This album of live performances is a testament to Radiohead's power and ability as a live act, with an interesting variety of Kid A/Amnesiac-era songs, some of which have been remade for the road. Being that these are live renditions of some of their material, the album does not escape some of the problems of all live material recorded to CD. The mixing on certain songs is below standard, particularly on "I Might Be Wrong", in which the drums are too loud and the bass is too low, and "Dollars and Cents" is a tad bland. However, it's more than worth the CD's price for the live versions and re-imaginings of "Like Spinning Plates", "The National Anthem" sans brass octet, "Idioteque", and the intriguing "Everything in its Right Place". It's cheaper than a ticket to see them at a decent venue, so there really isn't much risk here for Radiohead fans, especially when they picked generally good versions of generally great songs to include.
Oh, and I'd fail as a reviewer if I didn't mention Thom's solo performance of "True Love Waits", with his broken-voice crooning and strangely warm guitar chords. That's another good reason to buy this album.
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