The Piano Man in his prime. The finale from the 1982 "Live From Long Island" concert video. Shot at Nassau Coliseum during Billy Joel's Nylon Curtain tour. Captured from laserdisc.
A performance from The Who's "final" tour in 1982, recorded at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. Captured from "The Who Rocks America 1982 American Tour" laserdisc.
An almost too long version of Asia's greatest song. Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, December 1983. This was the first concert broadcast over satellite to MTV in the US.
From "Asia in Asia." Captured from LaserDisc
I've always loved the pairing of these two songs in live sets. It's a pity U2 doesn't do it anymore. Recorded June 5, 1983, Red Rocks Ampitheatre, Morrison, CO.
From "U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky" Captured from LaserDisc.
Some songs performed live are far superior to the original studio recording; and this is one of my favorite examples. The closing number to her concert at Le Zenith in Paris during the True Colors tour. From "Cyndi Lauper In Paris" Captured from LaserDisc.
Huey and The News at the top of their game. Recorded at the Kabuki Theater, San Francisco, CA.
From "Huey Lewis and The News: The Heart of Rock'N'Roll." Captured from LaserDisc.
Van Halen at New Haven, CT during their honeymoon tour for "5150"- their first with lead Sammy Hagar. Recorded August 27, 1986 at Veteran's Memorial Coliseum.
From "Van Halen: Live Without a Net" Captured from LaserDisc.
Tom Petty in Reno, NV during his tour for "Into the Great Wide Open." Recorded November 23, 1991. Some amazing photography in this concertvideo. (cept' for the cheesy zip-line flyingcam)
From "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway." Captured from LaserDisc.
A 26 year-old Madonna during her very first national concert tour; playing to her hometown crowd at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Memorial Day Weekend, 1985.
From "Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour." Captured from LaserDisc.
Long before this song was immortalized in the movie "Beaches"; Sheena Easton was one of the first to record it. And I've always thought Easton's was the stronger performance. From her only concert video- "Live at the Palace, Hollywood." Captured from LaserDisc.
Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, December 1983. This was the first concert broadcast over satellite to MTV in the US. Taken from "Asia in Asia." Captured from LaserDisc
A performance from The Who's "final" tour in 1982, recorded at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. Even though Keith Moon is missing, I still think this is the definitive live performance of "O'Riley." It's Arena Rock defined.
From "The Who Rocks America 1982 American Tour" Captured from LaserDisc.