I'm tentatively declaring Daft Punk's "Alive" as... - Sarah Lane

alice in chain's unplugged album tops my list. :) - Joshua Schnell

Yeah, gonna have to go with Alice in Chains' Unplugged, myself. - Otto

Hmm...Nirvana Unplugged is just audio bliss! - Carlton Hackett

Jimi Hendrix and The Band of Gypsies live at the Fillmore East would blow that away. - Joe

The Pixies live at the BBC would too. - Joe

So would the White Stripes "Under Blackpool Lights" - Joe

and Led Zeppelin live at the BBC. - Joe

In other words - not even close. - Joe

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense. Does that count? - Peter Kambasis

Janes Addiction's xxx album. Too. and if Stop making sense does not, their 1977 album would. - Joe

I could probably rattle off 35 more that would be better than that. - Joe

Alice In Chains !! - tiracconto

Elton John live from A&R recording studios in 1971 NYC. - Joe

The concert for Bangladesh - George Harrison and co. - Joe

The best band you never heard in your life - Frank Zappa - Joe

The Who live from the Isle of Wight - Joe

Janis Joplin along with Big Brother and the Holding company live from the Fillmore West. - Joe

The Rolling Stones live from Brussels 1971. - Joe

The Allman Brothers live from The Fillmore East 1971 - Joe

The Doors live from the Hollywood bowl. - Joe

Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles live at the Fillmore West 1971. - Joe

Etc. etc. - Joe

One more - Bob Dylan live from Royal Albert hall 1966. - Joe

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Babylon by Bus. - Joe

Tim Buckley live in London. - Joe

Sorry, but are you serious? Daft Punk has very good stagecraft based on the YT videos I've seen, but isn't their music programed? I mean do they play live synth or just tweak the mix on their Macs? - Adrian

+1 Adrian. - Joe

James Brown live at the Apollo. - Joe

Stereolab live in Munich. - Joe

Manu Chao and Radio Bembe sound system live in Argentina. - Joe

Actually, I could probably name over a hundred better live albums, you get the picture. - Joe

So far there's three votes for Alice in Chains. Can I declare them the winner? - Joshua Schnell

Alice in Chains over Jimi Hendrix or Led Zeppelin? ROFL - Joe

I'm a big fan of the Jay-Z Unplugged album, but then he was backed by The Roots. I have a pretty bad ass Stevie Wonder live album and an Aretha live album that'll sharpen your knives, too. - Derrick

Derrick which Aretha live album? The Fillmore one w/ Ray Charles is off the hook. - Joe

She does "Spirit in the Dark" w/ Ray and they just blow the roof off. - Joe

Speaking of which any live P-Funk tops Daft punk as well. - Joe

+1 Scott - Joe

Bill Withers live at Carnegie Hall. - Joe

Stevie Ray Vaughn live from Austin City Limits. - Joe

The Meters live on the Queen Mary. - Joe

Alpha Blondy live at the Zenith in Paris. - Joe

Depeche Mode - Touring The Angel: Live In Milan - Adrian

Wilson Pickett live in Philadelphia. - Joe

The King's Jam - Jimi Hendrix, BB King and others live at the Matrix in SF. - Joe

The Band's "The last Waltz" - Joe

The Beatle's Apple corp. rooftop concert. - Joe

John Lennon live in NYC. - Joe

Marvin Gaye "Live!" - Joe

I used to do a live recorded concert series on the radio BTW. :) It was called VIVA Sunday live. - Joe

Steel Pluse - Living Legacy is my favorite live album - Chris Heath

That is a great album Chris. - Joe

Burning Spear live at the Zenith. Paris - Joe

Bad Brains Live at CBGB 1982 - Adrian

Living Colour - Josh Haley

Radiohead Kid A - Neal Jansons

sheesh J.Deakins - instead of answering her question all you did was prove how to get blocked as a spammer. And to answer her question, Daft Punk is good but I would have to put Led Zepplin's BBC concert at the top of that list. - bear (aka Mike Taylor)

Well bear any time you want to "spam" me with good music suggestions - spam away man. :) - Joe

I actually prefer Homework, listening to it from the first track to the last. - Ryan Shepherd

Neal- there's a live Kid A album? News to me. (one of the best studio albums for sure) - Sarah Lane

How can Daft Punk "Alive" be the greatest LIVE album ever? it's all samples and loops! Aside from a few tweaks, their just playing back their own record. Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate what Daft Punk does, but I think you're missing the whole concept of live albums. You should really take the time to listen to more live albums before making such a bold statement. - alanoakes

Wow, Alan...condescending much? - Neal Jansons

+1 Alan. - Joe

This thread looks like it had potential at the start... then it looks like it got hijacked or something. - Gus

Yeah I know it is a bitch when people talk about and suggest good music, I am shaking my head right now. - Joe

Alanoakes, I have listened to a lot of live albums, and I'm usually not a huge fan. I'm entitled to my own opinion, right? I also said tentative. - Sarah Lane

Also, J.Deakins? What the heck. - Sarah Lane

I thought it KISS "Alive"... - Simon Hicks

Best album ever, Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits - Eric Carter

Every one is entitled to their own opinion Sarah as your public pronouncement of that being the best live album ever shows.... Listen to any of those suggestions I made - they all blow that album away. and you can always delete away if this thread has got too messy. Cheers. - Joe

I personally think that there are a lot of very cool suggestions here. :) - Joe

"Alive" is great. I love Burning Spear "Live in Paris" [reggae] - Steve de Mena

That's a good call in my opinion Sarah, although Peter Frampton's "Frampton Comes Alive!" has been argued the greatest live album also and I would agree it's also up there.. - Troy Adam Skillen

For me: Van Morrison - Live at the Grand Opera Belfast - Asgeir

Okay, so it's a dvd, but I vote for Van Halen: Live Without A Net - Mellissa

++ Mellissa. That is an excellent concert vid. Eddie's solo always gives me the goose bumps. - Josh Haley

How can you forget Queen - Live At Wembley Stadium? - alphaxion