简介：OntourinEurope,withtheirlatestalbumreleasedtomixedreviewsandNickJagoonhiswayoutthedoor(again),LivedocumentstheBlackRebelMotorcycleClubchannelingtheweirdvibesaroundtheBaby81tourtoreturntothelanguidandrawsoundthatbroughtthemtoprominenceinthefirstplace.Asaconcertfilm,LivelooksandsoundsexactlythewaytheBRMCoughtto.Thebandissparinglylitandmostlyfilmedinblackandwhite,givingthewholethingakindofstygianambience.Wherethisfilm(andaccompanyingCD)earnitskeepisthesound.theBRMCreallyshineoutsideofthestudio;theguitarsarerawandfuzzy,thebandisloose,andtheatmosphereisgrittyanddark.Theoldermaterialonthealbumstandsuplikeyou'dexpectitto,withtheslowersongsfromHowlseizinguponthemoodylivesetting,butthesurprisetreatsarethesongsfromBaby81.Theliveversionsof"WeaponofChoice"and"666Conducer"feelmoreathomeinaliveandunpolishedsetting.Thesoundismidrangyandgrimy,asiftheseweresomekindofmythicalJimDiamondversions.Attimesitfeelsasifthiswasthewaythatthealbumwasmeanttobeexperienced,withnofrillsorediting,justrawrock&roll.Whilelivealbumstypicallyfallintotheprovinceoffanservice,LiveshouldbeabletoconvinceanyoneonthefenceafterBaby81thatthebandstillhassomerockleftinit.…