Gomez

Gomez fans have waited for this day for a long time -- behold the live album! Recorded over a three day residency at San Francisco's Fillmore, the playlist leans a bit hard on songs from the first long-player, but the band also performs a cosmic version of Nick Drake's "Black Eyed Dog," which segues into "Free to Run."

Even with two CDs and twenty songs, this live album doesn't sum up this nearly decade-old
British quintet the way fans might hope - by keeping the grooves messy, Gomez
shortchange the shimmering, Brit-poppy quirks that have made their albums unique. That
said, these jams and ballads have a ramblin'-lad appeal all their own, and Gomez prove they
can play their instruments without showing off.