Jbird's top-10 live albums from the 1970's...
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335clone
Living the dream
Indeed.
Denverdave
Resident Ragamuffin
A couple others I really liked....
Foghat - Live. Their best release actually
Wings - Wings Over America.
and yeah - Frampton has to be included.
Foghat - Live. Their best release actually
Wings - Wings Over America.
and yeah - Frampton has to be included.
rhino
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Mic drop
Jbird
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Oh yeah, I forgot about that Foghat album. It is indeed their best album. Had all their good hits on it.
Not sure what I'd take off my list to add it though.
Jbird
Kick Henry Jackassowski
But is it really? Speaking of the Hendrix one...
quotes from wiki:
"Band of Gypsys has often been viewed as the least important album that Hendrix released when he was alive."
"In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone, music journalist Gary von Tersch said that the album is hampered by poorly recorded vocals and Miles' unpleasant drumming"
"On the other hand, Robert Christgau felt that the "overrated" album is decent by live rock standards, but unexceptional in Hendrix's discography."
To be fair, I think I've only heard 'Machine Gun' off of it, which is quite good. But it looks like more than a few critics didn't really care for it once you get past the OMG! It's Hendrix!!!1! aspect of it.
sonik
Motor City Madman
rhino
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Yeah, that was a total mic drop moment, even before you admitted to only hearing one track off of Band of Gypsies.
Jbird
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I haven't listened to it mainly because I've always heard that it was subpar compared to his Experience albums, and to be honest, some of those albums are filler. And yes, I own those albums. The good songs are indeed good, but lets be honest. Hendrix albums had filler tracks on them. So I just never got around to purchasing Band Of Gypsys way back when. I guess I should go youtube it, if it's up.
Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
That one definitely belongs.
While thinking about what I'd add to the list, I really wished that Stop Making Sense was made in the seventies.
Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
I've been thinking about that a lot lately on account of Jonathan Demme's death.
As a purely auditory experience, I do think that The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads is the stronger choice.
bsman
b00b
In terms of sales, there's no doubt it's Frampton Comes Alive.
However, in terms of quality, I would have to vote for the eponymous Hot Tuna album of 1970. My older sister gave it to me as a gift, and it was a huge influence on me. Jorma Kaukonen's fingerstyle acoustic blues opened my young eyes like little else I'd heard, and from there I started listening to the Chicago blues that could still be found on the radio in Chicago during the 70s.
However, in terms of quality, I would have to vote for the eponymous Hot Tuna album of 1970. My older sister gave it to me as a gift, and it was a huge influence on me. Jorma Kaukonen's fingerstyle acoustic blues opened my young eyes like little else I'd heard, and from there I started listening to the Chicago blues that could still be found on the radio in Chicago during the 70s.