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Only buy it if you want the videos
Look, I loved Fallen.If I want to hear these songs then I'll listen to that.Frankly they are not the greatest band when playing live.I love the band, but I say stick to the studio albums.I only bought this to have the videos from fallen.I'd suggest you do the same.

Excellent live performance
1. Evanescence: Excellent live performance.
A Must-Have For Those of you That Love Evanescence
There is no question when I tell you that Amy rocks out loud live! She definately knows how to work the crowd. During her performance, she and the rest of the band do a KoRn cover of "Thoughtless" (which I LOVE) and also perform two other songs not found on the U.S. version of 'Fallen' including Breathe No More (from Elektra soundtrack) and Farther Away (from the Bring Me to Life Single and/or Jap. version of Fallen) Of course, any true Ev fan would already know all of that info. The dvd includes the entire live performance, all the music vids from Fallen, and some behind the scenes footage of the whole band. (Some of it is really funny) A great buy. ... Read more

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Kurts Finest hour
I was rather sceptical on buying this album since I already had the session on tape but being the huge Nirvana fanatic that I am I decided to purchess this album anyway. This is very easily one of the finest live albums ever recorded, not only does it capture the bands sound in a whole new light but it also captures Kurt Cobain as a performer at his most vulranble and bare best.
My Girl - Where Did you Sleep Last Night
This entire album bears the soul of Kurt Cobain, as did most of his work.However the last song, Where Did You Sleep Last Night is a dying persons testimony to a system that is demented.Take a look at the video.Its like the remenants of his soul went into the ending of this song.

WORLD-CLASS
I've never been much of a fan of "Alternative" music but this album is stunning. The band really shows everyone they are real musicians and artists. Kurt Cobain was a powerhouse of an entertainer and an open channel of emotion. This album is a fitting farewell.
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You haven't heard John Mayer if you haven't heard him live
The best cd(s) I own, by far. I bought this in 2003 and was blown away. I am not a big fan of live cds and was not a big fan of his before this, just joined a music club and thought I would get it. Needless to say, I have now seen him live 3 times and am amazed each time. His guitar playing is beyond amazing on this cd. The singles he releases do NOT show this. Trust me, get this and you will not be sorry.

Good introduction
For those who know John Mayer only from the radio, this is a good introduction to a live atmosphere.He's an excellent musician foremost, who also knows how to perform.

Ear candy
An absolute delight to the ear. John Mayer's music makes this rock and roller glad to finally hear some new music that will become as valued as all of my old stuff. His vocals and guitar are topnotch and a sheer delight. I have now started to include him in all of my playlists. This CD is a good way to introduce yourself to this powerhouse of tunes. A definite must have for all music lovers. Some or at least one good thing comes from Alabama. ... Read more

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Great!
The 10,000 Maniacs have been around since 1981, and it has been a great ride. This album came out in 1993, and features Natalie Merchant's excellent vocals. The band survived Natalie's move to a solo career, and she has done well on her own, but I must say that this album is when they all reached their absolute peak! With the excellent instrumentation and Natalie's beautiful voice, this is a great album to listen to.
A surprising little find
It's amazing what you can find buried under a pile of junk in the local as-is Goodwill. Sometimes you can find near mint condition CDs, such as "10,000 Maniacs Unplugged." That's exactly what happened to me a few months ago.
My favorite live album
I have never been a fan of live albums because most live albums seem to have audio problems and at times it seems like the vocalists can't even come close to what they are able to pull off in the studio.This album is an exception and in this case I actually enjoy the "unplugged" live versions better than the originals.I think a lot of the 10,000 Maniacs albums of the 80s suffered from what a lot of albums suffered from which is being just WAY over produced. I don't think a band like this should have ever been given the glossy shine their albums were given back in the day.Here we have a chance to hear the band as they actually sound in an intimate live environment that if it wasn't for the fact you hear the applause between tracks you wouldn't even know it was recorded live.I think another thing that helps this album is Natalie Merchant's voice has matured quite a bit at this point and is now much more pleasant to listen to.I think this has also benefited her much in her solo career.If you like what you hear here I would recomend Natalie Merchant's two disk Retrospective. ... Read more

