.... a possible conclusion ... Take care

1)At Fillmore East - ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
2)Live At The Fillmore - DEREK & The DOMINOS
3)Band of Gypsys / Live at the Fillmore East - Jimi HENDRIX (note - still deciding where to place Woodstock)
4)Live in Germany 76 - RAINBOW
5)Strangers in the Night - UFO
6)Made In Japan or 25th Anniversary Edition - DEEP PURPLE
7)Live At Leeds - The WHO
8)Get Your Ya Ya's Out - ROLLING STONES
9)Live and Dangerous - THIN LIZZY*
10)Right Here, Right Now - VAN HALEN
11)Tribute - OZZY/RHOADS
12)Johnny Winter And... Live - JOHNNY WINTER AND
13)How The West Was Won - LED ZEPPELIN
14)Frampton Comes Alive - PETER FRAMPTON
15)Five Live Yardbirds - THE YARBIRDS
16)Boston Tea Party - FLEETWOOD MAC
17)Live Cream Vol I & II - CREAM
18)Performance Rockin' The Fillmore - HUMBLE PIE
19)Pulse - PINK FLOYD
20)Happy Trails - QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE
21)Irish Tour '74 - RORY GALLAGHER
22) Live/Dead - THE GRATEFUL DEAD
23) Wheels on Fire - CREAM*
24)Live Killers - QUEEN
25)Lotus - SANTANA
26)The Song Remains the Same - LED ZEPPELIN
27)Band Of Gypsys - Jimi HENDRIX
28)Live At The Fillmore East - HENDRIX
29)Live at Ebbets Field - TOMMY BOLIN and FRIENDS
30)Live At The Fillmore East - TEN YEARS AFTER
31)Live Dates - WISHBONE ASH
32)Bongo Fury - CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & FRANK ZAPPA
33)Tokyo Tapes - SCORPIONS
34)Free Live - FREE
35)Live In Japan - ROY BUCHANAN
36)Undead - TEN YEARS AFTER
37)Images and Words Live in Tokyo - DREAM THEATER
38)One More From The Road - LYNYRD SKYNYRD
39)Double Dose - HOT TUNA
40)Ladies & Gentlemen - GRATEFUL DEAD
41)Earthbound - KING CRIMSON
42)Zappa In New York - FRANK ZAPPA
43)Live Alive - Stevie Ray VAUGHAN
44)At Budokan - CHEAP TRICK
45)Live Wire / Blues Power - ALBERT KING
46)Live At The Regal - B.B. KING
47)BBA Live - BECK BOGERT APPICE
48)Live - Rick DERRINGER
49)On Stage - RAINBOW
50)Hot Tuna - HOT TUNA
51)G3 Live - SATCH/VAI/JOHNSON
52)Live In San Francisco - JOE SATRIANI
53)Alchemy - DIRE STRAITS
54)Past Lives - BLACK SABBATH
55)Yessongs - YES
56)Queen Rock Montreal - QUEEN
57)Live From Austin Tx - ERIC JOHNSON
58)Weld - NEIL YOUNG and CRAZY HORSE
59)Bring Em Back Alive - DIXIE DREGS
60) Ummaguma - PINK FLOYD
61)Robin Trower Live - ROBIN TROWER
62)Official Live 101 - PANTERA
63)All The World's A Stage - RUSH
64) Live AT The BBC - THE YARDBIRDS
65)Tokyo Tapes - STEVE HACKETT
66)Live After Death - IRON MAIDEN
67)Live At Carnegie Hall - CHICAGO
68)Unplugged - ALICE in CHAINS
69)Live Extreme Vol. 1 - RACER X
70)Live Rust - NEIL YOUNG
71)Live - EAGLES
72)Unplugged - ERIC CLAPTON
73)Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium - RAGE AGAINST the MACHINE
74)You Can't Argue With A Stick Mind - JOE WALSH
75)Live '73 - URIAH HEEP
76)Double Live Gonzo! - TED NUGENT
77)One Night at the Budokan - MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP
78)Alive! - KISS
79)Mahogany Rush Live - FRANK MARINO
80)On your feet or on your knees - BLUE OYSTER CULT
81)Live! Attack of the Killer V - LONNIE MACK
82)Captured Live! - JOHNNY WINTER
83)Maiden Rock In Rio - IRON MAIDEN
84)Hell Live At Radio City Music Hall - HEAVEN and HELL
85)How the West Was One - PHIL KEAGGY and A BAND CALLED DAVID
86)World Wide Live (1985) - SCORPIONS
87)Flight 666 - IRON MAIDEN
88)Visions Of Europe (1998) - STRATOVARIUS
89)Live...In the Heart of the City - WHITESNAKE
90)Go for What You Know - PAT TRAVERS
91)Waiting for Columbus - LITTLE FEAT
92)Unleashed in the East - JUDAS PRIEST
93)Live at Ronnie Scott`s - JEFF BECK
94)Exit Stage Left - RUSH
95)Rush in Rio - RUSH
96)California Screamin - DIXIE DREGS
97)Live AT Carnegie Hall - SRV
98)Roxy & Elsewhere - FRANK ZAPPA
99)The Great Deceiver - KING CRIMSON
100)Dick Picks Vol IV - GRATEFUL DEAD
-Running on Empty - JACKSON BROWNE
-Live Bullet - BOB SEGAR
-Live From Nowhere in Particular - JOE BONAMASSA
-Live at Long Beach, On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat - DEEP PURPLE (Bolin)
-Live And Beyond - ERIC JOHNSON
-AC/DC Lice - AC/DC
-Coma Divine - PORCUPINE TREE
-Live At Budokan - DREAM THEATER
-Drinkin TNT & Smokin Dynamite - BUDDY GUY and JUNIOR WELLS
-Lost Concert Tapes - AL KOOPER & MIKE BLOOMFIELD
-Rude Awakening - MEGADETH
-Roadsongs - DEREK TUCKS
-Live in Boston 1982 - GEORGE THOROGOOD
-Ultra Sonic Boogie:Live 1971 - CACTUS
-Live Album - GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
-Lost Concert Tapes - AL KOOPER and MIKE BLOOMFIELD
-Live at Ronnie Scott`s - JEFF BECK
-Live at the Brixton Academy - BRIAN MAY
-Blues Alive - GARY MOORE

