Live albums article

[Crabby]

One of our other writers wroe this article about live albums. It's lengthy but it's also a pretty damn good read-

http://www.blastwave.org.uk/mr/features/show_feature.asp?ID=17

 

[Winmar]

Thanks Crabby, I'll have a read of it later.

 

[Bucko]

Nice Read

 

[Goreripper]

Good article. It's surprising how many good live albums Vim doesn't have though. Also, "No Sleep til Bedtime" was overdubbed to the max.

 

[Crabby]

Vim's a Kiwi actually, and pretty much hates most of today's Metal bands, but I found his comments regarding the likes of In Flames and AE to be interesting.

 

[Spiff]

During the dying notes of "Revelations", a member of the audience yells out "motherfucker!" quite clearly.

For the umpteenth time, it was NICKO!!

 

[Spiff]

And this is rubbish too:

Unplugged albums are horrible, soulless abominations which hardly deserve the label "live", and Nirvana's 'MTV Unplugged In New York' (1994) is no exception.

That album rules!

Kinda lost interest after that.

Spiffy sez:

Best live metal album: Live After Death.

Best live other album: Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

 

[Goreripper]

Yeah I have to agree. The Unplugged Nirvana set was amazing. Even my dad liked it, and he hated rock. I do agree with Vim about Alchemist, however, and I would love to get hold of that bootleg. It's interesting that he completely fails to mention either of AC/DC's live albums and Unleashed in the East.

 

[Spiff]

His name is Vim Fuego, after all, and he lets his guitar speak for him.

 

[Crabby]

Haha, I'll have to mention that to him, Spiff.

 

[Spiff]

I get annoyed sometimes.

 

[Crabby]

Have a read of the "Idiots at gigs" column as well, pretty funny stuff.

 

[Winmar]

Nirvana's unplugged album isn't bad, but the Alice in Chains one was much better IMO. Better band all round really.

 

[Southy]

meh...

 

[Blitzkrieg]

"No Sleep til Bedtime" was overdubbed to the max.

Yeah, but so was Live Insurrection, and that is easily my favourite live album. It is magic. The only mistake was putting The One You Love To Hate with Bruce in there. Otherwise, flawless.

 

[Spiff]

I can't listen to "Live Insurrection" because of the overdubbing. I just find it unbearable.

And no, I haven't listened to all of it because I can't get past the first few of songs. Also, "The One You Love To Hate" just screams out for a Jagger/Bowie "Dancing in the Streets"-style video.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I think it just sounds like a brilliant live album. The setlist rules as well.

 

[Winmar]

I actually really like The One You Love To Hate, even if it isn't really live.