Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time - Page 2

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It's impossible to capture the frenzy of a live show on record, but it's not for lack of trying. Here are 50 of the best attempts from Jimi's historic Monterey Pop guitar incineration to less than 200 people crammed into Abbey Road for Fela Kuti and Ginger Baker; from Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison to Cheap Trick at Budokan. We tried to avoid albums that are mostly overdubs (see Neil Young's Rust Never Sleeps) or completely fake (the nonetheless essential Cheap Thrills from Big Brother and the Holding Company) and focused on groundbreaking moments, career-making albums and epic jams.

BY ROLLING STONE April 29, 2015

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