LIVE AND IN REVIEW
Do the winter blues have you yearning for the summer concert season? Live albums are the perfect temporary fix, and here are some of the recent best.
Johnny Cash
Live at San Quentin: Legacy Edition
(Legacy)
The "Man in Black" continues to live on with a deluxe version of his famous show in a northern California jail. Includes two discs of music and a documentary DVD.
Foo Fighters
Skin & Bones
An acoustic set from Dave Grohl and company's In Your Honor tour includes a fantastically stripped-down version of "Times Like These" and many other Foo tracks, old and new.
PJ Harvey
The Peel Sessions 1997-2004)
(Island)
The 2000 Mercury Music Prize winner for the great Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea unleashes her tapes from the famous British radio program.
Keith Jarrett
Live at Carnegie Hall
(ECM)
Piano master Jarrett's first American show in more than a decade is captured on tape, and features an epic, untitled 10-section piece that ranges in emotions and styles.
Sarah McLachlan
Mirrorball: The Complete Concert
(Legacy)
An updated, double-disc version of a 1999 show from McLachlan and Lilith Fair's peak of fame on her outing for Surfacing features a heavy rendition of "Possession."
My Morning Jacket
Okonokos
(ATO)
Certainly rock 'n' roll, but on the more abstract side of the jam-band world, this live piece is from its 2006 tour and is a good way to experience the eccentric MMJ for the first time.
Frank Sinatra
Vegas
(Rhino)
Like Michigan in the Rose Bowl, Sinatra live in Vegas was simply where he belonged, and was the perfect marriage; this four-disc box has 69 of his beloved "Sin City" moments.
Styx & the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland
One with Everything
(UME)
Not as innovative as it once was, it's still cool when rock bands jam with an orchestra; Styx's try is no exception, and the title-track (originally from 2002's Cyclorama) is awesome.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Live at the Fillmore East
(Reprise)
The first installment of Young's archived performance series, this 1970 show features original Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten, who died two years later of an overdose.
NICK'S PICK
Buddy Rich
Rich in London
(1972/RCA)
Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's in England, the most wondrous percussionist to ever pick up a pair of sticks blisters through eight incredible performances.
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