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MTV Unplugged In New York

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by: Nirvana

June 18, 1999
This album was a revelation when I first heard it a couple of years after Cobain's death. For the most part I hadn't connected with Nirvana's grungier sound. The Unplugged format provides a sparse and paired back sound, releasing the raw power and passion of Cobain's voice. Favorite's are Something In the Way, Dumb, On a Plain and most especially the cover of the Meat Puppets Plateau. As others have mentioned the closing cover of Leadbelly's Where Did You Sleep Last Night is remarkable in its intensity.

Unlike many other live albums the post production has left all the chat and banter between Cobain and the band in the mix; this allows the listener to feel part of a very special concert. In conclusion you don't have to be a ... Read More:

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Live (Collector's Edition)

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by: AC/DC

March 03, 2003
This is a bloody disappointing album. I bought this thinking it was going to capture the full on raw power of AC/DC but it totally fails.
The biggest problem is that unlike the majority of live albums that are edited to flow like a proper gig, this mess sees each track fade in and out so that the energy and excitement one expects never materialises. It simply fails to gel at all and just becomes totally boring. Why was this done? It is for radio idiot DJ's who are incapable of cueing up a track? Oh yes, and Brian Johnson can't sing either. A truly horrible experience. Stick to "If You Want Blood...".

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Iron Maiden - Live After Death (2DVD) [1984]

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starring: Iron Maiden

February 04, 2008
I bought this when it was first released on vinyl and video...and it is just as impeccable now. One of the greatest tours from one of the greatest bands, this gig stands the test of time and countless....and I DO mean countless....viewings. Metal at its finest.

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Live And Dangerous

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by: Thin Lizzy

March 18, 1996
Just bought this today and it thoroughly deserves to be thought of as the bes tlive album ever from jailbreak to the rocker lynotts charisma shows through especially just before the rocker. all in all for 3 quid even if your not the biggest fan its still worth it. its one fo the best cds i have and will probably remain so.

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Live Era '87-'93

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by: Guns N' Roses

November 30, 1999
It shows them at their BEST on songs like Out ta Get Me and Welcome to the Jungle and My Michelle is just awesome, but it also shows them at their most over the top bloated self-parodying selves on songs such as November Rain(a classic, no doubt, but GN'R were meant so save ROCK, not Elton John for christ's sake) and the totally ruined funk-fest of Move to the City, what the hell had they done to a song that used to rock in the early days and was now full of overblown horn solo's. Axl took the blame at the time, his crazy ego and all that, but Slash has since admitted it was his idea, not that this makes it okay though, it still sucks.

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Live 1975-1985

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by: Bruce Springsteen

April 24, 2006
After listening to the River off this album in my mates car I decided to buy my first springsteen record.
Im now a avid fan of the great man . Most of his classics are on the these 3 CD's . From the haunting tracks like Thunder road and Racing in the streets to rocking classics like Born to run and Rosalita.
If theres only one album you get then it sould be this one

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Yes - Live At Montreux 2003

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by: Yes

May 09, 2007
Have this dvd since some time and now the blu-ray. As to the dvd the DTS-HD track on the blu-ray is awesome.There is definite a better definition on Chris his bass-lines and the sub has also extra work to do.Image is crisp-clean. The track-list is almost perfect meaning I would certainly have skipped roundabout and don't kill the whale and have starship trooper and time and a word or tried for once Universal garden.
Anyway, this is certainly the best in terms of sound and image thanks to the blu-ray format.It seems also to me that Jon was at that time not in perfect condition or rather maybe a little sick.I make that up by his eyes. At least he still has the guts to try Heart of the sunrise which is vocaly very difficult, and it shows when Jon at the end is clearly satisfied ... Read More:

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Live After Death

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by: Iron Maiden

September 14, 1998
This has got to be one of THE all-time greatest live albums...from start to finish it doesn't let up in its barrage of awesome songs and Bruce Dickinson playing the crowd like never before...add to it that immortal line, and you've got yourself Maiden at their very best, which is saying something! (As an aside, my title comes from the fact that Bruce is a registered pilot...how cool would it be to hear that if you were flying!)

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Live Rust

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by: Neil Young

June 28, 1993
I've never really bothered with live albums in the past, always finding them a poor substitute of actually being there. This album changed my mind...

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Return of the Champions: Live

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by: Queen

September 19, 2005

I was a Queen fan back in the 1970's up until around 1975/6. I drifted away from listening to them as they drifted away from rock towards the pop genre.

On the basis of this album Queen are once again rock giants, Paul Rogers breathes much needed new life into the repertoire and it's great to see Brian May with a smile on his face again. Ignore the detractors and spoilers, this is the best line up Queen have had.