METAL NERDERY PRESENTS
FAVORITE LIVE METAL ALBUMS
NOT AS GOOD AS BEING THERE THOUGH
The Live Metal Album “Experience”: that last word is the most important because THAT is what the Live Metal Album is: an Experience!! JOIN US as we talk about some of our favorite live metal albums of all time, including our favorite on stage banter, the power of live production value and the “Big Picture” purpose of a Live metal album.
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For me , watching a band play a bar, club or stadium is what it’s all about. There’s nothing like walking in to the room the band is playing, ordering a cold beer and nerding out on the bands gear before they start. You get to hang out with your friends, check out the merch tables and then enjoy Metal the way it’s supposed to be.
LIVE AND LOUD!
IRON MAIDEN - LIVE AFTER DEATH
The mother of all live Metal albums in my worthless opinion.
Released 10-14-1985 (audio), 10-23-1985 (VHS & Betamax)
Recorded 10-8,9,10,12-1984 at the Hammersmith Odeon in Hammersmith, London. Also recorded 3-14,15,16,17-1985 at Long Beach Arena, California.
Churchill’s Speech
Aces High
2 Minutes to Midnight
The Trooper
Revelations
Flight Of Icarus
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Powerslave
The Number Of The Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Iron Maiden
Run To The Hills
Running Free
Wrathchild
22 Acacia Avenue
Children Of The Damned
Die With Your Boots On
Phantom Of The Opera
Bruce Dickinson - Vocals
Dave Murray - Guitar
Adrian Smith - Guitar
Steve Harris - Bass
Nicko McBrain - Drums.
JUDAS PRIEST - PRIEST...LIVE!
Recorded 6-15-1986 at The Omni in Atlanta, GA.
Also recorded 6-27-1986 at The Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX.
Out In The Cold
Heading Out To The Highway
Metal Gods
Breaking The Law
Love Bites
Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
The Sentinel
Private Property
Rock You All Around The World
Electric Eye
Turbo Lover
Freewheel Burning
Parental Guidance
Living After Midnight
You’ve Got Another Thing Comin
Rob Halford - Vocals
K.K. Downing - Guitar
Glenn Tipton - Guitar
Ian Hill - Bass
Dave Holland - Drums
KISS - ALIVE ll
Recorded 4-2-1977 at The Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan
8-26,27,28-1977 at The Forum in Inglewood, CA
9-13,14,15,16-1977 at The Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ.
Overdubs done at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY.
Detroit Rock City
King Of The Night Time World
Ladies Room
Makin Love
Love Gun
Calling Dr. Love
Christine Sixteen
Shock Me
Hard Luck Woman
Tomorrow And Tonight
I Stole Your Love
Beth
God Of Thunder
I Want You
Shout It Out Loud
(New Studio Tracks)
All American Man
Rockin’ In The USA
Larger Than Life
Rocket Ride
Any Way You Want It
Paul Stanley - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar,
Ace Frehley - Lead Guitar
Gene Simmons - Bass
Peter Criss - Drums
SLAYER - DECADE OF AGGRESSION
Released 10-22-1991
Recorded 10-14-1990 at The Wembley Arena, London England
3-8-1991 at The Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, CA
7-13-1991 at The Lakeland Coliseum in Lakewood, FL.
Hell Awaits
The Anti-Christ
War Ensemble
South Of Heaven
Raining Blood
Altar Of Sacrifice
Jesus Saves
Dead Skin Mask
Seasons In The Abyss
Mandatory Suicide
Angel Of Death
Hallowed Point
Blood Red
Die By The Sword
Black Magic
Captor Of Sin
Born Of Fire
Postmortem
Spirit In Black
Expendable Youth
Chemical Warfare
Tom Araya - Vocals, Bass,
Jeff Hanneman - Guitar
Kerry King - Guitar
Dave Lombardo - Drums
PANTERA - OFFICIAL LIVE : 101 PROOF
Released 7-29-1997
Recorded during 1996-1997 world tour, no specifics found.
