I don't have a ton of live albums from that decade, and of those I do, not all are absolute favorites. These, however, belong in every music collection!
Another interesting video, Brett. I've only got the Joe Ely and Warren Zevon albums which, being a fan, I obviously love. My favourite line from the Warren Zevon album is on Mohammed's Radio." - "The Ayatollah's got his problems too." What a great dark sense of humour he had.
My favorite line was probably ad-libbed, during "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" when he screams "Get up and dance, get up and dance or I'll kill ya, and I got the means" *lol* Hopefully you'll give the rest of the list a listen!
I only have the Zevon and it's astounding. I definitely need those last few. I have seen the Ely a few times, but never one in good enough condition. I am racking my brain to come up with any live albums from the '80s and nothing really stands out. Maybe Petty's "Pack Up the Plantation". Interestingly, I think there are some tremendous Blues albums from that era. Maybe another theme to explore.
There are a few others I could have put in there. Leon Redbone put out a good 2LP set in '85 or '86, Koko Taylor put out a solid live album, James Cotton released two live records in the 80s that have lots of energy. But overall, the 80s was not the best decade for live albums, IMO. J. Geils Band put out "Showtime" but it's mostly all the late-70s & early-80s hits. It's better than their studio work but doesn't hold a candle to Full House.
