EP 36. Are Live Albums Dead?
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Do you remember live albums? What were they: cash grabs, greatest hits packages, contract fulfillers or maybe a little of each. Any way you slide it, live albums are a staple in Dad Rock.
From the classic live albums of the 70s and 80s to bootlegs and live concert recordings, and file sharing on Napster & YouTube to livestreams now, what does it all mean? Are live albums dead?
The list of live albums goes on and on and on. Here are a few:
- Johnny Cash Live at San Quentin
- The Who Live at Leeds
- Frampton Comes Alive
- UFO's Strangers in the Night
- Deep Purple's Made in Japan
- Maiden Japan
- Kiss Alive!
- Rush's All the World's a Stage
- Scorpion's World Wide Live
- U2 Under a Blood Red Sky
- Depeche Mode 101
- Nirvana Live on MTV Unplugged
- Jeff Magnum Live at Jittery Joe's
- Daft Punk Alive 2007
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