Were you ever at a concert where a live album was recorded? Tell us the story.

[Mr.Bill]

I was at the show where they recorded one side of Frampton Comes Alive at Winterland in San Francisco. The side included Do You Feel Like We Do? There's no way I would have thought that I'd still be hearing that on the radio 40+ years later.

Frampton was known, but not really at the peak of his popularity yet. The show didn't even sell out. No one knew they were recording a live album. We sat in the upper level behind the band. Excellent show. I had been a huge Humble Pie fan and was a Frampton fan because of that.

[brucefan]

1. David Bowie at the Tower Theater

In Philly 1974.It was recorded over two nights.was surprised to hear after Bowie’s death he was so unhappy with the whole thing that he never actually listened to the album(at one point he got stuck on a crane above the audience and had to climb down,we all thought it was part of the show!) My 17 year old self had a life changing experience,Thanks David!

[unblock]

2. Simon and Garfunkel reunion in Central Park

Mrs. unblock and I discovered years later that we were both there, before we met. For all we know we might have seen each other.

[mpcamb]

6. The line "counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike" sent a huge roar thru the audience.

[unblock]

9. It's a cheap trick but most rock and rollers do it

The cheesiest are those songs that list all the tour locations lol.

Goes back to the early days, dancing in the streets, sweet little sixteen, etc.

[Lochloosa]

3. Every Dead show.

[Iggo]

8. I used to know a Deadhead.

He had four laundry baskets full of loose cassette tapes of dead shows.

In fact, that's how I learned how to spot Deadheads.

You keep your tapes neatly in a tape case? Rocker.

You keep your tapes loose in a basket? Deadhead.

[Lochloosa]

11. Typical Taping Section at a Dead Show

[Iggo]

12. Wow!

Now that's something I've never seen before.

Fuckin' hippie science!

[Lochloosa]

13. You could request tickets to be in the "taping section" at shows.

That would put you right in front of the sound board.

[Iggo]

14. I did not know that.

Very interesting!

Thanks for the info.

[OriginalGeek]

16. Metallica had a taping section

on at least one of their tours. I didn't have any decent equipment else I might have given it a go. Some of the best Zep bootlegs are the result of someone slipping the sound guy a couple bills and getting to patch into the board.

I say "best" but I really should say "cleanest". It was often the case that a well-placed, quality mic in the middle of the crowd captured more of the fuller sound and ambiance than the sterile signal coming from the soundboard.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. Bingo. My friends all like Dead "soundboard" recordings. I don't care for them. Too filtered

Give me a good audience tape any day.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

24. I'm pretty sure I can see myself in the Downhill From Here video at Alpine Valley

[Lochloosa]

28. Sweet.

[SamKnause]

4. Robin Trower

Cincinnati, Ohio.

Loudest concert I have ever been to.

It was excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Iggo]

5. A couple times, once in the 80s and once last year.

I was at three of the four shows at Long Beach Arena for Iron Maiden's Powerslave tour. That's where they recorded most of Live After Death. ("Scream for me, Long Beach!!&quot

And and I was at The Forum in Inglewood last year for the upcoming Slayer live album. I'm not sure this is right, but I think it was the last show of the tour, just before they announced their next tour would be their farewell tour.

[OriginalGeek]

17. i just saw them a few weeks ago

I hope someone recorded it. They are finishing up the US and then going to Europe for the very last shows (well, assuming they don't KISS it up lol).

I took my granddaughter and her boyfriend for their first metal show. We had a blast!

[Iggo]

18. SLAYER!!!

[Coventina]

7. I was at both shows when U2's "Rattle and Hum" were recorded.

Magical experience. I'll never forget it!

[Aristus]

10. Sort of. I attended the 2013 Seattle Opera Ring Cycle.

It was recorded and preserved on CD.

I added it to my collection of now four complete Ring cycles.

[logosoco]

15. Yes!

One side of the Pure Prairie League live album. Recorded at Six Flags Over Mid-America. I had to look up the date, it was 1977.

I had the Frampton Comes Alive album (well, didn't everybody?) and it got a LOT of play. I saw him in concert in St. Louis in about 1978 or 1979. I guess I could look that up, too but I am feeling a bit old now. Seems like just a few years ago I saw those concerts!

[Iggo]

19. I rolled so many joints on Frampton's face!

[TexasBushwhacker]

20. Goo Goo Dolls 7/4/04 - Buffalo, NY

Outdoor concert in front of city hall with about 60K in attendance. Absolutely TORRENTIAL rain and lightning. I don't know how we all escaped electrocution.

[Tikki]

21. URGH! A Music War , August 15th 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

We saw:

X
Dead Kennedys
Suburban Lawns
The Cramps
Chelsea

The Los Angeles shows were just part of the final vinyl album.


Attention, attention...by entering these premises you are allowing your likeness to be used in a major motion picture...

The Tikkis
p.s. We, also, bought the vinyl album when it was released.

[OriginalGeek]

23. I bet I saw the documentary a hundred times

On HBO back in the early 80s. I wish I could have seen the Dead Kennedys back in the day.

[lame54]

25. W.A.S.P in Long Beach...

They opened for KISS

While playing their big song ANIMAL they stop to let the crowd scream the main line "fuck like a beast"

It is on their best of album

[Bradshaw3]

26. CSNY for the Four Way Street album

At the Forum in LA in 1970. The two-disc album was recorded at three locations live during several shows. I used to know which songs were recorded at our concert but couldn't tell ya now.

[Rustynaerduwell]

27. Foghat at the Dome Arena, Rochester, NY 1977

They told the audience they were recording the concert for a live album. We decided we were gonna be on that album and yelled "Slow Ride" at every quiet moment. Yeah, that's us.

[DBoon]

29. David Bowie at the Universal Amphitheater in Burbank

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracked_Actor_(Live_Los_Angeles_%2774)