What Do You Want From Live?
by 
Liedzeit 
There are some artists who are only worth listening to when they are live. I do not care for John Denver’s studio LPs. But I love him live. Same for Reinhard Mey. Who needs anything by Peter Frampton except his Live recording? Or Status Quo? Or David Essex?
Or Tubes?
With others Live is a nice-to-have addition to their work. The live version of Yesterday is worth buying Wings over America alone.
Elvis singing The Wonder Of You. I want the artists to talk a lot on live records. Like Lou Reed does on Take No Prisoners. Or Paul Anka explaining how he came to write The Longest Day.
With other artists the live recordings are at best an unnecessary addition. At worst embarrassing like Dylan’s Budokan. Here are my favorites.
- Chart updated: 11/02/2025 11:45
- (Created: 01/22/2017 11:09).
- Chart size: 47 albums.
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I saw him live once and have no recollection whatsoever. In fact, I can remember buying the ticket but nothing more. Or was it a dream?
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What Do You Want From Live? composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 32 | 68% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 2 | 4% | |
| David Essex | 1 | 2% | |
| Sparks | 1 | 2% | |
| Taj Mahal | 1 | 2% | |
| The Who | 1 | 2% | |
| Reinhard Mey | 1 | 2% | |
| The Stranglers | 1 | 2% | |
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What Do You Want From Live? chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 20th to 14th Live At Last! by Steeleye Span |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 14th to 15th Before The Flood by Bob Dylan & The Band |
| Down 1 from 15th to 16th Excitement On Park Avenue - Live At The Waldorf-Astoria by Paul Anka |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Live In London by The Beach Boys |
| New entries |
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| Two Hands One Mouth: Live In Europe by Sparks |
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From sssvnnn 01/22/2017 22:39 | #183932
sssvnnn 01/22/2017 22:39 | #183932
na, das sieht ja wirklich sehr gut aus!
Nicht zu begreifen ,warum Alben, wie "Vital" oder "What do you want from live" so unterbewertet sind...und dann noch OTTO in den top 10.
Ich hoffe du machst weiter mit der chart.
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