live album
noun
: an album made by recording a performance before an audience
The group has just released a live album.
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Shane recorded a run of singles and a stunning live album on Caravan Records, in 1967, but had retired from music by the early nineteen-seventies, spending time taking care of her ailing mother and stepfather in Nashville.
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Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Big-time musicians often choose Red Rocks to film their next video, record a live album, or debut a new song.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
That set is captured on this LP, a sequel to her first live album, also recorded at Easy Street, from 20 years ago.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
His first live album, Enter The Gamma, aims to bottle that crowd-roaring energy for this broader audience.
—Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
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Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Big-time musicians often choose Red Rocks to film their next video, record a live album, or debut a new song.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
That set is captured on this LP, a sequel to her first live album, also recorded at Easy Street, from 20 years ago.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
His first live album, Enter The Gamma, aims to bottle that crowd-roaring energy for this broader audience.
—Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Live album.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20album. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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