During the Covid Years I got really into live albums. A good live album captures an energy—a dynamism—that is lacking from all but the most exquisitely produced studio albums.
So I posed a question to the Farcaster community: if you like live albums, what is your favorite?
There were some great responses, and some great discussion. A playlist with all of the albums, and the albums themselves, are below in no particular order.
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/live-curated-by-farcaster/pl.u-kvg1JIWv0XGo
LCD Soundsystem, The Long Goodbye
https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-long-goodbye-live-at-madison-square-garden/869319713
Pearl Jam, MTV Unplugged
https://music.apple.com/us/album/mtv-unplugged-live/1530957891
Nirvana, MTV Unplugged
https://music.apple.com/us/album/mtv-unplugged-in-new-york-live-acoustic/1440892370
Led Zeppelin, BBC Sessions
https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-complete-bbc-sessions-live/1133358700
Bleachers, Live at Electric Lady
https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-at-electric-lady/1595208883
Counting Crows, Across A Wire
https://music.apple.com/us/album/across-a-wire-live-from-new-york/1440858296
My Morning Jacket, Live Vol 2
https://music.apple.com/us/album/mmj-live-vol-2-chicago-2021/1648814741
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Weld
https://music.apple.com/us/album/weld-live/317109311
Jimmy Hendrix, Live at Woodstock
https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-at-woodstock/344747934
Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison
https://music.apple.com/us/album/at-folsom-prison-live/825516828
Bob Marley, Live
https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-deluxe-edition/1440879161
Daft Punk, Alive 2007
https://music.apple.com/us/album/alive-2007-live-deluxe-edition/717067737
Dave Matthews, Live at Red Rocks
https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-at-red-rocks-8-15-95/269532921
Carl Cox @ Space
https://music.apple.com/us/album/space-ibiza-2016-dj-mix/1587606064
The Band, The Last Waltz
https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-last-waltz-deluxe-version/705585893
Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense
https://music.apple.com/us/album/stop-making-sense-live-special-new-edition/290073030
Tyler Childers, Live on Red Barn Radio
https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-on-red-barn-radio-i-ii/1404738186