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The Allman Brothers at Fillmore East
(more) »rank: 1257by: The Allman Brothers Band
: essential recording:There has never been a better showcase for improvisational rock than this 1971 concert recording, and few (if any) live rock albums are in its rank. With only two studio albums (and plenty of touring) under their belt, the Georgia sextet tore into the Fillmore East with road-tested buoyancy. Titanic guitarist Duane Allman was at the peak of his powers, pushing his foil, Dickey Betts, to unsurpassed peaks. Vocalist-keyboardist Gregg Allman would have been a star in any other setting; here he's merely one more component in a brilliant ensemble. Duane Allman died ...
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Hell Freezes Over
(more) »rank: 561by: Eagles
:Album Description:Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008. :Indeed, there were many who thought that it would take an event as cataclysmic as the one described in the album title to get these seminal '70s soft-rockers back together. But here they are, revisiting some of their most beloved tunes as well as four new ones, on this mostly live, largely acoustic disc. Frey, Henley, Walsh, Schmit, and Felder tackle iconic Eagles standards like 'Hotel California,' 'Tequila Sunrise,' 'Take It Easy,' 'Desperado,' and 'Life in the Fast ...
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Live: 1975-85 (3CD)
(more) »rank: 970by: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
: :To say that Springsteen's live shows with the E Street Band were legendary is the height of understatement. On a good night, the set might extend to three and four hours of exhilarating, pulse-pounding rock & roll. How best to capture that on CD? Or was it possible at all? As it turns out, Live 1975-1985 comes as close to the experience as possible. Culling material from various tours and settings ranging from small rooms to stadiums, the three-CD set emphatically displays Springsteen's charisma as a bandleader and storyteller and makes plain the sheer power ...
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At the Family Dog Ballroom
(more) »rank: 2577by: Jefferson Airplane
:Album Description:2007 archive release featuring a fantastic Jefferson Airplane concert from their heyday, recorded at the famous San Franciscan venue of The Family Dog Ballroom in September 1969 when the group was at the peak of its considerable power. Only recently unearthed from the archives, this release is sure to be most welcomed by all fans of prime West Coast Psychedelia from one of its finest exponents. It features the classic group line-up of Paul Kantner (guitar, vocals), Grace Slick (vocals), Marty Balin (vocals), Jorma (lead guitar, vocal), Jack Casady (bass) and Spencer Dryden (drums). ...
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Live Bullet
(more) »rank: 972by: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
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Live at Leeds
(more) »rank: 5834by: The Who
: :\N essential recording:Anyone who owned the vinyl copy of Live at Leeds will barely recognize its digitized namesake. While the 1970 record offered a mere six selections, the 1995 CD reissue is fleshed out with a full 14 tracks. Reveling in the augmented Leeds prompts one to wonder why in the name of 'Heaven and Hell' they didn't put out a double record in the first place. No matter. This Live at Leeds is actually superior to its revered predecessor. The Who are at their Maximum R&B peak here, bringing an almost proto-metal ...
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Unplugged
(more) »rank: 1488by: Eric Clapton
: : Eric Clapton Merchandise Amazon.com:Clapton caught the 'unplugged' trend just at the right time, when the public was hungry to hear how well rock stars and their material can hold up when stripped of elaborate production values. Clapton himself seemed baffled by the phenomenon, especially when picking up the armload of Grammys Unplugged earned him, including Record and Song of the Year for 'Tears in Heaven,' the heart-rending elegy to his young son, Conor. That song and a reworked version of 'Layla' got most of the attention, but the rest of the album has fine ...
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Band Of Gypsys
(more) »rank: 2187by: Jimi Hendrix
: essential recording:Tired of the showboating image that his early live performances had saddled him with--and that his black audience viewed as demeaning and degrading to his musical talent--Hendrix dissolved his Experience in 1969 in search of a more terra-firma-grounded, blues-oriented persona. On New Year's Eve, Hendrix, his old Army buddy bassist Billy Cox, and ex-Electric Flag drummer Buddy Miles performed a loose, jam-filled set at New York's Fillmore East (completists will want the panoramic though uneven Live at the Fillmore East). Released a few months after his New Year's Eve 1970 concert, Band of ...
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Ummagumma
(more) »rank: 5199by: Pink Floyd
: :Released in 1969, Ummagumma represents where the influence of departed founding songwriter Syd Barrett began to fade in favor of the rather less whimsical and pastoral visions of Roger Waters. Ummagumma is a double album, divided into live and studio halves. The live cuts--'Astronomy Domine,' 'Careful with That Axe, Eugene,' 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun,' and 'A Saucerful of Secrets'--established the Floyd's predilection for gloomily atmospheric and faintly preposterous sci-fi bombast that would turn them into such a successful stage act. The kindest that may be said of the studio compositions--by ...
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4 Way Street
(more) »rank: 2293by: Crosby Stills Nash & Young
: :This is one of those albums where you'll want to cherry-pick favorites. Recorded live when the supergroup was at its commercial zenith, it's sloppy in spots where precision is called for. And the hyperbolic counterculture rants sound a bit silly these days (Bellows Stills: 'Jesus Christ was the first nonviolent revolutionary! Ah, dig it, dig it!'). On the other hand, the electric jams are enlivened by some charged guitar skirmishes between Stills and Young. Those who owned the original 2-record set will be pleased by the additional Graham Nash song ('King Midas in Reverse') and ...