* There have been questions of the "liveness" of Thin Lizzy`s Live and Dangerous but for the time being, the placement on the list will be as if that was not an issue..... Wheels on Fire by Cream has also been a source of debate as it is not a complete live album

A quick explanation of the criteria used for the basis of this list is as follows - Criteria: - Popularity, Influence and Impact but also material that represents those rock guitarists that are seen as some of the greatest live players both by their peers and critics ... for example Phil Keaggy`s live work may not be very well known but as a live player he is significant enough to warrant an entry on this list ..... any thoughts/comments/etc ??.... Take care

wow! a gminer list!

I think the top 10 has the right albums although I haven't heard neither Strangers in the Night nor Right Here, Right Now (I never plan on listening to this) so I can't comment much.

I don't know how it breaks up with the criteria but I'm pretty sure HtWWW kicks in the nuts, punches in the stomach and right jabs Frampton Comes Alive in the same way Bruce Lee would destroy Jackie Chan.

Oh and expect some Live at Leeds > everything else ranting from Clash.

HTWWW lacks the influence and all that cause its so new....its definitely the most acclaimed live album to come out in recent times.....

... can`t argue when Bruce Lee`s name has been used ... the list has been corrected ... Take care

.. quite true and a greatest guitar live albums list needs a Zep/Page album in at least the Top 20 or better ... Take care

awesome, sir.

awesome indeed. id only like to mention that based on the criteria, live in leeds could drop a few places down till 9, and the 2 below it go above it....this also needs another hendrix in the top 10 or 15, possibly Band of Gypsys , Hendrix in the west or Monterey....all deserving of high positions cause well...its Jimi....just for consideration Sir....

Great List!




Maybe you can move up Live At Leeds and Get Your Ya Ya's Out.

I don't wanna see gminer get his ya ya's out.

Gary Moore - Blues Alive somewhere maybe?

dont see tht happening....

whats so great about the guitar playing from live at leeds anyway ? sure, great live album and all ...really that influential to guitarists ? really shows great skill ?? this is a question, not a mockery, that album is a hallmark i am aware of it....not aware of it as a hallmark guitar live album.....

..well that has been a few years but hope does spring eternal ... Take care

.. good choice, added to the consideration list after #100 for now ... Take care

...very true, it has been difficult not to flood the top area with albums from players like Hendrix, had considered showing one or two and then maybe a sub group below the principal pick and call them worthy alternatives or additional choices etc ... anything is possible ... Take care

something like the following maybe

3)Live at Woodstock - Jimi HENDRIX
- additional picks
- Band Of Gypsys
- Monterey
- Hendrix in the West
4)Live in Germany 76 - RAINBOW
- additional picks
- On Stage
- Live in Munich