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The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact Started conversation May 19, 2005
....truly the greatest live album ever recorded.
Think I'll put it on right now actually..... 
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NPY Posted May 21, 2005
I don't think I've heard that one. What's on it? I'm sure it's good.
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The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact Posted May 22, 2005
It's a double live album from around the Love over Gold era. Phemonenal versions of 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Tunnel of Love', plus loads more.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000242CE
Highly recommended if you're a 'Straits fan!
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NPY Posted May 22, 2005
Sounds good! Got a few songs on it that I don't know, but the ones I do know are great.
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Bedwilldo Posted Jun 4, 2005
Telegraph Road and Private Investigations are the best of it imoho.
The rest is very good, but they stand out
Not wishing to cause a stir but the best "live" album I've ever heard has to be Seconds Out-Genesis And that's 'cause side four lifts it above anything else I've heard.
Alchemy is certainly one of my top ten favourite albums though
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NPY Posted Jun 5, 2005
Not sure if I know Telegraph Road. But Private Investigations is a good one.
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Bedwilldo Posted Jun 5, 2005
They are both from the Love Over Gold album.
Personaly speaking, it would be hard to have to choose between that album and Brothers In Arms as to which is best.
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The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact Posted Jun 6, 2005
Love over Gold stomps over Brothers in Arms. No contest!!
Seconds Out - indeed a splendid live album. The whole second LP in fact (well, OK, so side 3 is basically Supper's Ready....
) is superb.
While were doing classic live albums, let us consider Queen's phenomenally loud "Live Killers"....
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Bedwilldo Posted Jun 6, 2005
I used to have Queens "Live Killers" album and a great album it is.
But when I last looked for it,it was gone
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The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact Posted Jun 6, 2005
If you're buying the CD - make sure you get the remaster - the original CD transfer somehow lost all the energy of the recording (quite a feat really!)
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Bedwilldo Posted Jun 6, 2005
Sounds like an impossibility but your advice greatfully accepted
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NPY Posted Jun 7, 2005
Sounds like that advice was gleaned from experience. Good advice though. Have to remember that.
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The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact Posted Jun 7, 2005
That advice applies to 'Live Killers' - I've not heard the remaster of Alchemy, and my original CD is just fine 
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NPY Posted Jun 8, 2005
Remasters probably are better anyway. Make the sound better quality.
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