Rolling Stone ranks the 50 best live albums ever, from Jimi Hendrix at Monterey to Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. read more
500 Greatest Albums of All Time Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Live Albums of the 1970s Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Live Albums of All Time All Stories It's impossible to capture the frenzy of a live show on record, but it's not for lack of trying. read more
These days, live albums are often just a means to cash in one last time on a highly successful tour. Back in the Seventies, however, a live album was a great way to create a superstar. Acts as diverse as Cheap Trick, Kiss and Peter Frampton were all stuck at one level in their career before a monster live album forever changed their lives. read more