Live at Leeds vs. How The West Was Won

Mojo · 07-31-2013, 05:28 AM

This is a really close call, as I often think of these as two of my very favourite live albums. I think I'd have to go with How the West Was Won though.

Live at Leeds was probably The Who sounding their tightest but HTWWW sounds more intense to me, and I really get lost in some of the jams that go on, and on, and on...

Probably worth noting I only have the original edition of LAL though. Haven't heard the extended one.

rubber soul · 10-24-2017, 03:37 AM

I haven't heard How the West Was Won. I did hear the Song Remains the Same, of course, and I was fortunate to see them live in 1977 when I was a teenager (yes, I'm one of the more ancient ones). Still, the Who is one of my ten top bands/artists and I loved Live at Leeds so it gets the nod.

~~Dude111~~ · 10-24-2017, 11:26 AM

I have THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME (records) and its quite good!!

Texas Boy · 10-25-2017, 06:03 AM

Live at Leeds, by a distance long from Earth to Moon.

peavey_hermann · 12-14-2018, 02:59 PM

I cant decide because they're so good.

Live at Leeds has the edge because its completely raw, no overdubs,... exactly what they played is what you get. Thats like Made in Japan, a real rarity for live albums.

How the West Was Won is a hodge podge jigsaw puzzle of Page going thru at least two concerts and cherry picking the best performances of each instrument and piecing it together,,, even down to individual phrases of guitar leads. Its not exactly a one-night performance like Live at Leeds, but it still is extremely good.

Zhanteimi · 02-15-2019, 04:11 PM

Led Zeppelin always beats The Who.

Eleanor Rigby 14 · 01-12-2021, 02:53 AM

If it had been The Song Remains The Same vs Live At Leeds, then The Who would win.
But How The West Was Won is way much better than TSRTS, and in my opinion, also beats Live At Leeds.

OccultHawk · 01-16-2011, 05:19 AM

It's not a fair comparison for me because I bought Live at Leeds when I was like 12 years old and for me, for better or for worse (for better imo) The Song Remains the Same is the quintessential live Zep record. I don't care what the critics say about TSRTS I love it and I love it even more than Live at Leeds. I voted for Live at Leeds for this poll though.

TheNiceGuy · 07-04-2011, 02:21 AM

Live at Leeds for me. The witty chat in between songs on LaL is brilliant as well!

SGR · 07-06-2011, 05:51 PM

I love Live At Leeds but have never heard HTWWW. Is it really that good? It's 3 discs right?

View Poll Results: Which is best?
Live at Leeds by The Who	20	48.78%
How The West Was Won by Led Zeppelin	21	51.22%
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07-31-2013, 05:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	This is a really close call, as I often think of these as two of my very favourite live albums. I think I'd have to go with How the West Was Won though. Live at Leeds was probably The Who sounding their tightest but HTWWW sounds more intense to me, and I really get lost in some of the jams that go on, and on, and on... Probably worth noting I only have the original edition of LAL though. Haven't heard the extended one. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

02-15-2019, 04:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	Led Zeppelin always beats The Who. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

07-04-2011, 02:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
TheNiceGuy Living under the bridge Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 317	Live at Leeds for me. The witty chat in between songs on LaL is brilliant as well! __________________ My Music Review Blog-It's Only Rock 'n' Roll There is no Dark Side of the Moon really, matter of fact it's all dark...

10-24-2017, 11:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~Dude111~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 758	I have THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME (records) and its quite good!!

10-25-2017, 06:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Texas Boy Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 187	Live at Leeds, by a distance long from Earth to Moon.

12-14-2018, 02:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
peavey_hermann Groupie Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: the hell of I-285 Posts: 16	I cant decide because they're so good. Live at Leeds has the edge because its completely raw, no overdubs,... exactly what they played is what you get. Thats like Made in Japan, a real rarity for live albums. How the West Was Won is a hodge podge jigsaw puzzle of Page going thru at least two concerts and cherry picking the best performances of each instrument and piecing it together,,, even down to individual phrases of guitar leads. Its not exactly a one-night performance like Live at Leeds, but it still is extremely good.

01-12-2021, 02:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Eleanor Rigby 14 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 413	If it had been The Song Remains The Same vs Live At Leeds, then The Who would win. But How The West Was Won is way much better than TSRTS, and in my opinion, also beats Live At Leeds.

01-16-2011, 05:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	It's not a fair comparison for me because I bought Live at Leeds when I was like 12 years old and for me, for better or for worse (for better imo) The Song Remains the Same is the quintessential live Zep record. I don't care what the critics say about TSRTS I love it and I love it even more than Live at Leeds. I voted for Live at Leeds for this poll though.

07-06-2011, 05:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	I love Live At Leeds but have never heard HTWWW. Is it really that good? It's 3 discs right?