Reviewed by Sam Hargreaves

You may have caught this exciting Australian band at Greenbelt last summer. If not, a track record of over 1,500 gigs in 11 years, including support for Dire Straits and the Hothouse Flowers, should make you sit up and read on! Personally, I love live videos, so when this dropped through my door I was dead chuffed. Obviously done to a budget, but superb quality and amazing use of a single camera make it stand out. There are four full songs and some highlights. Lyrics are controversial and blunt (bluntly true?). Music is, well, perhaps a little dated. But there is enough diversity so things don't get boring, including The Drum Solo that glows in the dark', a three part brass piece and a front man who surfs the crowd on a rubber raft! My favourite song is "Peace", a kind of stark ballad. The highlights are smart as long as they change to some new ones for the shows now, otherwise they've spoilt the surprise! Anyway, a smart introduction to a good band, although availability could be a problem!

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