As said the 1970s were the era of the live album and here is a top 20 of essential live albums of that period that belong in any serious rock collection imo (some from the 1960s as well)
So Neckie....put your Kiss and Steely Dan albums away and listen to these live muthers
In no particular order:
MC5-Kick Out the Jams
Grateful Dead-Live Dead
Doors-Absolutely Alive
Who-Live at Leeds
Allman Brothers Band-At Fillmore East
Humble Pie-Rockin the Fillmore
Neil Young-Live at Massey Hall
Deep Purple-Made in Japan
J.Geils Band-Live Full House
Yes-Yessongs
Uriah Heep-Uriah Heep
Blue Oyster Cult-On Your Feet or On Your Knees
Lynyrd Skynyrd-One More For the Road
Pete Frampton-Frampton Comes Alive
AC/DC-If You Want Blood You`ve Got It
Thin Lizzy-Live and Dangerous
Tubes-What Do You Want From Live?
Cheap Trick-Live at the Budokan
UFO-Strangers in the Night
Little Feat-Waiting For Columbus