HANK RANKS No. 24
My 24 Favorite Live Albums
To be honest, I'm actually not a huge fan of live albums. I find the concept ironic, if I'm using that term correctly. The idea of a recording of a live event seems slightly ridiculous to me. Counter-intuitive. One is meant to be present at a live performance, you know? A recording of that performance can never measure up, for one thing, because the visual element is removed, but also, a recording can never measure up because, again, it's only a facsimile of the actual event...
Having said that, here is a list, without individual explanation, of the 24 live albums that have meant the most to me in my fanboy life (half of these are from the late 1970's, my formative record collecting years), or are important documents of particular performances, or are simply kick ass shows...If yr gonna add any live recordings to yr own record collection (sorry, MP3 folder), you probably couldn't do any better than these two dozen...
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24: The Grateful Dead: Europe '72 [1972]
23: The Hold Steady: A Positive Rage [2009]
22: Motorhead: No Sleep Til Hammersmith [1981]
21: Little Feat: Waiting For Columbus [1978]
20: Led Zeppelin: How The West Was Won [1972/2003]
19: The Who: Live At Leeds [1970]
18: AC/DC: If You Want Blood, You've Got It [1978]
17: U2: Under A Blood Red Sky [1983]
16: Nirvana: Unplugged In New York [1994]
15: Jimi Hendrix: Band Of Gypsys [1970]
14: Cheap Trick: At Budokan [1978]
13: Judas Priest: Unleashed In The East [1979]
12: Blue Oyster Cult: Some Enchanted Evening [1978]
11: Frank Zappa: Zappa In New York [1976]
10: The Kinks: One For The Road [1980]
09: Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More From The Road [1976]
08: Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live Rust [1979]
07: Foghat: Foghat Live [1977]
06: Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison [1968]
05: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band: Live Bullet [1976]
04: KISS: ALIVE! [1975] 
03: Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive! [1976]
02: Ted Nugent: Double Live Gonzo! [1978]
To be honest, I'm actually not a huge fan of live albums. I find the concept ironic, if I'm using that term correctly. The idea of a recording of a live event seems slightly ridiculous to me. Counter-intuitive. One is meant to be present at a live performance, you know? A recording of that performance can never measure up, for one thing, because the visual element is removed, but also, a recording can never measure up because, again, it's only a facsimile of the actual event...
Having said that, here is a list, without individual explanation, of the 24 live albums that have meant the most to me in my fanboy life (half of these are from the late 1970's, my formative record collecting years), or are important documents of particular performances, or are simply kick ass shows...If yr gonna add any live recordings to yr own record collection (sorry, MP3 folder), you probably couldn't do any better than these two dozen...
HPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHP
24: The Grateful Dead: Europe '72 [1972]
23: The Hold Steady: A Positive Rage [2009]
22: Motorhead: No Sleep Til Hammersmith [1981]
21: Little Feat: Waiting For Columbus [1978]
20: Led Zeppelin: How The West Was Won [1972/2003]
19: The Who: Live At Leeds [1970]
18: AC/DC: If You Want Blood, You've Got It [1978]
17: U2: Under A Blood Red Sky [1983]
16: Nirvana: Unplugged In New York [1994]
15: Jimi Hendrix: Band Of Gypsys [1970]
14: Cheap Trick: At Budokan [1978]
13: Judas Priest: Unleashed In The East [1979]
12: Blue Oyster Cult: Some Enchanted Evening [1978]
11: Frank Zappa: Zappa In New York [1976]
10: The Kinks: One For The Road [1980]
09: Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More From The Road [1976]
08: Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live Rust [1979]
07: Foghat: Foghat Live [1977]
06: Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison [1968]
05: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band: Live Bullet [1976]
04: KISS: ALIVE! [1975]
03: Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive! [1976]
02: Ted Nugent: Double Live Gonzo! [1978]
01: Talking Heads: The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads [1982]
Hotcha! Hank
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