A New Level
Walk
Becoming
5 Minutes Alone
Sandblasted Skin
Suicide Note Pt. 2
War Nerve
Strength Beyond Strength
Dom/Hollow
This Love
I’m Broken
Cowboys From Hell
Cemetery Gates
Fucking Hostile
(New Studio Tracks)
Where You Come From
I Can’t Hide
Phil Anselmo - Vocals
Dimebag Darrell - Guitar
Rex Brown - Bass
Vinnie Paul - Drums
OZZY OSBOURNE - TRIBUTE
Released 3-19-1987
Tracks 1 - 11 were recorded 5-11-1981 in Cleveland, OH except for the guitar solo in Suicide Solution. It was recorded 7-28-1981 at Theatre Saint-Denis in Montreal, Canada and inserted into the song. Tracks 12-13 were recorded at an earlier Englsh gig in support of the Blizzard Of Ozz album.
I Don’t Know
Crazy Train
Believer
Mr. Crowley
Flying High Again
Revelation (Mother Earth)
Steal Away (The Night) (w/drum solo)
Suicide Solution (w/guitar solo)
Iron Man
Children Of The Grave
Paranoid
Goodbye To Romance
No Bone Movies
Dee
Ozzy - Vocals
Randy Rhoads - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo - Bass
Tommy Aldridge - Drums
Lindsay Bridgwater - Keyboards
(Bob Daisley - Bass and Lee Kerslake - Drums on tracks 12-13 only)
SCORPIONS - WORLD WIDE LIVE
Released 6-20-1985
Recorded 2-29-1984 at The Bercy, Paris, France
4-24,25-1984 at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
4-26-1984 at The Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
4-28-1984 at The Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, CA
11-17-1984 at The Sporthalle, Cologne, West Germany.
Countdown
Coming Home
Blackout
Bad Boys Running Wild
Love You Sunday Morning
Make It Real
Big City Nights
Coast To Coast
Holiday
Still Loving You
Rock You Like A Hurricane
Can’t Live Without You
Another Piece Of Meat
Dynamite
The Zoo
No One Like You
Can’t Get Enough Pt. 1
Six String Sting
Can’t Get Enough Pt. 2
Klaus Meine - Vocals
Matthias Jabs - Guitar, Voice-box, Backing Vocals
Rudolph Schenker - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Francis Bucholz - Bass, Backing Vocals
Herman Rarebell - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
RUSH - A SHOW OF HANDS
Released 1-9-1989
Recorded 3-31 & 4-1 1986 during the Power Windows tour at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ. Also recorded 1-27, 2-1 & 2-3 and 4-21, 4-23 and 4-24 1988 during the Hold Your Fire tour in New Orleans, LA, Phoenix, AZ, San Diego, CA and in Birmingham, UK.
Intro
Big Money
Subdivisions
Marathon
Turn The Page
Manhattan Project
Mission
Distant Early Warning
Mystic Rhythms
Witch Hunt
The Rhythm Method (Drum Solo)
Force Ten
Time Stand Still
Red Sector A
Closer To The Heart
Geddy Lee - Vocals, Bass, Synthesizers
Neil Peart - Drums, Percussion
Alex Lifeson - Guitar, Synthesizers
MOTORHEAD - WHAT’S WORDS WORTH?
Released 3-5-1983
Recorded 2-18-1978 at The Roundhouse, London, England.
The Watcher
Iron Horse/Born To Lose
On Parole
White Line Fever
Keeping Us On The Road
Leaving Here
I’m Your Witchdoctor
Train Kept A-Rollin
City Kids
Lemmy Kilmister - Vocals, Bass
“Fast” Eddie Clarke - Guitars, Vocals
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor - Drums
CLUTCH - LIVE AT THE GOOGOLPLEX
Released 6-017-2002
Recorded on various dates at various venues during the Pure Rock Fury tour 2001-2003. Info. varies.
Who Wants To Rock?
