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Busted are like a pubescent-sized taster for a life of indie enjoyment. You get an indication of how young the fans are when during "Sleeping With The Light On" the crowd sings along: it's as if the St. Winifred's School choir have waltzed onto the stage. Even when performing the ridiculous lyrics of "Year 3000" (Busted seem to be under the impression that the next millennium is in 100 years' time) they ooze teenage zeal.
The live element of this album is slightly staid: there's no improvisation in the songs; they sound exactly like the singles. However, with their swagger and confidence -and the fact they're obviously loving it - they manage to resist sounding like a contestant in a battle of the bands competition ("Teenage Kicks" excepted).
If this is a manifesto for pop, it gets my vote. Parents don't need to fear an adulthood of Céline Dion if their offspring are rocking out like this. What with Fountains Of Wayne singing about"Stacy's Mom" it'sdebatable whether Busted have to be as clean as they are; their fans certainly aren't. It'd be a shame if Matt, Charlie and James aren't given the freedom to stop plugging their Brit Awards between tunes and really show the fans what they can do.
But for now, if it ain't broke: it's Busted. --Adam Cumiskey
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I picked this album up on a whim, having decided that the embarrassment of being twice the age of the rest of the audience made actually going to a concert a step too far. I have to say that I am quite disappointed. The production on the studio albums is first-rate - this album is poor both in performance and recording. The screaming from the audience between songs is at a volume where it becomes annoying, and the overall sound mix is pretty muddy. I could forgive that if it had captured a good performance, but it would seem that Busted on stage are a little scrappy - the vocals in particular are very poor, with lines and cues being missed and all three members struggling to hit the right notes from time to time. There's no real atmosphere to the recording either - maybe good as a souvenir if you were there, but a bit wasted if you weren't.
That said, the quality of the material still comes through - songs like "Crashed The Wedding", "What I Go To School For" and "You Said No" are irresistably catchy even in these less-than-brilliant versions, so in spite of my reservations, this seems to be getting at least equal airtime with the new Manics album in the car...
well, first i have to say that...I AM FROM GERMANY and i couldn't be at the concerts...that's making me really sad cos i wanted to go...but well... Read more
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