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Greatness Defined
AllI can say about this CD is WOW!! This is one of the legendary bands to come out of the "Grunge" era. This CD has everything you could ask for in an acoustic set. Stanley's vocal power is not lost even though he is in a durg induced haze and a downward spin that would evenually cost him his life.Jerry Cantrell's guitar play is in a word Awesome.It is too bad that Stanley had to die before Alice came into the greatness they so richly deserve. I would highly recomend this CD to anyone who loves Alice in Chains as well as people that realy enjoy acoustic sets.

Excellent
I remember when this came out. I thought it was late into the game because it was 1996 and grunge was over. Looking back on it now 1994 and 1996 wasn't a huge time difference, but when your a kid its eternity. Excellent album.

Amazing
Alice in Chains "Unplugged" is my favorite MTV Unplugged. It was recorded, as you all probably know, after a three year hiatus from the stage. Even though vocalist Layne Staley wouldn't die until six years later, he looked strung out and weak throughout the show. That doesn't keep him from delivering a powerful vocal performance though. While I recommend the DVD over this, because you see the outtakes (like when Staley messes up on Sludge Factory and Mike Inez's message to Metallica written on his bass guitar). While there's a few songs I wish they would've done on this show, there's none that I would get rid of. There's nothing off their first album (Facelift), but there's plenty off their next three (Dirt, Jar of Flies, Alice in Chains). This is a great CD to burn some insence to in the dark and just zone out. Here's the tracks:
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Outside It's America...
This is one of those albums that you just keep coming back to. Here it is almost 20 Years Old (!) and yet, it's solid. If you don't have this album then you've probably been listening to Kelly Clarkson or Justin Timberlake. If you don't have it, pick up a copy, and if you do have it, turn it on and turn it up LOUD!

"[Inside] It's America"
'Rattle and Hum' ranks with the all time best live and double albums of rock and roll.Although there are a few mistakes with the tape acetate in the recording, giving it a shimmering effect that wasn't intended, it hardly mars this fabulous recording.The C.D. showcases the best of their music and harnesses it to a live performance.However, there are new studio recordings as well.Nothing is extraneous and much of it is hypnotic, powerful, or both.
Overrated and Pretentious--It Really Hasn't Aged Well
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out and did like it more than I thought I would based on the reviews and having expected a really terrible set of tunes.I even bought it on Laserdisc after getting it on tape and the soundtrack on CD because there are a couple gems on there.
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Green Day Comes Back With More!
Green Day managed to produce another great heart pounding punk-rock gem. You get:
Green Day Rocks in Concert!
After seeing Bullet in a Bible on FUSE, I knew that I needed to get this CD/DVD. Some may disagree with Samuel Bayer's choice in camera changes during the movie but I personally didn't find any problem with it. It sort of captures the spirit of the band itself, coming at you from many directions and you never know what's going to happen next. Green Day is AWESOME in concert and this DVD is evidence of it. From Billie Joe's crazy antics in St. Jimmy to his heroic and heartfelt performance of Wake Me Up When September Ends, Green Day shows it's versatility as a band and their highly polished skills as musicians/entertainers.
Green DayBullet In A Bible(Live Album)
This is a great album 14 songs 65:36. All of the songs are live for one thing. Green Day makes realy good LIVE albums. I realy like the part where they introduces a band named Green Day at the end of Brain Stew or Basket Case. But otherwise it is realy great, especilly if you are a true Green Day fan. Whats great about it is you get alot of the new songs but you also get some of the songs from older albums like Nimrod, Warning, Shanegins, and Isonomic.
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wilco songs come to life
If you are a fan of Wilco, and especially if you have never seen them live then you must own this cd! With a set list based largely on "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and "A Ghost is Born," you might not think of buying this. YHF is a love-or-hate album, and maybe not the best intro to this band since it's more experimental than their previous work. But the songs really come alive and take on a new dimension when they are played live. Wilco is a really tight band. I had always loved them but when I saw them live for the first time (twice in the same week in New Orleans on the Ghost tour,) I was blown away. The first few times I heard Ghost, it fell a little flat, maybe because I had anticipated it so much and it didn't seem to have quite the same edge as YHF. But hearing the Ghost songs live has really changed my opinion and now I love that record equally, if not more than the other Wilco records. Certain songs really jump out as my favorites here: "Misunderstood," "Via Chicago," (a song they have played countless times but this version really grabs me...) and surprisingly "Company in My Back" and "Hell is Chrome," 2 songs I hadn't thought much of before. I'm going to see Wilco again very soon, thankfully they are on tour again! If you can't catch a show, check out this record, it will give you an idea of why their live shows are so acclaimed.

