AC/DC Live 1990 1991

Live is the second album by AC/DC and the first with singer Brian Johnson. It was recorded in 1990 and 1991 – a long time after the classic If You Want Blood You’ve Got It.

After the death of singer Bon Scott, AC/DC recruited ex-Geordie singer Brain Johnson and went on to global popularity with albums like Back In Black and Those About To Rock We Salute You.

AC/DC Live

What a boring title after their first live album.

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Alice Cooper A Fistful Of Alice 1996

A Fistful Of Alice is a live album by Alice Cooper recorded in June 1996 at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. It includes guest appearances by Slash, Sammy Hagar and Rob Zombie.

This album has also been issued under the title of Alice Cooper Live at Cabo Wabo ’96.

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The Who Blues To The Bush 1999

Blues To The Bush is a live album by The Who that was recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago on 12 and 13 November 1999, and at the Empire Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush, London  on 22 and 23 December 1999.

It’s one of my favourites although it’s hard to get because it was exclusively released through MusicMaker.com. I got my copy from eBay.

The Who Blues To The Bush

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Deep Purple Live At The Olympia 96

Live At The Olympia 96 is a live album by Deep Purple with Steve Morse on guitar promoting the Purpendicular album in 1996.

It was tough enough following the changes in personnel in Deep Purple in the late sixties and seventies when they were one of the biggest and most successful rock groups in the world. I lost track of what was going on afterwards.

Deep Purple Live At The Olympia 96

Very positive reviews encouraged me to buy this album featuring Mark II Purple except that Ritchie Blackmore has been replaced by Steve Morse.

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The Rolling Stones Stripped 1995

Stripped is the album by The Rolling Stones which is their equivalent on an “Unplugged” album which were so popular in the mid 90s.

It was recorded in 1995 and comes from some small gigs and some “live in the studio” recordings.

It sounds very different from the guitar heavy version of The Rolling Stones that blazes away on Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out and Brussels Affair.

The Rolling Stones Stripped Overall Rating – 24/30

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Eric Clapton 24 Nights 1990 1991

24 Nights is an Eric Clapton live album recorded during long stints at the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1990 and 1991. It includes five songs from the Journeyman album he was promoting at the time.

During these concerts Clapton was experimenting with different formats of backing band – 4-piece, blues, 9-piece and orchestra nights and all of these are captured on 24 Nights.

A well structured play list stops the album sounding like a messy mixture as each format is grouped together.

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Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York 1993

MTV Unplugged in New York is a recording of the Nirvana acoustic gig in recorded in November 1993 for the MTV Unplugged television series.

It was recorded less than 5 months before the suicide of Nirvana main man Kurt Cobain and released in November 1994, the first Nirvana album after his death.

Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York

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Neil Young Unplugged 1993

Neil Young Unplugged is an excellent live album contrast to loud, electric Weld album released two years earlier.

After the critical and commercial success of Weld, Young the notorious contrarian released the acoustic Harvest Moon, a follow-up to his biggest selling album, Harvest from 1972.

This album appeared quite late in the MTV Unplugged fad but Neil Young is a natural and it shows. This album confirms that it was such a shame that Young lost his way in the 1980s.

Neil Young Unplugged Overall Rating – 26/30

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