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Another Reminder Why Catch 22 Is My Favorite Band

Cenate Pruitt | 11/09/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A very very solid live show by the band, performed in front of an extremely enthusiastic crowd in Farmingdale, NY in August 2004. The sound is incredibly polished for a live album, and the band tears through a set of new favorites and old classics, representing all three full-length albums, as well as a track or two off the "Washed Up and Through The Wringer" EP-thing.

The only shortcoming of the album is that it's edited to remove some of the between-song space, which means that crowd reactions, band banter, etc., is lost, and I prefer to have that remain in live albums, as it adds to the feel of really being at a show.



The album by itself is easily worth $15, but the addition of a DVD featuring the entire concert makes it a must-have. In addition to the (amazingly good) concert footage, a variety of extras are packed in, including some earlier tour footage and home videos of some of the band members as kids, showing off some of their previous experiences with music, including things like vocalist Ryan Eldred's grade school cello recital and bassist Pat Kays singing the Toys-R-Us "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" song at a high school party. Absolutely great.



Five stars.



-HX"