As previously mentioned, The Hold Steady are a great band. Having seen them live, they're a great live band, but this is not a great live album. It's not bad, but their loose playing comes off better in person rather than on CD. It sounds like a fun show, and it draws headily from Boys and Girls in America, previewing "Lord I'm Discouraged" and "Ask Her for Adderall" from the then-unreleased Stay Positive and featuring two non-LP tracks: "You Gotta Dance (With Who You Came With)" and "Girls Like Status." The old songs come off relatively well, but they lack the focus of the studio versions.
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