Audio CD review:
Barenaked Ladies (Author) - Au Naturale Live

Barenaked Ladies (Author) - Au Naturale Live

Band: Barenaked Ladies (Author) Title: Au Naturale Live Rating: Release Date: 2005-01-01 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Brian Wilson 2: Some Fantastic 3: Adlib 4: Maybe Katie 5: Get In Line 6: Upside Down 7: Be My Yoko Ono 8: For You 9: One Week 10: Pinch me 11: Old Apartment 12: Baby Seat 13: Alcohol 14: War On Drugs 15: It's All Been Done 16: Shopping 17: Powder Blue 18: If I Had ,000,000

It is just like being there again Great versions of "Brian Wilson", "One Week" and "It's all been done" and many other BNL favorites. I was at the show that I purchased and the recording captures the energy and humor of the evening. . can't go wrong with live BNL This cd gives you more of their live antics which is what alot of the concerts are about. I have been a fan of BNL for over 13 years and am glad they came out with more live stuff. Maybe ya hadda be there.... Only downside to the show was that, whereas Alanis "opened", each act did an hour and a half, instead of BNL's usual 2+ hours. A great tour in the summer of '04 saw BNL teaming up with fellow Canadian Alanis Morissette as co-headliners for the Au Naturale Tour. Nonetheless, there are numerous highlights: "War on Drugs" is exceptionally powerful done live; "Shopping", in which the boys do a complete choreographed dance number using shopping carts, and the singalong favorites "Brian Wilson" and "If I Had $1,000,000" are always a treat. The highlight in the show I saw in Detroit, saw BNL teaming with Alanis for "Call and Answer", and Alanis came out dressed as Stephen Page! It was just so funny. True there's not a lot new that separates this volume from their other live shows, but it is a rollicking good time from one of the best live bands around. Barenaked Ladies, Bare Bones Production " Released on the BNL's own label, featuring the boys in their birthday suits on the cover and available at only Indie retailers in the US, this is an almost completely hidden gem to all but the most rabid BNL fans and a good introduction for the newcomer. This chronicle of Canadian faves Barenaked Ladies' summer of 2004 US tour is as laid back and humorous as you would expect a BNL CD to be, featuring all of the signature songs such as "One Week," "Pinch Me," "Brian Wilson," "If I Were Yoko Ono" and "The Apartment Song. However it loses a star for the production quality which often sounds like the appreciative crowd is at a great distance from the stage and lacks the vibrancy and "you are there" feel with which a great live album transports the listener. Great album This is a nice, casual album. . as usual they don't take themselves too seriously and even leave some mess-ups in there. Great rendition of some of their classics. . . and even a cameo by Alanis Morissette! . You can see a complete list of all Barenaked Ladies (Author) discography, or go back to the Barenaked Ladies (Author) tabs