I love live albums. Whenever I tell this to people, they don’t really know what to think. As a concept, live albums seem to have been somewhat maligned as people became savvy to the fact that they ...

Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, U2, Talking Heads, Eric Clapton and more released brilliant live albums in the 80s.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two years after Janis Joplin’s death, Columbia Records assembled a double album of her legendary live performances. One LP ...

Ah, the art of the live album. It seems to be something of a lost art these days. Perhaps YouTube and live-streaming concerts that are the cause, but for decades live albums were some of the most ...

Lists of live albums can often be contentious. Music fans and listeners have so many different tastes and opinions that it is very hard to agree on the best live music albums. Even if you cut it back ...

Live albums have long gotten a bad rap. “Greatest hits played faster” is how the ’80s indie band Camper Van Beethoven once dismissed them. They’ve been caricatured as redundant indulgences best left ...

Nothing hits quite like a solid, well-produced live classic rock album. And I’d be bold enough to say that the following live albums are even better than their studio versions. Let’s take a look, ...

“Got Live if You Want It,” the Rolling Stones promised in a 1966 album title. And oh, do we want it, in 2021, when the pandemic has canceled its fair share of shows. Fortunately, we still have access ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. George Harrison returns to the charts as Live in Japan debuts in ...

Blues guitarist Samantha Fish on covering the MC5, working with the McCrary Sisters and recording her very first live album, the new 'Paper Doll Live,' in Knoxville, TN.