Live Albums Are the Best Albums, Actually

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'I need music that’s not only good but is also thrilling. I need a show with a dramatic arc. I need the roar of a crowd and the witty banter of a lead singer to take me to a place and time that is not here.' annevclark writes

Photo: Courtesy of Netflix I love live albums. Whenever I tell this to people, they don’t really know what to think. As a concept, live albums seem to have been somewhat maligned as people became savvy to the fact that they aren’t just recordings of concerts but are, in fact, produced to sound as good as possible. But I do not care. Work me all you want: A show is a show, folks.

There are a lot of people who can talk more knowledgeably than I about what streaming has done to the way we relate to an artist’s work, but I think I understand the toll it’s taken on the concept of an album as an experience. It took Beyoncé almost getting a whole divorce for me to be reminded that albums can be more than a collection of singles. Lemonade told a story, from beginning to end, in a way only the best studio albums do. But every live album does this.

 

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annevclark Loved your article but I think that you missed the modern MYV unplugged: Tiny Desk Concerts

annevclark I agree 100% with this article. How about publishing a list of best live albums?

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annevclark Love this column and love streaming my Taylor Swift Speak Now Live Album

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