The live albums I played in October 2017 are likely to remain centred around blues and blues rock but we’ll have to see what develops.
Last month it was Walter Becker of Steely Dan, in October it is Tom Petty whose untimely and sad death on October 2, has caused me to change my plans on what gets paid. I bought American Girl when it came out in 1977. He was someone who I always thought had a classic live album in him but I found Pack Up The Plantation unworthy. The four CD The Live Anthology is much better but it’s only with the release of the unofficial radio broadcasts that we can experience the thrill of listening to a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers concert.
What I didn’t expect was the move to hard rock. Inspired by hearing two Uriah Heep songs while I was watching old episodes of the TV detective series Life On Mars, I loved playing Live 1973, so much I bought a much more recent live album – Live In Kawasaki. It also took me towards Thin Lizzy, UFO, The Who etc.
- Luther Allison Live In Chicago
- Magic Sam Live At The Avant Garde
- Otis Rush Live In Europe
- Son Seals Live And Burning
- Dr Wu & Friends An Evening With Dr Wu
- Tom Petty The Live Anthology
- Tom Petty Southern Accents In The Sunshine State
- Wishbone Ash Roadworks
- Aerosmith A Little South Of Sanity
- Bachman & Turner Live At The Roseland Ballroom
- Deep Purple Made In Japan
- Deep Purple Paris 1975
- Golden Earring Golden Earring Live
- Thin Lizzy Live And Dangerous
- Thin Lizzy Life
- Trapeze Live At The Boat Club 1975
- UFO Strangers In The Night
- Uriah Heep Live 1973
- Uriah Heep Live In Kawasaki 2010
- The Who Live At Leeds
- The Who Blues To The Bush
- Phish A Live One
- Al Green Tokyo Live
- Otis Redding Live On The Sunset Strip