It just might be the case that the 1970s produced some of the best live albums around, and that doesn’t just concern their quality, whether music or recording is concerned, but also the quantity, as ...

Get ready to discuss and debate, music lovers. If you have strong opinions about live albums and which ones are worthy of your listening time, we’ve got a new ranking for you. BBC Music Magazine ...

The 1970s delivered a wave of live albums that transported listeners directly to the concert stage. In contrast to the studio perfectionism of the previous decade, these recordings embraced the raw, ...

Sometimes you just want to feel the buzz, you want the bass lines to live in your guts, you want the rush and roar of a live show swirling all around you. Forget the studio recordings that we’re all ...

Live albums often contain more direct performances of songs, with little in the way of the chords, the melody, and hopefully, the truth. When done well, they are free from extraneous layers, studio ...