butler

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I'll agree with both:

Rush-Exit..Stage Left

Cheap Trick-Live at Budakon and add,

Nirvana-Unplugged in New York

Jeff Buckley-Live at Sine'

David Bowie-Live at The Tower Philly

The Roots-Live
 

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Ellis Paul - Live - too much for words...incredible
Dave/Tim - Luther College - I could have done without the second disc, but the guitar work and the stripped down feel is exceptional on the first.
Vertical Horizon - Live Stages (note: very different from the VH that you've heard on Top 40 radio)
Indigo Girls - 1200 Curfews - some studio stuff mixed in, but it contains a great hodge-podge of the girls performances throughout the years. Much better than "Back on the Bus Y'all"
and you guys are going to rip me for this, but:
An Evening with John Denver - I still have this on LP, and while Denver may not be to your liking, the backup musicians he assembled for this were incredible. 4 sides of pure bliss.
 

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Also, Duke Ellington's Live at Newport re-release in real stereo... amazing performance, and as an added bonus, an unearthed recording from Voice Of America on the same gig, using their own microphone, providing the second channel, just blows away the simulated stereo re-hash released earlier.

This next one is a bit of a stretch, but the live recording bonus disc from Crowded House that was initially included in a limited release with their Best of album a few years back.... one of the best played and best sounding live recordings I can remember (... in some ways it sounds better than my "Waiting For Columbus" Mo-Fi pressing)
 

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I'll have to add a vote for Waiting for Columbus, but I have yet to get the new CD version. Live at Leeds is also one of my favs, but I haven't listened to it in ages as I never got around to getting a CD version of it.
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* The Who: Live at Leeds

* Jefferson Airplane: Bless Its Pointed Little Head

* Historic recording--

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Vladimir Horowitz, soloist, with the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arturo Toscanini
 

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The "Deluxe Edition" of Live at Leeds must be heard to be believed. The addition of a live performance of Tommy on the second disc is a real treat.

The remastering of the original plus the restoration of most of the balance of the performance greatly improves over the original tinny-sounding CD release and pulls the 'blanket' off the once-murky sounding vinyl.
 

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Vladimir Horowitz, soloist, with the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arturo Toscanini
I'm suprised somebody even mentioned this. Although Horowitz, is more known as a Rachmaninov specialist. I have had the privilage of hearing this once, not on cd though in college. If this is the performance I'm thinking of, this is a 1940 performance with a very much "prime" Vladamir. I need to get this performance, I have heard comparible performance before (Argerich, Sokolov) but none so moody as this. I still remember it 10-12 years later. In his prime, no one touches VH. Unfortunately I have seen some of his later performances in the 80's (on video), and he had lost something, but it was to be expected.

BLess
 

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Wow James, I think you may be in the minority in thinking that. (RE: Live at Leeds Deluxe) :) I'm all for the expanded content, as long as they continue to sell it with the previous track listing too. However, there are definitely a lot of Who fans who are not at all happy with the re-mastering on that edition.
-Dan
 

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Dan... it may not be the 'grail' of Who recordings, but my point was that, to my ears, at least, a noticeable improvement over the first cheapie MCA disc that was widely available and offered more detail than the initial Decca vinyl release... although the "D.E." version is noticably light on bottom end. :frowning:
So now you've got me thinking... with the up-coming long weekend here in a few days, what better reason to do another head-to-head comparison of the new release to the LP.
(p.s. * Go Leafs ! * )
 

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James, you may also want to check out WhiteFang's fan site hosted at The Who.net. He's got a comparison of most of the available versions of Who records & his opinions on sound quality (he owns over 1,000 of them). Here's a link to his opinions on Live at Leeds: http://www.thewho.net/fang/LiveAtLeeds4.htm
Personally, I'd take the 1995 re-master as disc one & the Deluxe Edition disc two for the Tommy portion. That way you have the best of both worlds. (well, almost anyway)
-Dan
 

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I'll add a few and repeat a few here.

Rush - Different Stages (The definitive live set, as far as I'm concerned

Dream Theater - Once In A Livetime (Sorry, but I prefer this one)

Iona - Heaven's Bright Sun (Celtic/Christian rock group. Their songs are far more lively here than on the studio albums.)

Elton John - Live In Australia w/ Melborne Symphony Orchestra (Hands down, the best live album I've ever heard.)

Pink Floyd - Pulse (The better of the two post-Waters live CDs)

Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (Hey, it is The Wall, live. What more could you want?)

California Guitar Trio - Rocks The West (The live albums are all better than the studio albums.)

After Crying - Struggle For Life (Great 2CD set from Hungary's masters of symphonic rock)

After Crying - Bootleg Symphony (Hungary's masters of symphonic rock with a symphony orchestra, even better.)

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Dan... thanks for the links.... that's a great site, looks like lots of valuable info.

I have access to the 1995 re-do and hope to have a chance to have them 'square-off', as it were.
 

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I don't think anyone mentioned this.
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Live Art
What these guys do in concert...
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Samuel Des,
Speaking of Dave Matthews, I really enjoyed Live at Luther College. Would you also recommend the new one, Live in Chicago?
Indeed..."Live In Chicago" is a good one as well! The band has a lot of energy on that recording.
Here's another live album that no one has mentioned:
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - At Carnegie Hall
I just got it the other day from CD Universe (they have a killer selection of CDs). The band is energized and the music reflects it. Not only that, but it is a quality recording. Check out the 7-minute version of "Take Five"...
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California Guitar Trio - Rocks The West (The live albums are all better than the studio albums.)

After Crying - Struggle For Life (Great 2CD set from Hungary's masters of symphonic rock)

After Crying - Bootleg Symphony (Hungary's masters of symphonic rock with a symphony orchestra, even better.)

Yes, the CGT is better live. I saw them open for the Flower Kings, and it was my first and best CGT listening experience.

Wowie, an After Crying reference! Never thought I'd see that one pop out. I have two studio albums only, so I might check out the live ones.
 

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Emmylou Harris - Spyboy
I'll offer a strong second on that one. That was a tight band who could literally play anything in just about any style. Buddy Miller shows versatility and virtuosity to spare on guitar. There is a DVD of Spyboy in concert as well, but it only has about 2/3 of the tracks on the CD.

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