Lao Tze

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  Psychopathia

  4 may 13

  So at a glance, I would also say. Mission of Dead Souls by TG, Rock n Roll Animal by Lou Reed, and The Helsinki Concert by Zappa. Then there are countless others that I like but maybe they aren't strictly rock (Death in June, Miles Davis, etc.). However, a live show by Joy Division is a must. I'll take a risk and suggest this: Preston 28 February 1980.

   

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    Lao Tze

    4 may 13

    Lou Reed couldn't be missed even though many might contest the choice; news programs are not included, and of course neither are Miles + Return To Forever + Weather Report, etc. With Zappa, it's simply a matter of being overwhelmed by the need to choose. If I had to come up with another personal title, I really enjoy "Does Humor Belong In Music," from '86...
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    Lao Tze

    4 may 13

    Joy Division: also, but for that period I should add more than one live starting from From The Drunken Boat by the Lounge Lizards, which however the database won't give me, so I think first of the possible additions and then I'll tidy things up a bit.
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    hjhhjij

    4 may 13

    "From The Drunken Boat by the Lounge Lizards" This is what I'm looking for.
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    Lao Tze

    6 may 13

    look HJ the very strong advice is to try to download the entire discography in one go, maybe via torrent if you have the possibility - because it's a mOOOoly rare album and it's not easy to find it individually. To listen to it briefly and avoid expenses, I think this is the best solution.
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    hjhhjij

    6 may 13

    Thank you, Lao. I've noted down the album, and when I try to get it soon, I will definitely follow your advice and take everything as a bundle (I was already thinking about that, considering it's not a suitable time for astronomical spending on rare records). I already have their first one, the one with your friend Arto :) (still only in mp3 unfortunately) which I liked a lot, so I'll have the chance to explore it better. Then I saw that Ribot is on the subsequent studio albums, so even without Lindsay, I'm getting carried away :D
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  Psychopathia

  4 may 13

  ah, zappa was there... I didn't know it was a live... :(

   

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  hjhhjij

  4 may 13

  So at first glance something is missing from VDGG and especially from King Crimson Lao! Anyway, beautiful.

   

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    Lao Tze

    4 may 13

    I’m here, I’m here... regarding the choice, the same goes for the speech I gave for Zappa.
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    hjhhjij

    4 may 13

    And how the hell did I not see them? Meh... anyway, alright, that's fine. I would have chosen something else for the Crimson, but there's definitely an embarrassment of choices, so okay.
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  madcat

  4 may 13

  Great first place, I would have placed the Who a bit higher, and why Nirvana in the live compilation instead of Live at Reading or the Unplugged? Very nice anyway.

   

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    Lao Tze

    4 may 13

    because it’s an album that covers multiple moments, all equally deserving, which I won’t hide frees me from the embarrassment of having to express a preference for a concert. But if I had to choose, I would choose Reading.
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    aerdna

    8 oct 13

    Personally, I find Amsterdam '91 and Rome '91 (both present, albeit sparsely, on From the Muddy Banks of) to be superior performances to Reading. In fact, I don't understand the choice to release that live album. It's not that it's terrible, but it doesn't blow me away like the others mentioned. Many times it's better to seek out well-made bootlegs or unauthorized posthumous records (from Courtney Love) than to purchase from the Geffen catalog.
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    aerdna

    8 oct 13

    The unplugged is beautiful but way too polished. The mistakes, the false starts, the off-key moments have largely been erased; the videos on YouTube show that. And there weren't even that few, but they gave it the perfect imperfect atmosphere...
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    madcat

    8 oct 13

    look andrea live at reading is considered one of the key concerts in the history of nirvana, personally I find that it’s the particular intensity that makes it so important, lfrom the muddy banks of the wiskah offers a complete overview being an anthology (I actually always prefer the complete album of a concert). I also have a couple of bootlegs and the concert era bleach which they included in the remastered edition of bleach, but in the end the live shows I always listen to are live at reading and live and loud.
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    aerdna

    8 oct 13

    Don't get me wrong, the choice to release Live at Reading that I don't understand is towards Geffen, Novoselic, and Love... I don't know, it might be a key concert but there have been plenty of better ones, especially between 1989 and '91... Muddy Banks, on the other hand, gives an electric overview of their entire career, but like you, I prefer the full concert. I hope they release more in the future (and they will) something is already moving with the various twentieth-anniversary reissues ;-) worst case scenario, there's plenty of bootlegs and non-Geffen stuff ;-)
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    madcat

    8 oct 13

    Oh yes, speaking of twentieth anniversary editions, I didn't get the Nevermind one because there wasn't anything in particular that interested me (and I didn't have a euro as usual, either :D). I will listen to the live show that they've included (in the deluxe edition of Nevermind, otherwise it can also be found separately but only on DVD, like Live and Loud). I can't remember what it was now, I think it was Paramount, something like that, from the 91 post-Nevermind period.
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    madcat

    8 oct 13

    super deluxe edition of nevermind I meant.
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  Bubi

  4 may 13

  Beautiful, I would have also included the Live of Willy DeVille, and I would have placed the Stones a bit higher. The live of Van Morrison is great too.

   

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    Lao Tze

    4 may 13

    It’s true, RS is actually too low.
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    Bubi

    4 may 13

    I also really like the live albums "Otis Redding - In Person at the Whisky a Go Go," "Sam Cooke - Live at the Harlem Square Club (1963)," "James Brown - Live at the Apollo," "Loggins & Messina - On Stage," "Al Kooper - The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper," "Cannonball Adderley - Mercy Mercy Mercy! - Live At The Club," and "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Live at Carnegie Hall," but these are my personal preferences, and I like your ranking.