A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material (usually music) recorded during stage performances. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts. They usually have a less "finished" character than a studio album, and are intended to reproduce some of the experience of attending a concert performance. As such, they may include applause and other noise from the audience, comments by the performers between pieces, etc. They often employ multitrack recording direct from the stage sound system (rather than microphones placed among the audience), and can employ additional manipulation and effects during post-production to enhance the quality of the recording. Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create
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Rock and pop
Many successful recording artists have released a live album, however these albums generally are seen as expendable parts of an artists’ catalogue, often failing to sell as well as studio albums. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist However, some pop and rock artists are known for live albums that rival or exceed the sales of their studio albums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The best selling live album worldwide is Garth Brooks' Double Live, having sold in excess of 21 million copies as of November 2006[1]. Troyal Garth Brooks, known professionally as Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter. Double Live is the name of Garth Brooks ' tenth Country pop album Other notable live albums include Kiss' Alive!, Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive! and British hard rock band Deep Purple's Made in Japan[2]
Jazz
In jazz, live albums often stand beside studio efforts in terms of importance, as improvisation is such a major part of the genre. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Alive! was Kiss ' fourth album and is considered their breakthrough as well as a landmark for live albums. Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo Frampton Comes Alive! is a Live album by Peter Frampton, originally released on January 6, 1976. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Made in Japan is a Live album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in December 1972 in all of Europe and in May 1973 in the US Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States It is quite common for newly unearthed live recordings to be seen as vital, revelatory additions to a legendary artist's catalog, as with the release of Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall in 2005. At Carnegie Hall is a much acclaimed Live album by The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Classical
Live recordings of classical music can be similar to non-classical albums in the sense that they can record an event (e. g. The Proms, Vienna New Year's Concert). The Proms, more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily Orchestral The New Year Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in German: Das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker) is a Concert of Classical However many artists prefer to record live than in the studio, with post-performance edits to correct any mistakes. Hence many 'live recordings' can be virtually indistinguishable from studio counterparts. Depending on the closeness of the miking, such recordings may have a stronger ambient effect than studio performances. The conductor Leonard Bernstein made virtually all of his later recordings from live performances rather than studio sessions. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes
Additionally, several classical artists and ensembles use empty venues to record what would otherwise be termed studio recordings. An example of this is Walthamstow Town Hall in London. This article is about a town For the album by East 17 see Walthamstow (album. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
See also
References
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 30, 2008
- ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Thin Lizzy top live album poll
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