Well, it's Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Eurasian fille de joie Fah lo Suee and I are off to scenic Mar-a-Lago for a fin-de-la-semaine ballroom fete featuring what's being billed as "la première lecture dramatique" of Les Dossiers Epstein.
Not sure what that means, but it sounds very existential, so just in case I'm having my beret re-blocked.
In any case, posting by moi will necessarily be sporadic for a few days.
But in my absence, here's a fun project for you all to contemplate:
MOST OVER-RATED OR UNDER-RATED LIVE ALBUM BY A POST-ELVIS POP/ROCK/FOLK/SOUL/COUNTRY GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST!!!
No arbitrary rules whatsoever, for obvious reasons.
And my totally Top of My Head Top Six, in both categories, are:
6. Peter Frampton -- Frampton Comes Alive!
As Mike Meyers says in Waynes World 2:
"Exqueese me? Have I seen this one before? 'Frampton Comes Alive'? Everybody in the world has 'Frampton Comes Alive.' If you lived in the suburbs you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of "Tide".
5. Marshall Chapman -- It's About Time...
C'mon -- singing "Jailhouse Rock" to an audience of inmates at a women's prison? Conceptual masterstrokes don't come any neater.
4. Ritchie Valens -- In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High School
At his Alma Mater, not long before the plane crash. Primitively recorded, but a heart as big as all outdoors.
3. The Band -- The Last Waltz
Sorry -- any live album featuring Neil Diamond is by definition unfit for man nor beast.
2. Television -- Live at the Old Waldorf
I'd forgotten just how spine-tingling that is. Seriously -- two guitars, bass and drums just don't get any cooler-sounding.
And the all-time underrated live album is...
1. The Floor Models -- Floor by Four: Live at JPs in 1982
What -- you didn't see that coming? 😎
Alrighty then -- what would YOUR choices be?
And have a great weekend, everybody!!!
26 comments:
Mixed feelings about J. Geils Band's 'Full House.' When I was a teenager, I thought it was the most exciting slab of vinyl ever. Later audits by mature ears suggested that it had been augmented with extra audience frenzy. Still, the performance kills.
Haven't heard it in years, but I seem to recall that it was very, very good. And having seen Geils live a couple of times in their prime, I would be very surprised if its not.
And at the risk of further tooting my own horn, listening to the Television and Floor Models tracks back to back surprised me in what a smooth transition it made. We were hugely influenced by Television, so that's very gratifying.
The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall.
Dylan at his acoustic peak. "Spanish Harlem Incident" is one of the most beautiful, haunting renditions of a song ever. You can actually feel the heat of a late-night New York summer's night.
Absolutely.
Little Feat's "Waiting for Columbus". I like the band, and the album is fine, but I don't get why it's considered so great.
Gummo, perfect! I was wondering what I would listen to on my prep period today. Bob's show was recorded October 31st, 1964, so I will celebrate its anniversary!
This is going to get me in trouble, but I never got the fuss about The Who Live at Leeds. Sorry to say that The J. Geils Band’s Blow Your Face Out did little for me, too. Perhaps this is because I really don’t enjoy live albums that much anymore. (Said the man with countless live LPs, official and otherwise.)
Live albums I actually still enjoy:
Zevon - Stand in the Fire
Mott The Hoople Live
Beatles - Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Lou Reed - Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal (I know, I know)
Stiffs Live
Various- Live at the Roxy (UK punk live compilation)
Let's start with this and I'll be back with more selections later once I'm truly awake:
Worst Ever (but I absolutely love it!)
The Kinks Live at Kelvin Hall - 1967
Rumor has it former Prince Andrew was there looking to pick up a screaming 13 year old girl.
Captain Al :-)
I'm a huge Lou Reed fan, but don't get me started on Rock n Roll Animal. 😎
mr. andrew mountbatten windsor - one hopes he receives a fair trial
Here's a couple of live albums that i return to - in their dvd form, to be precise - from time to time and think should be very highly rated:
Todd Rundgren - Healing - the 2010 show -
the way the young chorus digs in on "Shine"
sends shivers down my spine
Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live - Paula Cole appears
good stuff - in my opinion
Joe Ely - Live at liberty lunch and Marty Jones- Live at spirit square are good live albums
I prefer Joe Ely-Live Shots
Marshall Chapman - thats a blast from the past.
When I lived in Spartanburg, SC I was friends with her brother. This is all I know - 1. He was an Undertaker at the families Funeral Business.
2. He mentioned that his sister, Marshall, was a country singer.
Off to the family estate to go swimming there was Marshall stretched out on a chaise.
She had just released "Rode Yard, Put, Up Wet" 😉
Ooh….the Marti Jones.😎
I was a huge fan. Interviewed her for the magazine….ill try to find the link.
She looked good in that Bikini 👙
Continuing:
Jefferson Airplane: Live at Monterey Pop 1967
Captain Al
Rolling Stones: Got Live if You Want it! EP 1964/5
Captain Al
My Can't Live Without Collection -
1. Allman Bros. - Live at the Fillmore
2. Joni Mitchell - Miles of Aisles
3. Genesis - Watcher of the Skies
4. Be Bop Deluxe - Live in the Air Age
5. The Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken
6. I know that there has to be a Live Waylon Jennings Album somewhere
😉 rob ☕
Dylan:
Single track: Isis - Biograph (live 1975)
Album: Royal Albert Hall (Manchester) 1966
"Judas!" indeed!
Captain Al
Sha Na Na The Golden Age of Rock n Roll
Garland Jeffries Rock And Roll Adult
both good and underrated.
rs
To paraphrase the immortal Larry Mendte, "He has yet to face a judge or jury. But in the court of public opinion, he has been found... despicable."
Neil Young
Rust Never Sleeps - Powder Finger
"Look out Mama there's a white boat coming up the river ..."
I effin Love this song .
rob
Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners
Allman Brothers - American University, Washington DC 12/13/70
Grateful Dead - Barton Hall 5/8/77 (duh)
Lounge Lizards - Live in Tokyo/Big Heart
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