This is mostly true. Exceptions:
Joni
Pentangle
WAR
Depeche Mode (I HATED 101 at the time, now the sound of full tilt hysteria to "Blasphemous Rumours" is weirdly delicious)
Earth Wind & Fire
Dire Straits
Actually there's quite a few good ones I suppose. Not the fucking Who though.
Another...
Live albums are a complete waste of everybody's time.