What is your favorite LIVE album? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Evolone@beehaw.org to c/music@beehaw.org

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Share your favorite live records with us!

Here are some questions for discussion:

What performances really stand out for you? What is unique about the way the band performs live? What draws you to the live performance? Do you prefer a live version of a song over the recording? Why?

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[-] DJDarren@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't know if it counts as a live album as such, because as far as I'm aware it was never released, but The Weakerthans - Live At The Burton Cummings Theatre is a wonderful show. I ripped the audio from it to put on my iPod, so technically it is a live album to me...

Edit: Totally counts, it's available in all of the places...

[-] slowd0wn@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Oh man thanks for the link! I’ve only started listening to The Weakerthans in the past few years and will definitely be checking out this performance

[-] DJDarren@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Welcome to the Sad Dad club, where the music we enjoy is about feelings and missing cats. You'll never be happy again, but you'll love the music nonetheless!

[-] modulartable@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

It's on Spotify! I love this album and The Weakerthans! Such a great band, hope they come back one day!

[-] DJDarren@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Huh, turns out it's on Apple Music too! Guess it's not a technical answer after all!

[-] thehardestpart@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I got into The Weakerthans within the last year or two as well. I listened to Propagandhi a lot as a teenager and never really followed what happened with John when he left. Teenage me would not have appreciated/enjoyed it probably, but adult me is loving it - and the live album is amazing!

[-] DJDarren@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I must confess, I didn't really get into them until after they'd split up, though I knew Plea From A Cat Named Virtute from one of the Punk-O-Rama collections. There's a part of me that's sad that I never got the chance to see them live, but I don't know as to how often they came to the UK anyway - if at all.

But yes, I don't think John's lyrics would have meant much to me when I was younger. At my age now though, I firmly believe that he's one of the greatest poets of his generation.