Best Live (recording quality) last 10 years

[swmtnbiker]

Great suggestions already made:

Alison Krauss + Union Station Live
Portishead - Roseland NYC Live (AWESOME CD!)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York

Some others to consider:

Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley (not the best recording, but really captures the small club atmosphere)
Patty Larkin - A GoGo (a great recording of a great performance)
Talking Heads - The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads 2004 Reissue (sounds *amazing*)
Counting Crows - Across A Wire (I prefer Disc 2 over Disc 1)
Aimee Mann - Lost In Space Special Edition Disc 2 (some really great live recordings mixed in with some studio stuff)

 

[dave-the-rave]

I'm not a Sarah McLaughlan fanboy. In fact, a friend of mine who likes Rush, Judas Priest and straight ahead rock & roll turned me on to this, and I really dig it. Good songs, growling, powerful live band, great vibe and Sarah can do some amazing things with her voice. I've listened to it mostly on the portable rig so I can't swear to it, but the recording seems real good; if it's not technically wonderful, it has a ton of feeling. (There's also a "Mirrorball" DVD from the same tour with more songs, but different actual performances vs. the CD.)

 

[kramer5150]

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Originally Posted by Thaddy I thought Budokan wasn't that great actually. In fact, leaning towards the bad side

IMHO its not a very ambient recording.... Its not going to overwhelm you with spatial acoustics and soundstage rendering. BUT, IMHO it is one of DTs better live recordings. I like the guitar tones, drum sounds, and you can actually hear John Myung in the mix.

Clapton unplugged gets my vote.

Garrett

 

[Voltron]

Wilma de Oliveira's "Esquina de SP," which is recorded live with a 3-piece Brazilian combo at a club in Japan. Very nice sound, very intimate, and she has a great voice.

Of course, the Patricia Barber and Allison Krauss have to be on this list.

The recent Morrissey Live at Earl's Court is another good one from a different genre.

The Who Live at Leeds Deluxe Edition is amazing, and now contains not only the whole concert for the first time, but also all of the songs from Tommy performed live and reordered to track the record. Cool stuff and great sound for a hard-driving rock concert in 1970.

I haven't heard the brand new release of Monk and Coltrane at Carnegie Hall from 1957 but everyone raves about it.