I love this band
This is a great live cd which showcases the amazing talent of the band.
As good as being there
This album clearly defines why Wilco is the best band touring today or any day. The connection that Tweedy makes with the audience is crystal clear, as is the harmonious instrumentation that this current line-up display. Each musician in the band is a virtuoso in his own right, and Nels Cline sharp guitar is a welcome addition indeed. I usually don't like live albums, as the audience noise is a distraction, but it is clear on this recording that the audiecne was too much in awe to get in the way. ... Read more

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Fine live collection but why now?
It's been four years since Counting Crow's last studio album "Hard Candy". Since then, tille has been heard from the band, other than the occasional live touring. That was the case again this summer, when Counting Crows combined forces with the Goo Goo Dolls for a long (and successful) co-headlining trek.
For lovers of Counting Crows
Of course if you love Counting Crows, you are obligated to get this CD. It's nice to hear some of the "old school" songs like Perfect Blue Buildings and Omaha, and there is some newer stuff as well. I was expecting more than a less-than-three-minute new release (Hazy), but even his old stuff is slightly different than what is on the other CD's. Given that this is a live CD Adam of course changes up his songs (as he always does at his concerts). I can never get enough of this band, and I would highly recommend this CD.

This huge Crows fan loved it
I've been a fan of Counting Crows since I was 12 when they debued in '92. I have EVERYTHING they've ever done and this is yet another great edition to my collection. Adam Duritz' insomniac groove leaves me craving more. You can't say that these guys are "wicked awesome" or that they "totally rock out" cause thats just not their groove. But on a nite when you want to know that somebody else out there can't sleep and wants to eat ice cream on the couch, its good to know you can pop these guys in and sing along. ... Read more

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Is this album really necessary?
These guys are the biggest joke in rock music. All of these 5 star reviews are an even bigger joke. Ed Kowizsychik(SP) or however you want to spell it sounds as pathetic as he looks. This is garbage, plain & simple. Im glad radio is no longer saturated with their music. 20 years from now, no one will remember this group.
LIVE
I saw the Band on American Idol and became interested in more of their music.

"Awake: The Best Of Live" is excellent!
"Awake: The Best Of Live" is excellent! This is one of the best greatest hits album from one of the most underrated rock bands of all time!
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A Most Disappointing Album
I like Talking Heads.I have liked them since 1983, when Speaking in Tongues rocked my world.I have all of their records. I routinely defend David Byrne against the hipsters who despise his very existence.I have known and loved "The Name of This Band is Talking Heads" since I was in graduate school and played it on the tape loop in my volkswagen.
Their best live set
When this was released on double LP twenty years ago, it offered an incredible overview of the Talkinh Heads live. Indeed it covers the early years up to the Remain in Light-era big band. Musically it is much more interesting that the Stop Making Sense soundtrack. The sound recording is maybe not as nice and Byrne's singing is not as polished. The playing is however much more strong. However the set represented is overall much stronger and it is also quite evident that the Remain In Light band was the best line-up simply. Songs such as The Great Curve are simly great and these versions are actually the definitive ones in my opinion. Rhino has again done a superb job by adding may songs to this beautiful CD.

