Took me a while to read through this thread...

I would say so much stuff has already been thrown out there it's tough to come up with new things but since this is mostly rock stuff I'll throw out a couple of live jazz records that have got a boatload of playing time around my place:

Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Peacock "Whisper Not - Live in Paris 1999" : Ok this is just an amazing set. If you have any interest at all in jazz or the piano trio format this is a MUST. I know Gene (who threw in a couple of jazz records on his list Trane at the Vanguard - oh yeah that's good!- and Cecil which I have not heard but I think now I have to) would appreciate this record...despite the fact that I know you've got some issues with Keith's grunting and groaning at times (for the record I think it adds a little soul)...this is a red hot trio caught on a great night.

Brad Mehldau Trio "Art of the Trio Volume 5: Progression" - This is Mehldau with his original trio of Larry Grenadier on bass and Jorge Rossy on drums recorded at the Village Vanguard in 2000. I'm really happy they recorded this because Rossy has now left the trio and has been replaced by Jeff Ballard...not that Ballard is bad, far from it, but Rossy and Grenadier just seemed so locked in with Mr. Mehldau and while Ballard may be a more complex and technically brilliant player...Rossy just had soul. I've seen the new trio with Ballard and there is no question he is amazing and he may push the trio into some new interesting directions. There is a version of Nick Drake's River Man on this record that is flat out beautiful. Again if you like jazz and the piano trio thing, you've got to hear this. Thanks to David for posting about Mr. Mehldau here...I owe you big for that.

and here's another live jazz record for Gene to check out:

Charlie Haden and Egberto Gismonti "In Montreal" - this was recorded at the Montreal Jazz Fest back in 1989...for all I know Gene was there...I think you'll like this record. Plus I wanted to throw something odd out there and I just love an opportunity to mention Charlie Haden. Here's a tip, if you love music at all read any interview with Charlie. Over the course of time he has said some of the most amazing and beautiful things about music (and life sometimes too and sometimes you can't tell one from the other)...I mean when you read what Haden has to say you just know he gets it like so very few people do. If you were a musician it should be your goal to play with Haden at least once before you die...the guy seems to stay so busy it would seem a lot of folks are trying to meet that goal.

Alright and some rock stuff:

I agree with Kyle on Van's "It's too late to stop now"...this is one of my all time favorite live records. I would also have to mention Van's "A Night in San Francisco"...this is a great live record that the energy just pours out of. Van, his band, and all his special guests just play their guts out on this.

My favorite live Dylan is "Live 1975-The Rolling Thunder Revue" which is only fucked up a bit by the fact that this is not a complete live show but a bunch of cherry picked songs so there's no real flow to the record. The performances are stunning though, Dylan and his band tear through the material like wild dogs set upon raw meat. So what's here overcomes the fact that the record is a series of fade in and outs. I'm not sure why there has never been a full live set released of Bob and Rolling Thunder...makes no sense.

As far as the Band goes "Rock of Ages" is a great live album but it needs to be cleaned up and remastered. The music on it is a knock out but the recording quality is a disaster. Again why nobody has done this is beyond me. We keep getting all kinds of repackaging of the Band's music but this recording is a gem and nobody seems to want to polish it up.