EC Was Here is a live album by Eric Clapton recorded on tour in 1974 and 75. This was his first tour since he disbanded Derek & the Dominos.
Category: Blues Rock Live Albums
Live Blues Rock Albums
Blues rock is influenced by the blues but there is less emphasis on the emotions within the song and more on emphasis on rocking out and showing off instrumental prowess.
Blues rock sits in between the blues and hard rock and heavy metal.
It’s origins lie with bands like The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds who turned to American black music for their inspiration and developed in the sixties with bands like Cream and then Led Zeppelin.
Blues rock also developed in America although its influence also spread into Psychedelic Rock of the San Francisco groups and Southern Rock.
Blues Rock Live Albums
Blues rock live albums include the following highlight:
The Allman Brothers Band Fillmore East February 1970
The Allman Brothers Band Live At Ludlow Garage 1970
The Allman Brothers Band American University 12/13/70
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East 1971
The Allman Brothers Band Eat A Peach 1971
The Allman Brothers Band Play All Night Live At The Beacon Theatre 1992
Jeff Beck Live+ 2014
Beck Bogert & Appice Live In Japan 1973
Elvin Bishop Raisin’ Hell 1976 1977
Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper The Live Adventures of… 1968
Big Brother and the Holding Company Cheap Thrills 1968
Joe Bonamassa Live from Nowhere in Particular
Joe Bonamassa Live From the Royal Albert Hall 2009
Roy Buchanan Live Stock 1974
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live 1970
Captain Beefheart Live At My Father’s Place 1978
Eric Clapton EC Was Here 1974
Eric Clapton Just One Night 1979
Eric Clapton 24 Nights 1990 1991
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Live from Madison Square Garden 2008
Gary Clark Jr Live 2013
Climax Blues Band – FM Live 1973
Climax Blues Band World Tour 1976
Colosseum Live 1971
Cream Wheels Of Fire 1968
Cream Live Cream 1968
Cream Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005
Derek And The Dominos Live At The Fillmore 1970
Ronnie Earl Blues Guitar Virtuoso Live in Europe 1993
The Fabulous Thunderbirds Live 2000
The Flamin’ Groovies In Person 1971
Fleetwood Mac Shrine 69
Fleetwood Mac Boston 1970
Foghat Live 1977
Free Free Live 1970
Rory Gallagher Live In Europe 1972
Rory Gallagher Irish Tour 1974
Gov’t Mule Live With A Little Help From Our Friends 1998
Gov’t Mule Mulennium 1999 2000
Govt Mule The Deepest End 2003
Peter Green Splinter Group Soho Live At Ronnie Scott’s 1998
The Groundhogs Live At Leeds ’71
The Groundhogs Live UK Tour 76
J Geils Band Full House 1972
J Geils Band Blow Your Face Out 1975
Jo Harman And Company Live At The Hideaway 2010
Jo Harman And Company Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2013
Beth Hart Live At Paradiso 2004
Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa Live in Amsterdam 2013
Warren Haynes Live at the Moody Theater 2011
Jimi Hendrix Live At Monterey 1967
Jimi Hendrix Live At Winterland 1968
Jimi Hendrix Live At Woodstock 1969
Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys Live At The Fillmore East 1970
Jimi Hendrix Live at Berkeley 1970
Humble Pie Performance Rockin The Fillmore 1971
Jethro Tull Nothing Is Easy 1970
Janis Joplin Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968
Janis Joplin Live at Winterland ’68
Janis Joplin The Woodstock Experience 1969
Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions 1969 & 1971
Led Zeppelin How The West Was Won 1972
Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same 1973
Alvin Lee & Co In Flight 1974
Little Feat Waiting For Columbus 1977
Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road 1976
Lonnie Mack Live Attack of the Killer V 1989
John Mayall 70th Birthday Concert 2003
John Mayer Where The Light Is Live In Los Angeles 2007
Delbert McClinton Live From Austin, Tx 1982
Delbert McClinton Live From Austin 1989
Gary Moore Essential Montreux 1990 to 2001
Gary Moore Blues Alive 1992
Van Morrison It’s Too Late To Stop Now 1973
Van Morrison It’s Too Late To Stop Now Volumes 2, 3 & 4
Coco Montoya Songs From The Road 2012 2013
Carla Olson & Mick Taylor Live Too Hot for Snakes 1990
Bonnie Raitt Road Tested 1995
Jess Roden Blowin’ 1976
Jess Roden Live At The BBC 1977
Jess Roden Hidden Masters
The Rolling Stones Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out 1969
The Rolling Stones Get Your Leeds Lungs Out on Sticky Fingers Super Deluxe 1971
The Rolling Stones The Brussels Affair 1973
The Rolling Stones Stripped 1995
Royal Southern Brotherhood Songs From The Road 2012
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Live In Chicago 2007
Southside Johnny Reach Up And Touch The Sky 1980
Status Quo Live 1976
Jim Suhler & Alan Haynes Live at Blue Cat Blues 1998
Joanne Shaw Taylor Songs From The Road
Susan Tedeschi Live From Austin Tx 2003
Tedeschi Trucks Band Everybody’s Talkin’ 2011
Ten Years After Live At The Fillmore East 1970
Ten Years After Recorded Live 1973
Jimmy Thackery & Tab Benoit Whiskey Store Live 2003
