Top Live Performances

[Sapper]

Sorry if this recreating an old post (I am sure it is - I remember a post about best live set ever, and my input was Nirvana unplugged in NYC), but I am a sucker for live songs just as much as sets. It is one thing to get into the studio, sit down and sing while letting the equipment do all the immortalizing. However, if you can pull off an outstanding performance without editing, you truly are a musician.

From experience, Tom Petty puts on the best live concert for me. I have seen him many times over at Verizon and have never been disappointed. However, I took no video and can only make subjective claims to the point. However, Youtube has some gems of great songs that were caught live. Don't get me wrong, these were probably still partially edited. But here are my top live song performances that completely trump the studio version:

[mmmbeans]

i've never seen anything as good as Tool live...

As far as on video... I think Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense is pretty much heads and shoulders above everything else. (Life During Wartime is an excellent selection.)

[pOpCoRnPoPpEr]

Actually i've been on a huge bruce Springsteen kick lately. I'm trying to talk a girl know into singing The River. Just her and guitar and i'm working on The Ghost of Tom Joad with my on special twist.

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[j2sgam]

Tool is straight up awesome live, seen them 6 times....

Clutch is consistently the best $20 I spend year after year, seen them at least 20 times...

311 is usually solid, but Ive been to a bad show of theirs, seen them 14 times...

Pink Floyd did an amazing show back in 1994, the only time I saw them...

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

I don't think I've ever been more hyped up than I was when Gym Class Heroes did Prince's When Doves Cry live.

I'm not a huge GCH fan, but I was so into that song right then and there.

B.o.B was damn good live as well. As was Matchbox 20.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

And that Terence Trent D'arby song that you posted is amazing.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Also, this. The actual videos keep getting deleted for copyright reasons, but you can still hear the audio. So beyond amazing.

[RedMage138]

Rush was amazing live

[ScottInStanley]

I may be showing my age here, but Queen had the best live show Id ever seen. Freddie Mercury is hands down the greatest frontman of all time!

[mmmbeans]

you're really lucky to have seen mercury. i bet that was awesome.

[thefuzz]

Rolling Stones are great live.

Aerosmith were really fun.

Allman Brothers were awesome before kicking out Dickie Betts.

Tom Petty sounds the best live of anybody I have ever seen.

[Anybodyhome]

The Who in Madison Square Garden in 2002 was amazing. And they did the show just a couple weeks after John Entwhistle had passed away.

Aerosmith 1975,

Eagles 1973, 1996, 1999... etc.

Kiss 1975- we laugh now, but back then it was pretty special

Springsteen- so many times it's almost meh

Deep Purple- 1974

Emerson, Lake & Palmer- 1974

okay... this whole show April 1974... all for $10.00

[Ja Rhule]

This solo guitar preforms is orgasmic... starts at 4:00

[mmmbeans]

The Who in Madison Square Garden in 2002 was amazing. And they did the show just a couple weeks after John Entwhistle had passed away.

Aerosmith 1975,

Eagles 1973, 1996, 1999... etc.

Kiss 1975- we laugh now, but back then it was pretty special

Springsteen- so many times it's almost meh

Deep Purple- 1974

Emerson, Lake & Palmer- 1974

okay... this whole show April 1974... all for $10.00

f*ck you dude.