Tour Dates
10/25/08 Hollywood Park Los Angeles, CA
10/31/08 Icehouse Las Vegas, NV 11/29/08 Icehouse Phoenix, AZ |
Pop punksters Unwritten Law released their second live album, Live & Lawless, today. The release comes in a CD and DVD combo, and reasonably priced (just a few more dollars than a regular priced CD).
What you'll find on the DVD is that it really captures the energy and showmanship of this band. Apparently, they played to a very packed Key Club in Hollywood, I would even guess it was a sold-out show.
They play everything fast (even on the 'slow' songs) and their fans seems to know all the lyrics (and would sing along).
The other thing I noticed is that they really comfortable being on stage, in front of thousands of fans. They must've constantly been on tour last year, and being involved in the Warped Tour, probably didn't hurt either.
I counted about four or five cameras (the worst camera is the stationary eagle view, which looks really blurry - but I suppose it's also filming from a good distance), capturing the band from various angles.
To me, releasing it as a DVD-only live album would've been just fine, but I'm glad that the producer decided to throw in the audio soundtrack to the DVD - you know if you're driving or something or don't feel like experiencing the show on TV speakers Unfortunately, due to the limitation of the CD, only 80 minutes of the show could fit in.... but the audio tracks are taken from soundboard, so it sounds fantastic. I guess, if anything, the bonus is the audio CD, the main feature is the video.
Things to take note about this show: the new drummer, Dylan Howard, who displace Wade Youman (who often took credit for starting Unwritten Law).
What you'll find on the DVD is that it really captures the energy and showmanship of this band. Apparently, they played to a very packed Key Club in Hollywood, I would even guess it was a sold-out show.
They play everything fast (even on the 'slow' songs) and their fans seems to know all the lyrics (and would sing along).
The other thing I noticed is that they really comfortable being on stage, in front of thousands of fans. They must've constantly been on tour last year, and being involved in the Warped Tour, probably didn't hurt either.
I counted about four or five cameras (the worst camera is the stationary eagle view, which looks really blurry - but I suppose it's also filming from a good distance), capturing the band from various angles.
To me, releasing it as a DVD-only live album would've been just fine, but I'm glad that the producer decided to throw in the audio soundtrack to the DVD - you know if you're driving or something or don't feel like experiencing the show on TV speakers Unfortunately, due to the limitation of the CD, only 80 minutes of the show could fit in.... but the audio tracks are taken from soundboard, so it sounds fantastic. I guess, if anything, the bonus is the audio CD, the main feature is the video.
Things to take note about this show: the new drummer, Dylan Howard, who displace Wade Youman (who often took credit for starting Unwritten Law).