"Deep Purple - Made in Japan Case Closed."
Russ, I was going to respond to this earlier.........
SUPERB choice. One killer album that, unfortunately, seems to go largely ignored.........but is an absolute MUST for any Deep Purple fan............ or rock fan, for that matter.
However, while we're on the topic of fabulous live albums, no list would be complete without:
"The Allman Brothers: Live at the Fillmore East": Just doesn't get much better than this.
"Band of Gypsies" (Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles on drums, Buddy Cox on bass): For those, like me, who just didn't "get" the Hendrix cult of guitar worship for a long time (I thought he was good, but jeez.............), THIS is the album that finally showed what the man could do..........and to this day, I still say "...until "Band of Gypsies", NO one heard the 'true Hendrix' on vinyl". If you haven't heard it, DO so..........and you'll understand.
"Procul Harem: Live": Considered by many "experts", rock writers, etc., to be the finest "live" rock recording ever made. The production quality, the orchestral backing, the stunning fidelity of the recording..............just unbelievable. Get it.
....and truly, in my opinion, the Best for sheer high-energy, in-your-face, kick-out-the-jams rock abandon on a "live" album from the '70's, nothing touches "The Who: Live at Leeds".
Buy it. Listen to it. With headphones. I DARE you to sit still. You'll understand..........
Right, What’s better than “…Elizabeth Reed”, “Whipping post” and “Statesboro blues”? Live at Leeds is great rock and roll. My brother had a promotional poster. Not to mention all the great stuff that's been mentioned in previous posts. Deep Purple . . . This thread and the one from last weekend have really been singing their praises. If I had appreciated them more I would have made more of an effort to get to know Ritchie Blackmore when he lived around the corner in the late ‘70s. I guess The Dead took over back then. Ritchie B. lived just next to my friend(s), a large family, some of whom were budding garage band musicians (who have actually gone on to various successes in the music industry). No one ever heard from Mr. Ritchie’s house music-wise because he had a sound studio built in. According to this family, including the lovely mother, he was a friendly and great neighbor. One fine summer day there was a Rolling Stones tune blasting from one of the third floor windows of my friend’s house - LOUD. People were outside milling about, gardening, etc. quite used to this type of sound from my friend’s house. At the end of the Stones song, Ritchie B. pulls out all the stops and reciprocates by BLASTING back over to them a beautiful classical symphonic piece (wish I knew which one). At the end of it everyone stood and applauded. All the housewives, gardeners, bicyclers, etc. Here’s my humble addition to the best of the ‘70’s in no order (so many have been claimed above already): RS-Sticky Fingers Carole King – Music Eric Clapton - Slowhand The Good Ole Boys (Garcia, Grisman, Rowan, Clements etc.)-Old and in the Way Bonnie Raitt- Streetlights Jefferson Airplane- Bless its Pointed Little Head (might be sixties), so I’ll say: Van Morrison- Astral Weeks Marshall Tucker Live James Taylor- Mud Slide Slim Neil Young-After the Goldrush Jackson Browne-For Everyman If some clunky classic rock radio stations would get hold of some recordings of broadcasts done in the seventies – Alison Steele, the Nightbird, for instance, and play it regularly . . . then we’d be talkin’ You heard it here first.