Iron Maiden - Live After Death
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Just kidding, but for me it IS THE LIVE ALBUM!
Others I really enjoy in other mostly in genres outside metal as live metal recordings tend to fall a little flat for me compared to studio discs. A common thread to some of my live choices is that I saw the band on that tour so it's a bit of a documenting a memory for me. Live After Death is one such concert - The World Slavery tour January 14th, 1985 at the Hartford Civic Center.
The Allman Brothers "At Fillmore East" - I'm really not a big Allman fan, but that album is a pleasure to listen to. Needless to say I did not see this tour.
Peter Gabriel "Plays Live" - even though it is widely known that Peter did a whole bunch of studio wizardry on this live disc, it's still one of my favorites. Did not see this tour either.
Peter Gabriel "Secret World Live" - no necessarily the CD, but the DVD is one of my favorites (as you can tell I'm a big Gabriel fan). Did indeed see him on the Secret Wolrd tour.
Pink Floyd "Pulse" - both the CD set and DVD are required as a Pink Floyd fan. Saw this tour - The Division Bell tour.
Iced Earth "Alive in Athens" - for my money if you own only one Iced Earth release, this is the one to own - representative of all the best of their work with unfortunately most seemed to be prior to it's release (comment on later Iced Earth I guess).
Queensryche "Operation LIVECrime" - another tour memory. Queensryche's greatest moment - live!
Rush "Snakes & Arrows Live" - yet another tour memory, but then again I could say the same about almost all their live albums since my first Rush concert on December 11th, 1982 on the Signals Tour (my older brother took me).
I'll figure out a few more later.
