This list could never be complete. I have no idea how many artists I’ve forgotten, or will forget to add. My goal is to keep this updated through the years. This list also doesn’t include albums I’ve listened to heavily that I wouldn’t call a favorite. That’s mostly including things I listened to heavily as a kid when I only had so many CDs and my musical foundation was Metallica. I’ve also omitted live bootlegs that I played on heavy rotation that were great music but not “albums” (STS9, Disco Biscuits, Steve Kimock Band). Lastly, There may be artists missing from the following list who I regard highly as live performers, yet I never listened to their albums (eg String Cheese Incident).
This list is also not in order. I’m slowly linking to sources where the artists can be paid for their work, mainly Bandcamp. Feel free to provide links I’ve missed.
Pink Floyd- Meddle
Moderat- Moderat
Autechre- Tri Repetae
Tool- Aenima, Lateralus
NIN- The Fragile, Downward Spiral
Papadosio – To Live A Making
John Hopkins- Immunity
Rockamovya – Rockamovya
Parcels- Live Volume 2
Papadosio- To Live a Making
Hidden Orchestra – Archipelago
Alice in Chains – Jar of Flies
Shpongle – Nothing lasts … But Nothing is Lost
Boards of Canada – Geogaddi, Campfire Headphase
Parra for Cuva – Mood in C
Beck – Sea Change
Jai Uttal – Music for Yoga & Other Joys
Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere
Lifesavas- Spirit in Stone
Blue Scholars – Bayani
Röyksopp- Junior
Cinematic Orchestra – Man with a Movie Camera
Ott – Skylon
Shulman – Alive
Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life
Michael – Thriller, Off the Wall
Orbital – 2
Jungle – Jungle
Bela Fleck – Live Art vol 2
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense, Speaking in Tongues
Frou Frou – Details
Abakis – I’m One Too
Cujo – Adventures in Foam
Return to Forever – Hymn of the 7th Galaxy
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