Battle of the Japanese Live Albums

[The Owl]

Scorpions, Hughes, Purple, DT

 

In that order

 

[Bastille Dave]

tie between DP and Scorps.

[goose]

Cheap Trick's Budokan is pure brilliance. It's an album that - like Frampton Comes Alive - elevates that band to momentary greatness. I don't think any of the other Japanese live sets achieve that for the other bands.

 

BTW, why no love for Maiden Japan?

[The_Necromancer_77]

made in japan

 

or as gillan would say "laid in japan"

[greyfriar]

George Harrison - Live in Japan???

[Earthshine]

Made in Japan - Deep Purple. The Japanese version has all 3 nights in their entirety completely unedited. It is fabulous!

[treeduck]

You missed one...

 

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8273/budod.jpg

[go2wrk@95974]

I voted Scorps-corps..they SMOKED on that one.

[laughedatbytime]

You forgot the clear winner---Judas Priest, Unleashed in the East

 

I've recently rediscovered how great this album is. I'm not a huge Priest fan, and I'm not a huge fan of live albums, but all of my favorite renditions of Priest songs, even some that are not that great on studio albums, are great here.

 

The Ripper, Exciter, the Sinner, Diamonds and Rust, The Green Manilishi, Running Wild, Victim of Changes, Tyrant...gotta give it up for Priest and their crowning achievement (at least in my book). I like this better than British Steel and Screaming for Vengenance.

 

The ONLY mark against this album is that Halford claims (and he ought to know) that some of the vocals were dubbed in later due to some recording issues.

[Wartypig]

Mr Big......Return To Budokan

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

Cheap Trick.

 

And I love the much maligned Dylan at Budokan. The version of Shelter From The Storm on that is off the scale.

[Rick N. Backer]

QUOTE (goose @ Aug 5 2011, 12:45 AM)

Cheap Trick's Budokan is pure brilliance.  It's an album that - like Frampton Comes Alive - elevates that band to momentary greatness.  I don't think any of the other Japanese live sets achieve that for the other bands.

Bingo. Like with Frampton, when you think of Cheap Trick, you think of this great live album. The complete concert version is a must.

[goose]

[sonictheplumber]

made in japan

 

although had it been a choice I would've voted for judas priest's unleashed in the east

[treeduck]

QUOTE (laughedatbytime @ Aug 5 2011, 03:40 AM)

You forgot the clear winner---Judas Priest, Unleashed in the East I've recently rediscovered how great this album is. I'm not a huge Priest fan, and I'm not a huge fan of live albums, but all of my favorite renditions of Priest songs, even some that are not that great on studio albums, are great here. The Ripper, Exciter, the Sinner, Diamonds and Rust, The Green Manilishi, Running Wild, Victim of Changes, Tyrant...gotta give it up for Priest and their crowning achievement (at least in my book). I like this better than British Steel and Screaming for Vengenance. The ONLY mark against this album is that Halford claims (and he ought to know) that some of the vocals were dubbed in later due to some recording issues.

Yeah of course, that's great...

 

Whether it was doctored in the studio or not, they managed to improve on earlier versions of lots of songs...

 

[sonictheplumber]

the version of exciter on unleashed in the east is my favorite priest song

[PhilCastro]

Cheap Trick's album for me

 

Followed by Deep Purple

[The Owl]

QUOTE (treeduck @ Aug 5 2011, 01:48 PM)

QUOTE (laughedatbytime @ Aug 5 2011, 03:40 AM) You forgot the clear winner---Judas Priest, Unleashed in the East I've recently rediscovered how great this album is.  I'm not a huge Priest fan, and I'm not a huge fan of live albums, but all of my favorite renditions of Priest songs, even some that are not that great on studio albums, are great here. The Ripper, Exciter, the Sinner, Diamonds and Rust, The Green Manilishi, Running Wild, Victim of Changes, Tyrant...gotta give it up for Priest and their crowning achievement (at least in my book).    I like this better than British Steel and Screaming for Vengenance. The ONLY mark against this album is that Halford claims (and he ought to know) that some of the vocals were dubbed in later due to some recording issues. Yeah of course, that's great...   Whether it was doctored in the studio or not, they managed to improve on earlier versions of lots of songs...   I put all the albums that immediately came to mind, and meant to put an "other" option as well... but posted the thread before I could...     My f**k up....

[tel]

Made in japan...best live album EVER!

if you havent heard this epic album do it before you die or you will live forever in limbo.

[The_Necromancer_77]

QUOTE (laughedatbytime @ Aug 5 2011, 01:40 AM)

You forgot the clear winner---Judas Priest, Unleashed in the East I've recently rediscovered how great this album is. I'm not a huge Priest fan, and I'm not a huge fan of live albums, but all of my favorite renditions of Priest songs, even some that are not that great on studio albums, are great here. The Ripper, Exciter, the Sinner, Diamonds and Rust, The Green Manilishi, Running Wild, Victim of Changes, Tyrant...gotta give it up for Priest and their crowning achievement (at least in my book). I like this better than British Steel and Screaming for Vengenance. The ONLY mark against this album is that Halford claims (and he ought to know) that some of the vocals were dubbed in later due to some recording issues.

God I forgot about this album. Love it.

[J2112YYZ]

QUOTE (laughedatbytime @ Aug 5 2011, 03:40 AM)

You forgot the clear winner---Judas Priest, Unleashed in the East I've recently rediscovered how great this album is. I'm not a huge Priest fan, and I'm not a huge fan of live albums, but all of my favorite renditions of Priest songs, even some that are not that great on studio albums, are great here. The Ripper, Exciter, the Sinner, Diamonds and Rust, The Green Manilishi, Running Wild, Victim of Changes, Tyrant...gotta give it up for Priest and their crowning achievement (at least in my book). I like this better than British Steel and Screaming for Vengenance. The ONLY mark against this album is that Halford claims (and he ought to know) that some of the vocals were dubbed in later due to some recording issues.

[Mr. Krinkle]

QUOTE (treeduck @ Aug 5 2011, 02:50 AM)

You missed one... http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8273/budod.jpg

That's it!

[Tony R]

Tie between Purple and the Scorps.

 

A shout out for Mr Hackett just because he's Steve Hackett.

[RUSHHEAD666]

"Unleashed In The East" by Priest takes the cake for me, but I have to give a slice of the pie to Dokken's "Beast From The East" recorded in 1988.

 

Dokken was never really a great live band but I love them nonetheless.

 

Dokken just played at the Solano County Fair tonight at 8 pm and I didn't go.

 

Don's voice has the "Kiss Of Death" even after successful throat surgery.

 

Signed,

 

"Paris Is Burning"

 

 

[RUSHHEAD666]

QUOTE (treeduck @ Aug 5 2011, 12:50 AM)

You missed one... http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8273/budod.jpg

Great fukking record.

 

COZY!