Pure Rock Fury
Sea Of Destruction
Immortal
Careful With That Mic…
Impetus
El Jefe
Rock And Roll Outlaw
12oz. Epilogue
Big News I
Big News II
Brazenhead
The Soapmakers
Escape From The Prison Planet
Rats
Neil Fallon - Vocals
Tim Sult - Guitar
Dan Maines - Bass
Jean-Paul Gaster - Drums
SACRED REICH - STILL IGNORANT (1987-1997)
Released 11-11-1997
Recorded at The Mason Jar, Phoenix, AZ.
American Way
Administrative Decisions
One Nation
Independent
State Of Emergency
The Power Of The Written Word
Heal
Blue Suit, Brown Shirt
Who’s To Blame
Violent Solutions
War Pigs
Death Squad
Surf Nicaragua
Phil Rind - Vocals, Bass
Wiley Arnett - Guitar
Jason Rainey - Guitar
Greg Hall - Drums
(00:00): Intro/ a new (shortly lived) segment called “WTF is happening at MNHQ!?”/ Favorite Live Metal Albums: a “souvenir” of a band’s live set/the uniqueness of a live performance/ a bad live experience (?)
(05:27): “Live After Death” (Iron Maiden) and the missing magic of “side 4” on the CD/MNTT destination/Longbeach and Hammersmith//Production quality of Live After Death (including the production credits and crew daily agenda)
(12:12): “Priest Live” (Judas Priest) – recorded live in Atlanta at the Omni/The bassbadassness of Ian Hill/production (it’s PRIEST!)/Bill’s live album metal conspiracy theory (splicin’)
(17:27): “ALIVE II” (KISS) – recorded all ovah the place ovah heeuhhh/A bit of…KISSTORY/Side 3/Bill’s unpopular opinion/the magic of ALIVE! And an example of “the souvenir live experience”/But mom, that’s how the Lord of Rock…rolls!!
(22:46): “Decade of Aggression” (Slayer) – The opening of “Hell Awaits”…(interlude)/Tom’s onstage banter…talk more…SLAYTANIC!/A tangentionally related discussion regarding stage banter vs NOTHING/Matt just destroyed Adam’s DOA experience (I heard it I just didn’t hear it)
(29:32): “Official Live” (Pantera): The best live experience (and the best live banter EVAH!!) (plus 2 new studio tracks)/Started strong & ended strong…like Goldilocks!
(34:56): “Tribute” (Ozzy Osbourne)/Randy Rhoads’ “Suicide Solution” guitar solo fun fact!!/nobody beats Ozzy’s banter! (wegonnadoanumbahnowwww…)/outtake (Dee)…/Listen to “Speak of the Devil”!!/Live At Last/Past Lives (awesome Ozzy banter!!)/what’s a “bone” movie?
(41:00): “World Wide Live” (Scorpions): The “live experience” vibe/LOTS of radio play/sharp production quality (check out Sails of Charon by the Scorpions!)/How did that guy get back in here?
(45:08): “A Show of Hands” (Rush): A good method for doing live albums & capturing an era before moving onto the next artistic progression/The names of Neil’s drum solos (The Rhythm Method…Wait, WHAT!?)
(49:46): “What’s words Worth” (Motorhead): Live at The Roundhouse/an old “cassette” memory/The Trick or Treat connection/deeper cuts/ a nice plug
(52:47): “Live at the Googolplex” (Clutch): Adam’s Clutch discovery story/The Clutch live experience/a good smattering of Clutch
(55:42): “Still Ignorant: ’87-97” (Sacred Reich)
(57:50): “Opeth: Live at the Royal Albert Hall” / “Live: Scenes from New York” (Dream Theater)
(1:00:37): “Live Evil” (Black Sabbath) – live Dio Sabbath/”Intermission” (Dio)/Music video for “We Rock” vs album credit/Testament “Dark Roots of Thrash” (AWESOMENESS!!!)/mashups/Opeth “The Roundhouse Tapes”/spread the wordery about Metal Nerdery Podcast