Intro to Talking Heads: 101
Long time Talking Heads fan here. I had this on tape years ago and finally bought the CD - without question the best Talking Heads recording available. If you're new to the Talking Heads, this CD should be your "Intro to Talking Heads: 101". Having seen them numerous times in the '70's when in college in Providence, this CD truly captures the live energy and emotion they were known for. ... Read more

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By now, everyone knows how adventurous Radiohead are, which makes this live record--a hairy rock-band cliché--seem like a strange capper to their decidedly cliché-rejecting records. But throughout the hubbub surrounding Read more

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Can't See Them Live?Buy This.
So we all know that a CD can't replace the live experience, but this one definitely withstands the test of time.The recording values are unparalleled by other band's live sets and the song selections capture the band's adventurous ethos from the first second.From the opening radio static of "The National Anthem" to the the final acoustic fade-out of "True Love Waits," this album surprises almost every time you listen to it, both in the ways in which Yorke & Co. complicate the original studio versions and in the performance abandon which they bring to their songs; you can hear it coming from the speakers.
There are two colors in my head
While this may just be a release of live songs that have already been released, it is a must have in my opinion. The songs that I like best are; Like Spinning Plates, Everything in It's Right Place, and Dollars and Cents. The live versions equal or better the originals. In many cases I feel they are more powerful. True Love Waits is also good. I'm not sure what release if any that one is from.
Average Live Recording
I hate to flame a Radiohead release because OK COMPUTER and KID A are two of my all-time favorite albums by any group, however, this live release regrettably exposes one of the weaknesses that bands who rely on heavy production in their studio albums, namely, the inability to reproduce that sound live.
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There seem to be two major camps of U2 fans now: Those who dig the early albums (good and sensible people), and those who only like the ones from the '90s, putting everything previous down as "classic rock." But U2 only became a classic rock sort of band in 1984, with Read more

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U2 - 'Under A Blood Red Sky' (Island)
Review no. 73. Another classic '80's alternative CD reissue. Unless I'm wrong,I believe this very show took place literally a few days after their 'War' tour hit my hometown.Liked the way that Mtv,VH1 Classic and Nightline used to run music videos for this album endlessly.I seem to remember a one-time 2am TV special that aired songs from this very show that WASN'T on the lp.Would love to have a complete recording of this 1983 concert.Tracks that more than hold their own here are "Gloria",their first ever hit "I Will Follow",the political "Sunday Bloody Sunday","New Years Day" and "40".By today's standards,this album might be considered to be more of a live EP than an lp.Recommended.

Jersey Girl Says......
I suppose I fall into the "Good and Sensible" category, since I prefer U2's Old stuff. This is the first album I bought from them. Loved it then, Love it even more now.

Even back then they Rocked !!!
This is a great little 'Live' Album. Fresh, energetic and classic U2. The interaction with the crowd and the 'live' sound is retained and you do get a feeling of what it is like at a U2 concert. Highlights are 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', 'Party Girl' and '40'. Even back then, you can taste the magic. If you like U2, you will love this album...For the casual fan, buy it, and see what all the fuss was about... ... Read more

