'Made In Japan' and 'The Who Live At Leeds' natch, plus:
'Viva! Roxy Music' - hopelessly contrived (listen to the cheering audience tape loop at the start of 'Pyjamarama') but searing performances nonetheless;
Man 'Live At The Padget Rooms, Penarth' - my fave Man album, live or studio;
Van der Graaf 'Vital' - raw and intense;
Dr Feelgood 'Stupidity' - essential;
Yes 'Yessongs' - Steve Howe is allowed to really rip here, making every track far more involving and HEAVY than its studio equivalent, the lack of a proper church organ in 'Close To The Edge' notwithstanding;
Kiss 'Alive!' and 'Alive II' - again, seriously dishonest as live documents, but what excitement;
UFO 'Strangers In The Night' - a stone classic hard rock double live album;
Henry Cow 'Concerts' - their best album;
Caravan 'Live With The New Sinfonia' - containing unique material and especially fine in its expanded CD edition;
Eddie and the Hot Rods 'Live At The Marquee' - ok, just an EP - but nothing else captured their raw live energy better;
Black Sabbath 'Live Evil' - wherein the late, great Mr Dio makes Ozzy's songs all his own with aplomb - and the band rocks like never before or since.
Loads more will come to mind.
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