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[Wendy]

Wich Live-album do you like most and why??

Mine is "The distance to here" simple reason : i was 16 and it was the first time i ever heard about Live... (ok,that's a lie,cuz when i see the video's of Freaks and I alone,i remember myself seeing those on MTV i was 10 years old and watched MTV all day with my big sister )
I think it's the best album they ever made...

[+Ed+]

TDTH. Never changed since 1999. Best album in the history of rock music.

[FishOutaWater]

Mental Jewelry. A stunningly brilliant, passionate, artistic, musical expression of the teachings of Krishnamurti. I think there have few endeavors in the field of music that have so successfully and brilliantly accomplished such a feat. What makes it all the more extraordinary is that the album was created by a bunch of teenagers from a rural blue collar town in Pennsylvania. In my opinion, it holds up with the most poignant works of John Lennon, Dylan, etc. Every song means as much today as it did then. Brilliant use of metaphors. It tackles universal, spiritual elements of life experience. I can listen to that album a million times and not get sick of it. In fact, every time I listen to it, I take something new away from it.

[turkish101]

Mental Jewelry. A stunningly brilliant, passionate, artistic, musical expression of the teachings of Krishnamurti. I think there have few endeavors in the field of music that have so successfully and brilliantly accomplished such a feat. What makes it all the more extraordinary is that the album was created by a bunch of teenagers from a rural blue collar town in Pennsylvania. In my opinion, it holds up with the most poignant works of John Lennon, Dylan, etc. Every song means as much today as it did then. Brilliant use of metaphors. It tackles universal, spiritual elements of life experience. I can listen to that album a million times and not get sick of it. In fact, every time I listen to it, I take something new away from it.

I do have to give credit to MJ for introducing me to the work of Krishnamurti, whose teachings have become fairly significant in my life.

Still, I can't really get past the rough edges of the studio version... another reason I like TDTH is because, sonically, and vocally, this was the height of Live, in my own personal taste at least. And even though the lyrics have a wonderful message, they can still be a bit heavy-handed at times. I do love these songs in concert, though.