This past weekend, Sirius16 Deep Tracks has been pulling out great live performances from its’ massive collection of on air performances from great acts. Hearing some of these great performances is a reminder of how genuine and talented most of these great acts are. Acts like the Allman Brothers, The Doobie Brothers, Jethro Tull (to name a few) are excellent to hear live because you are given a first rate account of the musicianship these people share.

I am reminded of great live albums that have been released over the years and the impact some of these records have had on modern music as we  know it today. So I thought I would share insight onto some records which are stand-outs as far as live records.

The KISS Alive series – KISS Alive still stands out to me as the most cool example of how amazing the original KISS lineup sounded live. Tight musicianship and great songs are what KISS has always been about. The Alive record was so successful that KISS did two more great Alive records which act as glorious continuations and celebrations of the music.

The Who “Live At Leeds” – The Who’s masterpiece live performance from Leeds University is considered to be the greates live record of all time. There are many reasons for this. Namely because it showed this core group of musicians at their absolute best. It also showed the world how powerful the crafted songs were when played live. Anyone who recently saw the disaster performance from Townsend and Daltry at the Superbowl probably wished they had put this record on instead.

Other Honourable Mentions -

Peter Frampton’s live recordings

All Pink Floyd and Roger Waters live recordings

Black Sabbath – Live Evil

Cheap Trick – Live at Budokan

Ted Nugent – Intensity In Ten Cities