George Thorogood Live 1986
Pat Travers Band Live Go For What You Know 1979
Walter Trout Live No More Fish Jokes 1991 & 1992
Walter Trout Face The Music Live On Tour 1999
Walter Trout Live Trout 2000
Robin Trower At The BBC 1973-1975
Robin Trower Robin Trower Live 1975
The Derek Trucks Band Live At The Georgia Theatre 2003
The Derek Trucks Band Roadsongs 2009
Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at Montreux 1982 and 1985
Stevie Ray Vaughan Live At Carnegie Hall 1984
Leslie West Toronto 1976
West, Bruce and Laing Live ‘n’ Kickin’ 1973
Whitesnake Live In The Heart Of The City 1978 & 1980
Johnny Winter And Live
Johnny Winter Captured Live! 1975
ZZ Top Fandango 1975
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Best Live Albums Polls relevant to fans of blues rock
To help you to find the best live albums that suit your own musical tastes I have created a number of polls for readers to vote on the albums they recommend most highly.
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Other Helpful Webpages About Blues Rock
- Wikipedia – Blues Rock – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_rock
- All Music -Music Genre – http://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/blues-rock-ma0000002468
- All Music – Blues Rock Albums – http://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/blues-rock-ma0000002468/albums
- Team Rock – The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time – http://teamrock.com/feature/2007-03-23/the-top-30-british-blues-rock-albums-of-all-time
- Dark Elf File – Greatest Blues Rock Albums – http://darkelffile.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/greatest-blues-rock-albums-of-all-time.html
Led Zeppelin How The West Was Won 1972
How The West Was Won is a live album by Led Zeppelin from gigs in June 1972 at the LA Forum and Long Beach Arena in the USA.
The world waited for a long time for a Led Zeppelin live album and when it did appear, The Song Remains The Same received a disappointing reception although it’s been improved with the extended reissue.
How The West Was Won was released in 2003 and was immediately acclaimed as the real sound of Led Zeppelin live.
Led Zeppelin How The West Was Won Overall rating – 25/30
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
Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys Live At The Fillmore East 1970
Band of Gypsys catches Jimi Hendrix playing live on 31st December 1969 and 1st January 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York. A new decade starts with a big bang.
Hendrix had broken up the Jimi Hendrix Experience and is now backed by Billy Cox and Buddy Miles.
Band of Gypsys was the last album to be released in his lifetime and well before the many live albums that have since come out in his name.
Hendrix played four sets over two days which have been the basis for two Jimi Hendrix live albums – Band Of Gypsys and Live At The Fillmore.
Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys
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Southside Johnny Reach Up And Touch The Sky 1980
Reach Up And Touch The Sky is a live album by Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes which was recorded in 1980.
It’s hard not to immediately think about Bruce Springsteen when you think about Southside Johnny and that’s a shame because he’s produced some great albums on his own.
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes Reach Up And Touch The Sky
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J Geils Band Full House 1972
Full House is the first live album by the J Geils Band, recorded at The Cinderella Ballroom, Detroit on April 21-22, 1972.
If you love full blooded, R&B based rock you need to hear the first two live albums by the J Geils Band – Full House and Blow Your Face Out. Both do a great job of capturing the excitement of their live shows.
J Geils Band Full House
Jimi Hendrix Wild Blue Angel 1970
Blue Wild Angel Live at the Isle of Wight captures the last UK live performance by Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970. He died a few weeks later.
This concert is available in different forms – as a DVD and either a highlights CD or the full concert so be careful that you buy the one that you want.
Jimi Hendrix Wild Blue Angel
Rory Gallagher Live In Europe 1972
Live In Europe is Rory Gallagher‘s first live album as a solo artist and was recorded in February and March 1972.
Rory Gallagher Live In Europe
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.
Eric Clapton 24 Nights
Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road 1976
One More From The Road is the first live album from the original Lynyrd Skynyrd band and was recorded in 1976.
This is both a thrilling and very sad live album.
It was recorded in July 1976, fifteen months before the plane crash that killed lead singer/songwriter Ronnie Van Zant, as well as guitar player Steve Gaines and his sister, backing singer Cassie Gaines.
You can’t help listening to this classic driving rock and wondering what Lynyrd Skynyrd led by Ronnie Van Zant would have produced in the future.
