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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The album has always been a special one for Halsey, who in 2020 celebrated its fifth anniversary with their first-ever live album, Badlands (Live From Webster Hall).
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Shudder to Think’s last tour was documented via the 2009 live album Live From Home.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 20 Aug. 2025
There were a multitude of issues during their festival performance, which wasn't included in the original 1970 Woodstock docufilm and live album.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The live album follows the band’s archival releases for OK Computer (2017’s OKNOTOK 1997 2017) and Kid A and Amnesiac (2021’s Kid A Mnesia), each pegged to their 20-year anniversaries.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Shudder to Think’s last tour was documented via the 2009 live album Live From Home.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 20 Aug. 2025
There were a multitude of issues during their festival performance, which wasn't included in the original 1970 Woodstock docufilm and live album.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The live album follows the band’s archival releases for OK Computer (2017’s OKNOTOK 1997 2017) and Kid A and Amnesiac (2021’s Kid A Mnesia), each pegged to their 20-year anniversaries.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Live album.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20album. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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