The Who – Live at Leeds Humble Pie – Rockin’ the Fillmore Lou Reed – Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal Not necessarily in that order…

Ted Nugent’s Double Live Gonzo was hot for it’s time, along with Frampton Live. My all-time favorite was Grateful Dead’s Europe '72.

Considered a dud at the time, but always one of my personal favorites: Faces --_Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners_Even though it was sadly made, on tour, after the departure of the best ‘Face’/‘Small face’, Ronnie Lane.

@bipolarbear: remember all three very well – in smoked filled automobiles.

David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust live Gary Numan - Living Ornaments 79 Motorehead- No life till Hammersmith I may not have the correct titles.

And The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was a fantastic studio album. But I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that. Sometimes it’s easy to forget Gary Numan’s original heyday was still in the 70s.

Shoot! …How could I forget Wings Over America???

And I forgot Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert

Rush-All the world’s a stage Peter Frampton-Frampton comes Alive Allman bros-Fillmore East Of course anything from the Grateful Dead

Genesis - Live Jethro Tull - Bursting Out Frampton Comes Alive

Framptom Comes Alive has a pretty comfortable lead at this point.

The Band (et al) – The Last Waltz (1978 album)

KISS Alive 1 & 2

If we can stretch the definition of the '70’s to include an album released in late 1969, I’d cast a vote for the live disc of Pink Floyd’s Ummagumma. My other two votes go to Ziggy Stardust Live and Fillmore East.

Live at Leeds, certainly. The others…not as important to me, but good. I’m glad to see Rush and Jethro Tull mentioned, however as much as I love them both, I found those particular albums a bit lacking. The world had to wait until 1981 for Rush’s mind-blowing Exit Stage Left.

IronMaiden live after death and BlackSabbath with the great Ronny James Deo

@ 1OldGI------Legend was a compilation album that had a few live tracks. Babylon by Bus, however, was live, and amazing in it’s own right @ Xander-----Absolutely correct in that Exit Stage Left was Far superior, but alas 1981. I’m a music nut. I can talk about music history all day long! Helps that I play guitar, I suppose.

While Frampton Comes Alive was never one of my favorite albums I’d venture to say that it was hands down the anthem of many of my generation’s mispent youths (for sure, mine) – exactly_+1 to Allman Bros-Live from the Filmore East_ – yup

If we can stretch the definition of the '70’s to include an album released in late 1969, I’d cast a vote for the live disc of Pink Floyd’s Ummagumma.– it counts

so far top 3 seems to be Allman Bros. Fillmore East Frampton Comes Alive Live @ Leeds Definitely greats What defines best though? Is it subjective? or sales? chart longevity? not arguing, just an observation.

It’s subjective.

well then I’d have to nominate the Woodstock '69 3 record set, which was released in 1970. changed my life when I found my parents collection and listened to hendrix, janis, and Santana do their thing. 8 years old when I discovered it.

and Zeppelin’s Song Remains the Same. Can I “+1” myself for that one? Yea, I’m gonna vote twice there.

UFO - Strangers in the Night AC/DC If You Want Blood Scorpions Tokyo Tapes There were many great live albums in the seventies and since nobody mentioned these three, I thought I’d throw them out there

Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart – Bongo Fury

@ Snuffrider: To define best I would not hold any simple statistic or even personal preferece. I would ask: how much influence did (and still does) the album have? I keep thinking we are missing something, and I keep looking at my collection, but more of the excellent live albums seem to be in the '80s. Iron Maiden Live After Death was 1985! Any live Maiden you may scrounge up from the '70s is going to sound really raw and unfinished, they were still in a formative stage then. No Punk fans have chimed in. Surely Ramones or Sex Pistols must have had something? How about Deep Purple Made in Japan? Anybody? Did Emerson, Lake and Palmer have one too?

WHOA!! No one even mentions this group?? They were the best of the era…The Evolution Revollution…ta ta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFAWdIiyWSE&feature=related

if we are getting out of the 70’s Pink Floyd Pulse is up there as well. but for me influence-wise, in 70’s only, Im gonna go with woodstock, fillmore east, and song remains the same. those are definitely my top 3 live albums from the 70’s . for now. but like snuff, my favorite changes.

@xander…ELP had Welcome Back my Friends to the show that never ends, a 3 record set. I’d say ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’ is a pretty great live album and the old prog rocker in me liked ‘Yessongs’ quite a bit. my non-rock choices would be Miles ‘at the Filmore’, ‘Black Beauty’ , ‘Aghartha’ or ‘Pangaea’

Live at Leeds and no sleep til Hammersmith definitley. And although the quality is terrible I would put the Beatles live in Hamburg (pre-fame) as a possible third. Ok it was the sixties but it came out in 78 as memory serves when they found the tapes, just for sheer rock history interest. My proper 70’s third would be Made in japan, and given the standards of the time the production is way up there.

HAWKWIND - SPACE RITUAL That tops it.

Of course I have to second anything Rush. Still have to do more research to see if certain albums are from the 70’s. Or if certain bands have live albums from then.

Bob Dylan - Live 1975 Bob Dylan - Hard Rain (1976) Bob Dylan - Before the Flood (1974)

Sid Vicious - Sid Sings

I have all three of the Dylan CDs, Mike. I forgot about those gems.

Europe ‘72 Rory Gallagher Irish Tour Rockin’ The Fillmore What about Bootlegs?

I think bootlegs should count. I don’t think there should be any rules. I was gonna mention a bootleg Jeff Beck album and Zappa bootleg I had. Can’t remember whole lot about them, but I know they were really good.

I had some Dead bootlegs too. And I have a good friend that’s got tons still too. He’s an ‘urban professional’ type, but used to follow the Dead all over. I think he’d seen close to 200 shows back in the day. I went to one with him – the only time I saw them live. Thanks! Sound interesting, fer sure.

Iggy and the Stooges - Metallic KO. Some of these I have mentioned were recorded in the 70’s, but I’m not sure of their release, and don’t always want to look it up.

Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous (one of my all time favorites) Deep Purple Made in Japan Deep Purple Made in Europe

@ all the DeadHeads out there check out Papa Mali and 7 Walkers 7 Walkers is Bill Kreutzmans new band with Papa mali , George Porter Jr(The Meters), and Matt Hubbard(Willie Nelson Band)7 Walkers

@Snuffrider I have, indeed. Great band! Kind of lost track of how many Dead gigs I have on the hard drive. A wave of nostalgia hits me when I see Cassettes lying around, but most of them have been transferred to digital for convenience’s sake. There’s a lot of great stuff coming out of the vaults these days as well and in crystal clear HDCD to boot. True, you don’t hear the dude in the eighth row shouting “Play Smokestack Lightning mannnnn!” which was half the fun of the taper stuff, but the sound on the new sets is in-freakin’-credible.

Mr Snuffypants, I remember the Death Walks Behind You album. Speaking of Progressive bands… Gentle Giant, anyone?