014: Favorite Live Metal Albums Metal Nerdery Podcast

The Live Metal Album “Experience”: that last word is the most important because THAT is what the Live Metal Album is: an Experience!! JOIN US as we talk about some of our favorite live metal albums of all time, including our favorite on stage banter, the power of live production value and the “Big Picture” purpose of a Live metal album.
 
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00.00: Intro/ a new (shortly lived) segment called “WTF is happening at MNHQ!?”/ Favorite Live Metal Albums: a “souvenir” of a band’s live set/the uniqueness of a live performance/ a bad live experience (?)
05.27: “Live After Death” (Iron Maiden) and the missing magic of “side 4” on the CD/MNTT destination/Longbeach and Hammersmith//Production quality of Live After Death (including the production credits and crew daily agenda)
12.12: “Priest Live” (Judas Priest) – recorded live in Atlanta at the Omni/The bassbadassness of Ian Hill/production (it’s PRIEST!)/Bill’s live album metal conspiracy theory (splicin’)
17.27: “ALIVE II” (KISS) – recorded all ovah the place ovah heeuhhh/A bit of…KISSTORY/Side 3/Bill’s unpopular opinion/the magic of ALIVE! And an example of “the souvenir live experience”/But mom, that’s how the Lord of Rock…rolls!!
22.46: “Decade of Aggression” (Slayer) – The opening of “Hell Awaits”…(interlude)/Tom’s onstage banter…talk more…SLAYTANIC!/A tangentionally related discussion regarding stage banter vs NOTHING/Matt just destroyed Adam’s DOA experience (I heard it I just didn’t hear it)
29.32: “Official Live” (Pantera): The best live experience (and the best live banter EVAH!!) (plus 2 new studio tracks)/Started strong & ended strong…like Goldilocks!
34.56: “Tribute” (Ozzy Osbourne)/Randy Rhoads’ “Suicide Solution” guitar solo fun fact!!/nobody beats Ozzy’s banter! (wegonnadoanumbahnowwww…)/outtake (Dee)…/Listen to “Speak of the Devil”!!/Live At Last/Past Lives (awesome Ozzy banter!!)/what’s a “bone” movie?
41.00: “World Wide Live” (Scorpions): The “live experience” vibe/LOTS of radio play/sharp production quality (check out Sails of Charon by the Scorpions!)/How did that guy get back in here?
45.08: “A Show of Hands” (Rush): A good method for doing live albums & capturing an era before moving onto the next artistic progression/The names of Neil’s drum solos (The Rhythm Method…Wait, WHAT!?)
49.46: “What’s words Worth” (Motorhead): Live at The Roundhouse/an old “cassette” memory/The Trick or Treat connection/deeper cuts/ a nice plug
52.47: “Live at the Googolplex” (Clutch): Adam’s Clutch discovery story/The Clutch live experience/a good smattering of Clutch
55.42: “Still Ignorant: ’87-97” (Sacred Reich)
57.50: “Opeth: Live at the Royal Albert Hall” / “Live: Scenes from New York” (Dream Theater)
1.00.37: “Live Evil” (Black Sabbath) – live Dio Sabbath/”Intermission” (Dio)/Music video for “We Rock” vs album credit/Testament “Dark Roots of Thrash” (AWESOMENESS!!!)/mashups/Opeth “The Roundhouse Tapes”/spread the wordery about Metal Nerdery Podcast alright…