Art Rock is clever music where the musicians are trying to do something different by combining various art forms and musical styles. It’s not prog rock but it may be close, it’s not normally a big commercial success although some artists like David Bowie and Peter Gabriel are the exceptions.
Wikipedia says “Art rock was a form of music which wanted to “extend the limits of rock & roll”, and opted for a more experimental and conceptual outlook on music. Art rock took influences from several genres, notably classical music, as well as experimental rock, psychedelia, avant garde, folk, baroque pop, and, in later compositions, jazz.” I’d add in the influences of world music as well.
Art Rock Live Albums Recorded In The 1970s
Barclay James Harvest Live 1974
Barclay James Harvest After The Day The Radio Broadcasts 1974 to 1976
Barclay James Harvest Live Tapes 1977
Be Bop Deluxe At The BBC 1974-1978
Be Bop Deluxe Tremulous Antenna Radioland 1976 &1978
Be Bop Deluxe BBC In Concert 2nd October 1976
David Bowie Live Nassau Coliseum ’76
David Bowie Stage 1978
Kate Bush Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1979
City Boy BBC In Concert 1975
Electric Light Orchestra The Night The Light Went On 1974
Electric Light Orchestra Live In Winterland ’76
Family Live 1971
Fripp & Eno Live in Paris 1975
King Crimson Ladies of the Road 1971 1972
King Crimson Earthbound 1972
King Crimson The Night Watch 1973
King Crimson The Great Deceiver Part 2 vols 3 & 4 1973 1974
King Crimson Live in Central Park NYC 1974
The Moody Blues Live At The BBC 1967-1970
Procol Harum Live In Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra 1971
Procol Harum BBC Live In Concert 1974
Queen Live At The Rainbow 1974
Queen Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1975 video
Queen Live Killers 1979
Roxy Music Viva 1973 to 1975
Roxy Music Concerto or Ladytron 1979
Supertramp Is Everybody Listening? 1975
Supertramp Live At Hammersmith Odeon 1975 (with Crime Of The Century Deluxe Edition)
Supertramp Paris 1979
Supertramp Live In Paris 79
Supertramp Live Tracks With Breakfast In America Deluxe 1979
Talking Heads The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
Talking Heads Real Live Wires 1978
Talking Heads The Boarding House San Francisco 1978 (TAJ)
Talking Heads Performance 1979
Talking Heads The Boston Tea Party 1979
Television The Blow Up 1978
Television Live At The Old Waldorf 1978
10cc In Concert 1975 (King Biscuit Flower Hour)
10cc Live And Let Live 1977
10cc Live In Concert 1977
Frank Zappa You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 1 – 1969 to 1984
Frank Zappa You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 2 – The Helsinki Concert 1974
Frank Zappa You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 3 1971 to 1984
Frank Zappa You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 4 1969 to 1988
Frank Zappa Carnegie Hall 1971
Frank Zappa Zappa In New York 1976
Frank Zappa Baby Snakes 1977
Frank Zappa Sheik Yerbouti 1977 1978
Frank Zappa Hammersmith Odeon 1978
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The All Time Best Live Art Rock Albums
I don’t have a poll to find the best art rock live albums of the decade but I do have a poll for the all time best art rock live albums which will help guide you:
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Art Rock Live Albums By Decade – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – http://www.bestlivealbums.com/tag/1990s-art-rock/ – 2000s – 2010s
Reflection is a compilation album and DVD of live recordings by Roxy Music.
The songs were recorded for the German Television programme called Musikladen. This includes songs that go back to Brian Eno’s time with the band.
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Live At The BBC is a live compilation album of the Electric Light Orchestra recorded by the BBC between 1973 and 1976.
The Boston Tea Party is a live in concert recording by Talking Heads.
It was recorded at The Berklee School of Music in Boston in August 1979 and was broadcast on local radio. The recording has been released on the Sonic Boom label and two extra songs have been added from the band’s appearance on Saturday Night Live.
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After The Day The Radio Broadcasts 1974 to 1976 is a compilation of live in concert and live in the studio recordings by Barclay James Harvest.
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Carnegie Hall is a live album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention.
It captures the two performances Zappa played in New York on October 11, 1971. It was finally released in October 2011.
This dates back to the time of Flo & Eddie on vocals and this period has divided Zappa fans.
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Live In Paris 79 is a live album and DVD by Supertramp and is an extended version of their first released live album, Paris.
My Rating – 29/30 (10 + 9 +10)
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Hammersmith Odeon is a live album by Frank Zappa.
It was recorded in London at concerts in January and February 1978 and these shows were also the source for the Sheik Yerbouti album.
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Zappa In New York is a live album by Frank Zappa.
It was recorded at The Palladium in New York City between December 26 and 29, 1976.
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The Deluxe Edition of Breakfast In America by Supertramp has a second CD of live tracks from 1979.
Their live album Paris was recorded in 1979 but it excluded six songs from the concert which are included in this bonus CD together with other live recorded tracks from 1979. These six tracks are included on the CD/DVD combination Live In Paris ’79 but for those of us who have bought Paris, it is a great chance to get the missing songs.
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Baby Snakes is a soundtrack album from Frank Zappa’s film of the same name.
It was recorded at The Palladium in New York City between October 28 and 31 in 1977.
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