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A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material (usually music) recorded during stage performances. 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. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... The Tascam 85 16B analogue tape recorder can record 16 tracks of audio on 1 inch (2. ...

Rock and pop

Many successful recording artists release at least one live album at some point during their career. Some live albums are seen as expendable parts of an artists’ catalogue, often failing to sell as well as studio albums. However, some pop and rock artists are known for live albums that rival or exceed the sales of their studio albums. The best selling live album worldwide is Garth Brooks' Double Live, having sold in excess of 20 million copies as of January 2006. Other notable live albums include Frampton Comes Alive!^[1] and british hard rock band Deep Purple's epical rock live: Made in Japan. ^[2] A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Rock and roll (also spelled rock n roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer-songwriter. ... For the Double Live album recorded by Rheostatics, see Double Live (Rheostatics album). ... Frampton Comes Alive! is a live album by Peter Frampton. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Made in Japan is a live album by British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in December 1972. ...

Jazz

In jazz, live albums often stand beside studio efforts in terms of importance, as improvisation is such a major part of the genre. 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. For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... 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). 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. A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ... The New Year Concert (in German: Das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker) of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is a concert that takes place each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna, Austria. ... Microphones redirects here. ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (IPA pronunciation: )[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. ...

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. , Walthamstow is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, North East London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

See also

• Live (album)
• Studio album