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A great live CD on all levels

Chad A. Lauterbach | Los Angeles, CA USA | 05/11/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"So I am a relative newcomer to the bands music, but I have seen them live. Although I agree that this CD is not nearly as magical as the real show, I have yet to hear a live CD that is the same as the experience. And isn't this the whole concept of recorded sound in the first place, to try and imitate the live event. We all know an imitation is never as good as the real thing. Seeing them in concert makes this CD even more special because the memory of the show can live on in your head over and over.A great selection of songs from a great band to. This CD had all of my favorites, and I love this version of Puptent (the album version never quite did it for me). If you are a luna fan it is a must have, and this would be the second album after Bewitched I would recomend to a newcomer."

This Album Rocks! Ba, Ba, Ba-BaBaBa!

jburrows | 11/15/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This was my first Luna record. What a way to begin!! I listened to the first couple of tracks on numerous occasions at the listening booths of numerous music stores and eventually broke down and bought it, mainly for the wonderfully enticing rendition of "Bewitched." Upon listening to the album in its entirety, and on a decent stereo, I was utterly amazed and completely smitten with this wonderous band. I have since bought a few of their other recordings and also had the opportunity to seem the band perform live down in Providence. This disk is perfect for both the Luna novice and the long-time fan."

A Great Collection

jburrows | 02/06/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Throughout the course of a band's career, there is usually a need to "fill in" a gap of time between studio albums. The notorious "live album" usually fills this gap and more often then not, these collections are nothing more then mundane representations of the tracks recorded on previous albums.But most bands aren't like Luna.While they have released some of the most consistent albums of the past decade (Bewitched and Penthouse are the best of their collection thus far), Luna's forte is definitely live performance. This album does a fairly good job of capturing what it's like to see a Luna show; all the favorites are here ("Sideshow By The Seashore", "Tiger Lily", "Lost In Space") along with some surprises ("Bonnie and Clyde", "4th of July").Along with the old favorites, there are some questionable selections, and the most demanding fans will ask themselves why certain favorites are missing ("Time To Quit" was the first one that I thought of), but all in all this album serves both as an excellent introduction to Luna's music (every album is represented by at least one track) and a must have for the full time Luna fans.The high point of this collection is clearly the cover of "4th of July" -- and the beautiful guitar work of Dean Wareham and Sean Eden. Both have a unique and recognizable guitar style and when they allow themselves to "stretch out" on these tracks, they really shine. While capturing Luna's live energy on a cd is next to impossible, this album comes close. There's even some band and crowd banter to fill in the gaps."