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LIVE; an anthology of an uncompromising artistic movement.
I loved this anthology; especially the difference in selections between the DVD (what an extra,especially for those of us who missed the brief eras when LIVE actually had videos in circulation on MTV/VH1!) and the CD.The former reflected more video-related hits (a far different media than radio),while the second reflected the radio hits, and therefore there were some different offerings on display.I especially enjoyed the alternate video for 'Turn My Head', as the originally released offering never to my mind captured the spirit of the song the way this alternate does.That, and you get to see Ed with HAIR!!!That's a novelty in itself, man!The new offering, 'We Deal In Dreams' was a nice teaser for what sort of music would be oncoming with the new album 'Songs From Black Mountain', while the Johnny Cash cover was a nice tribute and a good rendition, bringing out some melodic/lyrical qualities to the song that I would never have noticed in the original.The duet with Shelby Lynne in 'Birds of Pray's 'Run Away' was well-timed and very much heightens the impact of the song, and the alternate video for 'Heaven' was such a different interpretation (I would not have chosen that song as the main single from 'Pray', opting instead for the powerful and raw 'SHE'...but that's just my personal favourite from that album) helped me to get over the overexposure of the radio-play of that song to where I could enjoy it for itself. The inclusion of the 'Mental Jewelry' songs helped many folk realize there was life in LIVE before 'Throwing Copper', and established a sort of lyrical and musical continuum for the band that was missing before in many perceptions; so these were a great inclusion.
Simply amazing!
This has got to be one of the greatest cds ever! Live is one of the greatest bands in the world and this cd captures all of Live's energy, beauty and art. The dvd with their videos is reason enough to buy, it covers their hole career so far with some memorable clasics and some relatively unknown videos. Live's music is one of the very best examples of what alternative music should be, and this is "Live's best" so, it's a must have for any true music lover. Excelence as far as the ear can listen!

The most complete greatest hits you'll find for any band
A bit of a disclosure: this is my favorite band.Naturally, I love the music.But I was thrilled at the length and breadth of this collection.The DVD and the CD cover much of the same ground, but in very different ways.If you pick this one up without the DVD, you're really missing out.I've been lucky enough to catch Live "live" once, and the DVD is the next best thing to being there.This is an amazing live band.For what you can buy this for here, you absolutely cannot go wrong. ... Read more

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Too much too soon is the m.o. of so many bands who, thanks to the fleeting fame that accompanies music-video breakthroughs, are famous before their time and has-beens five minutes later. You could be excused for thinking that's the case with Counting Crows, darlings of both MTV and VH1, who here release a double concert CD after only two studio albums. But you'd be wrong. The set, an acoustic disc recorded for VH1's Read more

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Best album of CC besides August and Everything After
Live music from Counting Crows! I somehow only just found this CD after being a CC fan since 1994.The energy of this performance is exhilarating. Adam Duritz is still raw, a trait I love and miss, since I think the rawness of his performing and writing has evaporated over the last five years or so.
I was at this show
I actually went to live at the 10 spot. I remember them announcing they were recording this live. It was a great show, though I had wished it was longer. Seems like the Counting Crows are lazy. I was a little disappointed they didn't play Mr. Jones. Overall great show though.

Some of the details from each show
"Chelsea" is a previously unreleased track and is not part of the VH1 setlist.
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Way better than I expected
I have been to quite a few CS concerts and I always leave happy. I was a little hesitant to buy this cd because I couldn't be at the actual concert and I normally am not a fan of live recordings. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoy this cd and love to play it in my car. For some reason I like the feeling of remembering seeing them in concert. The symphony was a great addition minus a couple songs that didn't really fit. A few of CS songs are made to be played with a symphony like Run, Shine, She Said, Compliment and Home and they delivered well above expectations. If you are a big fan of CS and can visualize them in concert, this cd is a great addition to your collection.

An incredible live performance by a great band
It's not very often that I get totally blown away by a music album these days.I don't even like much music these days, and even the stuff I find mildly appealing doesn't make much of an impression on me.Collective Soul, on the other hand, has been one of my favorite "new" (I loosely use that term for anything from the last 15 or so years) bands since their first album, but I haven't followed them much for the last few years.When I saw this album, however, and saw that it was live (I've seen some of the biggest bands in history live, and none of them had ANYTHING on CS in terms of pure energy) I decided to pick it up.The result was one of the best listening experiences I've had in a very long time-I listened to it over and over and over again, and still wasn't satisfied.
Nothing that good since the 70s
I am 50 years old and no decade will ever be as good as the 70s (forgetting disco and ABBA). The 80s and early 90s were boring until Collective Soul came along in the late 90s. Their unique style and melodies (good melodies have been rare since the 70s) caught my attention and I thought that good rock and roll was back after nearly 15 plus years of boredom.
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The soundtrack to the Jonathan Demme documentary,